A Monster

I spent the morning chasing "chickens" with Chase. Got my two birds. Chase did really good. I wish the season was longer, this dog was a lot of work for a two week hunt. The first bird that we killed today was a really nice rooster. He's in the freezer right now. Just what Annie wants, another bird to put on the wall.

A Few More

Mitch and I went after the pheasants this morning. It was tons of fun. Ended up with three. Pretty good for a short walk around the bird refuge. The dogs did really good too. Its hard to believe how much Chase has come along in the last few months.

Pheasants

Chase officially got his first pheasant. I took him after work Saturday for a quick run with the possibility of finding something. It was in the first 100 yards that he got birdy then went on point. I moved in, he flushed it, and I proceeded to miss. A quick follow-up shot did the trick though. The bird was in some really thick phrag and it was a tough retrieve but he did it. I was one proud "parent." Hopefully we can get a few more over the next couple weeks.

The Best Wife Ever!!!!

Annie gave me an early Christmas Present. I had nothing to do with the purchase other than she had heard me talk about it multiple times. Could I be any luckier?

Winchester Super X2. It is a sweet gun!!
I haven't had it a week and its already killed 12 ducks.

10/27/10

Skipped class today because Mitch informed me that he "had found the birds." How am I supposed to miss that? Well it didn't disappoint. We had an awesome hunt. I love being patient and only shooting birds that are feet down. Doesn't get much better than that.

Notice that sweet black autoloader on my shoulder? That's right the new gun has not disappointed. Mitch nicknamed our guns the black bandits.

10/25/10

Skipped out on work for the afternoon to try out the new gun. I got 5 and Todd shot 3. It was ok for just going out blind. Hopefully the birds will show up soon!

10/4/10

Mitch and I made a Sunday night decision to head out Monday morning. We hunted the same place as the opener, code name "wisconsin". It was an excellent hour and a half. We both limited and made it to work on time. I took chase with us on this hunt. He actually did quite well considering it was his first duck hunt. This dog is not a big fan of the water either. He had a couple of good marks and even brought a couple back all on his own. Its good to know that I have a back-up dog in case jax gets injured.