Coby, my buddy Jeramie, and myself fished Pyramid Lake this weekend and had pretty good results. It was cold but the fishing was good. Friday it was windy, rainy, and we even had a little snow. Perfect weather for the Fall River Hat. Saturday the sun came out and it was a picture perfect day at the lake.

Jay

We were back at it again this weekend. This time instead of pen raised chukar we released pen raised Bob White quail. The quail flew really well and flushed nicely, for a penned bird, and they are cheaper, which is a bonus. The dogs had a great time hunting. Like always I spaced the birds far apart so that they actually had to hunt for them. Both dogs had hanging tongues and wagging tales when we got back to the truck.

On a side note, the conditions at this point here in Northern Nevada are the best that I have seen for at least the last few years. If we just get some good spring maintenance rain, and avoid a cold snap during the hatch we have a great chance of getting back on track for better wild bird hunting this coming season. It looks like the Quail have started nesting because all I am seeing now are males, as the females must be at least thinking about settling down and laying eggs. My experience is that the quail usually will go to nest at least a few weeks before the chukar.

Jay

I just got back from Mexico last night. Lisa was down there for two weeks and I went down for that second week. (We had a great time.) We got home last night to find our dogs happy and healthy. We have the best dog/house sitter ever, who obviously stays at our house with our dogs while we are gone. She is very educated about the raw diet, which is what we feed our dogs, she runs our dogs every day, she understands dogs and has their respect, and she even lets them sleep with her. I have hunting dogs, but they are also house dogs who are part of the family, and sleep on the bed. That is the life that they have always had and that is the only life they know. The only time that this is not the case is when camping on hunting trips, and then they share an insulated kennel, which they both love.
One time Lisa and I had to both go out of town and we left both dogs at a really nice kennel where they even shared the same kennel space. Cash, who can get serious separation anxiety lost over 10 pounds in one week, and anyone who has seen my dogs know that they are always very lean and in good shape. So, taking ten pounds off of Cash made him look deathly. Yes, we could medicate him while we are gone to alleviate some of his stress, but no we never would. Needless to say, Lisa and I will never leave them in the kennel again, no matter how nice it is.
So, like I said, we were very happy to get home and see our dogs last night. It definitely makes going away on vacation much easier when you know that the animals that you care about will be happy and health while you are gone.

Above is a picture of Cash as a puppy crashed out on our bed. Now that is a happy dog!

Jay