So how many of you use your dog for hunting, waterfowl, dove or upland? Do you consider yourself an every now and then hunter, a weekend warrior or serious wingshooter?
Just got back from our farm with my three sons, aged 12 / 14 / 20, and two labs where we shot the hell out of some wood ducks. What a great day with three of my favorite people in the world, and our dogs.
A week of vacation next week to do nothing but finish out the regular waterfowl season in style. Been watching two fields full of honkers and a riverbend full of mallards.
Before I deployed we trained a minimum of 5 mornings a week and when hunting season opened I hunted 3-4 weekday mornings and every weekend for waterfowl. Will be mixing in several Upland hunt trips as well this next season once I get home.
We upland every chance we get: weekends, some weekdays and long weekends, vacations. My husband and I each have two labs so everyone gets on the ground. We train during season too and off season is reserved for tests.
During Waterfowl Season I hunt 2 to 4 days per week. Not a lot of training going on - will start training again end of March or April when spring snow goose is over.
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