Progress!!!!

Saturday we slipped on some ducks, but he didn't really go for them. Went to Rosa South afterwards, and he chased his butt off.....probably got 15 or so slips! Had we had more time, he probably would have connected, but Saturday was Parkers 1st birthday party, so I had places to be. He did catch a Wood rat, and though miscellaneous nonsense doesn't normally make it into the blog, it gets recognitions because we traded off, and kept going. Up until now, the session ended when he caught something, but Saturday marked the end to that. I stuck a tidbit on the lure, and he jumped off the rat like he does everything else. Once he realized that was all that was on there though, he started talkin a little bit. He got over it quickly, and I hopped him up for another tid bit. Hooded him till he roused, then off we went again. He chased harder after the trade happened, so I'm pretty sure it was a success.

Today was a great one. Went trapping all morning (Sorry!!!!! I left the camera at home.....), and once we called it a day, headed out to do a little rabbit hawkin at the dumpsite. CJ was at 915 grams, and Gary's presence in the field had no effect on him. He flew well, was pretty focused, and we ended up putting another bunny in the bag. Neither of us got to see anything other than the bird leaving the perch, so it wasn't that exciting of a score, but we had good times none the less. His manners on the fist were not perfect, but the five gram adjustment def made a noticeable difference. I think we will stick at this weight for a few days, and if we score a few more rabbits with good manners, then we may give 920 another shot. Posts are not cool without pictures....I know. I will try and do better next time!

-D-