Freighter had a blast his first weekend at Fish Point. Unfortunately the weather was not ideal for hunting. It was warm and windy with a lot of driving rain.
In addition, many of the hunting areas are dry. The DNR normally floods the hunting areas but the drought this year has left Lake Huron 9 inches lower than last year and 2 feet below its long-term average. There is water in the reserve, but not enough water to flood the hunting areas so the ducks are mostly staying in the reserve. The DNR warned about the low water conditions back in September.
Freighter got to hunt with his sister Sunny. When you are hunting with puppies, you spend a lot of time watching the puppies and not as much time shooting. Eventually a bunch of ducks came through and the hunters downed three of them. The high corn made it difficult for the inexperienced pups to mark the falls. They hunted around and eventually found the birds. Good job pups!
A few pictures from the weekend…
Can You Spot The Hunter And Dog?
Waiting
Sunny and Freighter With Their Birds And Their Hunters
Thank you to Cindy, Gary and Chris for a fun weekend!
Freighter’s expression says “Look at me and my bad self!”
Or he is saying, “if I move fast, maybe I can get to those ducks”.
I love that last pic – it’s nice to see the folks who work so hard too!
Thanks. It came out nicely. Thanks to Gary for taking it, (I think he probably took it, forgot to ask…lol).
Freighter sure looks proud! I think I see the hunter and dog. Are they over in the top right?
Yep. You got it!
He IS going to be a great hunting dog, I can feel it.
Those hunters did a great job of hiding themselves, I’m not sure I actually could find them!
Look at that proud look on his face. Good job Freighter.
Blessings,
Goose
I would love to see them in action!! Cool pictures, the dogs look so proud.
He’s gonna be a star. You should give me a duck or 5
Oh wow! I grew up in south Louisiana, where people pretty much hunt or fish year round, but I’ve never been hunting. Sure have eaten it, though! I don’t think my Jimmy and Petey would appreciate the photo, so I won’t show them.
Looks like a beautiful time! Good job, Freighter and Sunny!
Sounds like a fun weekend, minus the warm weather and wind:) I can’t find the Hunter and the Dog!
Is this Fish Point, MI? How did you like your experience there? I am thinking of heading up there, but I am not a big fan of bingo hunts.
Yes Fish Point MI. My husband hunts there a lot; however, this year there is no water. So be advised.
I had a really hard time spotting you guys in that photo. Now if I was there, I could have just followed my nose! Looks like you all had fun – and brought home some yummy ducks! Nicely done!
Nice photos, good job puppies!
Great photos and great job young pups!!