today was opening day for pheasants in New Hampshire.  Cold, rainy and wet.

Last October, I got a Brittany pup, named her Ginger.



I've never trained a bird dog before, so the past year has been a learning experience.

This is what we learned:




she first flushed another bird that was in some standing corn, I never saw it.  She didn't point on this one, but she flushed it, didn't mind the two shots I took, and then chased the bird about a hundred yards.  didn't bring it back to me, but she found it and stood over it.  the bird was dead -- she may have broken it's neck, but if she did it was before I caught up to her.

Heading out again in the morning!

Sweet!!!



I miss that time in the field...

It's fun how fast they start putting things together.

Of all the training you can do, nothing beats bird contacts.

That's a funny looking rooster; do you guys grown them different in NH?

And not my dog, but I'll be hunting over him in KS next month...

Nicely done OP.

we have had success on two more hunts since opening day, including some nice points.  Yes, here in NH they are stocked birds, roosters and hens, 2 bird limit per day.