Canada, Death of the El Prado and the Boondock Saints...Veritas and Aequitas

One of my favorite haunts apparently fell victim to fire last December, I'll miss their fine Canadian Beer on tap and their over cooked stakes.

Another road trip is in the books with good times with old and new friends. Canada once again provided great, albeit harsh conditions. The weather was wet and windy, muddy and sloppy, with very little sun but the dog work was solid...for the most part. The veterans struggled with their greed, the youngsters put on a clinic and the newbies showed some promise.

Tim Powell allowed me the luxury of having Luke, Teigen's litter mate, along for the trip. What a treat to hunt behind the "Boondock Saints", at not quite two years old they really have it figured out. Their styles are different, Luke high on both ends and a closer range, Teigen low in the front, high in the back on his finds tends to stretch it out a bit more. Not many covey's or singles made it through their dragnet. With the use of the Astro in Canada having it's limitations, frankly it was nice not to have to rely on the GPS for locating points and if I didn't see one of the guys for a few...you could bet there was a find.


The Boys......

Teigen.........

Luke.........

Duke and Teigen continued to perform as a nice little team as well. Erik and Leaf enjoyed several nice days of hunting over Duke and had great fortune finding their own little "Huney holes".

Rawli even began to put it together and I was able to reward him for his finds....but he has some really weak pads.

Deacon.....

Belle........

Josh and crew joined us for a few days and Trigger had a nice find here on some Sage Partridge.

Before we split for SK, Tim and Luke enjoyed some stellar days out East of town. Tim had perma-grin from the performance Luke put out that day.

Josh and I after a mid-afternoon, wet covey find.

Miss Darby has moved on to bigger and better things....in the last month with me she was really coming into her own, maturing finally and birdy as could be. She will make a nice little dog for someone and I hope to hunt over her in the future. Gonna miss this little girl for sure.....

Its 14' out this afternoon, the Pheasant opener was today and the birds held tight after a front and some snow....so much for fall...80's to 20's, you gotta love Montana!