First Hunting Trip With Your Pup

You’ve put in the long hours; either beating the hot sun or staying out late in the cool evenings to run your drills. Perhaps you’ve joined a local retrieving club to learn from and grow with your pup. Shoot, maybe you sent you little buddy away for a few months to get him/her really tuned up for the season. But here it is, looming over the next few weeks like Christmas when you were a kid. There’s excitement no doubt, but there is also some anxiety. How will our pups perform? Will they do what they’re supposed to? Will I do what I’m supposed to as a handler? Will I even shoot any birds over my new hunting pup?

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by Chris Midgette