Dear John,
We returned home last eve from our first ND pheasant hunt. Great weather and plenty birds.
But, the big story is Maddie. I’m almost lost for words in describing how well she hunted, both pointing and retrieving but especially the latter. I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear this but I was almost in tears a couple of times when she returned from 125 yard+ retrieves of slightly wounded birds she had followed while they glided through the air. That’s how moved I was. On one day Irene hollared to me to call her back because she’d never find the bird anyway. Well, 30 seconds later she appears over the hill with the bird in possession. We got our 24 bird limit and figure 12 of those we would not have had without Maddie. I’m sure prospective buyers would be lined up at your door if they had a chance to see her in action. She also retrieved all the other birds that were in sight and which we could have gotten outselves if necessary. I can’t imagine a lab doing any better than she did.
The pointing was also exceptional as she was constantly finding birds. Never got far ahead on fence lines or out of reach. She was very easy to get back in range, mostly with the whistle, only occasionally with the collar.
Had to share the above with someone who would understand and not think I’m exaggerating. “Old story” to you, right? She’s only 2 1/2 yrs. old now so I’m thinking she’ll be getting even better in the future although I don’t think she could get a whole lot better.
Jack Igers
Wausau, WI
Recent Comments