Quite a few years ago we were hunting ducks on Knockers rock, out of Tofino.
Two of our buddies took my boat and headed for town for food as we were starving.
Nearest land was over 2 miles away.
They left Gunner a huge Lab with us .
Some mallards came into the decoys, 1 was wounded and he headed out swimming after it.
When he got out at 2 hundred yards and wasn't gaining on it, we tried calling him back!!!
He eventually disappeared in the distance, we thought , oh great, we've managed to lose our pal's dog.
We were very upset as he had been gone for well over an hour and there was no sign of our friends in the boat!!!
Just as all hope of seeing the dog again was looming, I notice something in the distance.
Here comes Gunner swimming back, guess what he's got the mallard too!!
2 duck hunters were never more relieved to see him!
Yeah he was pretty "KNACKERED'' but what a strong willed retriever.-----Cheers----FIELD MARSHAL.