By the old barn ...

Date: 4/9/09
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Temp.: 56*
Weather: clear
Length: 235 paces
Age: 10 minutes
Conditions: spring/dead grass and corn field
Turns: 2
Articles: 1 leather, 1 wood

Tried the approach to scent pad that Floyd Wilson outlines in his article. Went well. Treck was pretty excited at the beginning and was faster than normal, but had no problems at the first turn. A little "wobbly" on the second leg, first article was great. Worked on staying calm in the 'platz' and calm restart by baiting footsteps directly after article. Worked great, nice and steady restart. Second turn was a tad bit sloppy. Third leg had a change of terrain from grass to corn field. Handled just fine, I was very proud and he continued to work while maneuvering around the corn stalks. Second article, again, was great, worked on staying in the 'platz' until being released, he's a little over eager! :) Both turns baited. And both articles were baited this time as well.