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Well woodcock finally arrived overnight. First bird caught her by surprise as she was checking out geese. I flushed the second bird as she was checking out ducks. Bird nearly flew into her head but the ducks were more interesting. She got quite timid after my continued frustration with her fixation ...

Thank you for the input. I will indeed proceed carefully and will give no positive attention or give a “leave it” when around ducks. I forgot to add I’m not entirely silent when she’s on birds; I give verbal positive reinforcement when she does as expected. To help counter the ducks I’ll work harder...

My pup just finished her first hunting season and is now over a year old. She consistently points wild birds from woodcock to pheasants. However, now that ponds are thawing we often encounter ducks when she’s on her daily run. If given the chance she will chase and flush, though she does grow more c...