I hesitate to even tell this story but here goes...
I had just let my GSP out of the truck at a state WMA and had loaded my gun....She made a couple of cast and went on point.
I flushed a small covey of quail and knocked down one bird which had flown down an access road. It had rained the night before and there was a lot of mud holes and standing water. My dog went for the retrieve but couldn't locate the bird. Back and forth she went to no avail. She eventually approached a large deep mud hole and started to dig... Feathers started appearing on the water and out came the quail still alive!! My brother was with me and gave me one of those "What the Hell" looks! I can't explain it....

Dodging lions and wasting time.....