9-22-16


Paxton with a bird...



Whipple bringing one back...





Some teal flying by...







Tree ducks going to roost...



The birds...

9-23-16

Got these two birds while hunting teal.

Paxton with a bird that came too close to the hide...



The second bird was shot when a pair flew by while walking to the truck. I was able to get my gun out of the case and loaded in time to drop one.

Whipple with the bird...



The birds...

9-26-16


Some teal hanging out...



Whipple getting after a bird...





Paxton picking up a bird...



Paxton getting after another bird...





A dangerous situation...



The birds...



Went back and killed these dudes...

9-27-16


The decoys...





Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



Whipple waiting on the left...



Paxton waiting on the right...



The sunset...



The birds...

9-28-16

The story is the black dogs and I have been hunting dove and teal since season started back up. One off day we had came back from somewhere (I get mauled by the dogs when I get home) and I felt something on P's ear. I thought it was a wasp sting/ant bite or something of that sort since we have been hunting around a ton of them and figured some benadryl and all would be good in a few days. A few days go by and no difference so the gf runs her to the vet for a quick look. Said it was a hematoma and that it would probably end up getting bigger. Surgery was scheduled for the following week. Hunted some more and took her in this morning. Four pills a day and some ointment for week. Stitches come out in 21 days. Said after a few days she could still hunt.


You can see how swole it was here...



Comparison shot...



She was still pretty groggy when I picked her up...



Passing out at the house...



Got stitches?

She was pretty out of it the rest of the day she had the surgery. Pretty much back to normal the next day. Taking the bandage off wasn't very pleasant for any of us. She didn't care for the ointment the first time but hasn't minded since.





Should be back to hunting in a few days.

9-30-16


The decoys...





Several of these guys were hunting as well...





Whipple with a bird...



Just a little wet out...



This bird got blown to pieces...





Worn out Whipple...



Whipple with the birds...

10-3-16


Wasps everywhere...



Whipple waiting...



Paxton waiting...



This bird got caught by a tree...



Didn't take long before the ants found the sprayed wasps...



Paxton on the hunt for a bird...



Paxton bringing a bird back...



Paxton with another bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...

10-4-16


Paxton bringing back a couple of birds...





More wasps...



Paxton sniffing one out...



Paxton with the bird...



Paxton about to pick up another...

Whipple getting after a bird...



Whipple with the bird...



Whipple with another bird...



The sunset...



The birds...

10-10-16

The sun coming up...



Paxton with a bird...



Decided to move spots...



Paxton with another bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...



The dogs with the birds...

Looks like a great season.....beautiful dogs....

Lucky You.....Keep it up

Thanks guys.

10-11-16

The sun rising over the fence dwellers...



These dudes flew over...



Paxton picking up a bird...



Paxton retrieving another...



This guy was looking for a meal...



Whipple bringing back a bird...



Whipple retrieving another...





Paxton with another...



The birds...

10-12-16

Had some weather blowing through...



The dogs waiting for some action...



Paxton with a bird...



The sun trying to break out...



Whipple with a bird...



Paxton with another...



Whipple with another...



The girls with the birds...

10-14-16

Had one bird right after legal when the weather chased us back to the truck.

Sat in the truck and waited for the weather to pass...



Birds were stacking up on the powerline...



Whipple being bored while Paxton was asleep in the back...



Weather starting to clear up...



More stacked birds...



It's fun letting the dogs cool off and trying to keep Paxton's stitched up ear out of the water...



The birds...

10-17-16

Supermoon out and about...



These dudes flew by...



Whipple with a bird...



Paxton with a bird...



Black Dogs cooling off in the shade...



The birds...

10-19-16

This guy took a bit of damage...



Paxton making a retrieve...



Whipple making a retrieve...



The birds...

10-21-16

The GF took Paxton to the vet this morning to get all her stitches removed. The problem was that she came home without Paxton. They removed all the previous stitches but didn't like how the drainage slit from the last surgery healed so she wanted to freshen up the cut and add a few stitches. She could be picked up around lunch.

Paxton was not too pleased...



The new stitches...



After Paxton came out of her daze and was moving around a bit better I got her settled so she could rest.

Whipple and I decided to go on a quick afternoon hunt.

The hide...



Watched this guy fly around for awhile...



Whipple waiting for birds...



Whipple making a retrieve...



Whipple with the birds...

10-24-16

The sunrise...



Had some ducks flying by...



Whipple cautiously picking up a bird...



Backs meet fence...



Paxton picking up a bird...



Whipple with a double...



Paxton with another...



The girls with the birds...



This dude was missing a digit...

10-25-16

Had a few ducks hanging out...



The sunrise...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The dogs cooling off in the back...



The dogs cooling off in the front. Duck didn't seem to mind...



The birds...

10-27-16

Had several flocks of ducks fly by...





Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



This dude was up to something...



The birds...

10-28-16

This guy passed by a couple of times...



Waiting on birds to move...



This guy was hanging around...



Paxton with a bird...



Whipple with a bird...



The birds...



Paxton waiting to load up...

10-31-16

A little over a week ago I had let the dogs out to the restroom and noticed Whipple had something on the back of her leg when they came back in. Thinking it was a cocklebur I grabbed it but it didn't budge. Turns out it was some kind of growth. Not cool. So after we got back from a hunt one morning the gf took her in to get it looked at. Turned out just being a skin tag and left with an appointment to get it removed on Halloween. She would not have any down time and could hunt immediately. Decided she would get her teeth cleaned at the same time. It would also work out even better because Paxton's stitches were due to come out so we could get it all taken care of at the same time.

The spot...



The dogs do not turn down a car ride...



Waiting to be called back...



The day before I had noticed that Paxton's ear was still draining a bit. So she ended up with some laser treatment and some meds.



She also gets to carry the stitches around a bit longer...



Whipple was not too happy when we picked her up...



Ready to get out of the car...



Spot removed...



Chompers all clean...

11-1-16

Some ducks flying by...



The sun coming up...



Paxton tackling a bird...



Whipple doing some work...





Paxton doing some work...





Both dogs bringing birds back...



The birds...



The girls with the birds...