The last rattlesnake I encountered, was a few years ago, while I was switching my field irrigation. I felt something bat my leg as I was cranking down on the valve. I looked down and saw that I had inadvertently stepped on a young rattler. I was wearing heavy BOG boots, which kept me from...
This reminds me of a friend who used to work fro ExOfficio back in the day. She had line sheets printed out for a clothing show to promote their 'Buzz-Off' feature that was supposed to state, "Repels Mosquitoes, Gnats and Midges". Unfortunately, the copy wasn't fully checked and it came out...
Same dog, different birds. 4 Valley/Cali quail. Two on a double. Short day. We waited till the temperature got up to the double digits. Beautiful day and good dog work from Vesper. Saw a big covey of Huns too. That’s it for the season. Unless I can figure out the Chukar thing in the next two weeks.
She turns one in a couple weeks. I couldn’t be more proud. I’ve done most of my hunting out of state for the last decade or so. This is my first season hunting upland in Washington since I was a kid. It’s hard. Some days I see so few birds. Today was a 24,000 steps day (for the human), with...
I can’t remember if I posted this one. Last month in Montana. My pup (far right), made her first point and retrieve on wild birds (Sharptails) at 9 months old. I was so excited, I forgot to take pictures.