Franchi, My family has a home just west of the City of Edmonton right on a marsh. Great training for the dog but restricted from shooting. We have hunted a lot this autumn and the possession limit of ducks is 16 and dark geese 16. We now clean and give birds away lest we offend. I have used 4 different doubles this year so far: 10 gauge Greener, 12 gauge Darne, 12 gauge LC Smith 3E, 12 gauge ASEL. Friday we go hunting grouse and I will take the damascus barreled Wilmart. Great Joy in the hunting and comraderie. The oxbow we huntied this AM flushed more than 1500 ducks when we arrived. Yeah I know that it is hard to count but my estimates are not far wrong. You Guys in the South should have a bountiful season. Many of the geese have moved further south but mallards are about in profusion.
Brent D. I noted your post re the Golden blood line. If we go Golden re recognize that the dog will likely be less "tough" than a lab and we will have lots of coat cleaining sessions. There are some good blood lines in Alberta of both Goldens and Labs.
