Opening Day Pheasants

[Pheasant Slayer]

Russ, Benny turned three the first week of October. Every year he gets better and better. A couple of weeks before opening day I did a little more field training with him just to get him ready, which he was. He is good natured and one thing I can say is he is very loyal. Never wanders far and is always by your side. He is just happy being around people and always looking for a pat on the head. I was brought up hunting with Springers. They are not afraid of thick brush. If there is a bird hiding he will go in after it. I have had birds fall into rivers and he will swim out after them. The nice part is I was looking for a Springer and everyone wanted over a thousand dollars to start for a good hunter. A lady not to far from my house was advertising in the local paper and I drove up and picked him out of a liter for a few hundred. I put some time into him and trained him myself and he has become a excellent dog.