Thank you guys.
Gil and TW are right. The orange tape on the sling is to make my gun easy to find. I have lost my gun for as long as thirty minutes. Last season, in Montana, I helped my hostess find her 28 ga Merkel that she had lost the day before.
George we have some things with thorns, spikes, and burrs on them. But we have four months of bobwhite hunting, and at least this year, we have bob white.
Jim I do have boots on my dogs. I have been using the "Lewis Boots", the black rubber boots made in Enid, Oklahoma. Several of the bird dog supply houses sell them. And Jazzy spends much time studying the older dogs. She points, backs, hunts dead, and knows what "whoa" means. She retrieves about half the birds she finds. She has never had a training collar on.
Mel I am glad you have that wonderful population of bobs this year. Thirteen coveys in 90 minutes - a Covey every seven minutes! Must have to pinch yourself to make sure you are not dreaming. Yesterday, hunting the same lease, I moved fourteen coveys in seven hours of walking. Which is a covey every thirty minutes. I was in birds the whole time it seemed like. If you put a sling on that Fabbri it ought to be made from Italian leather for sure.
Hi Chuck! You old reprobate. Hope you, Diane and Flash are well.
Best,
Mike
