catching up

The club hunt test went pretty well. I was assigned to help the bird planters. I learned quite a bit from Gary Wilson from New York. Really nicy guy and willing to help you learn. The hunt test on Sunday morning had some issues with the birds not wanting to fly. The trialers seemed to think it had something to do with the planting. This was not the case. Even thought they bitched about it. A new set of planters didn't make the situation any better.
Dolly did ok on her final puppy stakes. She had a fantastic find of a big rooster Pheasant. The gunners were not allowed to shoot and Dolly thought that just wasn't right. She decided she wanted to go find that bird that got away. Not what you want at a trial.
North Tx. had a practice day about 3 weeks after that. I got to do a bunch of gunning. Much more than I really should have. But I just couldn't miss. I came home with a bag full of Pheasant and made pheasant salad.

Dolly and I made our debut at an HRC event. I entered her in a started event. Pretty easy stuff for her. The judge was very impressed with her. He told me he would go hunting with my dog any day. She got her first pass and brought home a ribbon. YAY