first solo hunt

[matt koepnick]

took my 6 year old GSP "Pepper"out to a local preserve to hunt him for his first solo hunt. His older brother Buck passed April of 2022. Pepper hunted once with Buck back in 2020 which also was Bucks last hunt due to dwindling health. We had great time today. Pepper for being "green" did extremely well. retrieved, found a cripple , and found a lost dead bird in brush I never would have recovered. The wife went with us and bagged a couple with her import double.
I of course was using my ever trusty DHE Repro 12. It has taken over as my go -to for these close range hunts. Litterally doesn't miss at my GSP pointer distances. Our last birds taken were actually flushed by a rogue buck running the field edge. Surprised us but flushed the birds towards us. All in all was a nice day.