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This is Sophia. In this video, she is hunting chukar. We caught up with her as she was stalking and handling her birds.

Did a short video in the field today. This was our third session with this pup. Here he is learning that steadiness around birds, not chasing, increases his odds of success. My “alright” cue gives him permission to help me flush the bird if he likes. No chasing until my “hunt dead” (retrieve) cue . He’s coming along nicely.

One of the things I like about the Higgins method is that it gives the dog freedom to make choices without human influence or intimidation.

Took the old man out of retirement too do some short hunts while Ekahi is healing from her injuries she got on our last Chukar hunt. Kepa is good for about 60-90 minutes before he starts to limp and his front left wrist starts to swell, although the hunts are short he still gets it done. It was awesome hunting with…[Read more]

Took Ekahi 6 1/2 hrs. north for a couple of days of some Chukar hunting. This was her 1st solo Chukar hunt since Kepa,s retirement and she did well.

The end of another great season

These two stalked this running covey for about 200 yards until they finally got the birds stopped so I can get a shot. Nice team work.

Hunted couple of different areas that I haven’t hunted for a couple of years, nice too see the late season numbers are still healthy.

(HGD) Kepa and Ekahi highlights
Videos from our past 3 hunts

I like when I see my dogs running around a 100 mph,(Disclaimer -100 mph is an exaggeration) then all of a sudden gets scent of a bird, stops on a dime, then freezes in whatever position they are in.