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- Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:29 pm
- Forum: Birds & Bird Supplies
- Topic: Sexing Pigeons
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10385
Re: Sexing Pigeons
Not an expert but some one taught me You can sex your pigeons by feeling the space between (forgive me but I dont know the technical name) cartilage around the egg drop shoot. It feels like a two pronged fork. Females have a wider space than males due to passing eggs. It is much easier to show you t...
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:14 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What is your favorite upland game bird to hunt?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12517
Re: What is your favorite upland game bird to hunt?
birddogz...we do have ruffs in Alaska. Calling it good depends on the area and what you compare it to. Different areas of the state, just like most states will have better populations of the same bird. Where I live, I would call the ruff hunting medium. My comparison is to Montana and Vermont (when ...
- Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What is your favorite upland game bird to hunt?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12517
Re: What is your favorite upland game bird to hunt?
I've always heard that you could kill Ptarmigan's with a sling shot. :lol: We sure save a lot of money on lead and powder that way and the dogs dont care how they die (stick, rock, or just throttle them with your bare hands) so long as they get to retrieve them. :lol: Plus you never bite into any l...
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:23 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What is your favorite upland game bird to hunt?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12517
Re: What is your favorite upland game bird to hunt?
Well I am offended... not really...but where does the ptarmigan fall in the survey for folks? For me It is becoming my favorite, but that is largely due to where I live. They are found in beautiful wilderness country and the season is long which allows for a great variety of conditions and challenge...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:52 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Rick Smith Seminars Feb 2011 Foundation and Intermediate
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5808
Re: Rick Smith Seminars Feb 2011 Foundation and Intermediate
People always squirm over $350 for a 2 1/2 day seminar yet don't bat an eye at spending $600 for a pup, make mistakes trying to train it on their own then spend a thousand dollars sending it to a pro to fix the problems they created :? Reminds me of a friend who was a beginner golfer. He asked me h...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:04 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Last day of the season pictures.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2115
Re: Last day of the season pictures.
I am lucky to have really long season here in Alaska, in most areas I hunt it goes to the end of March and if snow conditions allow I have several more weekends. Maybe this should be a brag post ;-) Hope you wont consider it thread poaching. I set the Superbowl to be recorded and headed to the hills...
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:46 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NSTRA - How does it compare?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15230
Re: NSTRA - How does it compare?
Brenda, I agree NSTRA is an extremely fun event. I also agree that it is good to have a dog with style and scores high on finds with consistency. In the region I ran NSTRA there were some darn good dogs, but you rarely saw them steady to wing and shot, and it was even more rare to find one steady to...
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Sage grouse
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6904
Re: Sage grouse
Agreed...I would like to go back some day to shoot a nice cock bird to mount.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Sage grouse
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6904
Re: Sage grouse
Hunted them in Montana...only thing I can say is know the habitat. Dogs will do their job. They are fun to hunt (what game bird isnt fun ), not so great to eat. Beautiful birds.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:47 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Recent Hunts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2521
Re: Recent Hunts
Ptarmigan are a dark breasted meat. I like them but not as much as the white meat of a Hungarian Partridge or Ruffed Grouse. Better than a Sharptail Grouse or Spruce Grouse.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:43 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Recent Hunts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2521
Re: Recent Hunts
second didnt come thru....sorry for multiple posts. I get a little picture happy
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:38 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Recent Hunts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2521
Re: Recent Hunts
One more before time I go to work, I will try two this time.....second one if it shows was last season
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:29 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Recent Hunts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2521
Re: Recent Hunts
This one is from last March....
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:27 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Recent Hunts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2521
Re: Recent Hunts
gittrdonebritss --- She is Pure Bred... a friend in Montana has been breeding them for 15 or 20 years. True Gritz Britts is the kennel name. I couldnt get more than one picture to post at a time so here goes another..... http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb404/dhsweets/Hunting%20and%20fishing/Pie3...
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:06 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Recent Hunts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2521
Recent Hunts
I am pretty new to this forum, but have seen good pics and read some good info. Thanks everyone
I thought I would jump in and share a couple photos of recent hunts...
I thought I would jump in and share a couple photos of recent hunts...
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:31 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Nuther Season Down
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3992
Re: Nuther Season Down
Well done.
I havent seen them before, but if I had I would still enjoy them. Hard to say that you've seen too much or too many memories such as these!
I havent seen them before, but if I had I would still enjoy them. Hard to say that you've seen too much or too many memories such as these!
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:22 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: A good year.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3857
Re: A good year.
Looks like an adventuresome day in the field, nice mixed bag!....curious how do you work your GSP on waterfowl. Do you sit in a blind with her and decoy? Do you jump shoot with her as a non-slip retriever? Does she point ducks along the edges? All the above?
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:02 am
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: A little about you...
- Replies: 1099
- Views: 862410
Re: A little about you...
51 year old male living and working in Alaska. Grew up hunting paaatridge in Vermont. Eventually, I landed in Montana and spent twelve years there. That is where I really learned the potential of dogs in the field. I had owned dogs and hunted them before but they were mostly companions who occasiona...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:54 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NSTRA - How does it compare?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15230
Re: NSTRA - How does it compare?
I havent run NSTRA since I moved to alaska six years agao, but I did run it for a few years. I do not remember any limits to the size of the field. I believe the rules only state a minimum of 25 acres. Many of our trials were close to maybe even more than 80 acres. For me it was like a mini hunting ...