Hank’s First Woodcock

[David Penland]

What a dog! Would have been sooner but shooter struggled a bit.

[Mike Franzen]

That dog looks ready for more.

[Mills Morrison]

Very good! Sherwood had his first real woodcock hunt yesterday too

[Ed Norman]

David,
Nice to hear I am not the only guy struggling when I hunt woodcock. That is a good looking dog you have too. Congratulations

[David Penland]

Hunted for a couple of hours today. Hank gets better each time out. Two solid points, great flushes, and 4 shots fired with no bird. It is still a joy to be able to hunt in my back yard. Mills how did it go with Sherwood?

[Mills Morrison]

Sherwood did very well. The only thing he did not do was find and point a live bird by himself

[Garry L Gordon]

Sherwood did very well. The only thing he did not do was find and point a live bird by himself

Pups are pups, and they develop over time. Patience is rewarded in the end (at least most of the time!). My best dog -- a once-in-a-lifetime-dog -- was a really slow starter, and I thought he was not going to make any sort of a bird dog. Once he had a couple of years behind his bracemate, he really got religion and was amazing...on all birds that we hunted. Sherwood has the genes; you give him the chances, and consistent guidance, and you'll have many happy years ahead.