More Mr. Bob
We had 50 birds released and bagged 45. I've hunted wild quail for 40yrs. and these birds were just as explosive as any wild ones. Truly a great day with Parkers (the gun), Parker (the dog) and Kevin (the Buddy). Wish you all could have joined us. My boy Parker (the dog) has a new nickname, Hoover. He had 40+ solid points and the retrieves to go with them. Hoover refers to the vacuum cleaner. He just sucks up the scent and leaves nothing behind. On one memorable point a single flushed and I just clipped it, breaking a leg. As it flew across this stubble field to a tree line 125yds. away I could see a leg dangling so Parker and I took off after it. Between the original point of the flush and the tree line Parker pointed 6 more birds which were dispatched with aplomb. Upon reaching the treeline Parker found the expired bird and brought him out of the cat briars. I returned to the area of the original flush which started all this with 7 birds in the bag. What a great day with a great dog, great guns and a wonderful friend to share all of this with.
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