400$ quail??

[Kilimanjaro]

Well, not quite, but the days hunt did end up costing me that much. My pup Virgil was running full bore when he hit a barbed wire fence yesterday while we were out for the first quail run of the year. We loaded him up and got him to the Emergency vet at around 8 PM. And let me tell ya those ER vets on a Sat. night are not cheap!! O'l Virg ended up with 8 internal stiches to close the wound on his brisket, 6 staples to close the skin on the wound, 2 more staples to close the wound on the top of his back, numerous smaller cuts to the face and back, and one helluva bruised ego! But he'll be alright.. just a few more scars for the ladies to dig on!!

He's one tough ol' hombre!

 

BTW, we ended up with 6 birdies for the hunt.. all Gambels.. missed my only shot at the one covey of Scalies we found in the morn..

 

Ah, the fun of owning bird dogs!!!

[peloncillo]

Hope he gets healed up pronto. I used to own horses and had one try to jump a fence and cut himself open on the post. It was over $600 dollars of stitches and that was back in the 80's. I'm sure you'll be back out there again soon. Good luck to you.

 

Keven

[Guest Ernesto C]

Sorry to hear about Virgil Scottyboy,but I'm glad you say he'll be chasing ladys...cojum...aming chasing quail soon again.

[firstcoueswas80]

like i said on the phone, tha is a bummer but Virgil will be able to shake it off in a week or so!

[Kilimanjaro]

thanks guys.. he's sore as a board today, but he'll be back to his 'ol knuckleheaded self in no time and ready to do it all over again!!

[azhuntnut]

I have been warned to watch out for that barbed wire with my new pup. I am dreading the day he trys to shoot underneath. Good luck with the recovery. David