Pheasant, sharptail, valhalla

[hotload]

Opening day of a 15 day Upland Bird hunt with my dog Carlo and we found Pheasants, Huns, and Sharpies everywhere. I couldn't be happier with Carlo's training, this all gives credence to steadiness, staunch points and wing, shot and fall.

Pointed and relocated on this pheasant 3 times before it finally decided to stop sneaking through the weeds for the final time.

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Limiting out on a days worth of Pheasants

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Midday break time

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Carlo's successful labor of love

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Beautiful bird country

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[BimmerBob]

Great stuff. Nice to see pictures of a fine dog at work and the birds "in the bag" as the proof. Thanks for sharing, nice looking country.

[Dannybuoy]

Atta boy Carlos !! Oh yeah good job on pulling the trigger as well hotload ! :-D

[Foxton Gundogs]

I must admit I miss that kind of shooting over my dogs. Great pix, way to go.

[itsy bitsy xj]

Good job Carlos
congrats on the dog and the birds

[pnbrock]

is this on crown land looks great ,good looking dog you have hot load.

[B-rad]

Awesome job,,,,,,great pics

[hotload]

is this on crown land looks great ,good looking dog you have hot load.

Yupp, public land all wild birds, and staying away from release sites

[goatdancer]

What happened to the other Carlo?

[hotload]

What happened to the other Carlo?


Other Carlo??? This means?

[Dannybuoy]

Other Carlo??? This means?

He probably means Billie , because that little dog is awesome too !

[Sofa King]

boy does that pup look like he's in heaven.

[Ovis17]

Nice looking dog. Great pics.

[Mik]

those are great photos, congrats and thanks for posting.

[yamadirt 426]

Oh ya nice work and thanks for posting

[luckofthedraw]

Nice. Looks like a great time

[goatdancer]

He probably means Billie , because that little dog is awesome too !

I think you're right. For some reason I thought the little black and white tracker was called Carlo.

[scott h]

You have some great pictures ! Where abouts are you hunting ? You are going to have one tired dog after 15 days of running up and down those coolies :) Good luck !!

[hotload]

Unseasonably warm weather today saw a very tired dog, but lasted nicely through day 10. Pics show todays rewards.........

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag377/barturik/IMG_4649_zps40b04596.jpg (http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/barturik/media/IMG_4649_zps40b04596.jpg.html)


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[hotload]

You have some great pictures ! Where abouts are you hunting ? You are going to have one tired dog after 15 days of running up and down those coolies :) Good luck !!

Sorry forgot to answer your question, Mid Eastern Alberta.........................

[scott h]

"Sorry forgot to answer your question, Mid Eastern Alberta........................."

That would have been my bet, it really is Gods country this time of year. I'm glad to hear the birds are in good shape this fall.

[hotload]

The end has come to a great bird hunt. Limited out on Pheasants most days and had a good supply of Huns and Sharpies. The dog is exhausted but happy. Made some good friends and acquired many great contacts along the way. This will definitely be a go to place next year. Time for Carlo to put his muscles under a deer pack and help me pack game out of the high country ...................................

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[one-shot-wonder]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride....looks like you and the pup had a great trip!

[Sasquatch]

Nice shots, looks like you had a great trip. WTG!

[hotload]

Nice shots, looks like you had a great trip. WTG!

Thanxxx, and about time you got up here and we did some grouse hunting with your dog and mine??

[BigSlapper]

Outstanding pics Rod! Wish I could have been along for the ride. Carlo is looking great - had to giggle at the pic of him in the typical DD sleeping pose (showing the junk!) .... laughed even harder when I realized how he dwarfs his damn Costco bed he was lying on ... big bugger!
Catch up with you soon ...

[bowhunterbruce]

not being here on hbc over the fall I somehow missed this thread, looks like carlo and you had a great time and as always wicked pics.
gimme a call buddy

bhb