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I have had an 835 for about 20 years and an SX3 for about 3ish. Both good guns. Can't beat an 835 for inexpensive, and can't beat the SX3 for performance. I was bringing along the 835 as a backup gun after I got the SX3, but no backup has been necessary with the Winchester. So my 835 is semi-retired!

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Here's another update: My wife ended up with a Fabtron Lady Trail, and absolutely loves it - it was super comfortable to start with but she got a fleece seat pad and loves it even more. I bought a Tucker Cheyenne Frontier (wide tree) with the close contact square skirt, western rigging, fenders, & o...

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The only problem I had was the chukar getting out through the bobs. Fortunately the ones that got out came back in the evening and I was able to net them after dark. I kept the predator door closed after that but was not able to work with the pigeons unless I caught the chukar and penned them separa...

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Here's an update: We picked up a new Tucker Endurance trail saddle, with English rigging and fenders. Wow, was it comfortable! But it does not give very good contact with the horse. I tried it out, and got my first "ye-hah" moment when he did a few pirouettes but I stayed in the saddle just fine. Th...

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Let's try again, think the problem is fixed... Here's my pup at 6-1/2 months training on Grouse in Maine: http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa472/NJGSP/IMG_4937.jpg Bird season opens, and here he is 2 weeks later: http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa472/NJGSP/IMG_2251.jpg Officially a grouse dog...

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To update my earlier post, I'm officially a setter guy now. I'm trying to add some photobucket pics of my pup that are 640x480 and for some reason I'm getting an error that says "Your images may only be up to 768 pixels high."

What a pain...

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I posted this on another site, thought I'd post here too - always helpful to get lots of opinions! So, I have some questions about saddles, but I should give a little background first: In February 2011 my wife was diagnosed with colon cancer - stage 4, it had already spread to her liver. 45 is too y...

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I sent a dog to a pro a couple of years ago, and he said that he does all the obedience stuff first before introducing birds - whoa, heel, come, and force fetch have nothing to do with birds, and he says get that out of the way first. Once that stuff is done, move on to bird work and steadiness trai...

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For those of you with an Astro 320, I would not recommend that you remove that batteries by taking the battery cover off and slapping the Astro into your palm if you have a micro SD card installed. Normally, I pry up the end of the battery to pop it out, but I was hurry - my pup was somewhere 100 ya...

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I feel the same way about western Maine. Sounds like you had a good trip!

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I have a very high quality digital dB meter at work, if I remember next week I'll see how many dBs the bells I have produce. It's not like you run a bell on your dog every single day - or all day - for that matter. Usually the risk of hearing loss is determined by exposure over a long period of time...

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This is, naturally, why Garmin/Tritronics came out with the Alpha. The Astro DC40 collar has holes punched in it and the receiver is fixed to the collar with a clamp & screws. If the Sportdog only has slots big enough for a 3/4" collar, then a 1" collar will not work. The big problem is the e-collar...

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I run a bell, point-only mode beeper, TT EXP e-collar, and use an Astro 320 / DC40 collar. I was in the woods of Maine last week which makes the PA woods look like open prairie, and never lost signal on either the dogs or the 320. I tried to go without the beeper and just use the Astro, but there is...

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I have a Boston pup. Hes got a good nose and lots of talent built in. Sticks his birds hard too. He's a lot of fun, can't wait to get him on some grouse.

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I have the birds eye subscription and like it. I load the image maps directly to an 8 GB micro SD. I also have the 24K topo maps loaded, as well as some custom transparent overlay maps I created outlining areas and twitch roads I'm going to explore later when ground truthing my satellite research. I...

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I got a case of 16 ga. RST #7 papers last year. I like them, and they pattern well out of all of my 16's. That's good enough for me. Got a few boxes of Polywad Spred-R loads too, they open up quick and have a full pattern at 20-25 yes with skeet and IC chokes. Got them for early season grouse, looki...

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We only had a problem after the second dose. Our vet said that was consistent with all the complaints. The negative reaction occurred after the second monthly treatment. They said it was surprising to them because Frontline has been in use for a long time and has proven to be safe, and Certifect is ...

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I stopped by our vet this evening and they said 80% of their customers reported problems, either lethargy or skin problems. They said the tech support person at Merial said "these are possible side effected listed on the box". But 80%? Out vet is returning all of their stocks of Certifect and will n...

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I was just reading that herding dogs are genetically sensitive to Amitraz, and may result in the systems described in extreme cases. What breed of dog was it Georgia boy? In our case, it was a Lurcher and a GSP. Lurchers are sighthound/herding dog crosses and the one we have that reacted is 12% Bord...

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Credit where it's due - I read about the "Cheeto Trick" here on GDF some time ago, just passing along the info!

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We switched to Certifect, but have been working through old Frontline Plus we had. Two of our dogs had a very bad reaction at the application site after the second month of treatment with Certifect. It was like a chemical burn - a reddish brown crust formed with heavy scabbing and hair loss. Our vet...

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Our setter pup is 4 months old. He swam for the first time this weekend, thanks to a tub of cheesy-poofs I picked up at Tractor Supply. They float, and as the dog tries to eat them off the water, much of the time they move out in front, and next thing you know your dog will be swimming after them. W...

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I use a wireless thermometer I got at Walmart. The inside of my truck cap (AKA Topper) is carpeted, so I put the hook side of the Velcro on the back and stuck it to the carpet. I put Velcro on the back of the receiver and the mating piece on my overhead console. It has worked fine for 2 years. To ke...

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Still can't find it on the iPad. Maybe it's a problem with the iPad Tapatalk app.

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My flight pen is right next to the yard. My shorthair mostly ignores the flight pen but slams on point when birds are planted in the yard. I had a setter that wore a race track with a banked turn at the ends next to the flight pen. All dogs are different.

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Nope, can't find the forum on Tapatslk's iPad app. Just on the iPhone app.

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Born2Hunt wrote:Worked fine for me last night, I just typed in Gun Dog and it came up.

On an iPad?

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OK, so I tried searching for it on my iPhone, and it shows up there. But it does not show up when I search in the Tapatalk app on my iPad.

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Deuce wrote:NJ- search Gun Dog and it comes up

Nope. The only thing that I see is WaterfowlForum.net.

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Nice! This litter is going to produce some really great dogs!

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I can't seem to find GDF on tapatalk. Any hints?

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lol I guess if you stimulate at a low level then it's not inhumane but if you dog continues to bark and the intensity increases it becomes inhumane? Anyway the point was to give you my experience with the product. The biggest fault of any bark Collar is stimulation at the wrong time or stimulation ...

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Dogtra YS500. I also have the TT and Sportdog bark collars, but here's why I like the Dogtra better: 1. It's simple 2. It's rechargeable 3. It's completely waterproof 4. It's similar in size and weight to a regular e-collar receiver (like the TT EXP) - dog doesn't know which one it's wearing 5. And ...

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NAVHDA is all about people helping each other train their dogs. People who show up at a clinic expecting someone to train their dog for them are usually disappointed. My approach is this - keep my mind open, my mouth shut, and learn as much as I can. There is lots to learn, but remember that these a...

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I tried the hawk scream on a TT beeper, and my impression was it made woodcock flush wild. I switched it back to the "beep" tone and the birds held better. Hardly a scientific study... But I like to use a bell and beeper on point only mode, and also the Astro GPS. It works fine in heavy leaf cover.

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Bottom line is that gauge selection is all about personal preference. There are as many people that love the 16 as there are that don't (as evidenced by the discussion in this thread), so there are as many reasons to own a 16 as not. Patterning has little to do with the gauge, it has everything to d...

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I made my own truck bed drawers. The box is 5' long and 4' wide and made from plywood. The drawers just slide in on either side of the center divider, I had planned on putting UHWM strips on the underside of the drawers but they slide OK without them. I used small-head trim screws to put everything ...

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Frontline does not seem to be working as well as it used to, so we switched to Certifect which works very well. I use a Tick Twister Pro, it works great on the dogs AND me.

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Ray G. nailed it. E-collars are a tool - nothing more. People train dogs, not the e-collar; I'm pretty sure I'm paraphrasing something I read somewhere with this, but if your dog does not know a command at 6 feet, it won't know it at 600 feet either whether it's wearing an e-collar or not. I start a...

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I have Dogtra launchers. They work great for quail, pigeons, and chukar.

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JWP58 wrote:After much diliberation, i'm just going to forget about the RRL.

CZ for me.

You know, for about the same money you can get a DeHaan SGr. http://www.dhshotguns.com/ I think I read somewhere they are made by the same Turkish company that builds the CZ shotguns.

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I think Ruger stopped making the Red Label last year (2011), so if you want a new one, better grab one quick!

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Personally I prefer a 16 gauge, and if not for goose hunting - which in my opinion demands a heavy 3 to 3-1/2" 12 gauge (or 10 gauge) load - the 16 is all I would use. There are a number of 16 gauge aficionados here on GDF, but If you are seriously thinking about a 16 gauge this is the place to look...

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Not saying this is your issue, but one thing I noticed about the DC40 is that it won't charge if it's cold - somewhere around 40 degrees seems to be the cutoff point. I can plug them in and the light won't come on & start charging until they warm up to around 40 degrees.

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Last dog we had done (male) cost about $275, that was about a year ago. Last female we did was $375. Most expensive one was a female that was an older dog, and she cost $750, mostly because of blood work and prep because of her age. All these dogs were done in NJ. My GSP was spayed in Delaware, and ...

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I pick mine up from our vet. He is the cheapest I could find including mail order places. The prices have gone up this year, but what hasn't gone up in price. I buy a year supply in the spring. Buy 6 get 2 free so I got 16 for the price of 12 from the vet. We get the same deal with Certifect and Fr...

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We just switched the gun dogs to Certifect (http://www.certifect.com). After finding some ticks alive, well, and feeding a week after treatment with Frontline Plus last fall, our vet recommended Certifect. They don't carry K9 Advantix, but said they would get it for us if we wanted it. But we have 7...

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It's pretty much a given that if a gun is collectible the value is diminished by modifications or refinishing. On the other hand there are lots of Model 16s out there. If you plan to use one as a shooter you'll likely be happier if you modify it as necessary to meet your needs. Opening a chamber in...

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From what I understand, the 2-9/16" chamber was the standard on the 16 gauge up until 1931 when Remington started chambering their autoloaders in 2-3/4". Remington also introduced a 2-3/4" 16 gauge round called the Auto-Express to go with them. You can find 2-1/2" 16 gauge shells readily on the mark...

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