Thread: Game bird diary for all

Took the Irish longhaired Coonhound out again today, his first outing since the one last documented on here.

Shooting over dogs really floats my boat. It's one thing shooting over an experienced old veteran like Patch, always a buzz, but it's extra special when it's a young dog, never a dull moment!

Went to a new spot, thought I'd give it a try after driving past it for years. Half an hour north, up a drainage creek and voilà phezzy country. We went about an hour in, bumped a hen, and that was it for the trip. It was a loop back to the car so on the way home, the wind favoured us and we had a nice find on a young cock I saw running up the fenceline, upwind and blind to Enzo. Stopping him, I sent him up the opposite fence with the wind in his face, took the bird at full speed, bang, locked up. On the way to him I assumed the bird had stopped as he wasn't moving, but when the bird got up it was maybe 2-3 down from him? Chalk that one up to experience young fella! Bird flushed towards me, flaring when it saw me giving me a really nice side on shot from below. Another one on the board for Enzo!