Birds, Dogs, and Montana Skies

A few days ago I was able to get out with my dogs and go look for some birds. Bird hunting is  something that I have become to have great respect and love for over the last few years. In 2017, I got my first bird dog, Gunner, who is Welsh Springer Spaniel. I have worked with him almost every day and he has turned out to be a great dog. The one area he lacks in is that he does not like to retrieve in water. So this last spring I got a Yellow Lab and named her Tink. Though waterfowl season can't come quick enough, I've really enjoyed getting out to see new country while looking for upland birds. These two photos are of Tink's first couple dove retrieves in Montana.