Took the little girl out to the game farm a few times after grouse season ended.  She didn’t like retrieving pheasants her first season but now, she will reliably find and fetch downed birds.  Our most recent outing, she chased down a winged bird that kept flying about 100 yards before it dropped and hit the ground running. I thought it was gone but she ran over the hill and I watched her locate and chase down the running bird. She retrieved it to hand. So great to see a young dog develop. 

Roy grouse hunting last weekend. 

Ember is 10. Pic are from today. I have been limiting our hunts to about 3 hours this fall. 

Swampy with a two birds in the bag on his birthday... one year old....  goodness what a hand full. 

Lucy on the lookout for more ducks! Once she is in the blind she is all business.