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Mike Davis

things been a bit slow in this section lately so I will fill you lot in on our journey so far.
we brought Meg home 18mths ago a bitza bitch( lab/gsp/lab/beardie)
I figured 3 out of 4 are hunting lines so what the heck
she had duck shot over her at 3 mths old and followed Nugget (our cocker) when he did the retrieve thing. she did her first retrieve this season too so its looking good for the future.
having watched a country calender last year showing Jason and his dynamite bitch Brew tracking down and shooting goats really got me thinking and finding Jason on another forum shareing advice along with a few other guys Paul Michaels for one, sort of gave me a shove.
this past roar Meg saw a hell of a lot of deer as we were hunting around a large deer farm and she has had quite a bit of time up there since. she has found 3 deer we have shot as well as a porker, all in matagouri, and all would have been hard to find without her.she tried to lead me off around hillside one arvo in thick fog but as I had arranged to meet the lads down bottom of hill I canned that idea..safety first and all that, only to look over where she was taking me to see 4 deer...bugga

any way last monday my Brother and I went for a wander in my favourite DOC block, intending to do a 6hr walk up and around the tops and back down to wagon. half way up hill in beech a deer crashed off to our right,heading upwind. Meg was leading the way staying 3-10mtrs infront of me,she wanted to hoof off after animal but I stopped her with a whistle and put her on long line(5mtrs light nylon looped around her neck and trailing behind her) she led us down where stag had gone but I flagged that as it was heading in direction I didnt want to go.
I let her off lead again and continued up ridge,the wind was blowing right to left across our front,around hill face.
we had gone probably another 300 yards up the hill when Meg got all keen and wanted to go DOWNWIND into gully????? hmmmmm best put line back on her and keep ahold of it...we had gone only 50 ish yards further up hill when I looked to left and saw big red hind peering at us, up went .223 phiitttt went 50grn ttsx and down she went (got to love suppressor) a 2nd hind stood up next to her and I didnt even bother cranking a 2nd round up spout as I knew 1st was down and out.told Meg to leave it as hind moved off, then got Meg to lead us into dead deer...all of 25 yards away. huge pat and more than a few hugs for the dog followed.
easy as to butcher hind with 2 guys and dogs lead rope to string it up. two good sized loads went into daybags and a quiet wander back to car.
may this be the first of many deer Meg and I get together.