Dave _ I would HIGHLY reccomend taking the pup to a hunt club / game farm for the first time out. Controlled environment, no other hunters, and guarenteed birds. Cooke Canyon over in Ellensberg is an aswesome place to take a first time pup.

I agree 100% with RR "Watching your dog hunt is one of the greatest joys in life"! My lab lives for it and you can not believe the ammount of joy he gets from a morning in the field hunting birds.

Cheers!
SD
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