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As good as it gets..

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On Sat morning, I got up and checked the weather forcast for down south of here and saw that the area had gotten a bit of the white stuff sprinkled on the ground overnight.. With that said, I loaded up the hounds and we went Mearns chasin... Again!! It's just been too good this season not to go as much as we can. There just seems to be coveys everywhere we go!! And with the scent conditions handed to us overnight, how could I pass it up??

 

On the way down to the area, I saw these Gould's turkeys.. Its not everyday you see this sub-species of turkeys.. as you guys know, this area of Az is the only place in the US that they reside in .. the vast majority or their range is Sonora and Chihuahua Mexico. pretty cool to see..

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From there, it only got colder the further south we went!!! While I was driving down, I felt like I was in northern Montana instead of a couple of miles north of the Mexican border!!

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Once we got to "our" area, there was still a bit of snow on the north facing slopes.. Plenty for awhile, but it didn't last too long before that AZ sun came out and did away with it..

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Penny sure did like it!! It was only the third time she's ever seen snow.

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An oximoron photo of sorts.. snow on cholla cactus.. its been some crazy Az weatehr these past couple of weeks!!

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the pups got right to work with all the moisture on the ground and in the air.. Virgil with the first find of the day with Penny backing from the creek bottom..

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And now, just the opposite.. Penny with a covey find with the boy backing her ..

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I wish this pic would have come out clear, but I was in a hurry!! It both pups with 2 separate singles near eachother.. You can see both pups pointed in opposite directions.

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As good as it gets..

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This was a FANSTASTIC day to be out in the Mearns hills. just me and my pups.. I had my limit in just over an hour.. And I was only taking a bird or 2 from each covey.. Awesome dog work and plenty of birds make for a good outing! It was just one of those days that will be long remembered.

 

thanks for lookin!!

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