You know, I got a pointer about 7 years ago now. I had visions of ruffies flushing from the ground in the shadow of my dogs solid point, me snapping a well placed shot with my english double. My dog only breaking its stare at my command of retrieve.
Now the reality.
Grouse are hard to find in the woods! During grouse season they are on the side of the road. For the first coulple seasons I and the dog would drive by grouse on the road, pull off and hike around looking for them. That was not productive.
I did finally find a place to get ptarmgan where my dog could go, but lack of training finally reared its head and my dog showed me she forgot all we had worked for.
The drive from anchorage to the training ground as well as the logistics of shipping quail up here were major factors.
Frustrated I have given up on hunting with her.
Maybe I havent broadend my horizons enough. It just started seeming to me that having a pointer in Alaska is pretty "pointless"
She is a great pet, a treasured part of our family though. She still has lots of hunt in her. She loves chasing the rabbits that the beagle scares up.
Im wondering if I ought to give bird hunting up here another chance?
Now the reality.
Grouse are hard to find in the woods! During grouse season they are on the side of the road. For the first coulple seasons I and the dog would drive by grouse on the road, pull off and hike around looking for them. That was not productive.
I did finally find a place to get ptarmgan where my dog could go, but lack of training finally reared its head and my dog showed me she forgot all we had worked for.
The drive from anchorage to the training ground as well as the logistics of shipping quail up here were major factors.
Frustrated I have given up on hunting with her.
Maybe I havent broadend my horizons enough. It just started seeming to me that having a pointer in Alaska is pretty "pointless"

She is a great pet, a treasured part of our family though. She still has lots of hunt in her. She loves chasing the rabbits that the beagle scares up.
Im wondering if I ought to give bird hunting up here another chance?
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