Been a while posting something up, too busy training up the new GWP pup for the last 4 months because it’s time to retire the old Vizsla. He got all the basic hand signals sorted so don’t need to talk to much to him and just needs more bush time. He’s done a few dozen day trips learning a lot off the old boy.
This was his first over nighter/multi day trip and handled it like a champ not worried about fly camping in a rainy southerly. First day we spooked 4 lots of hinds with fawns the bush. The second day he barked his guts out at a stag sneaking off, spooked a couple more hind s making too much noise walking heavy footed and too much movement. Third day no rain and cloud so tried the open tops but that was a failure getting spotted moving from cover to cover, so we went bush again and had another barking incident sitting down having lunch with some hinds coming over a spur behind us only 15m.
Next day we checked out a couple of small clearings both dogs keen come onto the clearing I could see you soon a deers arse it was a stag, Rem seen him feeding and was very relaxed because he could see the whole animal and Sig the old dog was locked up on the stag. With Rem locked up now too, Safety off and drop the bolt and bang the 300 blackout did the job again at 55m. The stag dropped down and rolled 30m downhill, with the pup still relaxed we slowly tracked down to the stag, it seemed too easy other than the previous days before.
The tops velvet was still soft so the pup had that for his supper.
Good results for the trip stalking a 12 point stag and other deer, he handles the cold nights well, a good swimmer for river crossings,he’s under full control and only using hand signals. Just needed more bush time but he only 6 months old can’t expect too much.
Rem the GWP
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Rem and Sig
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