Post by: Hornseeker on January 04, 2012, 01:07:03 PM
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Beginning of March, he came to our house...and took to it like a fish to water.
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Took to fetchin right away...
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And this summer he loved to play in the sprinklers!
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Fall finally came and I got him and his big sister out for their first days of real hunting! 8 Months old!
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We didn't get anything there... but not long after he and I got it done. At this time, he didn't really know what was going on, but thought the big dead bird was pretty cool nonetheless... 9 Months Old
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Then I took him for a duck hunt... it was a slow day, but he pulled a couple Golden Eyes outta the drink for me... 10 Months Old!
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He doesn't look super happy to have been swimming at 15 degrees!!
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Then we got another ditch parrot...11 months old!
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We got a couple huns and one other pheasant...and lost 2 roosters... but all in all, I couldn't be happier with this dog. He is proving to be a great family dog and a very eager hunting dog. I cant WAIT for next season! I may take him goose hunting this weekend, but then again, I may not...as keeping him still and camo'd will be a pain in the butt and I dont need him to retrieve!
Horn hunting with the big sister over Christmas!
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Cant imagine not having a dog to pal around with out there....
Post by: JColony on January 04, 2012, 06:22:19 PM
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Cant imagine not having a dog to pal around with out there....
Couldn't agree more! That's a good lookin pooch, did you use a breeder??
Post by: JColony on January 04, 2012, 06:22:57 PM
Post by: jrebel on January 04, 2012, 06:29:32 PM
Happy hunting :tup:
Post by: quadrafire on January 04, 2012, 06:59:18 PM
Looks like he turned out great. Got bigger than I thought he would from his puppy pics. Nice :tup:
Got him trained on horns as well?
Looks like you got 2 nice looking hunting parnters ;) I had my daughter out last weekend. She loved it, now wants to go to the hunter safety course. She is 11, carried the daisy red-rider.
Post by: Hornseeker on January 05, 2012, 07:27:16 AM
JCol, No professional involved. He's from a ranch. The ranch owner won the dad at a pheasants forever banquet, then bought a female from a neighbooring rancher... then had these guys! hunerd dollar pup... if he continues like he is, he will be well worth it!!
Yeah, he is working horns a bit. I think over the winter I'll work him on them pretty hard...I have high hopes.
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Post by: quadrafire on January 05, 2012, 04:38:14 PM
There are several good options out there Doug, but this is probably the nicest, most affordable gun. Mossberg and Winchester make sorta a bigger, clunkier, uglier youth model. Browning makes a Dandy one, but its WAY more expensive too. I dont think a kid can go wrong with the 870 youth for 250-300 dollars.for another bill you can get an autoloader Rem 1100 20LT. Sweet gun, but I like the simplicity of the 870
Just to add:: If I had it to do over I would have gone with the 870. Not sure I like the automatic second/third shot. My son almost always touches of 2. lol. Usually neither are on target, but that is another story. He can beat me on the trap range. >:(
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