Continuing off topic for a moment if I mayQuote:
....On a blind 2-3 feet downwind is a good spot to be ...
Yes. If the dog were inside the corridor to the blind when it winded the bird, the fact that it had winded the bird would be a moot point to me......
But ,If the dog were outside the "corridor" to the blind, and in spite of the considerable efforts by the handler to the contrary (many casts); or, no effort by the handler by electing to let the dog wind the bird from well downwind , these facts would be reflected negatively in how the dog was scored ...
On a mark winding a bird from inside the AOF is a good thing in my estimation, and not to do so from the downwind side, if it happened repeatedly, could possibly call the dogs nose into question.
A wind save from a hunt outside the AOF would be an entirely different matter.
john
