Here Annie's got 'em (Mearn's quail) as Maggie sticks a pretty back. Of all the many bird dogs I've blown a whistle over, even hunted behind, Mags is by far the most natural backer. Almost from the get go last spring when she really had know idea what the hell, she would back Annie's every stop...stop to pee, Mags backed; stop to poop, Mags backed; stop to look around, Mags backed...
This of course proved a good thing since once she put the two together, e.g. bird scent and Annie stopping...Well it wasn't long until she started finding and pointing her own birds with Annie now doing the backing. Of course too this sort of teamwork is what put birds on the ground and...Now I get to not only smell the birds I get to mouth (taste) 'em as well...Like HOW GOOD IS THAT!!!
From what I've seen Mags totally agrees. The bad news is she learned quickly that Annie does not give a hoot who fetches the bird so...Annie picks up the bird, in a flash Mags steals it...Fun stuff but... Not such a good thing especially when it's a pal's dog getting swindled...
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| Typical Mearn's quail hunting scene...oak, grass, steep, dog pointing up, hunter wheezing his best... |
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