Opening Day of Phez.

Brush Buster · 10-23-2011, 11:39 AM

Well yesterday was the Pa. Pheasant opener ,it was a very nice ,cool and overcast start of the day ! My Buddy for the day was Rich and his GSP Sam ! Old Chip and Sam make a good team and I guess Rich and I do as well ! We had a great day out ,not too many Birds moved but Rich managed one Rooster and got his first Woodcock yesterday ! I ended up with a pair of Woodcock at the end of my barrels and when it was my turn to take a Rooster both Dogs pointed him " A beautiful sight " and while we were trying to flush him ,he flushed on his own about 50 yards down over the hill ! Must have run like a Gazelle !

Fun was had by all but the Phez. and the Woodcock , about three hours into it ,old Chip wore out ,I kenneled him and we used my buddies GSP .to finish out the day ,I guess we hunted for about five hours or so , it is sad to see Chip getting so old so quick !

charlie cleveland · 10-23-2011, 04:45 PM

i tire out in about 3 hrs too..me chip would make a good team...looks like yall had a good hunt....keep them 410 barrels hot but rest it a spell with the 28 ga.... charlie

Brush Buster · 10-23-2011, 05:11 PM

I guess to be honest ,I tire out a little too after about 3 hours ! My Buddy Rich ,in the picture is about eight years or so younger than me ,I try to tell him but he doesn't believe it ! He Will ! Russ

C.O.B. · 10-23-2011, 06:14 PM

For a minuete ther I thought Gunner, Daisy and I went to Pa for Pheasants and I was suffering from a blackout

Gunner is 14 and Crazy Daisy is already 6 it's hard to see them age. I came home from the weekend Grouse hunt and had everything put away, made several trips in and out of the house, brought Daisy in and Gunner was sound asleep on the bed the whole time. He is about deaf as a post

I hope to get him out to the haymarsh for some released Pheasants where I can keep a close eye on him.

Double Play · 10-24-2011, 07:41 AM

Rich,
It's good to hear that Gunner at 14 can still get out in the field. My Lab will turn 10 at the end of this month and has the heart to go all day but after about three hours needs to be put up for her own good. Last week we only managed two birds but that was more poor shooting than anything. This week Deb and I did our part and Miss Brooke was home early.

Brush Buster · 10-24-2011, 09:18 AM

Nice picture Larry ,looks like a good day out ! I sure would have really enjoyed it had my wife taken up hunting ,she just had no interest at all ,but I will say this in the 37 years we have been married ,she has never complained about the time I have spent afield or any of the guns and equipment I have gathered along the way ! Sounds like your Lab and my Britt would work well together ,about three hours into it and I can see he has had enough !

Double Play · 10-24-2011, 09:48 AM

Russ,
Like all of us I dread the day I will have to say goodbye to this dog. She has been the absolute best dog/companion I have ever had. I have always thought that because we are not getting any younger that my next dog would be a pointing breed. I recently returned from a trip to New Brunswick were we hunted for grouse and woodcock. I had the opportunity to hunt behind a Brittany that the camp owner had and he was a wonderful dog. He is a three year old with a good personality, lots of drive and a great nose. I plan to do some research on the various breeds of pointers but right now for me the Brittany is in first place.

Double Play · 10-24-2011, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Russ,
Like all of us I dread the day I will have to say goodbye to this dog.

Little did I know when I wrote the quote above that today might be that day. As I was coming out of the woods tonight from an uneventful bow hunt my cell phone rang. It was my wife noticeably upset saying the dog was run over by a car and she was on route to a 24 hour veterinary hospital. I was in my truck and cruising and almost beat her to the vets. Between the tire marks across her mid section, the lacerations to her head and back legs, and the dried blood she was not looking good at all. After about an hour the doctor showed us the xrays and even he was surprised that she suffered no broken bones or any visible internal injuries. I will pick her up in the morning and take her to our regular vet as she will need some miner surgery before coming home. I just thank god that today was not our day to say good bye.

Mike McKinney · 10-24-2011, 10:11 PM

Larry, Glad to hear this prognosis. I sure hope it holds up.
Mike

Autumn Daze · 10-25-2011, 07:15 AM

Larry, I am so glad to hear that Brooke will be okay. My heart was pounding reading your post.