My daughter has started her own breeding business for Labrador Retrievers that are especially suited for hunting purposes and companion animals. She got her first dog from Liberty pups (www.liberty-pups.com) in Stafford, Virginia after doing a LOT of research. We were VERY pleased with the dog which Kristy has founded her own kennel on. We found Rebekah Moss to be  honest, down to earth and  helpful. Despite knowing that Kristy would be trying to start her own breeding business, Rebekah has been nothing but helpful and kind to her. That is how Rebekah is; she treats people decently and she also loves and treats her dogs extremely well too. Her  business model  is quality dogs over quantity of dogs.  That said, I have some news for any readers looking for a potential hunting dog or companion  animal.

She  has a 1 yr old chocolate female for sale, her name is Oakley.  She has the sweetest personality and melts your heart, she just needs a great home and little extra TLC.  She has her AKC papers and all shot records.  She's been spayed, and is crate trained and knows the basics but possibly could use a little attention to fine tune her obedience. The dog is already spayed and ready to go to a good home.  Please contact Rebekah  for the pedigree and details. This is your chance to own a dog that has done through the basics and just needs a little bit of  TLC and a few short training sessions to get her where you want her. Awesome looking lab!   www.liberty-pups.com 



Rebekah is also expecting a few litters next month. Check out her site for the details. Here is a pic of the dog she has for sale.

Deer hunting season ended on a bit of a whimper for those of us on the Northern Neck. Some hunters have done OK but the vast majority of the ones I have spoken to report slim pickings this season both for meat and for antlers. This is particularly true after the rut started in mid November. We are waiting on the official numbers of deer killed to comment further. My comments above are based on anecdotal info from speaking with a number of hunters in our area.
Duck season is another sore subject. My personal experience to include going back through photos of trips from 20 years ago show that the duck numbers for the immediate King George area seem to be on a serious decline. This is particularly true of the past few years. I hunt on a tributary off the Potomac River. 20 years ago the ruddy duck, bufflehead and bluebill numbers were sky high and we never bothered to shoot them unless our puddle duck hunt was lackluster. Seeing mergansers was a regular and almost annoying event. The past few years seeing a merganser near my blind has been something to look forward to. I don't see many of the other ducks and rarely see any puddle ducks. Not sure what has  happened but it is sad time to take up waterfowl hunting for the first time. It can be discouraging. I hope scientists can find out what is going on and we can reverse this trend.
Goose numbers are also down and if you have not heard, the hatch in spring of 2018 was really poor. That means that goose bag limits for next year will be 1 bird per day per person. Mallard bag limits will be cut in half too.
We did get into some geese yesterday in a field locally but our communication was not what it should have been so instead of some geese staying with us for a ride home, most got to continue on their way.