More: This photo was taken after Mal's last flush and retrieve on the first day she was introduced to upland hunting. This Bobwhite quail was shot after it was flushed, but it managed to float into a ditch with thick cover. I sent Mal into the ditch with an encouraging "Hunt 'em up!" I lost sight of her, but she returned to me with the bird, and it is a flush and retrieve I will not soon forget.