Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

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fourtrax
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Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

Post by fourtrax » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:19 pm

I do post on another forum. If you have seen these pictures, then please ignore. Have been getting some birds over the last few weeks.
Shot some over each dog. Grady, the newest dog got his first bird, point, retrieve, etc. My hunting partner was up & only got one bird
last weekend. 3" of fresh sloppy wet snow the night before w hunted slowed things down quite a bit & still lots of leaves here.
pics to follow:
Hunt partner, Chase, & wing tipped bird Chase ran down. This bird flushed off a trail wild. Chase followed him down where he went. After a couple minutes the beeper went off for one beep & the bird almost took out the hunter on the trail. He wounded him going away.
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Grady got his first bird, point, retrieve etc. Grady was a rescue dog that came to us just this past AUGUST. He has all the tools and was well taken care of by his previous owners. He is in great shape and just needed a chance to learn his "work".
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Grady with his first retrieve:
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snow makes for miserable timber walking:
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owner w/ Grady & bird:
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Victor & I got out on Oct. 9th for a nice hunt:
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Victor retrieving 1st bird / day:
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Victor in repose w/ bird & gun / nice day:
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Victor w/ second bird / day:
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time to pack it in:
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Re: Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

Post by ckfowler » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:39 am

Victor is a great looking dog! Glad to hear he is getting to do what he was born to do.
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Post by midwestfisherman » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:21 pm

Excellent photos. Looks like a great hunt!
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Re: Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

Post by Ruffshooter » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:42 am

Great report.

So the Ruff wounded your buddy on its way out of town? :wink:

Great looking French britts, They do take to Ruff hunting pretty well don't they. I believe some of the most naturals.

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Re: Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

Post by moneysshot » Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:29 am

sweet pics! do you mind me asking where you got the skid plate/ vest in the first pic? ive been looking for a nice skid plate for my springer

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Re: Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

Post by texscala » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:51 am

I really like the looks of that Grady dog. Where is he out of?

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Post by lvrgsp » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:46 am

Man those are some really nice pictures. Gotta ask here, whats the make of that double?

Thanks for posting the pics,
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Re: Pics: Dogs, grouse, Lake County, MN & Superior Natl. Forest

Post by labman21 » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:46 pm

Man! that looks like a really cool area. Beautiful pictures, and some good looking dogs too.
A dog is only as good as his trainer.

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