Otto's 2012 Trail Cam Pics

[Otto]

End of shotgun, still a goose egg.  Oh well, 10 days of ML and I have at least three scheduled for hunting.    My buddy got a doe last night , I am very happy for him, but I need to get some blood on my knife! 

[Otto]

Well, not good for ice fishing this weekend, so my outdoor adventure was for grouse.  We had a beautiful day in the southern Adirondacks with three flushes, but no birds down.  A little more snow than I would have thought, but my legs appreciated the workout and so did Buddy.

[Raquettedacker]

No birds but still sounds like fun....

[30-30]

           Nice looking dog you have there Otto, you're lucky that we've lost quite a bit of snow.!

[bogmanjr]

Good looking dog

[mookie]

Well, not good for ice fishing this weekend, so my outdoor adventure was for grouse.  We had a beautiful day in the southern Adirondacks with three flushes, but no birds down.  A little more snow than I would have thought, but my legs appreciated the workout and so did Buddy.

My God he looks just like my Ruger 

[Otto]

Thanks guys, he is a really sweet dog .  I got him from a breeder near Rochester.  Here is another one from today, he wanted to pose.

[mookie]

  That's where I got Ruger ..... Rail Road Dr. How old is he ?

[Otto]

He is 5 years old.  My breeder was Ron Harling in Holley, NY.  His Dad was a vet, now retired.

[jlaclair]

Im trying to convince the ol' lady to get another dog when we have a larger place and are more settled...Id like a bird dog, I love lab/retrievers but was thinking about a pointer of some kind.... was looking at Griffons and the like...you guys suggest anything?

[Green Mountian Hunter]

Nice looking dog   He doing good for you , How they do that they point than you tell them flush
or they just go and flush them up , Never seen it done 

[mookie]

He is 5 years old.  My breeder was Ron Harling in Holley, NY.  His Dad was a vet, now retired.

Close , But no Cigar . Ruger is 5 as well but his breeder was David Freeman.

[mookie]

Im trying to convince the ol' lady to get another dog when we have a larger place and are more settled...Id like a bird dog, I love lab/retrievers but was thinking about a pointer of some kind.... was looking at Griffons and the like...you guys suggest anything?

I love my Brit J, He is a wonderfull family dog without a mean bone in his body , and a tireless worker in the field . My wife and I are looking into another dog and I think we settled on a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever .

[Otto]

Nice looking dog   He doing good for you , How they do that they point than you tell them flush
or they just go and flush them up , Never seen it done 

The way I do it is to keep the dog on point and slowly walk in with gun ready for the bird to flush.  In field trials, a fully trained pointer will remain rock solid on point during and after the shot. (called "steady to wing and shot")  If you hit the bird, you can then "release" the dog with a command (like "bird down, fetch).  If you miss, you release the dog with a different command ("no bird - hunt em up") and the dog goes back to his search. 

Sounds wonderful doesn't it?  Buddy only has Junior hunter status, and I am not a field trial guy.  I am happy when he finds birds and holds steady while I haul myself over there.  I am also happy when he finds dead birds, even if he does not retrieve them to hand.  He usually lays down next to the dead bird and waits for me to come take it.  As soon as I pick it up, he is off running again.   He is really good at those two things and I am happy with that.  I can only imagine his opinion of my shooting abilities!

[jlaclair]

I love my Brit J, He is a wonderfull family dog without a mean bone in his body , and a tireless worker in the field . My wife and I are looking into another dog and I think we settled on a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever .

those are good looking dogs been thinking about a brit, she wants a cocker and I am not feeling it haha