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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Stringman on January 28, 2016, 09:39:11 pm

Title: Good dog, Mollie!
Post by: Stringman on January 28, 2016, 09:39:11 pm

A friend and I took the dogs to a private farm to chase some birds today and I'd say we did purty good! Mollie is a cute little Brittany/springer spaniel and her buddy is a 2 yr old short hair. They worked exceptionally well as a team and I was just amazed at how their styles complimented each other.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/87077491-AF2D-4F79-A6E5-3FD8EA790B73_zpsa760uqr4.jpg) (http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/cotton7611/media/87077491-AF2D-4F79-A6E5-3FD8EA790B73_zpsa760uqr4.jpg.html)

Every time one would point we would wait till the other dog backed it up and it was neck and neck on who was finding the bird first.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/1902A314-E34D-4156-942A-25FA446D8ECB_zps9bxu8ohb.jpg) (http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/cotton7611/media/1902A314-E34D-4156-942A-25FA446D8ECB_zps9bxu8ohb.jpg.html)

This bird waited while I snapped a few shots then took off on a dead run till the dogs jumped in and flushed it.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/A0248A65-4E25-484F-A418-3CCA0CBE1B4B_zpsqw7vbbwz.jpg) (http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/cotton7611/media/A0248A65-4E25-484F-A418-3CCA0CBE1B4B_zpsqw7vbbwz.jpg.html)

Couldn't ask for a better hunting buddy (and she has house manners to boot!!) Her points aren't perfect, but she has this wonderful habit of hittin a bird then circling to keep the bird in place. She is extremely accurate with her circles and with Gunner locked up tight and Mollie circling, it was not hard to know exactly where the bird was sitting.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/F2CACA85-D03F-4367-B167-DABA79313DE3_zpsijqstlqf.jpg) (http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/cotton7611/media/F2CACA85-D03F-4367-B167-DABA79313DE3_zpsijqstlqf.jpg.html)

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/ED3A7922-370D-41B1-8AC3-85C9BD1AB1A1_zpsbq18y0ur.jpg) (http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/cotton7611/media/ED3A7922-370D-41B1-8AC3-85C9BD1AB1A1_zpsbq18y0ur.jpg.html)

All in all a very fun morning and ended up with some birds for the freezer. Good dog!

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/9AC343BC-58E5-4BAE-AA32-CDFF03B3C478_zps0txcmjew.jpg) (http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/cotton7611/media/9AC343BC-58E5-4BAE-AA32-CDFF03B3C478_zps0txcmjew.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Good dog, Mollie!
Post by: osage outlaw on January 28, 2016, 09:56:42 pm

Looks like a great way to spend the day.  Congrats on the birds.

Title: Re: Good dog, Mollie!
Post by: Knoll on January 28, 2016, 11:02:50 pm

Watching a good dog work send shivers up your back. Nice pics.

Title: Re: Good dog, Mollie!
Post by: chamookman on January 29, 2016, 06:30:32 am

Thanks for sharing. Lots of fun - sure do miss it - My Setter Izzy turned 12 last Fall. We're both too Old to chase Grouse any more. Did the Bird Farm thing once - had a blast shot a mix of Pheasants and Chuckers (good eats). Bob

Title: Re: Good dog, Mollie!
Post by: Pappy on January 29, 2016, 06:58:20 am

Nothing like watching a good dog work. We use to do it a lot but not many quail around anymore and most of the bird hunting in our area had stopped.  :( No one knows for sure but I think it's the on set of Yots and Turkey that have done them in. :-\
 Pappy

Title: Re: Good dog, Mollie!
Post by: gifford on January 30, 2016, 08:43:20 am

Great way to spend a day, spent many a day following my old English Setter, Nip, watching him work the fields, with my 20 gauge double in hand.