The last week was a wet one for the Patuxent watershed where Kevin walked and for the Monocacy and the Potomac. The valley where Kevin pursues woodcock is just below an Izaak Walton League chapter where I shoot skeet. I am sure the bottom was a real swamp for a three or four day period. The Little Bennett Creek watershed, in contrast, has shown fast but absolutely clear water because of the lack of farm runoff. I ran Eva in the creek yesterday, where she showed little enthusiasm for more than chest high water. Today, I took pigeons to the fast water for some retrieving practice. Eva does not like water, absolutely hates cold fast running water. However, semi live pigeons from todays box bird shoot are a different matter. For a change, the cold, fast water was no problem for her. I have found my training aid.
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