Hunting the Cross O ranch

Dad loaded me up in the truck, I wasn't sure just where we were going, but I knew it was hunting. We drove north about 5 miles and turned off the main road and on to a feed lot. We then came to a gate, I wanted out right there but dad wouldn't let me. He did something with a chain that was around the post and the gate opened up. We drove through and dad closed the gate and did something with the front end, turned the hubs I think. The road was very bumpy and we were driving very slow, I looked out the window and went back down on the seat, it was a long way to the bottom and I didn't want to watch. After a while he pulled in to a spot and got out, I tried to get past him but he said" stay" after about three times and a swat, I figured out that I was to stay in the truck until he said it was OK, he sure gets bossy at times. Dad reached on the dash and got my collar, sometimes it bites me if I am not paying attention, I don't like it. After a short time, seemed like a week to me, dad said OK and let me out. Boy it felt good to run. I headed to a draw that was full of brush, I was sure there would be birds in there, there had been but they left quite a while ago. I headed up the hill to the north, looked like good chukar country, running hard, I covered a lot of ground. I stretched out and had the wind in my face and climbed even higher ,I sure love this. Dad had walked up the hill and was in front of me, I don't like it when he does that and ran to get ahead of him. We hunted for about 2 hours, I could tell there had been bird in the area but they were not here right now. Dad was across the valley from me when it hit me, the sweet smell of birds, I came in upwind and located them next to a large rock, where was dad, he had the gun. I looked across the valley and here he came, sure wasn't moving very fast. The birds were getting nervous and starting to run, I have been taught to stay right here and I did so, dad walked in to where the birds had been but they were gone. Dad released me from my point and I took off up the hill, when I got there the scent just stopped, we were so close but dad is so slow, next time.....