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Can someone tell me what pocket pointer means?

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Hello fellow Missourian. Sounds like you're living the dream.

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Your kidding right. Fescue is one of the most devastating factors for the decline in upland bird numbers. If it's not the number one killer of quail it's at the top of the list. Just so you understand, quail can not live in fescue, AT ALL. Fescue was one of the worst things farmers have done in the ...

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Iron Man Ripken (Ripken)
After the Iron Man himself Cal Ripken JR.

The next one will be Pudge after Carlton Fisk

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To me that is the stuff that makes a dog fun for having around. I love all my pups quirky stuff, well most of the time. Except for the poop on the porch that might be annoying. When I clear the driveway and deck of snow I will usually clear a patch of grass also. Funny stuff though. I love bird dogs...

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If they still look lean then feed more, if they start putting on weight then cut back or add more exercise. They aren't any different then us. The more we exercise the more we need to eat (assuming we are not already over weight). I feed my gsp 3 cups a day plus snacks and he is lean and mean but he...

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This was the first time I went grouse hunting. Went to the NE Sandhills and was pleased. Shot a limit 1 done and had pretty good numbers the other days. I can now say I'm addicted to sharpies and chickens and will be going back every year.

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Nice work bud, sounds like a great time.

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Almost 4 years ago I got a GSP and had no idea on how to train a dog. I used the perfect start and the perfect finish and I ended up with a darn good bird dog. I watched those videos over and over and took notes. Good luck I think you chose wisely.

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Irishman, you'll love Valentine, NE. Had a blast, going back every year. Dog did great hunting them. Good luck.

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It's hard to say without more specific training details but I think it's fine. He is still young. Keep working with him on Whoa or holding tight away from birds and he will figure out when to relocate as necessary. My dog learned that on his own. Now, after training him my self on holding pigeons, I...

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14 weeks is pretty young. That would be like placing a super model in front of a 5 year old boy. Give it some time.

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http://www.ukcdogs.com/Web.nsf/Breeds/GunDog/GermanShorthairedPointer01012014 Depends on where you get the info but I would say as long as it's balanced with the dogs features that should be good enough. Gspca haha what have they done for field trials or hunting in the breed? I don't see anything a...

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The OP mentioned desire. I have the desire to be out in the middle of Wyoming hunting sage grouse, the mountains of Snake River in Idaho for huns and chukar, the sandhills of Nebraska for flushing sharpies and chickens and pulling out cactus of my buddies paw, the back country of Montana for a elusi...

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Anybody know how the Chukar population is in Wyoming. Also is there good numbers on public land. Can I do pretty good in Wyoming or should I choose another state. Lets hear from those die hard Chukar hunters. Thanks for the help
About 7 months to bird season who's counting with me.

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http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/spe ... agegrouse/
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pre ... 3_COT.html

Not sure if they will or will not but I think I will go hunt these suckers either way.

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German standard (which is also the F.C.I. standard), the British standard, and the American standard. With regards to tail length, the American standard calls for docking to 40% length, while the other two standards call for leaving 50% of the tail. You should learn how to read before giving input, ...

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If I found them myself I would try to help you. Been to KS last 2 years and won't be going back until the numbers come back from the drought. I found decent numbers at Wilson state lake, but a lot of hunters there. I started chasing other species like sharpies and having a great time. Farther drive ...

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At age 32 I was finally able to get a bird dog and start hunting upland. I wanted to do it since I was a boy when my father had some pointers in the backyard. Due to the declining bird numbers he got rid of them before I was able to hunt. But the memories and desire stuck with me and I was finally a...

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By the way your dogs tail is to long, not looking to good pal.

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Good luck czeger, hope I and we have helped. Either way a bad bird dog and bad day hunting is better than any other day. You'll do great and have fun. If you encounter any problems feel free to ask any questions along the way, I and we will be glad to help. Good luck buddy. Sorry your dog can't be a...

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I did mention my dog training and how he ended up in a earlier reply. That kinda sounded like a cheap shot, but its hard to tell in writing. He is pretty darn good but not perfect. Many experienced hunters are elated to get to hunt behind him. Did well in a field trial also, had the fastest time by ...

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It didn't cost me anywhere near $2000 to train my dog. Probably not even half that.

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Thanks for the help. I have moved the trip up to this coming fall. Glad I posted this in time or I would have missed out. Can't wait.

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Your story or situation is the same as mine about 3 years ago. I always wanted to hunt upland and have my own dog. So at 32 I finally did it knowing nothing about hunting and especially training, I mean nothing. Now I hunt on my own and take trips to places like western KS and Nebraska sandhills. Kn...

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Anybody hunt these jokers? I am wanting to hunt Sage Grouse in Wyoming. I'm thinking about fall of 2015. I do not know much about it and I am not finding a lot on the internet. Any info would be helpful especially a general location to hunt them, shot size (assuming 5), choke tubes, etc. I am also w...

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Setternut,
Thanks for the reply. I am worried about the heat early season. Nice pics, I shoot the same over and under.

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I want to go out to the Kansas early season Greater Prairie Chicken. I know the number of birds and my chances are low, but I don't want to wait til November to get my GSP on birds. I am, like many of you I'm sure, getting itchy for bird season. From what I can tell the Smokey Hills region has the b...

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I can't wait till pheasant and quail season. I decided to try my luck in the early prairie chicken season in Kansas with my GSP. As far as I can tell the best population is in the Smokey Hills region. Other than that I don't know where to start. I know my chances are low and the numbers are down, bu...

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I would hold off on the surgery. My GSP pup had one about the same size. My vet told me to watch it and if it got any worse then we could do surgery but most likely it would heal itself. He was right. It went away but he still has a small hole there.

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I want to go to Western Kansas this year for the first time and do not know where to go. I have been looking at the crow counts and Graham county has the highest amount, but still not sure where to go. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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I want to go to Western Kansas on opening morning for the first time but not sure where to go. I have been looking at the Crow Counts and Graham County has the highest, but still not sure where to go. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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I want to go to Western Kansas for the first time on opening morning. Can not decide where to go. I have been looking at the Crow Counts and Graham County has the highest, but still not sure. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Nice pics. To me they are the prettiest of all bird dogs. I hope my shorthair didn't hear me say that.

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Brought my first 15 pigeons yesterday and was wondering what is acceptable to feed them. I had some left over "gamebird" pellets from my quail that I am using right now. I also found some "All Flock" at local feed store. Are these two ok to use? The gentleman that I bought the pigeons from says he u...

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I am 90% done with my Pigeon Coop and need some pigeons asap. Does anybody know where I can get some in the Kansas City area?
I really don't care what kind they are as long as they home.
Thanks for any help.

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I had the same problem with my GSP, Ripken. He would sight point all day long but when I would put a bird on the ground for him he would just bust in. A friend of mine told me about a little trick. I didn't think it would work but it fixed it immediately. Put a bird in a small pin (I used my recall ...

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Cajun Casey wrote:If you want a reliable retrieve, then send him for forcebreaking

Is there any other way. If I made a mistake I would like to fix it. I don't have the expereince to FF. I would like to save the money used for a trainer for hunting trips if I could. But if I have to I will FF.

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My 9 mo. GSP (Ripken) is not retrieveing shot quail. I am only training right now. I want to have a fully finished dog by hunting season. I also don't want to FF unless I absolutely have to as a last resort. I have only done 2 days of shooting birds over him. Up to this point I have finished "Here" ...

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I am training my first dog and in process of building a pigeon coop. I can't get a straight answer on how long it takes for pigeons to want to home back to there new home. I have heard 3 weeks, 6 months, when they start building nest in new coop, rollers home faster than other pigeons, etc. I am als...

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When I got my gsp I wanted a completely finished dog. Then I realized that we would be hunting with dogs that are not finished. Therefore, he would never get to retrieve because the other dogs would already be on the downed birds. I didn't think this was fair. So I trained him to release on the soun...

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I had the same problem with my gsp when he was about 5 mo. old. That was about 3 mo. ago. I sounded just like you; I didn't want to get rid of him but I won't have a dog that bites or one that is aggressive. The problem is simple. He want's to be or already thinks he is the alpha. But he is not you ...

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Don't let him retrieve without a CC until he knows what "Here" or "Come" means. If your dog knows this he will always retrieve. You shoot bird he picks up you say "Here" no problems.

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I have a Lcs launcher and it works great. My theory is if it works just as good and you don't need the extra gadgets that make it cost more than why spend more. For example, Hoyt bows average over 800 my bear bow was 500. I shot both of them and could not tell the difference. Or how about vehicles, ...

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Topher I just bought my first dog (GSP) and I am training him myself. He is 8 months and it is going great. Training has slowed down a little right now because of the unusual amounts of snowfall in KC this year. Right now he is sleeping on my lap as I type this. I would love to run him in field tria...

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A friend bought a GSP from a random guy. The dog was a couple of years old, nothing but skin and bone, living in awful conditions, zero training etc. The dog is one heck of a bird dog. Steady to Wing, honors, retrivies. I know this is not exactly a rescue dog but he did rescue the dog and has never ...

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