I skipped out of our Friday am meeting at work and went Pheasant hunting but seeing as how I had the Boss with me I get the pass
We went to the Haymarsh and had 9 birds released on 160 acres of CRP ground. Weapons of bird destruction were Crazy Daisy and a CHE 20. The other gun was some kind of black 12ga auto
The day proved to be warm and dry and senting conditions were far from ideal. By noon it was 65 degrees and we were shedding cloths. This might have led to the poor behavior of the Pheasants. Daisy would get birdy and not one bird was put into the air closer than 50 yards from where it was started! On one occasion she got birdy and it was walk and point, walk and point ever so slowly. I thought we had a wise Rooster on our hands, we tried everything to get the bird to fly. We blocked the road when it was headed that way, then out in front of the dog all to no avail. Finally it took to the air and the 20 barked the right barrel and a load of 7's brough the HEN, yes a HEN to the ground a full 200 yards from where we first started getting birdy.
The prize of the day was when a bird got up a full 30 yards in front of the dog annd the shots rang out. It was hit and flew erractically and at ont point I thought it was going to come back towards us. Instead it headed for the woods and died in flight. I marked it and as it was on the other side of a ditch sent my boss around. After him looking for it for about 15 min Daisy forded the ditch and retrieved it.
Chaseing Pheasants is better than working. We saw 10 birds shot 9 all of which were pointed and retrieved by Daisy. She was outstanding in every way. A good dog, a good gun and someplace to enjoy them both....priceless
