Waterfowling Partners...

[h2ofowlr]

A dog with a good nose and very ducky can help find those cripples in the tall grass and make recovery a lot easier.

[ducksdoom12]

good lookin dog. on opening day i winged a teal that i ended up giving up for lost after about 20 min. of looking for it. about 2-3 hours later i let my dog out to run around while i was moving the deks and about 5 min. later i look down and she was standing there looking at me with my teal in her mouth

[CP]

Nice looking dog.  I’m jealous, my dog doesn’t like water.

[Black Plague]

is your dog a lab CP? ...I have two labs a yellow and a black ...the yellow was born for the water and floats like a cork, shes also a really thick dog, while the black lab started out mostly hunting upland birds...but when the blackie saw the other dog swimming after birds in the water and all the praise she wasn't getting, she got jealous and figured out the whole water thing really quick...maybe you should get another dog to show yours the ropes >>>sorry didn't mean to jack the thread

[CP]

No, my dog is a Golden Retriever.  The water thing is my fault, negligence in her training.  I’ve owned two other Goldens that were great water dogs. 

[Seaslave]

I'd be lost without my Sadie! I had to hunt the last two weeks of the '07 season without her due to injury and I almost couldn't do it....

[Black Plague]

I know what you mean, I had to bring a fishing pole with a big o topwater bait to get the duckies out of a little pond I hunt...(water too deep in the middle for waders but I had just enough range to cast from any side and get to the middle to snag the ducks...it was a lot more hassle than just watching the dog go for a 30 second swim...especially if the duck was wounded...pretty much just have to shoot him again if you don't have  dog