Finn from the Cascades, Season 1

[JLS]

The broken rod was courtesy of my topper door and a pansy ass strut.

 

[rtraverdavis]

Was Finn part of the rod mishap?

I’ve caught a lot of steelhead and broken a lot of rods. But I’ve never broken a rod on a steelhead. Running them into trees though...

Epic update JLS.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Good stuff!

 

[JLS]

Over the River



And through the woods



Hurry up!



To our public lands we go



Unfortunately, Finn chose to identify as a flusher rather than a pointer. I watched well over 100 birds sail across this vista, firing nary a shot.



Today, Finn chose to identify as a pointer again. The Sauer spoke twice. Finn retrieved the spoils.

 

[Irrelevant]

Damn JLS you certainly but many of us to shame. Not just the # of outings but the quality and the rate of success. Very well done. Finn chose well.

 

[1_pointer]

So very awesome!! Birds make the dog and you've exposed him tons! Well done by the both of you.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Great first season for Finn! Fun to see the progress in your posts. Is there any better feeling than when you see them finally start putting it all together?

 

[JLS]

A bluebird day chasing roosters. This one fell victim to a great point and one shot from the Sauer. Finn finished it off with the retrieve.

 

[Sawtooth]

Sounds like young finn is figuring it all out. Nice to hear the Sauer is still doing its job as well. Some day I hope to join the ranks of the Side x Side crew.

 

[JLS]

Good day in the marsh. Ended the day with a great find on a winged drake that was VERY much alive and willing to dive in the reeds.

 

[mtmiller]

Sweet day. Good work Finn.

 

[1_pointer]

Great job!! Looks like you two have this down pat. It’ll be fun to see what the future brings for you too. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Northwoods Labs]

Wow great pictures and good looking dog. Looks like you have had quite the bird hunting season so far. Wish I was still knocking down some ducks, I might have to travel west one of these years. My spots were froze the last 2 weeks of our season

 

[rtraverdavis]

You’re loving the life JLS. I’m enjoying all the updates.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Nice! You guys are sure getting some quality time in the field. I need to get out more.

 

[JLS]

Nice! You guys are sure getting some quality time in the field. I need to get out more.

One major plus of the German testing system is it puts you and the dog on a really aggressive timeline to get shit done. The dogs need a lot to of hunting exposure for the spring and fall puppy tests, and are force fetched after their first hunting season. It’s kind of fun too

 

[JLS]

Sweet day. Good work Finn.

It was a lot of fun watching him sleuth the last mallard out of the reeds. It was a cat and mouse game for sure.

 

[JLS]

I love it when you see a dog really start to click. Today was that day. Full run, stop on a dime, lock on point. Shoot the bird and watch your dog retreive it. Birds were scarce, but good dog work was not. We closed out the day with one of the best recoveries of a crippled chukar I have seen.

 

[rtraverdavis]

While I’m excited to see Finn coming along so well, I mostly come here to see pictures of that country. I need to get back out there soon.

 

[Nameless Range]

Heck yeah. I really enjoy these posts about Finn, and seeing the country you hunt with him.