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Training session went well!
« on: February 28, 2013, 08:29:56 AM »
Took Boomer out to miller's ranch on Tuesday.  Found our 5 plus a bonus bird! First bird he was a little unsure about, defeathered it a bit before he finally brought it to me.  After that he had solid retrieves.  Put up two nice points and the rest being flushes.  He hunted pretty close, listened well, and worked the cover good.  I think I'll go one more time before they shut down.

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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2013, 09:16:17 AM »
Nice,
Defeathered birds is why you keep a pup/ young dog on a long lead the first hunt or 2. 
Long lead keeps you in control if you have not yet or or not going to collar condition.

Keep after it!
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2013, 09:35:34 AM »
Cool. Nothing like real birds to make a bird dog!  :chuckle:
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2013, 09:59:28 AM »
Quote from: JJD on February 28, 2013, 09:16:17 AM
Nice,
Defeathered birds is why you keep a pup/ young dog on a long lead the first hunt or 2. 
Long lead keeps you in control if you have not yet or or not going to collar condition.

Keep after it!

I've used a long lead when doing working in an open field with dummies and such, but when beating the brush, i didn't think it would work very well.  Most of the birds he retieved during the regular season were ducks in the water so it was a littel easier to control as well. 

Hoping to get him out to bust some real birds before the end of March.
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2013, 07:30:37 PM »
Excellent!  Great pics-thanks for the post.  I think I'm going to take my 11 mo BLF down for a little work as well.  Miller Ranch has been recommended to me by most folks I talk to.  I assume you were happy with your experience as well...
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2013, 08:30:13 PM »
Looks like a good time
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2013, 08:57:36 PM »
Beautiful pup fckfords! looks like a great time, how old's the little guy?
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2013, 09:08:34 PM »
Nice
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2013, 12:17:55 AM »
"Boomer"  I like that..
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Re: Training session went well!
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2013, 01:16:28 AM »
Thanks guys. Originally I wanted just Boom but the wife put the -er on the end, so he's boom in the field.

He's 7 months old, so he was a little outmatched when I took him out this winter but he did get a few flushes under his belt in the regular season.

I was pretty happy with millers ranch. My only complaint is that the grass parts of the field are pretty beating down from the winter and snow so you pretty much just work the edges. I will def go there again though  :tup:
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