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Every Mallard's Nightmare ~ The heavy fog of early morning has dissipated into a gray mist as a small flock of mallards swing toward our rig of decoys. The boom of the smoothbores pierce the silence as three ducks hit the water, two dead, one swims frantically down river, a futile act of escape. I send MAC to make the retrieve and the pursuit begins as he explodes from shore into the cold river current. The swift waters take MAC and the duck downriver, a dance of prey drive and a quest for survival plays out before me. MAC is relentless and will not fail in his mission. MAC is every mallard's nightmare.

THE DOG WHISTLER

Nice!

NEhomer wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:53 am

Nice!

Thank ye Mate.

Mikey

Well written,thanks.

There is nothing like watching a good retriever chase down a cripple in a current. It's even better when they catch it, swim back to the bank and return it to the blind. Out here on the Snake River they get a lot of practice doing just that. Looks like you have a pro at that game.

fishvik wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:23 pm

There is nothing like watching a good retriever chase down a cripple in a current. It's even better when they catch it, swim back to the bank and return it to the blind. Out here on the Snake River they get a lot of practice doing just that. Looks like you have a pro at that game.

Thanks Fishvik.

Mikey

Timewise65 wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:13 am

I wish all of us hunters could enjoy our work as much as our retrievers enjoy theirs!

Indeed, they live to work.

Mike