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by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post dogs on Point!!!!
Replies: 738
Views: 738064

Re: Post dogs on Point!!!!

Bayou at 6 months.

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by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ruff Tough Kennel bed
Replies: 4
Views: 2137

Ruff Tough Kennel bed

Hey there, can anyone suggest a bed/pad for the intermediate size ruff tough kennel? I can't seem to find one to fit. I thought for sure Mud River would make one, but I can't seem to find it.

Thanks,
Shane
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Western Okla
Replies: 14
Views: 4346

Re: Western Okla

How about putting a date on the calendar? Anyone have any ideas? Does everyone already have plans fo opening weekend? It would be fun to meet some of the folks on the board. There are several of us from OK and NTX.
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Minnesota Grouse Advice
Replies: 3
Views: 1895

Re: Minnesota Grouse Advice

That's the one PntrRookie. We were originally going to stay with an uncle that lives on Lost Moose Lake, but he got called away with the fire service for several months and won't be in town. That's good to hear that it won't be hard to find/get to places that at least look birdy! We are both super e...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:03 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Western Okla
Replies: 14
Views: 4346

Re: Western Okla

ACooper wrote:I mainly hunt NW, have hunted SW but dont know it as well as the NW WMAs.
Well if you ever need a big setter and another pair of boots you let me know and Brownie and I will head that way! I can also get away during the week. Self employed and my biz slows down a good bit over the holidays.
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:52 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Minnesota Grouse Advice
Replies: 3
Views: 1895

Minnesota Grouse Advice

Hey folks! I am hoping there is someone on here from northern Minnesota, or someone who visits there often. A buddy and I are headed up from Oklahoma to try and catch the tail end of the grouse cycle peak. We originally were going to have my wife's uncle to get us started up there, but he's been cal...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:37 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Western Okla
Replies: 14
Views: 4346

Re: Western Okla

I'd love to get out there and check out some of the WMAs. Some of the guys from the Tulsa club basically go and live there for several weeks out of a trailer. I don't have that kind of time, but would love to make a weekend out of it. What part of the western half of the state do you hunt? north? so...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Who says pointers don't like water.
Replies: 76
Views: 20055

Re: Who says pointers don't like water.

That's really a nice-looking setter, Shane. Thanks! We really enjoy him. Here's another of his "on the job." http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs134.snc3/18156_255609793075_505853075_3177503_2330124_n.jpg This was January of this year on woodcock in South Louisiana. We're headed to Northe...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Who says pointers don't like water.
Replies: 76
Views: 20055

Re: Who says pointers don't like water.

birddog1968 wrote:Looks like a pointer was in the woodshed with his momma Shane. :wink:

Just cause he doesn't like the water!? You guys are crazy ;)
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What are the differences between the setters?
Replies: 39
Views: 14859

Re: What are the differences between the setters?

Hey Hondo. An English Setter will give you more lines to choose from since they are still bred heavily for hunting. Finding an Irish Setter that is a hunter will be harder. And finding a Gordon Setter or Red and White will be even harder. Not that any of them are impossible. There are still good lin...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Who says pointers don't like water.
Replies: 76
Views: 20055

Re: Who says pointers don't like water.

Wouldn't it be nice if we all had Setters? Then we could all be gentlemen.

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BTW... Brownie hates the water.... doesn't bother me a bit. I hate duck hunting.

Shane
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:19 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Stoeger M2000
Replies: 14
Views: 8735

Re: Stoeger M2000

I have a buddy who has one. A few years back he went to Argentina with some of our friends (who all shoot Benelli SBEs) and after literally thousands of rounds at dove and duck (and crap house ammo at that) he, and one guy with an A5 were the only one who had not had to borrow a lodge gun while thei...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:36 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Modifying vintage guns
Replies: 13
Views: 6816

Re: Modifying vintage guns

I know this is a few weeks old. But if you haven't sent it to the smith yet, I would really really suggest you give the PolyWad or RST loads a try. They will be easier on your gun, quality loads and will keep you from hacking into an heirloom. I have a 1920s double (Lefever Nitro) that I recently bo...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:26 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Yildiz Shotgun
Replies: 53
Views: 50635

Re: Yildiz Shotgun

Still looking? This place has a used one (with all the chokes) http://www.greencountryarms.com/

Maybe they will ship to you? I know the guy does a lot of gun shows.

Shane
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Gordon Setters
Replies: 11
Views: 5051

Re: Gordon Setters

I'll pose a question and then let the pros answer... but as I watch my light coated ES lay on the floor and pant after being outside for a good bit, I wonder if that OU stands for Oklahoma or Ohio. If Oklahoma, I wonder how well they deal with the sun and heat with that dark coat. Truly beautiful do...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wireless Remote Thermometer
Replies: 21
Views: 11388

Re: Wireless Remote Thermometer

Just went and checked, mine does receive the signal inside the cab through all the steel and glass to the camper shell area. Model #WS-9077U-IT. It will run three sensors (in addition to the one in the receiving unit) so you could put on in a trailer as well if needed. Mine is similar to this one ex...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wireless Remote Thermometer
Replies: 21
Views: 11388

Re: Wireless Remote Thermometer

I have one of the ones from Bass Pro works great at the house, have not thought about putting it in the truck, but I am going to this weekend. Great idea! As an aside... we are taking the dogs on a trip this weekend and it's supposed to be miserable hot 100+ of course the side vents on the camper sh...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pray for my Girls
Replies: 41
Views: 11584

Re: Pray for my Girls

No. It was a canebrake, about 3.5-4ft long. What is a canebrake? Timber Rattler. Which BTW is one of the snakes covered by the Red Rock Biologics rattlesnake vaccine. My grandfather gives his bulldogs the vaccine every year. In Texas and with that squashed face, they wouldn't make it 5 mins with th...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon May 31, 2010 11:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: us open pheasant trials?
Replies: 137
Views: 42105

Re: us open pheasant trials?

Your uncle bought a dog out of AA breeding and is upset he has a big going dog? and that enters into this how? Am I missing something? Furthering the breed to what end? The end of the AA breeder is not the end of my uncle's desire. He would have been better off with the "poor" performance of one of...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon May 31, 2010 10:55 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: looking for new guns
Replies: 11
Views: 6716

Re: looking for new guns

I'll second the vote for the Yildiz. I love mine. I plan on picking up a small bore sxs this year, but the O/U 12 will always make the trip as well.
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon May 31, 2010 10:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: English Pointers good house dogs, too?
Replies: 44
Views: 26502

Re: English Pointers good house dogs, too?

I have a very active setter who most people would never believe is a good house dog, but with a little training and a little patience he is perfect. We have to do certain things to keep up our end of the bargain. First off, he has to be crated at night... every night. If not we wake up all night to ...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon May 31, 2010 10:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: us open pheasant trials?
Replies: 137
Views: 42105

Re: us open pheasant trials?

http://shanebevel.com/dogs/WoodcockHunt003.JPG Style is fine, but let's take into account that there are as many different types of style as there are dogs. My setter doesn't have a 12 o'clock tail, as a matter of fact, he doesn't even have a consistent tail. It's all over the place, that's because...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon May 31, 2010 9:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Training in Louisiana
Replies: 4
Views: 1247

Re: Training in Louisiana

Might check with my buddy Felipe at http://www.raisingcaneshorthairs.com/

We have a big trip to Minnesota this year... so he had better have those yearlings in the field training!

Shane
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: "Kennel" dog as house dog
Replies: 21
Views: 6443

Re: "Kennel" dog as house dog

We adopted a big classic tricolor setter (55lbs) at age three. He had spent his life in a kennel and 8 months bouncing around shelters before we got him. He is awesome inside. He is active and makes laps through the house when he can see the squirrels out a window, but he hasn't done any damage (sav...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)
Replies: 15
Views: 6158

Re: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)

ImageWell, I hate to make you boys homesick... I really do... but we did just fine in the food department.

See here for the culinary highlight of the trip: http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/index.html
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Northwest Texas Quail (Photos!)
Replies: 2
Views: 1174

Re: Northwest Texas Quail (Photos!)

Awesome pics. 40 - 50 birds in a covey !! wow. Haven't seen that around here in years. What kind of Quail ? Good stuff, Thanks for sharing. Bobwhites... and it's a bit of a "pet covey" Most are much much smaller. That said, the bird count is down everywhere this year in our part of Texas. Our land ...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)
Replies: 15
Views: 6158

Re: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)

Thanks for the kind words guys. And Neil... I would have thought the same thing, but so many of the 20 or so points we had that weekend were pretty close to that range and some held nearly 5 minutes for us to battle through the underbrush, get to them, shoot some pictures, flush, shoot and.... well....
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Northwest Texas Quail (Photos!)
Replies: 2
Views: 1174

Northwest Texas Quail (Photos!)

Well, after last weekend's woodcock trip to Louisiana, Brownie and I had healed up just enough to drive down to the family place near Paducah, Texas and give it a shot. We met my uncle and cousin and their pointer Lilly and hunted on Saturday. We put up two coveys, one was a huge group of 40 or 50 b...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)
Replies: 15
Views: 6158

Re: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)

Hey Tom, we need to make a hunt happen... we seem to have a lot in common! I am not from Louisiana, but lived there for a long time before moving here.

PntrRookie: Yeah, he's a chesnut tri just like yours, although... that day he was about 12 shades of mud.
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:41 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)
Replies: 15
Views: 6158

Re: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)

The season is only 40 days. It ends on Jan 31. And the temps weren't too bad. high 50s, but it was overcast and very wet. I really thought that Brownie might have some problems. He hasn't been on the ground in above freezing temps in a month or so, but he did just fine with the water and the clouds.
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)
Replies: 15
Views: 6158

Re: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)

Thanks Sharon, I give it the old college try. So far it has kept the bills paid (10 years and counting)
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)
Replies: 15
Views: 6158

South Louisiana Woodcock (Photos!)

Well, after getting an open invitation for five years I finally took my friend Felipe up on a woodcock hunt in South Louisiana. Brownie and I loaded up and made the 11 hour drive down on Friday, hunted Saturday and Sunday and then made the drive home today. It was really an unbelievable trip. Saturd...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New ticking on a full grown setter??
Replies: 8
Views: 3717

Re: New ticking on a full grown setter??

Could very well be. He still sometimes acts like like a pup, but then so does the female and she is 8. He's for sure a natural in my eyes, but he has had some schooling as well. As far as fun... we started the season in Hays, Kansas on phez and quail, messed around in N Okla. over the holidays with ...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New ticking on a full grown setter??
Replies: 8
Views: 3717

Re: New ticking on a full grown setter??

OK, we hauled out the photos... there are for sure new spots on this dog. The new ones appear faded compared to those that were already there, but if you part the hair and dig down a bit they get darker. I'm actually very happy as I like the look of a heavily ticked setter more than a really white s...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New ticking on a full grown setter??
Replies: 8
Views: 3717

New ticking on a full grown setter??

Is it possible for a full grown ES to develop new ticking? I have a mostly white setter with a chestnut/tan head and chestnut ticking and I swear that he has more brown than he did a month or so ago. He is about 3 years old we think. He is adopted and didn't have much of a coat (very very malnourish...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I finally got off the fence!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 4450

Re: I finally got off the fence!!!

I have lots of hunting stock photography. Let me know what you need and what your rates will be. I am also looking for clients for several stories/photo essays I will be working on this winter. You can see some of my stock library here: http://shanebevel.zenfolio.com/f747770409 And a portfolio site ...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs inside Camper Shell
Replies: 14
Views: 8281

Re: Dogs inside Camper Shell

Thanks for all the help here guys. I got almost everything built and ready to go. The only thing I lack is the doors on the back. All told it holds 3 crates and a large cooler (could hold four crates, no cooler) 4 guns in hard cases, and still plenty left over for camping gear and tools. Of course w...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Let pointing dogs lie....
Replies: 6
Views: 1949

Let pointing dogs lie....

... Or sleeping dogs point... or... something like that.

First hunt is less than a week away, what do you think they are dreaming of? Sorry about the bad cell phone pic, but it was too funny to pass up.

ShaneImage
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: H3 Hummer-Hunting rig
Replies: 4
Views: 1203

Re: H3 Hummer-Hunting rig

Buddy has one and likes it a lot. All I know is that the 5 cyl gets much better mileage than you think. My friend claims the same mileage I get in my Ford Ranger (4.0l 6 cyl 5 speed) Also, I did several stories on the manufacturing process (they are built in Shreveport) and they don't share as many ...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs inside Camper Shell
Replies: 14
Views: 8281

Re: Dogs inside Camper Shell

Thanks a lot guys! I am really getting excited about this project. I have three weeks to have something pretty workable in place for my trip to Hays, KS. We will be staying in a motel on this trip, but I would still like to have the platform in place. I also plan on carpeting the bed of the truck so...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs inside Camper Shell
Replies: 14
Views: 8281

Re: Dogs inside Camper Shell

Also, a well built platform and a lockable tailgate handle would provide me with semi-secure storage for camera gear and such (I am a professional photographer)
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs inside Camper Shell
Replies: 14
Views: 8281

Re: Dogs inside Camper Shell

Thanks Ray, that makes me feel better. Also tells me I need to come up with another plan for the built in dogbox/platform. Seem like having dogs on bottom would be a bad idea. But I think that with two hardside crates (smaller by nature) I could put them end to end and still sleep next to them. I us...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs inside Camper Shell
Replies: 14
Views: 8281

Re: Dogs inside Camper Shell

This is how I haul mine around. http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg328/Kmack_01/th_DogBoxes.jpg I worry about the heat (I pour water in the plastic kennels when it's hot) but the cold has never been a problem. I put some grass hay in there if I will be leaving them overnight. Nice setup, in my he...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs inside Camper Shell
Replies: 14
Views: 8281

Dogs inside Camper Shell

Hey guys, I am picking up a camper shell later this week for my Ford Ranger. It is a nice, new camper with seals on the bed and on the backdoor. It has sliding glass windows on the side. The truck is in good shape, no rust holes in the bed, no holes in the exhaust (that I know of, but l plan to have...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Yildiz Shotgun
Replies: 53
Views: 50635

Re: Yildiz Shotgun

I have one... 2500 rounds or so through it. Love it to death. It's a great little field gun, but will really hammer you at the club. Sore all over the next day after the first time I shot a round (100) of sporting clays with sport loads. A little better now with AA Light Target. As far as finding so...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ever had hunting success with a rescue?
Replies: 58
Views: 74046

Re: ever had hunting success with a rescue?

Just wanted to add my little story here. We have two rescue ESs. One is a great lazy house dog. She is sweet, loving and is a perfect pet and house dog. She was in a pretty bad situation when we got her and our goal was just to get her into a good house and to have someone to hang out with us, hike,...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Which breed sheds the least?
Replies: 43
Views: 22819

Re: Which breed sheds the least?

I have observed that when the shorter haired dogs(I have pointers) shed, the hairs tend to get stuck into the fabrics like little spears and require heavy duty vacuuming with brushing to mechanically pull the stuck hairs out. Shedding from longer haired dogs like setters may tend to be more visible...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:49 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Today's Headline
Replies: 27
Views: 7336

Re: Today's Headline

Ours eat all sorts of strange stuff. But the strangest is the burnt corn husks from when we cook corn ears on the BBQ grill. Strange, they only eat the burnt parts. They steal it off the picnic table, dig it out of the trash and pick up the floaters out of the yard. They love it.
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: homemade dog trailer
Replies: 20
Views: 12944

Re: homemade dog trailer

In that same vein.... check out some of the trailers available at Harbor Freight. They have some pretty affordable options. Watch out for the small tires if you are going cross country though. http://www.harborfreight.com Shane I've been using my SW with a homemade dog box inside- now with two grow...
by shanebevel@gmail.com
Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: homemade dog trailer
Replies: 20
Views: 12944

Re: homemade dog trailer

In that same vein.... check out some of the trailers available at Harbor Freight. They have some pretty affordable options. Watch out for the small tires if you are going cross country though.

www.harborfreight.com

Shane