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- Sat Apr 23, 2022 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New member/EP advice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2697
Re: New member/EP advice
My dog has HTA and Fibber in his pedigree. I’ve heard HTA threw hard headed pups but Elhew are famously people pleasing and Erin’s from my understanding aren’t as hard headed as some. If I had to take a guess what that pedigree would produce it would be a bigger running, handsome, and biddable dog. ...
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New dog advice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5698
Re: New dog advice
English Pointer wouldn’t be a bad way to go. Mine is awesome in the house as a matter of fact he’s the family favorite and hunts just like you describe. A good dog will adapt to the range you want it to run based on terrain. I’ve had GSPs before and I’d like to get a setter as my next dog but after ...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How many have had their dog take out coyote?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3301
Re: How many have had their dog take out coyote?
Had a GSP that was death on coyotes and coons. Liked to fight other dogs too. Sent a few other dogs to the vet and sent even more running for the hills. Her nickname was our German Shorthaired Pitbull. Just born mean imho. She had to get stitched and glued up a few times but I personally saw her kil...
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: I champion the use of dogs for all kinds of hunting.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 54079
Re: I champion the use of dogs for all kinds of hunting.
No duh there is risk every time barbed wire fences do enough damage to dogs on a regular basis. That does not excuse the way a lot of people treat their dogs and you know exactly what I am talking about. Call it what you want but any man that sends his dog where he is afraid to go is a coward.
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:12 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: I champion the use of dogs for all kinds of hunting.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 54079
Re: I champion the use of dogs for all kinds of hunting.
I only support hunting with a dog whenever a reasonable level of safety for the animal is possible just like I only support hunting when the game can be killed humanely and for good reason. Im slowly turning my opinions against using dogs on hogs and hog hunting in general. It is dangerous for the c...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:27 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Florida public land birds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5851
Re: Florida public land birds
Cbf how are you hunting them? They dont respond to calling the same way turkey up north do. Best to just find the roost and post up between it and the nearest water source.
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:36 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Florida public land birds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5851
Re: Florida public land birds
I actually live in Fl. I hunted Babcock once. Keyword being once. Frankly I think the hogs and Osceolas are too thick and burns too few and far between on most public land for consistent quail numbers. Between the palmettos, gators, and heat its not exactly easy on the dogs either. Someone more loca...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Having trouble on next breed
- Replies: 57
- Views: 18007
Re: Having trouble on next breed
Sounds like you need to get yourself a versatile for hunting and keep the setter for a trial dog and part timer. If you wont be doing many late season hunts in water get a GSP. Generally gonna be cheaper than a DD or a PP. When the setter gets tired put it up and keep rolling with the versatile. I h...
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What energy boost/snack do you use?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6843
Re: What energy boost/snack do you use?
In terms of a snack? A bag of dog food or maybe some breakfast scraps.
In terms of energe boost I have my dog (and myself) on cordyceps mushroom supplements. That stuff gives you a whole new gear.
In terms of energe boost I have my dog (and myself) on cordyceps mushroom supplements. That stuff gives you a whole new gear.
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:30 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Kansas DIY... First Attempt
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9544
Re: Kansas DIY... First Attempt
Youll find birds plenty of places. Head west and south to avoid crowds.
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you stay with one breed or switch?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6029
Re: Do you stay with one breed or switch?
I was raised on GSPs hunting pheasant and quail in kansas but specifically took up waterfowling because I loved my labs so much and thats been my focus ever since. With a move back north planned Ive been looking hard at setters to give grouse hunting a try. Luckily I dont mind owning two (or more) d...
- Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:57 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
- Replies: 36
- Views: 17270
Re: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
You need to learn to adapt and overcome while being smart with your budget. When you duck hunt you arent just hunting animals youre hunting for the offseason bargains on unsold steel shot and hunting for leftover supplies in the workshop for home built blinds. You gotta learn to load your own hulls ...
- Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: puppy pricing change after a deposit
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5803
Re: puppy pricing change after a deposit
Get your money back if they raise the price after you place the deposit. There are con artists in every market and dogs are no exception. Some folks will do anything to turn a few extra bucks. Thats why ANY questionable behavior leads me to immediately take my business elsewhere. Too many dogs with ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Speaking "HUNTING DOG" fluently and correctly.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7142
Re: Speaking "HUNTING DOG" fluently and correctly.
For hunting waterfowl doves pheasant and grouse you could do worse than a golden. Sweet natured dogs and never seen an exception to that rule. That said been down that road twice and hit epilepsy both times so be wary when youre doing your homework on a litter. I think its a result of tight genetics...
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's the most unusual breed bird dog you ever saw?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7282
Re: What's the most unusual breed bird dog you ever saw?
Lol got a good story for this one. My buddy had a work accident and ended up on a fixed income. With all the free time he was fairly easy to convince to go duck hunting with us and we got him hooked. Unfortunately his wife is the soft hearted type when it comes to animals so there were some budget b...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:03 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hypersensitive GWP
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5929
Re: Hypersensitive GWP
Hate hearing about this type of thing. Only a few ways dogs get like that and none of them are good. You should try fixing the animal. Imo a decent amount of overly sensitive or gun shy dogs can be salvaged or repurposed into shed hunters, blood trailers, etc. Too many get put down or dumped because...
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:38 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: UK "Gundog Trust" to go to "Force Free"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6744
Re: UK "Gundog Trust" to go to "Force Free"
In my opinion there simply is no such thing as a “best” training method. Each dog is an individual and needs its own unique combination of positive and negative feedback. Softer dogs need more positivity and stubborn dogs often need more correction. That said the positive only sect seem to be made u...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Non gundog related (Belgian Malinois)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8127
Re: Non gundog related (Belgian Malinois)
Ive had a deployment and a dozen or so training operations as an enabler with 1/75 and they exclusively used mals. Couple guys in my old platoon actually helped produce the documentary Wardogs on Hulu featuring them. I have an insane level of admiration for this breed but the drive is something to b...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Boykin Spaniel/Labrador Comparison
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5789
Re: Boykin Spaniel/Labrador Comparison
Just my two cents but... Nothing beats a lab as a waterfowl dog. Period. As for Boykins never even seen one but I imagine a rare breed like that is going to cost you about as much as a lot of those smaller lab pups will. Every dog is an individual with its own temperament. Some spaniel breeds genera...
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hunting Dog and house cat relationship
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6430
Re: Hunting Dog and house cat relationship
My GSPs were all great with cats. Theyre just playing. Our first dog used my moms morbidly obese cat as a chew toy. Never hurt it. Just put her mouth around it until it meowed then let go and repeat until they get bored. Sounds like your pets play the exact same game. Let them have fun.
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:56 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: best overall dog?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 17894
Re: best overall dog?
Yeah if youre looking for a cold weather versatile breed go with the wirehair. My GSPs growing up did alright in the cold and while Ive never hunted coons anywhere but our trash cans we had one dog that waged a personal war against them. Big difference between a dog that kills coons and a dog that t...
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Breeding question need help
- Replies: 149
- Views: 57750
Re: Breeding question need help
So I think weve officially established that people over pay and are over charged and buying a cheap product is always riskier in terms of quality. Thats pretty much true with any product though. Whats also true is that my 870 has served pretty much every hunting need Ive ever had at the fraction of ...
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Searching for my next hunting dog
- Replies: 31
- Views: 11953
Re: Searching for my next hunting dog
Was it Ronnie hunting doves with Steve Rinella on MeatEater? If so his dogs looked legit.
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Breeding question need help
- Replies: 149
- Views: 57750
Re: Breeding question need help
You will probably end up with solid bird dogs as long as the parents are both solid hunters. I can guarantee you at least a half dozen people on this forum have fond memories of a dropper. One of the first american champion setters was a gordon/english cross. Ferrel Miller bred his pointers out to o...
- Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Versatile Hunting Vehicle
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11950
Re: Versatile Hunting Vehicle
If you want something with a nice interior and 4WD for hunting its gonna be a little pricey. Honestly you may just wanna stick with the crossover or a nice car for work and just spend a couple thousand on a beat up old Cherokee or Explorer. Total and monthly cost of the two would probably be cheaper...
- Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:39 am
- Forum: Guns and Ammo
- Topic: What type of shotgun are you using for your bird hunts?
- Replies: 214
- Views: 220608
Re: What type of shotgun are you using for your bird hunts?
Currently Im using an 870 for reliability sake since I mainly hunt marshes for duck but I had a Charles Daly 600 growing up that I honestly preferred over our 1100s. Cheaper, lighter, noticeably less punishing on days that required a lot of shooting, and a button on the side to chamber a shell so no...
- Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: DD vs Setter
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8625
Re: DD vs Setter
Thank you for all the replies. I think Ive made up my mind on a setter. If I could only own one dog Id get the DD. Since I will always have a lab I believe the best move is probably another specialized breed. The DD does have a superior guarding ability and rabbits are definitely on my menu but quit...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: DD vs Setter
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8625
Re: DD vs Setter
To clarify, most people that own DD's need a jeep, not a ferrari. They are used for waterfowl, upland, pets and sometimes fur. They are an all purpose dog but as with most if not all, all purpose dog's, a dog that is a specialist like a setter can do certain things better. I incidentally had a pair...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: DD vs Setter
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8625
Re: DD vs Setter
It will be the first time I go after grouse but when I visited I saw plenty of farmland in the area that I would bet my soul had decent pheasant. Im originally from Kansas and my family almost exclusively hunted pheasant and quail growing up. I would like to broaden my experience. Thanks for the pos...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: DD vs Setter
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8625
DD vs Setter
So Ive been planning a move back north to PA up around the York/Lancaster area next year and I’d like to get back into the pointing breeds. I have experience training dogs for pheasant and quail but this will be my first grouse dog. I will always have a lab so versatility for waterfowling purposes i...
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:50 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Kansas Prairie Chicken
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3277
Re: Kansas Prairie Chicken
Sorry to rustle your jimmies but that's the extent of my experience with chickens. They were always an opportunistic secondary target when I was hunting Kansas which admittedly i haven't done in almost a decade. Man wanted to know where he could find them. I told him how and where to find some. If y...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:46 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Black GSP
- Replies: 42
- Views: 24452
Re: Black GSP
Just my two cents. Color doesn't matter. That said if I'm picking a pup and both parents are proven hunters and they all show interest in birds might as well pick the one you like the look of. You can debate puppy methodology until you're blue in the face but the reality is it's all one big gamble. ...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Expectations For My New Backyard Bred Puppy
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17161
Re: Expectations For My New Backyard Bred Puppy
Best bird dog I ever had was an undersized GSP we found on the side of the road. She was clearly the back country line bred type of animal. She smoked our champion bred field trial stock in terms of birds found. Plenty of good hunting dogs have come from backyard breeders or lacked champions in thei...
- Mon May 22, 2017 10:57 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Best Upland Books
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8686
Re: Best Upland Books
Colters a very good one. He's mentioned in The Sporting Road by Fergus too.Scott Linden wrote:All great. Add Colter by Rick Bass. Actually, anything by Rick, on any subject.
Crazy Old Coot is a good one. So is A Comfortable Range.
- Mon May 22, 2017 10:41 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's the most you've spent on a dog?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 31432
Re: What's the most you've spent on a dog?
2000 for a pair of GSPs. Their grandmother was a champion out of a friends friends kennel in Ohio. The dog we found on the side of the road found more birds than both of them combined.
- Mon May 22, 2017 10:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GSP Puppy Escape Artist!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5445
Re: GSP Puppy Escape Artist!
Spent the better part of a decade trying to solve that puzzle. There is no kennel that will hold a bored GSP. If she wasn't climbing over the top she was opening the latch or chewing the chain link. The conclusion we came to was just dropping the dog off at grandmas house on the way to work. Upside ...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 6:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What gun dogs do you have and why?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 39977
Re: What gun dogs do you have and why?
Most I ever had was four. Down to two retirees. Gotta wait for one to pass before I start a new pup. Been pretty varied. GSPs, labs, goldens, and one foul tempered GWP. Labs are the happiest and friendliest breed I've ever encountered. I don't think I could love anything as much as a lab loves every...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Best breed for beginner?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13005
Re: Best breed for beginner?
In terms of easiness to train? Well setters tend to mature a little later so they're out. EPs love to hunt but won't necessarily do it to please their owner. Frankly I wouldn't suggest putting out a long range breed in hog territory which I believe most of NZ is. Hey that's just me being a worry wor...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: gsp pup and backyard chickens
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18639
Re: gsp pup and backyard chickens
Hope you have better luck than we did lol. 8 meat roosters, 2 ducks, 4 rabbits, and countless pen pheasant later we just gave up. Stuck to goats and cattle after that.
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Aggresive dog
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6424
Re: Aggresive dog
Find a bigger more dominant dog and fill up a bucket of water. When your dog submits dumps the bucket on them both. If your dog is human aggressive it should be culled immediately. I believe most dog behaviors can be fixed but sometimes genetics just ruin the animals brain. This puts your family, ne...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:10 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Seizures
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11303
Re: Seizures
Dealt with this a lot unfortunately. My uncles GSP, my first Golden, and my brothers Golden all had epilepsy. It sucks really bad man. Phenobarbital and Val's will help but will rob your dog of quality of life. 13 years of a brain damaged incontinent dog wandering around your house bumping into wall...