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by birds
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasant Season
Replies: 20
Views: 5368

Re: Pheasant Season

It means keep walking.....keep going.....apply the boot to the earth....keep following your dog....
by birds
Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:23 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasant Season
Replies: 20
Views: 5368

Re: Pheasant Season

Congrats! :D Wild roosters are not easy for a young pointing dog to hunt. Continue to apply the boot and she'll figure it out :D
by birds
Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Looking for new shoes
Replies: 11
Views: 3317

Re: Looking for new shoes

What Garrison said. When needed - cordura all the way. Dogbooties.com or these

https://www.mtnridge.com/AllGrip-Boots- ... _p_89.html
by birds
Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:00 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Collar Breaking A Dog
Replies: 20
Views: 6827

Re: Collar Breaking A Dog

Yep. I did last night. :oops: Boy. Good thing I have a dog that is relatively uncomplicated and fails to respond negatively to the technological ignorance of his "master". :oops: But in this case no harm, no foul I guess :oops: I was attracted to that collar system largely by the simplicity of its G...
by birds
Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:29 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Collar Breaking A Dog
Replies: 20
Views: 6827

Re: Collar Breaking A Dog

I think if level 6 makes my dog yelp in pain I don't ever want to know what level 18 is.
by birds
Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:25 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Collar Breaking A Dog
Replies: 20
Views: 6827

Re: Collar Breaking A Dog

BG - It has 18 levels of stim but thats for 3 dogs/collars. Each dog has 6 + Vibrate and Tone. So 6 for each collar out there. At least that's how I read it. Number 3 on my forearm makes me jump pretty good :D. I used level 6 on my dog for porcupine/deer breaking and I can tell you he will not go ne...
by birds
Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:40 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Collar Breaking A Dog
Replies: 20
Views: 6827

Re: Collar Breaking A Dog

What kind of collar system did you go with? I seem to remember you were thinking about a Garmin 550 Pro Plus. If you aren't getting any more than that out of level 4 on that collar system I'd say you may be in for a ride with that pooch :D Are you sure the collar is tight enough? Are you using the l...
by birds
Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Some things I could manage without.
Replies: 28
Views: 7019

Re: Some things I could manage without.

I understand the sentiment but I still wouldn't personally kill one - I'd move myself/dog or if it was in my yard it would get a trip out of town in a box for a new lease on killing rodents. Me killing one isn't going to change the overall snake/dog dynamic in the field and they get enough grief fr...
by birds
Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Some things I could manage without.
Replies: 28
Views: 7019

Re: Some things I could manage without.

I understand the sentiment but I still wouldn't personally kill one - I'd move myself/dog or if it was in my yard it would get a trip out of town in a box for a new lease on killing rodents. Me killing one isn't going to change the overall snake/dog dynamic in the field and they get enough grief fro...
by birds
Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Most common pointing breed
Replies: 12
Views: 3414

Re: Most common pointing breed

The fact that no one has seen a setter hunting in the west is great news! It means you guys don't know where I hunt 8) :D
by birds
Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Bloating
Replies: 4
Views: 3054

Re: Bloating

Thanks Mosby!
by birds
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Recommended Training/Tracking Collars
Replies: 21
Views: 8883

Re: Recommended Training/Tracking Collars

As Garrison said your priorities are all squared up :D I think you'll be happy with the 550, tho I believe you should be able to get set up for way less than $1K. You can use the savings on all the other cascading expenses you'll need to spend bird dog money on :wink:
by birds
Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stormy in Yakima with Craig O'Brien
Replies: 5
Views: 2225

Re: Stormy in Yakima with Craig O'Brien

Just curious - what do those pups run $$?
by birds
Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Recommended Training/Tracking Collars
Replies: 21
Views: 8883

Re: Recommended Training/Tracking Collars

I don't have experience with any except the Garmin 550+. so.......for what its worth: I love it - its easy to use, accurate and has worked really, really well for me. Its not a cheap set up, but I've had few issues and Garmin Support has been absolutely awesome in helping me work thru them over the ...
by birds
Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes
Replies: 31
Views: 8693

Re: Coyotes

Thats pretty cool! We were looking at how certain varieties of range plants react to differences in various applications of grazing and fire - pretty basic stuff.. The ruined University study was trying to quantify the effects of leafy spurge biocontrol. It was all subjective and relied on people es...
by birds
Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes
Replies: 31
Views: 8693

Re: Coyotes

We have tons of them around here. The only time I have seen any aggression is breeding season or when they have pups. Otherwise they are generally headed away at top speed. Not pack animals here either except family groups in late summer/fall. I used to read grassland monitoring plots marked with re...
by birds
Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes
Replies: 31
Views: 8693

Re: Coyotes

Garrison, what you had is young dogs with no skilled leader. There is no way a smart bitch leading a pack be anywhere near your dog with you in the area. I once had a pest control license which required many hours of education on how to eliminate pests. The first order of business is to identify th...
by birds
Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dog Eating Dog House
Replies: 10
Views: 3052

Re: Dog Eating Dog House

I used Tabasco. It worked well.
by birds
Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:43 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: porcupine avoidance
Replies: 4
Views: 1846

Re: porcupine avoidance

I did my own. Porcupines are common here, so when my setter pup was about 14 months old and I came across a fresh road kill I stopped and drug it off the road and came back 30 minutes later with the dog and my wife to run the collar. I led the pup in and when he went in to check it out I gave the si...
by birds
Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:02 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: skunks
Replies: 12
Views: 4893

Re: skunks

Unbeknownst to me my pup pointed a skunk about a year ago and it sprayed him when I went into flush the bird. Disgusted, I pointed him towards the truck a mile away and he promptly ran 75 yards out and pointed a sharptail, which I shot. I don't know how he even smelled it. Needless to say it was har...
by birds
Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Pro 550+
Replies: 37
Views: 22430

Re: Pro 550+

I downloaded the app onto my phone and it seems to work - the pro 550+ collar/transmitter show up on the map. Pretty slick, though I have not had a chance to load a afternoon's worth of data and play with all the options. If I can do this anyone can :D
by birds
Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:13 am
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Pro 550+
Replies: 37
Views: 22430

Re: Pro 550+

This Explorer app is for the 550?.....
by birds
Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:28 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: How often to hunt wild coveys
Replies: 6
Views: 4231

Re: How often to hunt wild coveys

My guess is you won't push them off the property - quail are homebodies. But every time you flush them you are exposing them to all the other dangers any prey animal is subject to - they will be exposing themselves. Plus its a small covey anyway. In the end I'd bet they'll simply get too wild for yo...
by birds
Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: 2020 horrible year, great season!
Replies: 19
Views: 9254

Re: 2020 horrible year, great season!

Beautiful dogs and lovely country!
And I agree with your take on the year..
by birds
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: An Unfortunate Miss
Replies: 16
Views: 4953

Re: An Unfortunate Miss

Well. If I wrung my hands every time I missed a couple shots on a bird I wouldn't be able to hold a gun, much less type on a keyboard. It'd be pretty boring to hit every shot. Agreed on the catch and release hunting. As a pointing dog newbie I am finding I am enjoying the extended season a pointing ...
by birds
Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Check out this guys writing.
Replies: 5
Views: 2821

Re: Check out this guys writing.

Never read his stories but if he's one of those guys that goes on and on about how great he is I hope I never do read his stuff. I do see he's against selling off public lands and he's not afraid to say it, so at least he's got that going for him.
by birds
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes
Replies: 9
Views: 3854

Re: Coyotes

"... coyotes have to live too..." NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO ABOUT IT! Come to end of 'em yet? Last time I was chasing quail in AZ the song dog population seemed to be thriving in spite of all the animosity :wink: Sharon - what is "dog spray"? I have nothing against coyotes either but I agree - I...
by birds
Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:27 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: taping and boots
Replies: 1
Views: 3543

taping and boots

When using vet wrap to avoid chafing beneath a boot do you just tape the upper part where the boot top is taped to the lower leg or the entire foot? Also - any chafing issues with using cordura boots in crusty snow where feet eventually get wet? Thanks!
by birds
Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Yeah birds, I guess it all depends on whose ox is being gored. :( mask - You are absolutely right on that. As Aldo Leopold said "man brings all things to the test of himself..." Believe me - I'd be bummed about no elk too. I just wish folks would try and see beyond the "easy" answers in what is alm...
by birds
Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Some may have missed the fact that in Idaho animal rights and anti-hunting groups pushed this garbage. Where there are no or few wolves the elk are holding their own where there are many the elk are declining. For the record - Grey wolves are a single species with numerous subspecies that have exis...
by birds
Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Everbody is forgetting that when they brought them to Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana in the 90s they were called Experimental Non Essential. They also knew there was a small population in extreme northwestern Montana, and occasional occurrences in Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington. Those populations are ...
by birds
Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

People are obviously going to believe what they want to believe - even in the face of documented, published, peer-reviewed evidence to the contrary. Humans will be humans - its all about us in so many more ways than one. It always has been and I can't see it changing much now :roll: . Speaking of wh...
by birds
Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:49 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Congress wouldn't fund the wolf reintroduction so money was robbed from other projects to fund it. The strain of wolves that was originally in Yellowstone was the strain that is in the NE United States. They chose to import a larger more aggressive strain from Canada that creates larger packs. Whoe...
by birds
Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:40 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

greg jacobs wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:16 pm
weimdogman wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:57 am
Birds , this is one of the best written responses I have read on any subject on the web in a long time!

Thanks for taking the time to respond.
Full of misleading statements
Like...?
by birds
Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:32 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Congress wouldn't fund the wolf reintroduction so money was robbed from other projects to fund it. The strain of wolves that was originally in Yellowstone was the strain that is in the NE United States. They chose to import a larger more aggressive strain from Canada that creates larger packs. Whoe...
by birds
Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:55 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Where I live (central panhandle) of Idaho, before the introduction of the wolves, Our Elk population was about 10,000 head. Today it is about 1,000. These are numbers from the Idaho Fish and Game. Good luck to those who think that the Wolves won't hurt the game populations. By the way, our Moose po...
by birds
Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:02 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Wolves have hurt the big game population in Idaho. I have heard this and find it interesting. Here - right next door - in MT in some hunting districts (mine and we have wolves) one could potentially shoot three elk and in many others two. I do know that here wolves definitely change how elk use the...
by birds
Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:05 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Grey Wolf
Replies: 42
Views: 24583

Re: Grey Wolf

Boy what a topic. Good news (in my view at least and I'm an elk hunter) is that if you have enough country (like n. Minnesota) they'll do fine if they are treated as big game animals and harvest is controlled. Here in MT we have more than we ever have had since recovery began in the 90's (and more e...
by birds
Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:19 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: winter has come way too early
Replies: 17
Views: 6507

Re: winter has come way too early

I didn't think so - looked like a snowy day to me. But you did claim "hunting in a blizzard was excellent"...just sayin' :wink:
by birds
Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: winter has come way too early
Replies: 17
Views: 6507

Re: winter has come way too early

Come on now! I know it’s not worse over there in the land of tater tot hot dish and lutefisk than it is here in NODAK. Get you a hat, gloves and some wool socks and get after it. At least when it’s nasty you know where they’re holed up at. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ratdog You are right abo...
by birds
Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: sore spots on toes
Replies: 1
Views: 4131

sore spots on toes

Hello All - My 16 month old setter somehow acquired a puncture wound on the main pad of his right foot. I used Bag Balm on it and rested him for 10 days and it closed up. I hunted him last week with a duct tape boot/with vet-wrap/gauze underneath. It got wet so I changed the wrap midway thru the 3 h...
by birds
Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:11 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Sage Grouse Hunting
Replies: 7
Views: 5818

Re: Sage Grouse Hunting

Please just don't take too many! For a number of reasons they really aren't doing all that well these days and shooting a couple should be enough for one to get a taste of the country and more importantly the birds themselves. You may not like them. I haven't shot one for years for the population/ha...
by birds
Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:22 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Any intel on COVID19 impact on hunting season?
Replies: 24
Views: 9875

Re: Any intel on COVID19 impact on hunting season?

RatDog wrote:
Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:36 pm
I heard no one will be allowed in Montana [emoji6]
I heard that too... :wink:
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
by birds
Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:29 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Beaver Fever ?
Replies: 7
Views: 5706

Re: Beaver Fever ?

I've had it. Its no fun - strong antibiotics are needed to kill it off and the antibiotics themselves can make you feel like "bleep". ANY body of untreated water can be suspect - it doesn't have to contain beavers. Any mammal can spread it thru feces/water. The actual giardia is very hard to detect ...
by birds
Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:25 am
Forum: Training
Topic: ~ BARNYARD BLISS ~
Replies: 7
Views: 3985

Re: ~ BARNYARD BLISS ~

I cut my teeth on barnyard pigeons when I was a kid growing up in the mid west and just couldn't wait for regular hunting seasons to roll around. I even made decoys. I still bag a few (along with a lot of collared doves) at our local farm seed dealer where I have standing permission to "thin the her...
by birds
Tue May 12, 2020 8:20 am
Forum: Training
Topic: How to Train Your Bird Dog by Horace Lytle
Replies: 14
Views: 7099

Re: How to Train Your Bird Dog by Horace Lytle

For those interested. Looks like a cheap read :D I use Book Finder all the time. They have multiple copies

https://www.bookfinder.com
by birds
Sat May 02, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stamina Expectations in GWP vs PP
Replies: 40
Views: 13022

Re: Stamina Expectations in GWP vs PP

Good lord. Oldbeek if I am still hunting chukars at 78 I would likely be happy to have a dog that stuck close to me. After all, somebody would need to lead the authorities back to my carcass.
My hat is off to you!
by birds
Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:25 am
Forum: Training
Topic: dog only partly retrieving
Replies: 24
Views: 10461

Re: dog only partly retrieving

"I guess each of us wants something different out of our dogs." This. Polmaise - I know very little about FF, but from what I have seen of the method I have no desire to use it on my dog. Having a dog retrieve to hand would be nice but its not that vital to me - I thought I made that clear in my pos...
by birds
Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:22 am
Forum: Training
Topic: dog only partly retrieving
Replies: 24
Views: 10461

Re: dog only partly retrieving

I think she is just trying to tell you she prefers not to retrieve grouse. Unless I was planning on competing I guess my take would be this - she is a setter and not a lab. At least she is finding dead birds for you. If she did a good job handling the live bird for me so I could get close enough to ...