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Ive seen packs of coyote in Socal very often. Usually around 3-5 together. I saw a show about a "super coyote" in the northern Midwest I think. They are unusually large and aggressive. the coyotes in southern California are pretty small and often reclusive. But they ha've attacked young kids here as...

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Lug im not a GSP guy but there are plenty here that are. From what ive read over the years some of them are outstanding breeders and trainers. Unfortunately when just about any thread is started here there are no shortage of rude or confrontational replies. It has gotten to be the norm around here. ...

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When I was looking for a dog, I spent at least a couple months nearly daily calling leads given to me to find a trainer/breeder I felt confident in. My search started essentially at nowhere and led me to a trainer I had previously taken classes from whom I had trust in. I ended up spending as much a...

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AZ Brittany Guy wrote:This question has been asked on this forum more that Obama has said "you can keep your doctor".

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Everyone should believe that their choice is the best for them.

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I hunt quail with English Pointers and therefore the need for an auto loader is a requirement. They find many more birds than other breeds and usually the coveys they find are largeras well so an auto loader only makes sense. :lol: Seriously though, it all depends on what I am hunting. For upland b...

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I have a friend with a Jaeger something or another. This little pocket sized dog has a drive and toughness you have to see to believe. I think one of them would be perfect for your situation.

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Local bird populations are no secret. Call the regional fish and game biologist for your selected area. They get paid to know and share.

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Assuming you are feeding within the purina guidelines for the pup's weight, you might consult your vet on the next visit. I had found my vet to be a great resource for many different questions I had as a new dog owner. When my adult dogs get gassy or loose, I ensure they aren't eating something they...

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Corn Gluten is just whole corn with the starch and sugar removed which means the protein is still there. Ezzy Much of which is sourced from China --- Their corn gluten was heavily laced not long ago. True... but not of Purina Pro Plan products. If you go back thru the affected products lists, you w...

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It seems to be in vogue to disparage about anything these days. For my money, I dont know of any person or organization that has more clinical or science based data on raising healthy dogs than Purina. I trust their products more than any other views ive read so far.

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Coming from the perspective of having shot all of my upland game, from dove to pheasant, with a 410 for the past several years, I look at both the 28 and 20 gauge as pretty big bores capable of any upland bird in North America. The 410 has such a small pattern that it is a big difference up to the 2...

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Chasing hulls is a pain whether pump gun or auto. My first shotgun that I bought for myself was an auto, a Browning A-5 Light 12. I shot that gun for everything from skeet to pheasant. That gun is long gone, traded off toward a Remington 3200 o/u decades ago. That 3200 is also gone. I've had one oth...

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I didn't get any information this season. But last season the drought had decimated the game bird populations in western Kansas. I kept checking rainfall this past spring breeding season and didnt see much if any improvement. I think its still a low probability hunt in western Kansas. http://drought...

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AZ Brittany Guy wrote:$500 -$750 out here in the South West.

Same down in socal

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If durability is a higher requirement than image quality, the waterproof point and shoot cameras are hardened to drop test requirements.

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Sounds like good breeding and owner perseverance beat the drought. +1 That says it all! Good phone pics, but great dogs deserve a better camera! :D I don't know how some get more in, but I'm stuck now with the 2 photo url per post junk too. If you're in the market for a simple point n shoot for not...

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Sounds like good breeding and owner perseverance beat the drought.

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Nothing wrong with a little sugar. I've spent my whole career with my salary trailing my wife's. With her double technical degrees , she's a tough one to catch. It's been fun trying.

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I agree. It's not always one thing that causes concern. Often it's a few in combination.

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cjhills wrote:probably got a girl friend

Thank God. At least the kid isn't hangin out on the internet with a bunch of old people talking about what goes in a dog and what comes out of one. He may actually have a shot at a normal life.

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My buddy the bird farmer has raised Valleys and scalies............ They are REALLY REALLY WILD acting.Get close to the pen and they go ballistic.I'd say 100 times more wild than pen raised bobs.He had an escape of valleys and scalies when his father in laws dog ran through the chickenwire,the ones...

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Using that logic, it kinda begs the question: why would we want to introduce new hunters to the sport?

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Of the mentioned quail, the mearns will be the one to hold tightly more than the others. The gambels will be more inclined to run and flush, with the California/valley quail close behind, IMO.

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Yeah. I might be a decent shot if I didnt shoot all these wacky guns from 100 years ago. Maybe.

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I was watching a show on dog breeds a couple weeks ago. They said many of the breeds came about in the Victorian age when affluence abounded in Europe and America. Sounded like bored rich people and genetic tinkerers. It didn't sound particularly scientific nor were the results always a positive out...

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My lab does it pretty much daily. Usually a little or no spit.

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The attachments below are what I've found on glycogen replenishment over the past few years. I current use Elements Nutrition "R" for glycogen replenishment post exercise/hunting.

VTX_03_03_226.pdf

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Back to puppy nutrition for minute. ... I had read somewhere that too much protein at early development could cause overly rapid bone growth and joint issues. I have a lab which came to us at 11 months age that has joint and skeletal issues. I've always wondered if it was a feeding issue or strictly...

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Purina has announced new glycogen supplement bars. From what I had read, I thougth they would be available by now. But they dont seem to be out there yet. I saw an article somewhere that said Peyton Manning was on a TV ad for the bars. The issue I have with the Pro Plan line is that the big stores (...

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Fix it or you'll be out there with the dog ... tapping.

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I think Garmin bought TT for their market share and technology. I also think Garmin will keep TT intact as a division. As for keep. the existing products, my bet is they will be kept until better products supersede them. My put on the best collar for locate or stimulate is the Garmin Alpha. Nothing ...

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Wow. I'd never have guessed sxs would be leading pumps or autos or any other action in popularity. You sure couldn't tell by what you see in the average hunter's hands. But then this IS a special group here. I shoot almost exclusively sxs guns. Although in recent years I've developed a like for Winc...

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Uplandish, Just keep in the forefront of your mind: it's all for fun. :D Whenever someone shakes their head or gives me guff about shooting a 410 (or a 20, 28, or old side by side), I tell them I do it because I enjoy it. It is truly the ONLY reason I have dogs and hunt. Frankly, sometimes I dont ev...

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I start my dogs on Purina Fortaflora a day or two before hunting and throughout a hunting trip. It has helped a lot with the nervous squirts.

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Ezzy
I didn't mean to imply I though "______ by-products" was somehow deficient in nutritional value. Quite the opposite. Piecing together statements from a well known trainer and my vet, it sounds like a good thing and they've taken any downside risks out of consuming bones.

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Here in the southwest, GSPs dominate the upland pointing breeds. I was in the market for a pointing dog and given the climate here, it had to take the heat well or as well as possible. I narrowed it to EPs or GSPs. For whatever reasons I ended upgoing with a EP. I dont regret my choice. It has been ...

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Ezzy
Is ______(type of meat) by-products organs, skin, bones, etc like a wild canine would eat?

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I do occasionally play fetch with my pointer. But if she won't give a toy easily, I grab her collar and left her slightly and say the give command. No tugowar ever.

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Is buying or renting a small travel trailer in the cards? Some trailers can be had for dirt cheap and sold for what you paid for it later.

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For dogs that get on furniture or mess with things they shouldn't, I used a "bonker". I take a regular hand drying towel towel and roll it up tight and put a couple rubber bands around it. After you've shown the dog to get off the couch several times a d you are sure he knows better, I yell "wrong" ...

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Our lab never chewed bedding but many other things in the house got shredded over the years. She has pretty much stopped. The younger pointer would go after bedding right in front of us as well as drag any bedding out of the crates on the patio into the yard and go at it. This went on for more than ...

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I have an English Pointer out of big running horseback trial bloodlines. My back yard is about the same as yours. The lab and pointer both have been housebroke and have access to two rooms of the house through a dog door while we are at work. They sleep most of the day away. The pointer has settled ...

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A man should always have multiple guns on road trips. Guns are machines and machines fail at the most inopportune times. Having plenty of ammo of your choosing before you start the journey or a known source along the way is mandatory regardless of what gauge you shoot. The argument about lack of ava...

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Just my take on the Delta, I had one to test. It has roughly half the voltage of a Tritronics Pro when each are at their highest setting.

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Like hyperb, I'm in CA and the drought has about wiped out every type of game bird. My choice this year has been to let them alone so they'll be a base population for recovery. It's not a popular opinion, especially among young hunters who are impatient and want to fill their limits. What would I pa...

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I would not seek out a dog with a hole in it regardless of whether or not you plan to shoot a gun over the dog.

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PB, A few of the guys on a double gun forum I belong to have wives that hunt. My recollection is that 20g is popular with the ladies. A 20g is a nice balance of economy of ammunition, payload capacity and available gun weight for an upland gun. If a nice o/u is still a consideration, a 20g Browning ...

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I'm thinking I should feel bad for victims of tiring.

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I've owned a Vizsla before and loved him, but I had a lot more land then. Now That I’ve had to move I live in a house with a smaller sized yard. I fully intend on running at least 3-6 miles a day and of course training. But my onls holding me back from the Vizsla is I know they need a lot of room t...

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