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by cbump
Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Where Is Everyone?
Replies: 18
Views: 4743

Re: Where Is Everyone?

I’m no help to the forum because I post either, but I was curious about this as well. I just signed on today to see what pups were for sale and that section is very inactive. Does anyone have info on a good vizsla or draahthar litter? Cbump I sent you a PM I'm just wondering why there is a requirem...
by cbump
Mon Nov 29, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Where Is Everyone?
Replies: 18
Views: 4743

Re: Where Is Everyone?

I’m no help to the forum because I post either, but I was curious about this as well. I just signed on today to see what pups were for sale and that section is very inactive.

Does anyone have info on a good vizsla or draahthar litter?
by cbump
Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Harlon lake Nebraska pheasant
Replies: 1
Views: 1923

Harlon lake Nebraska pheasant

On a whim, the family and I drove up here from Texas yesterday. A friend of mine back in Texas grew up around here and said it used to be good so we decided to try it out. Spent all day out and saw one pheasant flush way out ahead of us. Any tips for the area? I've got a three year old bird dog and ...
by cbump
Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:50 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: New Mexico grouse????
Replies: 4
Views: 4647

New Mexico grouse????

Anyone know of public land in New Mexico that holds blue grouse? Or any private places that will accept a trespass fee?
You can pm me if you'd like. Thanks!
by cbump
Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSP not as advertised
Replies: 66
Views: 33742

Re: GSP not as advertised

In pretty much any decision in life, it's almost never a good idea to base it off how much money you already have invested. Those are sunk costs. Going against your gut because of sunk costs is a pretty good way to throw away even more money.
by cbump
Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSP's Belly Scratched and Chaffed
Replies: 13
Views: 6925

Re: GSP's Belly Scratched and Chaffed

Buy a Sylmar vest. My father has several of Sylmar vests for his brittanies and loves them. He always tells me they are great when it's cold, if it's warm out the dogs get too hot wearing them. I have one and they are ok but the vest itself rubs his arm pits raw. Also sage brush still tore his bell...
by cbump
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Exercising a young dog
Replies: 4
Views: 2700

Exercising a young dog

Hi. So, I goofed up today. I ordered a couple walky dog bike leashes so we could bike our dogs and they came in a few days ago. Today we got them out on them. They are pretty sweet and the dogs loved them! This is where I may have messed up though. My lab is only 6 months old. We didn't have a plan ...
by cbump
Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: chasing deer
Replies: 35
Views: 12864

Re: chasing deer

Minigooch, I was able to sell mine fairly quickly on 24hourcampfire for $75. Just mention it's not great for big running dogs and that it would make a good backup collar.
by cbump
Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:06 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Finally Found a Name
Replies: 22
Views: 8969

Re: Finally Found a Name

I like whip. Much better than the overused gun dog names. Now just hope she fits the name.
by cbump
Sun Jan 18, 2015 3:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: chasing deer
Replies: 35
Views: 12864

Re: chasing deer

I am familiar with the Garmin Delta. The one I had worked ok in the yard when the dog was less excited, less occupied, and less hard headed. However in the field, it was useless. It did not have a high enough setting for the stimulus to effect the dog. I tried it on two different dogs, both differe...
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Re: Owning a kennel dog

Also she's super smart, just has a one track mind. I can say beside and she sits beside me on the left and she's about 50% on not breaking until I tell her fetch. I have her drag a lead and I step on it before I throw the dummy so she feels it if she breaks. This is all just play training by a newbi...
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Re: Owning a kennel dog

Ignore the dog annoying you to play fetch . Say nothing - look away. It will take time, but it will work . I do the same thing with my JRT Is the dog getting enough hard exercise otherwise? I think so. Her and my vizsla run all day. Literally. They sit and watch for squirrels then chase them. I thi...
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:22 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Re: Owning a kennel dog

Rinker, sounds like an awesome dog run. Does each dog have a kennel that size or are the all in together?
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Re: Owning a kennel dog

Shags, luckily her crate is the one place she is settled. Almost instantly in her crate she's snoring. So she is capable.

I'll give everything you said a try.
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Temperature and Dogs
Replies: 21
Views: 9741

Re: Temperature and Dogs

mnaj_springer wrote:Should be fine. I like to bait the water the night before hunting... It seems my pup drinks less in winter. The feet can be an issue if snow gets stuck in between their toes!

What do you put in the water?
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Returning dog to breeder
Replies: 17
Views: 16380

Re: Returning dog to breeder

Thanks for the insight cj. Regarding the other post, yes, my questions here stemmed from that issue, but im not thinking about sending my dog back at all. I was really just curious. I wouldnt do that and don't want to because I know she'll be an amazing duck dog someday. Agree it's a training issue....
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Re: Owning a kennel dog

tobytx wrote:How old is this pup?

Sounds like you have more dog than you can handle.
She's 6 months old.
Big time field trial lines.
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Re: Owning a kennel dog

Thanks for the reply. I feel like we've set ourselves up for this because, since she loves to retrieve so much, we will work her trying to wear her out (which it doesn't) and I think she now just associates us with playing fetch. Basically I think we've unintentionally taught her that if she's aroun...
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Owning a kennel dog
Replies: 17
Views: 6622

Owning a kennel dog

I'm thinking of making a super high drive and high strung pup of mine an outside/kennel dog. She can't turn off her retrieve drive in the house and it's getting ridiculous. She can be in the house three hours and it's 10pm and she still will up and wired searching for a ball or trying to bring thing...
by cbump
Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Returning dog to breeder
Replies: 17
Views: 16380

Returning dog to breeder

I've seen this mentioned a lot with reputable breeders; they say they will take a dog back if your circumstances change and you can't keep it for whatever reason. Also, when we see posts where someone is saying their dog isn't what they were hoping for or posts where someone is looking to sell their...
by cbump
Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?
Replies: 8
Views: 4683

Re: Is silver ever a GSP or Pointer color?

Last pic sure looks like it has weim in it. I bet they would be great running partners though n
by cbump
Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:12 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: New to training. Non-gun dog related.
Replies: 26
Views: 9592

Re: New to training. Non-gun dog related.

Training a dog that WANTS AND IS BRED to be a bird dog as an inexperienced trainer can be hard enough (I'm one myself). I don't see this happening with this pit bull.
by cbump
Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:04 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Would you recommend
Replies: 13
Views: 5773

Re: Would you recommend

As long as you train yourself how to use it.
by cbump
Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Name ideas needed
Replies: 12
Views: 5007

Re: Name ideas needed

Something with Stonewall in it but we don't know your dog's personality so hard to pick a name. Unless you don't care about that. I like to make them personal. My vizsla cried all night in his crate for two weeks before he was crate trained. We named him "Texas Red's Singin' the Blues". His call nam...
by cbump
Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Hawk screamer on beeper collar
Replies: 5
Views: 3925

Hawk screamer on beeper collar

I sold my gps combo collar to go with something simpler. I have been reading about beepers, particularly the Garmin with the hawk screamer. On various forums some people say they use them and others say they wouldnt use something like that near the dog's ear. My question is is there any evidence out...
by cbump
Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Carhartt style bird jacket?
Replies: 6
Views: 2598

Re: Carhartt style bird jacket?

Thank you. Checking them all out now.
by cbump
Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: My favorite pic of my dog
Replies: 7
Views: 3057

Re: My favorite pic of my dog

Since this thread got bumped, here's a pic from today!

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by cbump
Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:57 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Carhartt style bird jacket?
Replies: 6
Views: 2598

Carhartt style bird jacket?

Does anyone make a carhartt style jacket with a bird pocket on it?
I love my carhartt but hate having to put a vest on over it.
Just wondering, thanks!
by cbump
Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Deleted
Replies: 0
Views: 1160

Deleted

Nevermind
by cbump
Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:29 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Black Kettle/Packsaddle Oklahoma
Replies: 26
Views: 16876

Re: Black Kettle/Packsaddle Oklahoma

Is duck hunting allowed on the Canadian river in packsaddle?
by cbump
Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 15 WORDS OR LESS ...
Replies: 27
Views: 9790

Re: 15 WORDS OR LESS ...

Always be ready while hunting.
by cbump
Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: biting puppy - seeking advice
Replies: 11
Views: 4746

Re: biting puppy - seeking advice

Agree with not yelping. I watched my grown vizsla growl/bark LOUD one time when we first brought our lab pup home cuz she got too rough with the biting. So that's what we all did and it would immediately get her attention and make her stop. Fortunately she was never a biter really anyway. Just playe...
by cbump
Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin Alpha help
Replies: 2
Views: 1157

Re: Garmin Alpha help

Might try going to dog list, select dog, show statistics, then click the menu lines at bottom and select stop tracking.


I have tech issues with that collar too. How do you save everything after a hunt?
by cbump
Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:11 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ugly dog
Replies: 14
Views: 8736

Re: Ugly dog

Blue, yes this is my first retriever and pretty much my first time around a good one. All of my buddies are deer hunters so no one I know has dogs. I do have a 2 year old vizsla so am a little experienced in hunting dogs in general. Maggie the lab will literally want to fetch to the point of annoyan...
by cbump
Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:56 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ugly dog
Replies: 14
Views: 8736

Re: Ugly dog

Thought I'd show her off. Tioga's Magpie the Ugg "Maggie" Long snout, small beady eyes. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l297/bumpas/Mobile%20Uploads/DF02DC37-39D5-49DE-9100-CE3A40C9D0F4_zpsggdzlbsu.jpg She's pretty awesome though. Click for video from yesterday. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l...
by cbump
Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: My favorite pic of my dog
Replies: 7
Views: 3057

My favorite pic of my dog

Just a proud dad sharing!

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by cbump
Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post dogs on Point!!!!
Replies: 738
Views: 738047

Re: Post dogs on Point!!!!

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Scouting sage grouse day before the opener in CO.

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by cbump
Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin Alpha TT15 help
Replies: 1
Views: 1007

Garmin Alpha TT15 help

Have had the newest alpha combo for a few months now and it seems like when I first put it on and need to make a correction it doesn't do anything until I've hit the button two or three times. I've missed a correction before because of it. Once it gets going though corrections from then on are insta...
by cbump
Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Distant shooter gunshy
Replies: 5
Views: 2400

Re: Distant shooter gunshy

My two year old vizsla did this recently but it definitely wasn't him just looking for the shooter. We were at soccer practice and someone must have been dove hunting in the distance and when they shot he tucked his tail and dropped his ears and got nervous acting. He's been hunted over a bunch and ...
by cbump
Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Anyone hunt 2 different breeds of dogs
Replies: 19
Views: 9254

Re: Anyone hunt 2 different breeds of dogs

I have a lab and a vizsla. They'll both go on dove/duck hunts but I just take the V for upland. I don't see a problem with having two different breeds at all.
by cbump
Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: No Women in the Field?
Replies: 33
Views: 20060

Re: No Women in the Field?

How much did you expect to pay? That's what we pay as well for decent pants. If you want to go cheaper, get chaps. But whatever you get, remember, you get what you pay for. High quality and cheap don't belong in the same sentence, especially in upland gear. Elitist? My columbia pants were like $30 ...
by cbump
Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ugly dog
Replies: 14
Views: 8736

Re: Ugly dog

Thanks for the reply. We love her, it's just kind of funny. My wife will talk to the dogs and say "hey handsome" to the vizsla and "hey ugly" to the lab. lmao.
by cbump
Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ugly dog
Replies: 14
Views: 8736

Ugly dog

Anyone ever paid a lot of money for a high prize puppy that just turned out to be super ugly?

We got a lab pup out of Texas Troubadour that has amazing drive, etc. but "bleep" she's ugly. She's 18 weeks old now. We have literally had people ask what kind of mix she is.

Just asking.
by cbump
Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:04 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Black Kettle/Packsaddle Oklahoma
Replies: 26
Views: 16876

Re: Black Kettle/Packsaddle Oklahoma

Has anyone tried Packsaddle this year? I'm working in the area so going to go out there Thursday and Friday. Never been so any tips would helpful. Thanks
by cbump
Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:50 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Chukar/Huns near Cody, WY late December?
Replies: 7
Views: 4105

Re: Chukar/Huns near Cody, WY late December?

Thanks for the help guys.
by cbump
Sun Dec 01, 2013 3:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post dogs on Point!!!!
Replies: 738
Views: 738047

Re: Post dogs on Point!!!!

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by cbump
Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:12 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Chukar/Huns near Cody, WY late December?
Replies: 7
Views: 4105

Re: Chukar/Huns near Cody, WY late December?

I can drive. How far would I need to go you think? Would Sheridan or Jackson be better?
Or should we go to another state?
by cbump
Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:05 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Chukar/Huns near Cody, WY late December?
Replies: 7
Views: 4105

Chukar/Huns near Cody, WY late December?

Hi, any good public ground in the area and would late December be too late to hunt them? Thanks
by cbump
Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:56 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: But wait ... what would you pay?
Replies: 127
Views: 54996

Re: But wait ... what would you pay?

I think if some of you lived in Texas or states with no birds, you'd think differently. Alot of y'all have it made. Don't take it for granted.
by cbump
Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:55 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: But wait ... what would you pay?
Replies: 127
Views: 54996

Re: But wait ... what would you pay?

I would gladly pay $150 for good private ground. Saves me from the guess work and uncertainty involved with traveling to another state on limited time. Btw, looking for a place to hunt quail or pheasant after thanksgiving so if you know anywhere within about 12 hours of North Texas for $150 a day or...