Aaand GO!
took me a min, i spotted it.
You should be able to blow up the photo to full size. It's there.
smart dog, and great shot in tough fielding. speak of the rifle setup?So, this morning, Eika's helping me tree squirrels and finally, after five or six, I'm able to spy where one has chosen to hide. It's going to be a tough shot just about straight up since he is all the way to the top of the canopy and finding a safe ballistic angle that will also thread through the thick canopy to my target without having to shoot from the nearby stream took some time. I was a bit surprised he chose to hide at the top since there was also a Redtail Hawk watching and circling right above us.
I settle in, lying on my back and pulling a rotting log to use as a pillow/head support. I had to use 9x zoom just to make out his little head among all the leaves and branches. My shot was dead on, down he falls and Eika takes off. I shout "FETCH!" This should be any easy lift for Eika since the squirrel fell right by the tree's base. But, nooo. She takes off across the stream and dashes into the nearby woods? What are you doing? Eika!! FETCH!!!
Clearly, my fetch training is wanting for some improvement. Meanwhile, I took a picture of my catch without Eika. Yes, I was feeling rather proud of my shot placement and squirrel.
Little did I realize that Eika just wasn't impressed at all with my squirrel. She had raced off to get her own!
What the heck, dog! How can you stay mad at a dog that retrieves like this and one ups you?
Reunited. Good Eika.
The rifle is a CZ 527 Varmint 17 Hornet. The places I hunt don't allow any other hunting. The spots the farmers want hunted are specific.tell me a little about day time fox hunting. rifle cal., call, do you move around?
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