Gun Dog Forum

Been a few years since I have hunted vt anybody know if still good hunting? Thanks good luck to all

hello all! my english setter is a very happy girl constant tail wagging.any advice to protect the end of her tail it usually ends up a bloody mess.not sure if using gauze wrap and surgical tape will do it?thanks you for the help.

thanks for replying ! the pups are females,do have strong drive ended up shooting 1 bird each last year.i am wondering if my crappy shooting skills have done some of this.the dogs have grouse ridge blood in them so i know they have good genetics just have to be a lot more patient i guess i just dont...

hello all! i have two english setters. both are pretty good with obidience training.they are in their second season.my problem is all they do is run through birds.have done some bird training when they were younger,was hoping from then on the birds would train them.this year they have put up about 2...

hello, i have two setter pups about 1.5 years old one of them has been having almost small seizure type head shaking.they last a few seconds then go away.everything else with her has been normal.anybody with a suggestion as to what this maybe would be greatly appreciated.i have had dogs twitch in th...

happy new year!decided to do a extra hunt with the pups.1.5 year old setters,they did pretty good with w/c and a couple grouse finds.they are by no means fully trained.will be hunting chukars,the pups still bust birds but were holding longer.dogs mind really well, hunt within gun range .i would rath...

hello all. being my first year with english setters curios if other people trim hair before the start of hunting season to avoid tangled messes on lower legs and rump' thanks alot .matt

hello all just wondering how far you would travel for a day trip.

hello all. being very new to bird dogs and upland hunting how much do you hunt grouse and woodcock covers?i have a few spots but do not want to overhunt them.since wc are migrants would you hunt those hard while they are here?thank you.i can't wait to get going.

just recieved the cages.they seem like a cool invention . birds are placed in at home then locked down with a spring that you unhook to release the bird.they come with a 20' cord so you dont have to go right to them to free bird.i am thinking a basic type of higgins releaser which will help the bird...

hey all! anybody ever train with this style launch method? the reason i ask is i would only be able to buy one electronic releaser, where i know more than one is really needed. lcs has these cages 3 for 50.any advice is needed thanks.

hey all.this will be my first year bird hunting.i will be mostly woodcock hunting.my question is instead of buying a 410 i was thinking of using a single shot 12 gauge with a shot sleeve.any advice would be helpful also the gun does not have interchangeable chokes only full.will this be serviceable?

just an update on my girl.things took a turn for the worse she would not eat or drink anything we ended up at the vet again after an xray she was found to have a rock in her intestine three grand later she is still in the medical center recovering . i am starting to think hunting dogs are a rich man...

she had cut the top of her paw opened was on antibiotics for that and had some fluid on her incision from being spayed so she was on meds for those as soon as her paw healed this hit about a week later.she has had some bad luck. hopefully will recover so we can resume training.thank you for any advi...

hey all! health issue for one of my girls,not quite 1 yr yet diagnosed with lyme and another tick illness.right now not eating or being active at all on a regiment of meds for 30 days. anyone have any knowledge of recovery time or possible side effects to expect.pup is really thin we are trying to f...

try looking up treads and tracks.they look like good affordable launchers back ordered now but will be available soon.good luck!

i have been an outside observer of gdf for awhile now . have read a few different books on training pointing dogs.my pups seem to have a good sense for birds ,meaning picking up scent and pointing.i am going to hunt my dogs alone without other dogs,how much of formal training is really just hunting ...

thanks for all the responses.anybody ever use a treads and tracks launcher they are about 170.00. thanks matt

hey all looking to buy a launcher.first off if i can only purchase one electonic or two or three manual operated which would benefit me more?right now i am just planting quail and cc dog and holding back from chasing.they have caught a couple in the past.looking for some advice on what self trainers...