Gun Dog Forum

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Do you have a schedule of your fall events. I have a derby that I want to bring down and run.

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I think that it just depends on your definition of "hunting". If this means you and three of your buddies with 12 gauge semi-autos, intent on limiting out, then I think it is probably a bad idea. If your plan is to expose the pup to riding in the car, contacts with wild birds, while keeping your exp...

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I have never use the sportdog unit, but I love my Garmin. I paid attention to all of the bird dog boards for a couple of months and found one for significantly less than retail. I bought mine from a guy that had won it as a prize at a field trial. It had never been used. You could probably get a dec...

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I would try two things. The first thing that I would try is to tap her on the head and then walk off and leave her maybe even hop on your four wheeler and drive off. When she sees you one hundred yards away and leaving rapidly, I think she will come on. If this doesn't work, I would tap her on the h...

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There is a very cheap easy way to make pigeon 'releasers'. Use 1x1, or 1x.5 wire and cage clips and make a cage big enough hold a pigeon. There should be no bottom in the cage. You set the cage down over the pigeon and set a brick on top of the cage. Tie a string to one side and then run the string ...

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320 is the hand held, you must also have a dc40 collar. I have dc30 collars, so I don't know exactly how to put the ecollar receiver on the same strap. I actually prefer having the ecollar and astro collar on seperate straps. I'm sure that someone on here can help you with this.

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[quoteI would agree with the rest of your family ... If you wanna raise a bird dog to flip tricks , and run off to the big city ...... dont attach it to the rest of the kids ! keep the family pet a pet , hunt er close , feed her with the family raise a new one for the Circus , keep your kids and wif...

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I have made some collars and equipment for myself using similar material. I think some of the criticism in your pricing may be coming from some confusion about your materials. My understanding is that dayglo and biothane are two different things. I could be wrong about this, please correct me if I a...

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I agree completely.

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If this is the dumbest thing you've ever heard you hang around some smart people. You must also be a vet and able to give your advise based on medical experience. In your post you also say you wouldn't fix a 6 month old bird dog. That was the same advise that idiot vet gave me. In your experience w...

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At six months I am letting puppies knock and chase anyway, but I would not tolerate this from an older dog. I want the dog to point as soon as he is certain that there is game present. I can always relocate him if the bird is so far out that I don't flush it on the initial attempt.

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When my son was that age he used to sit on the concrete kennel floor with a feed dish between his legs and hand feed the dogs. I always watched this pretty closely but none of the dogs that I had at that time ever even acted like they were going to growl. I had a dog a few years later that did growl...

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I just keep it dark and have no problem.

You should probably elaborate a little bit on this. Are your kennels in a building? Have you figured out a way to turn the lights out in your yard?

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I realize that some people just don't want to deal with heat cycles, and I realize that for some people this is an emotionally charged issue. I have never quite figured out, however, why it is such a difficlut concept that females in heat should just be kept seperated.

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When you venture out in to the weeds and woods you are going to encounter some insects. There are several threads on here about which product is best to keep fleas and ticks off of your dog. You can spray a Permathrine (I'm sure I misspelled this) mixture on your pants and boots to help repell ticks...

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I don't know how your going to mount the nest in a kiddie pool. It has been a long time since I was in a kiddie pool but I recall the bottom not being real sturdy. The screws that you use to mount the nest would rip the plastic. I would just mount the nest in the bottom of a wood box or house. Do no...

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Your going to have a tough time consulting with NEF. They no longer exist. i think they were eventually absorbed by Remington. Good luck finding any one at Remington that knows what your talking about when you ask questions about your blank gun.

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I have always used plastic drums as dog houses. I am a little skeptical that the PVC frame will hold up, but I might try it any way. How did you fasten the barrel to the frame?

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I think that I am solidly in the 'old bird dog guys and trialers' club. I keep my dogs in a kennel and I really don't know what it takes to train an indoor dog.

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I bought my son a youth model 870 years ago and he never could shoot it very well. In my opinion a pump is not a good alternative for a smaller child, they can't reach the fore end. I ended up buying my son an off brand gas operated semi auto used in a youth model. I think I paid $299, this was abou...

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I should give an update. I bought two Benellie Vinci's. I have shot a couple of rounds of skeet with mine and I love it. My son loves his also. I got the 3" model with a black synthetic stock. I would highly recommend the Indiana Gun Club to anyone looking for a new or used gun if you are within a r...

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Any thing is possible, but I think that one is a stretch. There are a lot of bird dog x cur crosses out there, that might improve your odds. There is a guy in Oklahoma, maybe his name is Sutmiller ?, that breeds this type of cross. You could probably find out all you want to know about curs at this ...

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I have had a couple of dogs that were either directly or indirectly from Pine Hill Kennels. Based on my limited dealings with him, I think that Gary is a great guy.

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I have seen a setter like this and two pointers that I can remember. None of the three showed any kind of vision impairment.

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Tritronics 100.

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I always start my dogs wearing the collar months before I am going to shock them.

I could be wrong but I think the 90 is a little more popular with the hound/beagle guys that use it primarily to stop deer chases.

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I have bred to outside studs probably 20 to 25 times and I have never been asked to sign anything. Most of the time no money changed hands at the time of breeding. When the pups were born I mailed a check to the owner of the sire and he mailed me the appropriate paper work. A couple of times I have ...

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How much is it? I have been looking for one of these cheap.

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I have owned and trained many pointing dogs. Several years ago I decided that I wanted a lab. I trained sit and stay on a barrel exactly the same way that I teach pointing dogs 'whoa', and it worked great.

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In a dog house out in the kennel.

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Call the Collar Clinic and ask them about it.

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I have used the paste monthly for 25 years on a wide variety of dogs with no problems. The paste was originally recommended by my vet.

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Early on my dogs were not trained to a very high level. One incident changed my mind about this and from that day until now I have trained my dogs to be completely steady until released. I was pheasant hunting in southwestern Iowa. We pulled up to a spot and just sat there in the truck for about twe...

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That dog is only going to suffer for a few more weeks or months no matter what. You, on the other hand, might have to suffer for years. I would advise you to leave it alone.

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I am no expert, but I have always felt that the most important thing to consider when providing a dog with a heat source, or a 'cool source', is to make sure that the dog can get away from it if they want to. In other words, I would set the fan so that it blows on one end of the pen. The dog can the...

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I have had several pointers over the years. I have migrated from mostly elhew pointers to mostly miller pointers. The traits that I like in the millers are present in all pointer lines, but I find them a little more consistently with the millers. I find a high percentage of them to be natural front ...

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I guess that I am going about it all wrong. When I notice that one of my dogs is picking up a little weight, I feed them less. When I notice one of my dogs is looking a little thin, I feed them more. It never occured to me that I should consult with a biochemist about where their calories are coming...

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Do you know what the entry fees will be?

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I do the majority of my own training. I have sent dogs North for the summers with a pro, and I am sure that I will again.

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Look for farm auctions, or flea markets where they sell small animals like chickens and rabbits. They will probably have pigeons also. You should also be able to get your dog in to a lot of grouse and woodcock in the UP.

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Don't worry about it and I think that you both will survive.

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In general I think that most field trial dogs would also make hunting dogs. I have always thought that automobiles were a good analogy for bird dogs. The average guy does not need an Indy car or a top fuel dragster to drive his kids to school. However, a lot of the engine advancements that a modern ...

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A Miller bred English Pointer.

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I am a english pointer man through and through, but I am going to try a FDSB red setter at some point. I will contact Tim Hammons in Kentucky when I am ready.

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I don't usually like a lot of color, but that is a good looking dog.

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Why wouldn't you just seperate them at feeding time?

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I think that you are asking if you should continue your yard working/whoa breaking when the dog is distracted with a robin, or some other distraction. My answer is yes, you should completely ignore these distractions.

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I met a pigeon racer a few years ago and asked him all of the questions that I could quickly think of. He said to free fly them daily, and watch what they do. He said that at some point they will start flying out of sight and not returning for one to two hours. He said that when they have done this ...

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I do not live in grouse country but I take a trip to the Michigan UP every fall. We go early in the season when the leaves are still on the trees. I have used a Garmin along with a bell the last two years. My Garmin has never lost signal for a second. I have pointers that are all directly out of hor...

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