Bit of a frost this morning at 05.45am, we walked a old railway line to the woods instead of going over the fields, didn’t want the pup putting anything big up and going for a long gallop with the ground being hard. The ground was good in both woods and he hunted up a few rabbits coming close on one ( sure he’s on first name terms with it as he runs one regular in the same spot ?). Only saw two squirrels and took this one at around 20odd yards.. head shot, stone dead ! The pigeon was a good 30 yards with the 11mm steel dropping him with a neck shot. Good to hear the bird song especially the b