--- title: Retrieve More Birds by Using this Drill description: A good hunting dog is key to finding crippled birds. 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Teaching them to target cripples over easily retrieved birds is a key to retrieving more downed ducks. Never forget, great hunting dogs are built, not born. Building a worthy duck dog is a process and that process is fueled by drills that hone healthy behaviors in a hunting dog. Today, Jon walks you through how to use the Poison Bird drill to make your duck dog better at its job. 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