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Maggie checking our first limit of roosters!!!! 870 and Fed. 3 1/4- 1 1/4- 6's.. A happy dog, and she and Kate made her dad happy also..

Good shooting and Wild Roosters are sooo cool!!!! Congrats to all.

WCH,

That 870 looks like it has some miles my friend.





Travis

35degrees, wet and windy so it tended on the chilly side. After 4 hours Merlot was out of gas from busting brush and starting to shiver. So the posing pic was done quickly.









Someone is working on their attitude:

Travis, yes it has lots of miles... Had it since the mid 70's.. It has been all over the U.S. and Alaska.. Also South Africa.. My favorite..

battue, tough hunting there.. See the 16 ga. made it afield again..

Couple of pics from my recent trip to Iowa
Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

DSCN2300 by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

^^ Pudelpointer? ^^ Thems nice dogs.

Yep, pudelpointer. First one of the breed and first gundog ever. So far, I'm quite the fan. Now, if I could just do him justice by the training and putting birds in front of him.

Mine's a smoothcoat. I grew up with several breeds, but now I don't think I would buy another breed after this one.Very biddable, but he listens to me the best by far. Esp. like the non-shedding aspect.

Things like this is what kept me hunting. Nothing is better...nothing.

Great post

They have a lot of energy, and they like anything that resembles fun. It was a hard choice for me when I got my griffon, Rosie. I almost got a pudelpointer. I still might when there is an opening here. Rocky & Cookie are 15 now, but I'm in NO hurry.

That's a dmn fine photo right there!

Love my PP. This was last winter, her first duck hunt.

Awesome photos.. Thanks..

I LOVE fuzzy faces and rubber noses!

A male pintail is on my bucket list. Birds, Dogs And Kids-----Doesn't get any better.

Dandy looking dog!! Mine too listens to me better than anyone else in the house. My next one will likely be a PP as well. Nothing I really don't like about the breed thus far.

Daughters turn to go to in-laws for Thanksgiving, so rather than be the odd duck at another family Thanksgiving, Merlot and I went Grouse hunting and combined it with some Deer observation for come Monday. In 3.5hours put up 4 Birds and said one coming home is enough.




Merlot took it out of the tangle behind him and it came out a low left to right. Flopping, so as usual with Merlot the rudder is gone.
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Crossing this field on the way back to the truck and I let Merlot run without paying attention. Until that is, I hear wings beating under an Alder bush out in the field. He takes the Bird out and it flies out in the open for 100yards plus a little.






Perfect weather to hunt Grouse. Saw Deer in the high teens. Two Bucks and one would be good enough to take the safety off.


Good day!!!!

Sounds great B.. No hunting today.. Good luck on Monday.. Kind of wish I was there, but will be out for ringnecks if all goes well.. 16 ga.????