It's been quite a while since I posted. Things have been busy, including some life changes - job and otherwise, but I'm still kickin - and hunting! I was able to get in a quite a few days afield last fall chasing ducks and I'm getting ready to get back after the snow geese in South Dakota as they make their way back north.
But first, I've got some work to do with my pup. I'm not a field-trialer or anything since I just got my dog to hunt. I've gained a ton of knowledge and experience with the retriever clubs that I've been a part of over the years. Mostly though, I stick to the HRC venue. The picture at left is from a regular test at Bong Recreation area a few years back. I never really planned on "chasing points". But as I've casually kept running my dog in tests, I realized that I had a legitimate shot at earning 500 points with her at our local Hunting Retriever Club, LLHRC. So last winter I decided to go for it. I ran a few more upland quads and she did pretty well, so I got busy in the spring and ran a few regular tests. They didn't go as well, due mostly to her hearing loss. So, I'm back to uplands. We've run a few already this winter and we're on the home stretch. We ran our home club, Horicon Marsh, and Dakota HRC. So far she's 8/9 in those tests. The only failure was really a handler error. Hopefully in a few weeks I can let the old girl hang it up - and it's all just fun hunting after that!
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