We needed a change of setting yesterday, so I drove the pups over to Papillion to Walnut Creek Recreation Area, managed by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resource District. It is truly a nice little spot, few people and plenty of hills replanted in native prairie.
Nosing around upon arrival
We made our way down to the pond, where they couldn’t resist the attraction of swamp stink.
Frog hunting
Alpha Female swamping
Male 2.1 swamping
The pups are very used to the dense forest floor forb cover, but I made a point of walking through some different types of heavy cover in this open setting.
Busting through native prairie
A run through the wildflowers
Back to the swamp for some cattails
We mucked about the place for a good hour or so, walking up into the hills, then dipping back down by the pond. These pups are going to homes in Alabama and Wyoming and the cover will be much different, but it is good to expose them to a variety of cover types, so that they are not afraid to hunt in new places.
Bluestem Kennels 
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