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Sniper John · Re: 12-4-21 Nebraska hunt Congrats on a nice hunt!

Congrats on a nice hunt!

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Lucky for me. Never a problem.

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Birds on point you don't see very often.

Snipe on point.

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This will backfire on James Cox Kennedy as it only brought more attention to himself and what he is up to.

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Glad your ok. The one time I hit a Deer it was like a bomb went off and destroyed my radiator. You don't think how solid they are until you hit one. It one came through a windshield it could really hurt someone.

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Interesting thread. My older Vizsla was trained for passive decoy dog work. There would be a nip here and there, but the best way to describe what would go on would be more "dances with wolves" encounters. Most times Coyotes would show in pairs, but only one would try to engage my dog at a time. I h...

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My older Vizsla who was strictly a hunter, I trained to flush on command. but it was not for every bird pointed. It depended on the situation. My youngest Vizsla I don't want to flush on his own ever, but the reason is more related to running him in hunt tests and trials. I'm having enough trouble w...

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I am surprised the poop in the holes trick has not worked. Has always worked for my Vizslas. I put as much as I have in the holes and cover with as much dirt as I can scrape back over the hole. They never did in the same spot again. Back when I had hounds and graveled kennels, that did not work. I k...

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Condolences,
Sorry for your loss

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I watched a Boykin finish it's Senior Hunter at a retreiver test this spring. I would have no problem hunting with one.

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Can't sleep, so how about an introduction and brag in pictures for Dash. Dash is a little over a year old and has been quite the ride. Chasing butterflies and pointing bugs as a pup. http://www.fototime.com/C4394AD26C179DB/standard.jpg Wild Quail and Snipe hunting on the Texas coastal prairie. http:...

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Here is Blaze with her Arkyoter predator call. She is such a diva that I will never give in and say it in front of her, but I have to admit. She can call better than me.
Like I said, she is a special dog.

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Dogs are not used as bait. My grandfather was a houndsman in the 1950s. He used scent hounds on his truck to locate, then track. Then greyhound and wolf hound crosses and who knows what else where turned loose. The sight hounds would chase, catch, and kill the yote. This is not what decoy dogs do. N...

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Yes. I used my elder Vizsla Blaze as a passive decoy dog for about two years. But she is a special dog. Before she lost her vision she was used not only for upland, waterfowl, and fur, but also for Turkey and stalking hogs. Never in any danger. I would describe it more as a "dances with wolves" appe...

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Beautiful guns. It would cry if I dropped one in the rocks. It would be hard for me to hunt with them.

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bb560m wrote:NW KS last weekend off horseback. Lots of birds pointed and held for flush. 100+ pheasants flushed. Guess you just got to know where they are .

On public?

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Deadlines may be past, but just in case you could look into quota quail hunt drawings in those states. Especially whatever state your in.

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BTW, that's going to be one really nice looking dog once she fills in.

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Worming meds won't hurt now and it might help if that has contributed to the weight loss to begin with. I would look at the labels on dog food and try to find a high protein, high fat dry food in the brand your currently feeding. Add some canned food to the dry food if you need to entice to eat more...

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lockhart52 wrote: how do you protect your dogs and home from them?

Advantix II or preventic collar for the dogs. Both work well.

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I would not worry too much over one bad day. Even the best dogs have a bad day for various reasons.

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I 2nd whoever did the filming did a great job!

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http://www.fototime.com/F4E1AE2F19D071D/standard.jpg http://www.fototime.com/C16C91285C3BCE7/standard.jpg http://www.fototime.com/C8F855FA782CCC3/standard.jpg Sometimes that instinct kicks in on a cripple and I have to walk over and tell her to go on and get it. http://www.fototime.com/27DF0DB7692B...

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I understand, been there, still there really, just not young anymore. But I am too broke for it.

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shot2high, Sorry, I did not intend to hijack your thread. I wanted to present my Vizsla to show you what can be done. Just because I have done what I have with a pointing breed, it does not necessarily make it the best choice for you. Don't rule out a breed because it has not been mentioned or singl...

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Sniper that is great work! Kudos to you for allowing your dog every opportunity to show his talents. They are amazing animals and far more capable than most folks will allow them to be. I would like to see a pedigree of your dog he is a looker, in looks he reminds me of my old dog Rooster. Thank yo...

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My favorite pic is the one of the turkey, i hope you have that one framed :wink: ...ruth I lost a shot bird three or four years ago and weeks later caught a Turkey hunting clip on TV where someone used a Lab beside them on Turkey hunts as a catch dog. Like my predator hunting, My dog is by my side ...

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haha passive coyote decoy..that's good A passive decoy dog as opposed to an aggressive decoy dog, stays with you when your calling and does not engage a coyote. It is a visual decoy. An agressive decoy dog will go out and engage the coyote to pick a fight and then run back into the owner with the c...

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Sniper, Did you have that hooded merganser you shot in the duck picture mounted? No, I have taken several as bonus birds on duck hunts. They get eaten. Most get added to duck or all game smoked sausage. The one in that particular picture was during one of the first days of a two week hunting/campin...

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I keep a photo diary. Sort of like a Blog as stories of remarkable hunts are included, but it is for myself and family. It is just one continuous photo essay of my current dog's hunting and other adventures.

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Yes, I have one like that. I really do. She is my lifetime dog. She is a rather large 8 year old Vizsla who hunts and or retieves all game. We hunt 3 to 4 States every year. There are times say a Texas Quail dog purist or a dedicated Waterfowler have made it clear they do not agree with my kind of h...

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sting, puncture getting infected perhaps?

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Yeas ago, Texas did an experimental public draw hunt at Granger Lake for pheasant. They had stocked pheasants there. The stocking failed miserably and the project was given up on. The hunts were ok, but they were in September and hard on dogs. I was on one of these hunts with a Brittany. They had as...

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Nice! Thanks for sharing

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Interesting thread. Thanks. I may have to try one next year. I sure cussed some birds this year.

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Once you have chosen an area of the State to hunt. Pick an area of walk in hunt units and other hunting areas. Plan a driving route between them. Stop and hunt the ones that look promising to you. Pass up the ones that don't. The next day plan a new driving route that includes the ones that were pro...

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