JJWise
Twelve Pointer
In the case of a lost bird how long do you typically search and what methods do you use? This morning I shot a duck that was immediately dead, it was not just winged or anything like that. Fell on the opposite bank 25 yards or so away in thick marsh grass and I mentally marked where it had fallen. The dog got half way across the creek and came back, I'm assuming he decided the water was too cold (he's a Spaniel, doesn't have a thick double coat), and it was too deep for me to wade across. Borrowed my buddy's kayak and came back with the dog. We looked for probably 2 hours and neither me nor the dog could find the bird. Went back to the same spot to hunt this evening and still couldn't find it.