 Over the last two years I’ve had the hard-to-match pleasure of training Labrador retrievers from a strong line of exceptional Yellows, and a Brittany from a similarly gifted Canadian line of pointers. I’ve watched them interact with terrific concentrations of both wild and released pheasants here at the Joy of Hunting headquarters. We’ve also had the singular good fortune of having seasoned dogs from both lines to help with the training process!
There’s one other factor that I can’t over-emphasize…a regular hunter here has a wealth of pointer experience (which I lacked). He graciously has taken Anne and I out on pointer-based hunts, during which, and immediately after while enjoying a sip of liquid refreshment on the back porch, the finer details of pointer training have been “expanded” on!
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 It’s full tilt hunting season, mid-November at Joy of Hunting in Shepherd, Montana! Now and again we have clients interested in a mixed bag hunt. It’s a great pleasure for us and I think the dogs pick up on too!
We are five minutes walking time from: 1. Pheasants! In fact I’d amend that to two minutes for our gaudy, long tailed cacklers, as they everywhere including a cattail covered ditch flowing into House Pond, a hundred feet from our front door. 2. Sharptails! The grouse winter here, and this year we are seeing exceptional numbers. 3. Ducks and Geese! |
BruceBruce knows and loves the pheasant like no other hunter / landowner, and he writes with humor and expertise about this glorious bird. His stories are full of wisdom and insight and are fun to read! Eventually they will be published - working title "Pheasant Book". Archives
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