Gun dog's first duck hunt: Over the last several weeks (since mid September when hunting seasons have started) we have not been working with Bella on anything new, and instead have focused on transitioning her training to this point to the field. We will treat this entire first fall that way. We plan to take full advantage of the next few weeks along with the opportunity to introduce her to completely new "real" situations. She has done a great job so far in the uplands flushing grouse and woodcock and I couldn't be more happy with that. But, ultimately she is going to do the majority of her work as a gun dog and tracking dog for Illinois Whitetail and Waterfowl Outfitters in Southern Illinois.
This video is her on her first duck hunt and it worked out just about perfectly for us from a transitional training standpoint. The shoot was slow and we only had a chance to shoot 2 wood ducks. This allowed for a very slow and unexciting morning for her, but enough action to piece together some of the retrieve work on fresh shot game and even a cripple. Before we hear it...yes, we shot these two ducks off of the water. I understand that for many, shooting a duck off the water is taboo. I don't necessarily disagree, and under normal circumstances, I wouldn't either. But it is legal and in this situation, it worked perfectly for us to get her to make that connection when it comes to understanding a need to watch out from the blind and past a spread of decoys.
Although it was definitely not textbook and far from perfect, I was more than satisfied and quite happy with this as her first time in a duck blind. We had a great time that morning and came away with a lot to build off of. I look forward to continuing to progress with her as the season moves along.
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