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Quail Forever member Brad Fitzgerald grew up with duck hunting retrievers, but his first quail hunt at the age of 13 hooked him on the upland sport. When he graduated college last year, he saved the gift money from his grad party and set out to get himself his first bird dog, a pointing breed.
“My dad told me that Vizslas were not very good hunting dogs and that I should get a German shorthaired pointer, but I was set on the Vizsla,” Brad said, “Begrudgingly, my dad asked around and found Ray Cooper of Cooper’s Redneck Vizslas. I was told he was one of the best Vizsla breeders in the nation but was located in Longview, Texas…a long way from Missouri. It was a hot summer and the pup could not be shipped. My best friend, Sam, made the 10-hour ride with me to pick him up.”
Now 18-months old, Redneck Dash to the Finish, or “Dash” for short, has had more than 200 birds shot over him, has achieved his Junior Hunter title and is working for his Senior Hunter title.
“Making the trip to Texas for my first bird dog was one of the best decisions of my life. Dash sleeps in bed with me every night, I hunt with him every weekend of the season and Sam is almost always with us. Last weekend we brought Sam’s little brother, Wyatt, along and judging from his reaction to shooting his first quail, he will be a bird hunter for life.”
As for Brad’s dad, Dash’s success has him rethinking the Vizsla. “My dad has made a complete 180 and will be getting a Vizsla of his own soon.”
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