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natetnc

i have delt with gunbroker, it was a pistol but will most likely a similar transaction. first order, as mentioned, find an ffl dealer willing to do the trade... most in my area will for $20. i think gunbroker is becoming more common so i don't think finding a local dealer to do the transaction will ...

natetnc

interesting read.... it would be nice to see a turnaround.

natetnc

imo it is too early if the dog can't be called in with some sort of expectation that it will come. besides that, which is more of a safety concern, wild birds will make a better bird dog than i ever will

natetnc

I had a charger fail, contact points clean, it just quit working. I have another from a second collar so I never contacted garmin about the issue, surely they would send you another though.

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I ended up buying the cabela's boarhide. They are well made but do not have the fit I was looking for. They seem to be low in the crotch.... good for relaxing but can get annoying when trying to manouver over/under obsticals or walk for long distances. I am a fairly thin guy at 5'10" and 150#, they ...

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what is the difference between the hobart and nationals..... as far as qualifying? do most of the dogs entered in hobart compete in nationals? would there be an advantage to running the course 1 month prior for those entered in the hobart?

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always hate to read these stories but i always do... just in the event i could help somehow. it made my heart sink when i recognized the name at the bottom. bobbie was a judge at my first ever hunt test in jackson springs nc, i was as green as they came having never even attended one. i'm sure it wa...

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i use it on my vehicle garmin gps to help me find the areas not the astro. it is not an interactive program, it is simply an overlay download so you cant mark the actual WIHA area. What you can do is set a point of interest at the WIHA area for future reference. So I guess the answer is yes you can ...

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Last year was the first time I had downloaded the WIHA maps to my garmin to make finding them a little easier while driving. So it is that time again this year and I don't know if the 2011 WIHA will update the old 2010 currently on my garmin or just add to it. If I do need to delete the 2010 version...

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birddog1968 wrote:You might try hunting earlier in the day, one thing we always tried to avoid is busting up covey birds late in the afternoon.

Why? Survival reasons?

natetnc

i'm in

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went last week, based in western region 2. great year for quail in that area, more than i have seen in the past 5 years. pheasants were ok, a lot more hens than i ever remember, i think the areas i hunted were out of the dumb roosters and caught onto my game real quick.... i ended up with 3 for the ...

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I was thinking about this today and wondered...................on your hen points..................how well did you poke around the area of the point before you moved on? I can't count the number of times the suicide queen drags a chasing dog with hunter in tow from a tight setting rooster,I had a ...

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only wetlands require steel.... no matter what you are hunting. those areas are usually marked pretty well.

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just downloaded the wiha to my garmin nuvi, i had never heard of that...... will make things a lot easier this year, i will not miss counting squares and roads

http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-I ... tion-Files

natetnc

ditto on the atlas though, the hard copies are much easier to read then computer prints. if wal-mart is out the court house usually has them.

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just follow the directions, i just went through the process to make sure the site was working since we will be heading out there soon...... everything is working. you may have indicated you are were a resident or something, that might eliminate the nonres licenses. it is license option 108.

natetnc

have used them and have friends that use them, they are worth every penny.

natetnc

generally the only difference is length. a checkcord is basically a long leash no matter what it is made of....... put 3 or 4 leashes together and call it a checkcord, whatever. the shorter the leash generally the quicker the correction will be, therefore walking and basic obedience should be learne...

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when i was new i focused too much on breed rather than breeder. with the exception of a few most breeds are very different among breeders. you should be able to find a breeder within several breeds that will satisfy your needs. i purchased my first brittany as a pup and my second as a started dog. i...

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He said the Cooper's Hawk is the biggest problem for quail but pheasant are too wiley and fast for a large hawk to take. remember we are talking about tame birds...... they are as lost as paris hilton in a grocery store. i have watched a redtail take a planted quail 30mins after release, they just ...

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According to reports the western region 2 and eastern region 1 areas were hit with some pretty good rain in june. I talked with one local who indicated the rains were not really that bad and only lasted a couple days. There was some flooding but the local made it sound like the bird numbers shouldn'...

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the weather is unpredictable during that time. i have been to KS during that time for the past three years and the only thing that is a given is the wind..... it will be there, you can count on that. most lodging in that area will allow dogs, that part of KS makes a lot of $ on out of town hunters, ...

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don't hear that about danner too much. i have the older version of the sharptail and they are great. i had a similar story to yours regarding a pair of irish setters i bought. i say give danner a try again with some pronghorns and test the waterproofing in a bucket..... send them back if they leak.

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a lot of this has already been posted but this is my routine. aside from having the neccessary WORKING supplies and backups for CRITICAL supplies for any hunting adventure here are the things to help with the dogs. 1. Feed well before you start the trip, give them more than enough time to digest and...

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i have been the last 4 years the week after thanksgiving and the weather has been fine. we have seen some snow but nothing that will keep you held up inside. i usually run my dogs real hard the first half of the week and then do some scouting on wed... the opening day of rifle. there are a lot of pe...

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can't make a timid dog do what it doesn't want to do, i think they are harder to work with than a all out go getter with rocks for brains :) like k9 implied, sometimes you have to make a cost benefit decision. on another note, if you really want to work in crowds i would start solo and work your way...

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thanks muddycreek!

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hope everyone in the sooner state is ok after the storms yesterday, looks like you guys got hit pretty good.

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i have tossed around the idea of making one out of plywood for my explorer, it could be customized to fit my needs and relatively cheap. after thinking about it i decided to keep using the kennels i have been. i think with the two larger vehicles you should be able to get 3 medium sized crates in th...

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as long as you think she is mentally ready for it and knows the commands you are giving i don't see a problem.

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ok, lets look at this situation (eating birds) with an older dog (2.5yo). i just found out today that my male is a quail eating fool. he has never been the first to retrieve as my female usually beats him to it. had them out today working them one at a time, first one he got to was fairly close to m...

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nice pic, looks like you guys had a great hunt.

-Nate (from NC

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natetnc

may want to look at some lacross boots, they are all rubber, a little more comfortable than mucks imo. varies with the individual though. both lacross and muck have good names, try them on and see which ones you like.

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never bought a recond collar but my new TT100 was bought for a fair price and shipped out very quickly.

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vzkennels wrote:AC don't be ashamed I kill every one I get the chance to & proud of it,Too bad the prey fowl are protected.Oh & I hope every Coyote I shoot has just eaten a cat!!

Now thats funny!

natetnc

thanks a lot. i will try that out this weekend.

natetnc

i understand the 3rd shift and need for sleep...... worked it while i was in college. thanks for your help.

natetnc

very nice, the painted tip is the sign of a hard working dog

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Total charge per dog was just this side of $250. The spay was $125 but they nickel and dime everything ...anesthesia, staple removal, laser treatment(which I highly recommend BTW), Biohazard fee, etc, etc. My dog vet is NOT inexpensive, but they are good and they are local, so that is worth somethi...

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thanks AZ! i noticed both my dogs had 620pts saved. now for my next question. i have tried saving multiple dog tracks for other reasons and ended up deleting the previous track, read the book and still couldn't figure it out. could you give me a step by step on how to set up the next track?

natetnc

nice! its always good to have a plan b that actually works out

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I have noticed this problem since earlier this season and wanted to know if anyone else has had something similar happen. When I load the tracks to my PC i have a missing piece on the dog track at the very beginning, about 30 or so minutes worth. i make sure the gps is connected to satelites and the...

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very nice, i enjoyed the pics and the read.

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sometimes it takes another denial by the fence but she will learn, they all do if you hunt enough fences. mine will recognize fence posts real quick and hunt a little more carefully around them, however they still end up with a nick or two from time to time. looks like the both of you had a good tim...

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birddoggin wrote:Ive owned one Siberian Husky, 4 German Shepherds, 4 GSPs, 1 Wirehair.

i own a pekingese.... well, my wife does.... but its in my house! just thought i would throw that out there.

natetnc

never know, someone might be doing him a favor and putting him up. did you put some info up at some of the local hot spots?

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i didn't even know that the gsp was a double coated dog, i made an assumption reading the article that it wasn't. it went something like this, most members of the sporting breed do not carry the double coat like the retrievers........ in my experience gsps and eps are at risk. with those comments so...

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after reading the section about the gsps and eps being high risk breeds again i shouldn't have made it out like they were compared to all pointing breeds. the quote "Where I've seen it most are dogs like German shorthaired pointers, English pointers, wirehairs," came from an alaskan sled-dog racer, ...

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i have heard of this before. there have been test that show dogs have less of a reaction to missing members when they know the member is dead. i don't think there are any test indicating that dogs "mourn" or have feelings about death but the idea of knowing the dog is dead allows the pack to move on...

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