SurferGuy08
Six Pointer
I took my dog on his first duck hunt since he has come home from training. It was definitely a learning experience for the both of us.
- We had the motion decoy going during the hunt. While it was dark, he could hear it but could not see it. So, he started to whine and want to go get it because he could hear it splashing. Maybe we won't use that particular decoy next time.
- We were able to see ducks fly past us, but we could not shoot at them due to distance. That seemed how it was going to be all day. Eventually we had some fly past us, but we did not get to connect. I was watching him and making sure he didn't break, and the other hunter missed. Not a big deal. The good news is that he did not break when the dog heard the shots in the blind and further away. He was definitely bored though due to the lack of ducks coming through.
I plan on taking him out again this weekend. I am thinking about using a different motion decoy that won't make splashing noises in the water. I need to figure out a way to keep him from getting bored while we sit and not see anything. He started chewing sticks that were in the blind.
- We had the motion decoy going during the hunt. While it was dark, he could hear it but could not see it. So, he started to whine and want to go get it because he could hear it splashing. Maybe we won't use that particular decoy next time.
- We were able to see ducks fly past us, but we could not shoot at them due to distance. That seemed how it was going to be all day. Eventually we had some fly past us, but we did not get to connect. I was watching him and making sure he didn't break, and the other hunter missed. Not a big deal. The good news is that he did not break when the dog heard the shots in the blind and further away. He was definitely bored though due to the lack of ducks coming through.
I plan on taking him out again this weekend. I am thinking about using a different motion decoy that won't make splashing noises in the water. I need to figure out a way to keep him from getting bored while we sit and not see anything. He started chewing sticks that were in the blind.