abolter Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Had a Boxing Day walk out today for a pheasant or 2. There were several of us so a few walking and a couple standing was the form. First drive was a flush off a small pond. I thought it would be empty as it seemed frozen but there was forever of mallard and teal on there, probably in excess of 200. A few were dropped so off to a good start. Any how the next drive was a push through a long thin wood.so I was walking with my 2 spaniels. (both 10 yrs old I might add). As we approached the end of the wood a bird lifted and curled back over me, I hit it second barrel and Tilly went for it. She disappeared into a ditch and I waited but no sign. We were only 40m or so from the end of the wood so we finished the drive as I assumed she was tracking a runner. Still no sign tho and I got concerned. I walked back down the wood, by now convinced she must be stuck on a fence. I heard a dog wailing in the distance but it sounded very far away. No sign anywhere and I started walking back up the wood. A mate called me as he had heard the howling and walked into the wood, he was convinced the dog was underground. The pics tell the rest of the story; She had gone down a disused fox hole, presumably after the bird!! We never did get the pheasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Must of thought she was a terrier for a moment. Glad it worked out ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Very odd. Glad you got her back though. Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouse Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hell, that was lucky you heard her - glad it ended happily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hell, that was lucky you heard her - glad it ended happily. Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Proper dog glad it worked out, thought you was on a dig when I first looked at pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanF Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I've just pinged the user name! Was it her that located the 2nd largest CWD ever scored in the UK? Glad to see that it worked out for you - horrible feeling. Rgds Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5R-Twist Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Glad it turned out alright in the end. Just reminds us how connected to our furry mates we are. Happy New year to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolter Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I've just pinged the user name! Was it her that located the 2nd largest CWD ever scored in the UK? Glad to see that it worked out for you - horrible feeling. Rgds Ian Hi IAn no it wasnt. that was Amber. Unfortunately she passed in Feb but she was 14. Tilly, the minor (pun intended!) is only 11!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyt Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I've seen this quite a bit on a Breckland shoot I worked on , pheasants used to go down rabbit holes all the time to get away from the picker uppers , I've never had to dig one out though glad it ended well. My wife used to pick up on a famous Norfolk shoot ,On one day while picking up with the pack of labs and one Total bonkers Cocker spaniel a gun came over after a drive and asked if her spaniel was ok . Turns out the dog was on a hot runner and took a flying lesson from a disused railway bridge , luck would have it the was a stream under it ,splash went Daft dog and then carried on as thoe nothing had happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolter Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Hi Danny I ve heard a few tales of "flying" spaniels and have always been extra careful of that risk. Digging out never occured to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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