Day 725

I got up at 7 today, packed up the hunting stuff and dog, and went over to Holcomb.  I hunted from there over to the Sportman's Access.  It was tough going through waist high grass and Lucy wasn't really hunting.

As we got to the Sportman's Access Lucy met a GSP.  I could hear it's owner yelling at it.  Just then a rooster got up and I shot it.  I got Lucy's attention back from the GSP and sent her to retrieve it.  While that was going on another rooster got up.  I missed it because I was concentrating on the dog.  The other guy, who I never saw, was really pissed with his dog.

Lucy did a nice retrieve.  After that she hunted well on the way back to the truck.  We hunted a little around the park and then went to the far Sportman's Access.  Lucy hunted well all the way around lit, but there weren't any birds.  I 'm pretty sure there was someone there before us.  By the time we were finished Lucy was really tired.  It was a little after 10.

If I'd shot that second bird I would have had my limit in half an hour of hunting.  I'm glad I didn't because it gave Lucy a chance to hunt a lot more.

On the way home I picked up a 4x8 sheet of plywood and a 4x4 post for Dan and took them to his place.  Then I went home.  Ellen was in Baker with Dan.  I put the stuff away and cleaned the bird.  It went pretty well considering I hadn't dome it in years and barely remembered how.  Then I fixed the trailer door latch.  I took it apart and found that the interior screws were really loose.  No wonder it was barely working.

I had some lunch and the attacked the problem with the bluetooth on the computer.  As near as I can see the bluetooth transmit function no longer works.  I tried to download and install some updates, but the Verizon internet connection is too slow and iffy to allow it.  I put the thing away and got out the laptop.  Then I had to spend some time getting it set up to live in for the rest of the trip.

While I was doing that Ellen came back, had some lunch, helped me dress the sores on Lucy's legs, and then went to Dan's.  Eventually I followed.  Lucy was wiped.  I sat on the porch reading while she lay next to me sleeping.

About 5 we took Lucy home and fed her.  We left her there while we went to the Shorthorn to eat.  Then we went back to Dan's for a little while before going to New Bridge to play Bingo.  It was oiur night.  I won 3.5 games.  Ellen won half of the final blackout.

We got home about 10.  It was showers and bed.  Lucy seems to be recharged.