Evolution of a duck dog - Page 7

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VTDuckGuy Member Joined Jul 2008 Posts 1502 EE 100% (85) VT, USA	Posted: 1/17/2024 6:45:24 PM EDT [#1] Trying to figure out this post, but we had to put Addi down the last day of November....as they say "Fuck Cancer" Her last retrieve at one of my favorite hunting spots

JCoop

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Posted: 1/17/2024 7:36:57 PM EDT

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That hurts. Every. Single. Time. It never gets easier and I'm pretty certain it get's harder.

I remember my previous dog's last pheasant. He was feeling his 15 years and had a hard time bulling through the brush, but dammit, he was on a hot scent and he was going to find that bird no matter what. He flushed the rooster into the brilliant morning sunlight and it looked like the cover of a Field and Stream magazine. It was so beautiful I almost didn't shoot. But I did shoot because he never would have forgiven me it I had not shot that pheasant after all of his effort to hunt it. That was our last bird together.

I'm sure you have similar memories of Addi. That dog will live as long as you live.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.
Thomas Jefferson

"He didnt punch anybody. He punched an idea." DrFrige

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Posted: 1/18/2024 5:43:52 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By JCoop:
That hurts. Every. Single. Time. It never gets easier and I'm pretty certain it get's harder.

I remember my previous dog's last pheasant. He was feeling his 15 years and had a hard time bulling through the brush, but dammit, he was on a hot scent and he was going to find that bird no matter what. He flushed the rooster into the brilliant morning sunlight and it looked like the cover of a Field and Stream magazine. It was so beautiful I almost didn't shoot. But I did shoot because he never would have forgiven me it I had not shot that pheasant after all of his effort to hunt it. That was our last bird together.

I'm sure you have similar memories of Addi. That dog will live as long as you live.

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Thanks, man! It does not get easier the older you get, no question. Now, do I keep the thread alive with Ellies "adventures" I know that @buckshot_jim can't have all the yellow lab fame on here

buckshot_jim Callsign: Double Barrel Joined May 2007 Posts 57769 EE 100% (17) TX, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 6:05:03 PM EDT [#4] Oh man, I'm so sorry. There's not much as bad as losing a good dog.
	Cheesecake OG 1,2,3 and Cold War. Knight of Wonder. Nothing rhymes with apocalypse, except maybe taco lips-Carl Poppa

JCoop Callsign: Hiroo Joined Jan 2008 Posts 9548 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 6:42:51 PM EDT [#5] I vote Yes. Keep it going. This is a good thread.
	For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. Thomas Jefferson "He didnt punch anybody. He punched an idea." DrFrige

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Posted: 1/20/2024 12:41:18 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By JCoop:
I vote Yes. Keep it going. This is a good thread.

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Fine then, here is a photo dump of here from the 23' season. This was Cooper the chocolates (Sages brother) first year, it was neat to see how he advanced thru the year.

The year was a rollercoaster from warm weather to rain that just wouldn't stop, record high water on the lake and more. 11 bands in the boat was a nice added bonus for us.

VTDuckGuy Member Joined Jul 2008 Posts 1505 EE 100% (85) VT, USA	Posted: 1/20/2024 12:50:02 PM EDT [#7] Home from school on a whistler hunt Last hunt of the season, day before new years, done in 20 minutes. The dogs were watching a bunch dump into the decoys with us standing there

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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:44:15 PM EDT

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Amazing photos! Thank you sir! I had to cancel my hunt for Monday, I've been sick with pneumonia. Dan is going stir crazy and I am too. Thanks for not letting this thread die.

Cheesecake OG 1,2,3 and Cold War. Knight of Wonder. Nothing rhymes with apocalypse, except maybe taco lips-Carl Poppa

VTDuckGuy Member Joined Jul 2008 Posts 1541 EE 100% (85) VT, USA	Posted: 5/3/2024 5:13:02 PM EDT [#9] Tried to make a retrieve but 20.4# is a bit much there was some backward dragging involved

JCoop Callsign: Hiroo Joined Jan 2008 Posts 9849 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 5/4/2024 8:59:25 AM EDT [#10] Nice pic!
	For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. Thomas Jefferson "He didnt punch anybody. He punched an idea." DrFrige

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