I ran out to go hunting for a few hours today. Luna was so excited. Last week I tried to take her but got spooked. Today I was bringing her. You see I wanted to think. I've got a bunch going on in my silly brain and a walk in the woods was a good start.
It did not help that I was pretending to be hunting with President John Kerry. (OK I know he did not win) John, Luna, and I were walking around down at the dam and we were looking for Pheasants. We were talking about the election and the fact that he could not get a recount even if he wanted a recount. You see many of the ballots in Ohio had no paper trail to recount. At this point I asked John to leave you see he was getting me upset and even though he is a crack shot I could not relax and listen to the facts about the election of 04. You see I am over it all ready onto 08.
Now that I was alone, Luna and I got down to the hunt. In CT we have no wild Pheasant but they stock certain areas with birds. After a few hours of no luck I turn around and see a truck. The guy gets out of the truck lets three birds go gets back in his truck and drives up the trail. Almost instantly Luna locked on to one of the Birds. I get over and Flush it up and miss with two point blank range shots. The bird lands on the ground an excited Luna chases the damn thing and catches the bird. Yes this is not an ideal situation the last thing you want is for your dog to catch a bird. But I can not blame her she understands I am incompetent with the shotgun.
At this point, I catch up to Luna and grab the live bird out of her mouth. I have no choice now except to break the birds neck. Remember folks this is the second time I have been out with her hunting alone and the first time we went we did not find any birds. Killing the bird with my hands was no fun.
I put the bird in my bag and started working my way back to the car. We then came up on another nice bird. I flush it and bang bang. Nothing it is sitting up in a tree looking at me like I am an idiot. Luna is running around the tree like a maniac I grab two more shells load up the bird still in the tree. I lift up the gun Bang. Bird does not move. Bang again bird does not move. So I missed two shots at an unmoving bird on a tree branch. I should not have told Senator Kerry to leave I could of used his shooting skills.
