Thread: Game bird diary for all

Pheasant are a tough ask for a dog that’s never been on them. Try and get your dog to cross backwards and fords in front of you as you walk forward left right left right. No more that 10 yards. It take lots of practice to get them working like that.
Pays off. And is worth it. You nearly need someone else to shoot while you run the dog.
You and do it on a whistle. Had The Dude turning on 2 peeps.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Pheasant are a tough ask for a dog that’s never been on them. Try and get your dog to cross backwards and fords in front of you as you walk forward left right left right. No more that 10 yards. It take lots of practice to get them working like that.
Pays off. And is worth it. You nearly need someone else to shoot while you run the dog.
You and do it on a whistle. Had The Dude turning on 2 peeps.

If he goes past 10 yards you won’t have time to take a safe sporting shot when they flush. They get up quick and are out past 25 before you have sorted out what’s going on. Good fun when it’s done right. Did a couple of days field trails here shooting over trailing dogs. Interesting to take part in. (Very stop start day as there scoring the dogs, not something if you want to just shoot, but shows how it should be done).

Have a look at this. This dog actually has some of Dudes bloody in it Country ways. Mind the commentary lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkKjikwmNpk