Shooting Times & Country

RIVER

ne of the things I have been struggling with a bit recently is holding River when hunting at distance. He tends to go into sweeping mode and not hold an area tight enough. So to help correct this I am going to start off by working on the skill close to me. I start by dropping a few small items in a small area of longish grass and allow him to watch. I

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