Well after a couple of days of getting a couple of newbies some ducks ( and yes they got a couple ) I thought, hell I need to get some myself as I wanted to get Monty his first retrieve on ducks. So on the last day we were coming along a dam wall (which had a water channel next to it) and I saw two black ducks land...so I stalked the 100m to get into a position where I could shoot from. Well the two took off and two shots later, both were down. The one in the channel the other in thick weeds across the water.
So my liitle puppy broke at the duck hitting the water but took off with full conviction, hit the water hard, swam out, grabbed the duck and brought the duck to the shore line and sat then dropped the duck ..ok a little bit more work there but over all a good 7.5 out of 10. The other he would not go over for because he was too interested in the first one now in my game bag so we walked back around the dam to have a look. But couldn't find anything and as it was quite thick and near the water and a couple of chaps had seen three snakes already, I decided to not risk it to find. Ok so we did not get the 2nd duck but overall I am quite proud of my little pup.
Even though hunting with him in those conditions was a little bit more streesful ie on snake patrol, overall the more I hunt with my dog the more I am enjoying hunting, as it all just seems so much more enriching and relaxing. All I can say, if you are thinking about getting a dog...then STOP right now. Stop thinking and just get one, I should have done this years ago
cheers
