Fall Upland Bird Camp
Posted: October 21st, 2015, 9:18 am
So, I left Montana the 11th after three weeks of getting to play hooky from work and do nothing but enjoy the scenery, good food, lots of birds and new places and great friends. I met Steve out in Spokane. He picked Drake and me up at the airport and off we went on Sept 22. It was tons of fun. I didn't want to go home. I especially didn't want to be back at work. But I have lots to look forward to next year. Well, I left Drake with Steve so they could work their way back to FL and let Drake get to stay at upland bird hunting camp and see what new things he learns. I do require daily updates on my boy and how he did in school and what sorts of adventures they had.
My last day in Montana:
Drake has been having a lot of fun with the pheasants and the occasional sharptails and huns while Steve's been finding some really nice sheds and skulls. Night time is spent relaxing in a kingly fashion in Steve's new to him camper. There have been a few days off for weather and laundry, but otherwise he's had classes everyday in pheasant and hun and sharptail studies. I do have to say that sharptails have gotta be the hardest birds I've ever hunted with a flushing dog. Pointy dogs definitely excel with the sharptails, but in the right conditions, Drake has proven himself quite adept at handling sharptails.
He is one pampered bird camp student
But he makes up for his pamperedness and from what I've heard, he's living up to the Superchargedness
And isn't Montana great?!?!?!
I miss my black dog but he is learning lots, figuring things out, having lots of fun and finding lots of birds. And these are just some of the daily report card pictures I get from Steve to let me know how my boy is doing in school. There are LOTS of pictures from my trip that are still on the camera that we haven't gotten to yet and when we do, there will be lots more pictures and stories told from my adventures out to Montana.
Danibeth
My last day in Montana:
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Drake has been having a lot of fun with the pheasants and the occasional sharptails and huns while Steve's been finding some really nice sheds and skulls. Night time is spent relaxing in a kingly fashion in Steve's new to him camper. There have been a few days off for weather and laundry, but otherwise he's had classes everyday in pheasant and hun and sharptail studies. I do have to say that sharptails have gotta be the hardest birds I've ever hunted with a flushing dog. Pointy dogs definitely excel with the sharptails, but in the right conditions, Drake has proven himself quite adept at handling sharptails.
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He is one pampered bird camp student
![Image](http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l453/stevesutton/photo2_zps6iqdx0mt.jpg)
But he makes up for his pamperedness and from what I've heard, he's living up to the Superchargedness
![Image](http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l453/stevesutton/photo_zps3ap9jew2.jpg)
And isn't Montana great?!?!?!
![Image](http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l453/stevesutton/photo3_zps4bigpk43.jpg)
I miss my black dog but he is learning lots, figuring things out, having lots of fun and finding lots of birds. And these are just some of the daily report card pictures I get from Steve to let me know how my boy is doing in school. There are LOTS of pictures from my trip that are still on the camera that we haven't gotten to yet and when we do, there will be lots more pictures and stories told from my adventures out to Montana.
Danibeth