Today was our first short hunt with Inga, our new Drahthaar puppy. We picked her up out of Park Falls, WI as a 4 month old pup. She has such a loving nature and is very eager to please. The first hunt was at a nice and easy pace, easy enough for the whole family to come along. She was being a typical 4 month old puppy not paying much attention when the inevitable happened. As I was coming around a corner behind her, three grouse flushed out of an evergreen blowdown just to the left of the trail. None of them offered me a shot and we went home empty-handed.
Upon arriving at home, I decided that I would take her for one more walk before we all went to bed. Coming up to the same spot the trio of grouse came from earlier in the day, a lone bird flushed right off of the trail in front of Inga. I missed the initial shot and connected on the second, providing Inga with her first grouse. She even retrieved it. Not bad for a puppy! I cant wait for future seasons with her and my family.
