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Great Video of my dog, Maia on a woodcock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJ1WG-4mIQ
By the way she will be having puppies soon !!

I have thought about this too, but what about the concern for those of us that don't have wild birds to hunt. Isn't there a concern that the dog will catch the bird? After all, isn't that what "get em", "pull", or any other command means, get the bird? The club I hunt has good flying birds, but the...

I'm member of The internationnal Forum of the French Britanny... And all of them are using this flushing method. But I'm a bit worried about that too.. I've been in the rough to make him point been hard on pigeon and chukkars and really hard with ruffed Grouse .. now he point them like a chief. He ...

No I don't have a release command, most of the time when she points and there is no bird I just ask her : where is it? And she goes back to search for birds. I tried this command when on point but she won't move. She doesn't know fetch. Thanks

Hi there, You might all think that it is a stupid question but I will still ask.... My 2 1/2 GSP is very well trained, she is Whoa trained until I flush the bird. I live in Massachusetts and lately it has been hard for me to shoot some birds, since she is whoa trained she won't move until I flush th...

My 2 year 1/2 female GSp is tiny, 38Lbs, but she is a rocket in the field

I had a bell for my gsp but she is a big runner and we hunt in dense cover so switched to a Tri-tonics beeper (found on ebay the older model for $30) after I had trouble locating her a couple of times and loosing birds. It is true that it is a bit obnoxious but I got used to it quickly and honestly ...

Hi, The other day I went hunting with my 2 1/2 year old GSP at my local WMA, we went into the swamp to look for some pheasant that would have taken cover. The hunt was a success as we got our limit. I brought her back to the car and put her in her kennel. I always check on her, eyes, ears, nose, paw...

I had the same problem with my GSP, I made her gunshy the first time I hunted pheasant, the guy I bought her from told me she was gun broke... but she wasn't. What I did is most of the rest of the season is that I took her with me on Wildlife Management area where they stock pheasant and got her exc...

Just wanted to put a quick note about SportDog Brand. I usually don't brag about brands but I thought I had to let you know how good they are. I had a problem with my SD-800, the receiver and transmitter don't work together anymore after more 2 years of operation, that being said I hunt every mornin...

I shoot a browning A-5 in 12 ga with screw in ckokes, many think this gun is heavy and bulky, but it fits me like a glove,and i could not make any improvments on the way it funtions, (flawless), so my point is if a gun feels great when you bring it up to the shooting possition, that is the gun for ...

Are the woodcock usually in good numbers in Massachusetts? I grew up in Ma and can remember it being pretty good woodcock hunting years ago. Yes last year was a great year, I live in Western MA and feel really lucky to be able to go 2 miles away from my house and find some woodcocks. Last year I ha...

Don't know where you get there is no bag limit? They are a migratory bird with seasons and bag limits set by USFWS thru the same International treaty ( I believe) waterfowl are set by. Daily bag in Mass is 3 , possession limit 6. http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/regulations/abstracts/migratory_bird_r...

Are the woodcock usually in good numbers in Massachusetts? I grew up in Ma and can remember it being pretty good woodcock hunting years ago. Yes last year was a great year, I live in Western MA and feel really lucky to be able to go 2 miles away from my house and find some woodcocks. Last year I ha...

Woodcock are my favorite bird to hunt with grouse. I am thrilled because here in Massachusetts for the first time in many years the season will be 15 days longer this year. My GSP who's 2 years old loves them and as other people posted, they are a great bird to train your dog on. I went out this mor...

I think it is just great to keep a journal, it will bring you back great memories about your hunts and your dog success over the years. I don't think it is nerdie at all

Put the e-collar on the dog for a month when you are taking him out on a walk or play outside with him. Don't turn it ON. After a month he will always associate the collar with fun time and you will be all set by starting to turn it on.

Thank you all for your replies and comments! She needs more exposure to Grouse for sure and will only go grouse & woodcok hunting this season, I live in Western Massachusetts and we have some good grouse spots around. Happy hunting to all of you !!

Hi all, I just came back form a trip in Quebec, where they were a lot of birds. But I have found my 2 year 1/2 female GSP is handling birds very differently. First of all she runs quite far, always in search of birds she has crazy stamina, which makes it hard sometimes to follow her but you can see ...

Hi, Went hunting pheasants today with my 19 months old GSP (first hunting season), she did great pointing me 5 different birds, I missed 4 times.... so we bagged only 1 pheasant but when I was missing she was always able to find the pheasant again, and really working the running pheasants until they...

Hi, Went hunting pheasants today with my 19 months old GSP (first hunting season), she did great pointing me 5 different birds, I missed 4 times.... so we bagged only 1 pheasant but when I was missing she was always able to find the pheasant again, and really working the running pheasants until they...

Hope you didn't hunt on that sunday since you can't in Massachusetts ;)) if you need a good preserve in Mass I would recommend Hedgerow Kennel, in Athol, MA. Not many people know about it, but it is a great place, Pat the owner is as well a fantastic dog trainer. And I would definetely put her on a ...

Hi, I have a 16 months GSP, Maia, who is completely crazy about hunting and birds. Actually she is too crazy.... when we get in the field she runs as fast as a hound and never stops until we get back to the car. She answers all commands and will stay at heel until I release her, will whoa on point a...

Hi, Duck season is now open in Massachusetts, went yesterday and had to leave my 17 months gsp in her kennel, and it kind of broke my heart to see her whimping and crying when I was reaching for my boots and getting my shotgun. She is a great dog in the field answering to the most important command,...

Thanks for all your replies. She is ranging at about 300/400 yards but sometimes she can be close as well. I think what worries me is that I can't see her sometimes and don't know what she is doing, eg: if she bumped a bird or is chasing some sparrows, .... and can't have control over her to teach h...

Hi, My gsp is now 17 months old, she is great, collar conditioned and answer to the most important commands, heel, here, whoa, no, ... she is completely bird crazy and sometimes a bit too much. I have trouble sometimes to keep her in range as she tends to hunt quite far from me. She has a collar bee...

Hello, My GSP is 15 months old, she is completely bird crazy, I had her trained by a professional trainer and she is very good, "whoa" trained, steady to fall, whistle trained and a real sweet heart. I took her on a walk the other day when suddenly some swallow started flying really low in front of ...

Thank you for your comments guys. I will follow them so I guess no more hunting preserve for a while and a lot of whoa training in the yard with a check cord. And you are right I did shoot some of the birds where she wasn't holding point. I am realizing that once again I am going too fast and should...

Hello, Last time I was there was to get advices on my gunshy GSP, I got many answers and guess what I applied them and now when my 9 months old GSP hears a gun shot her tail is wagging and she just can't wait to go out and get some birds !! so thank you. Now I have another "bump" in my training. I h...

Hi, I made exactly the same mistake with my GSP when she was 6 months old. I thought that she had been shot over by her breeder and so I shot over her at a pheasant in the field one day, she ran 1/2 mile away from me... I came here and posted my problem and got lot of useful answers to my problem so...

Hi, I have a 6 months old german shorthair. As an idiot I took her out 2 weeks ago to hunt pheasant she was behind me and a bird flushed in front of me, she didn't see it (that's where I am the idiot), I shot twice, turned around and realized that she had run 150 yars to the opposite direction, she ...

Thanks for your comments. THe dog is from Kansas, got "trained" around birds on the check cord, she has a great pedigree as 2 of her grand parents were national champions. I actually brought her out this morning in another field (where I thought there wouldn't be any pheasant), she was scared at fir...

Hello Guys, I have a german shorthair that I got 2 weeks ago, she is 6 months old, very sweet girl, smart and affectionate. At home in the backyard and on big walks in the forest and fields around the house she is doing great, playing, sniffing around running after ducks,.... I Bought her some pheas...