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My buddies all run pointers (GSP and Weim's) and I have a flusher (Lab) The pointers point, and flush on command. My Lab flushes, and occasionally will point, or at least hold for the bird. If my lab comes up on a dog on point, she honors. This is self taught and I can take no credit for it. On comm...

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The wife always gets them some chew toys or something. This year I joined in and got Jo a new TT Classic 70 (ok so it's a little for me too) Normally I do but was a procastinator this year. Got them both a box of Milk Bones, a day late! Now I gotta ask, What in the h*ll is a kong toy? Merry Christma...

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Got my lab because I wanted a hunting dog, and had a few requirements. 1. Must be able to hunt upland and waterfowl 2. Easy to care for coat (meaning not long hair) 3. Must be able to live outside year round This put me with 2 basic options. A lab or a wirehair, and I prefer a flusher vs a pointer. ...

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Regular leash and collar, on my pedal bike.

I need to be in as good of shape as my pup.

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Put a couple lines of electric fence along the house. He'll get "bit" every time he tries and will eventually respect it.

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01 F250 Crew with a 4 horse slant with camper on the front.

Works great, set up some cots in the back and sleeps 6 comfortably with the dogs.

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I've had great luck with both Diamond and Nutro.
Currently on Diamond as it's less expensive than Nutro.

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My hunting partners use that as well, and have noticed how easy it is for the dogs to put on weight when not being run as often.

I haven't noticed that with the Diamond Performance food as of yet, but I'm keeping my eye on the dogs come the end of season.

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Both have their place. I prefer pants myself, but I've used chaps as well.

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I've had no issue finding Diamond Performance anywhere I've gone, even though I always bring about double the amount I need.
A second would be Nutro High Performace, as that is what she was on before. Granted, Nutro is usually harder to come by.

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I have no heater in my dog house, it's well insulated so when she's in there it gets/stays pretty warm.

As for the electricity, I have a heated bucket to keep her water thawed and haven't had an issue yet.

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What kind of helped with my lab was "teaching" her to dig. I took her somewhere she could dig easily (plowed field, or snowbank in the winter) and encouraged her to dig. She then associated the action with a command, and now does it on command, but not so much on her own. It's not foolproof, but it ...

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And the other dogs I hunt with regularly.

F GSP Bretta
F GSP Nakota (Cody)
M Weim Ethan
F Y Lab Zoie
M Y Lab Remington
F Brit Hannah
F GSP Heidi
M GSP Jake
M Y Lab Chevy

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Black lab named Jozie, JoJo for short

Lab/GWP cross named Luci, I usually call her Lucifer, as it often fits.

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It's too cold for the dog when it's too cold for me. I'll go to about -15 ambient, depending on wind. I've been out at -20 on a calm sunny day, but 5 above with a windchill of -10 was terrible!

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My lab does good on 6 cups/day. Feeding 30/20 Performance Diamond right now. If you want to stick to Nutro, try the High Energy. I was on that, but I didn't like the price.

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I go after our deer tags are filled.

Like stated earlier, dogs in blaze vests and keep 'em close. Don't hunt anything with other hunters on it or on adjacent land.

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SW ND $$$$$. caa ching.. caa ching... caa ching.. Talking to the wrong guys. If you google names of places to hunt, you are going to get fee hunter landowner names. If you drive around and actually talk to people, there are quite a few that don't charge. The highest charge we've encountered was the...

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I'll keep my eyes open and let my other hunting buddies know.

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Rawhides and bones to chew on when in the kennel to prevent boredom. Balls/dummies for retrieving training. Training toys are never chew toys and vice versa so they don't get confused.

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Sounds like most of my outings.

I have about 30 roosters living right across the tracks outside of town. I keep walking it with the dogs trying to chase them to the slough a ways away so they can actually be shot at. Them suckers are smart though, just keep coming back in.

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SW ND

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He just said Diamond puppy. If it is the dry, and not the naturals, then it's a 31/20 food, not what you posted.

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So far so good with my female lab and female lab/GWP cross. Granted, the cross is just a 3 mo pup... Hope it continues to work.

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Most all my hunting is CRP and cat tail sloughs. Push a little in cornfields, but generally when they are next to CRP or have many low spots in or next to them.

The post by Ray was about spot on for my style, though my hunting buddies run pointers, so I get the best of both worlds.

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Kennel him when not around, otherwise he may run off after one of those birds!

Pig pannels and t-posts make a cheap kennel, and can be much larger than the pre-fab chain link ones.

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20 lb bag here (biggest I can find) is $16. So that's about right for a 40# bag.

How much are you feeding per day? 20# bag will last between 3-4 weeks at 3 cups a day.

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What jimbo said is spot on.

Love watching my lab work flushing range while my buddies GSP's range out and point them.

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My lab is the same way. This is a major reason my wife got her own puppy.

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Pup is on Diamond Puppy, 3 cups a day. Probably keep her on that until about 6 months then switch to Diamond Performance like my Lab.

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Yeah, both the prairie storm and it's black cloud brother leave the barrels a little dirtier than I'm used to. The do bring the birds down, but I'm not sure if they bring them down twice the $$ better...

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Black Lab is pretty easy, everyone seems to get that right. Just picked up a GWP Lab cross, so we'll see what she gets called.

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When I have guided in the past I always put a price on my dogs. I tell all involved that if they shoot my dog that is what the hunt will cost them. Usually 5k, you would be surprised how many guys will be more careful when and where they shoot! That's cheap when you think about everything... 5k wou...

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Point only mode on the pointers, and nothing on the flushers. Works for us.

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slistoe wrote:Most dogs do not work hard enough to actually need a 30/20 ration.

IDK, my lab needed 1/3 again the quantity of food when dropping to the 24/20 to maintain weight. And that was in the off season.

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Have they crossed GWPs with Labs in the past? I think that would be an interesting cross. One would think that the dog would be a hunter for sure. It would be neat to see a dog get the pointing instinct of the GWP with ability to mark of the Lab. Both dogs retrieve well. For ND that could be a soli...

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My lab got skunked on opener as well.
A bath of tomato juice first, let dry, rinse, and then a spray of fabreez cleaned her up.

Same process for her TT collar, and then spent the week in a ziplock bag full of baking soda, and by friday afternoon it was good to go.

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Point only for all but the brit. If the cover is light enough that you can see the dogs all the time, just turn them off remotely.

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I can hook you up with the folks I got both my dogs from. I have a 3 y/o lab that "points" kind of, when she wants to (provided that I'm not hunting with any other pointers). I also just picked up a lab/German Wirehair cross. She's just 3 months old, so I can't tell you what she'll be like, but I'm ...

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Looks like a good trip. Were you around Mott? I heard that area had alot of attention. I think because northern ND and northern/north central Mt. got hit by weather so hard. Southern ND always better than Northern ND for birds... But yeah, the further East and North you go, the wetter it got all sp...

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Diamond is on my radar. I live 30 miles from where it's made. The Diamond Naturals create a major gas and runs issue around here. Won't go there. Which bag is the performance line? A side note.... Been very happy with Loyall. Nine dogs and they all do really well on it. Hate to lose it.......but "E...

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Sorry, performance formula.

http://www.diamondpet.com/products/diam ... _for_dogs/

It shows a black bag here, but it's a purple bag in the store.

It's not in the "naturals" so you shouldn't have the same issues.

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I'm feeding Diamond with good luck so far. The Performance line is doing well and runs be about $26 a bad regular price, and on sale for around $22 from the local Fleet Farm.

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Got a lab cause I was in the right place at the right time. She hunts well for me out on my own, finds all the birds I need. When hunting with my buddies (who have GSP's and Wiems) they do the pointing, and my lab does the flushing and retrieving. It's an awesome combo and works well for all of us. ...

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My lab is outside year round. I'll put her in the garage during blizzards and the -60 wind chills we get here in ND, but that's about it.
-15 degrees? Perfect for hunting and playing in the snowbanks in her mind.

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nikegundog wrote:
cutty72 wrote:Myself and the guys I hunt / train with use "back".
Isn't the "back" command you use in training a directional command instead of a "go out farther and hunt anyplace command?

Yeah, sorry, misread the OP's question. We use it when working on retrieves etc and the dog needs to look out farther.

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Just got back from our trip, we were around the Pierre area as well. Hunted mostly public land, we had to work for it, but we came close to limiting every day for 10 people. It was a good time, and the dogs had a blast! We were mostly on CRP/cattail areas.

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Myself and the guys I hunt / train with use "back".

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My wife and I are both 29 and hunt. Our group is us, 2 friends @ 40, their son @ 17 (and 2 younger 6 and 9 that come with us all the time), their dad @ 65, neighbor @ 62, and a friend @ 20. I think a lot of the "Younger" hunters stick closer to home vs traveling, as it can get expensive with the hot...

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I just got back from a weekend out by Regent, ND myself. Had a great time with sponsors (who are donors to Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation) and military vets going out and hunting land donated by the owners for us to hunt on. We had no issues filling our 8 man limit each day, but you are correct, ...

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