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by Chemist
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Western States GSP Breeder
Replies: 4
Views: 612

Re: Western States GSP Breeder

As stated above. What type of GSP in terms of range and use. Additionally will it be a house dog or kennel dog? I have one that was bred from kennel stock and one that was bred from house raised stock. You can tell which is which without asking when you meet them. I do keep both in the house but one...
by Chemist
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Memorable moments
Replies: 10
Views: 2039

Re: Memorable moments

Me & a friend were training on a game farm on the back part of the property there was a shed that had fallen down only leaving the gable roof standing. My friend hollered at me & said hey Ted your dog is standing on top of the roof what is she doing? I looked & said looks like she's on point what i...
by Chemist
Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: CZ Sharp-Tail
Replies: 2
Views: 539

Re: CZ Sharp-Tail

I have a 20 gauge sharp tail with 28" barrels. I bought it for the exact same reason as you at the end of last season. Overall I like it and have not had a problem with it. I probably have about 1,000 rounds through it between skeet and hunting. There are times where quail are doing the popcorn flus...
by Chemist
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: In Ground Fencing and E Collars
Replies: 6
Views: 908

Re: In Ground Fencing and E Collars

I don't have much experience with electronic fences. I had a neighbor who used one. His dog minded it real well until it would see a squirrel/cat/racoon/critter. Prey drive and momentum would carry the dog past the electronic fence. The problem is that the dog had learned if he crossed that part of ...
by Chemist
Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Hunting/Dog Related Stuff For Sale
Topic: final rise summit vest for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 2407

Re: final rise summit vest for sale

Just posting to say this is one heck of a deal. I bought this exact system (final rise summit with jacket lashes and alpha 100 holder). Once taxes and shipping are taken into account, I think I paid over $100 more than this is being sold for. I have used it 28 times thus far this season and been ver...
by Chemist
Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: 4 month old GSP - bird
Replies: 7
Views: 2503

Re: 4 month old GSP - bird

If she is noticing the gunfire and not running scared, I would not be worried. Hearing a noise you do not understand and looking in the direction of the noise is only natural. Regardless of whether you are a dog, person, or any other animal. If the quail are in an area that you do not have to worry ...
by Chemist
Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: 4 month old GSP - bird
Replies: 7
Views: 2503

Re: 4 month old GSP - bird

I don't think you have to much to worry about. The thing I would definitely not do is let her keep a bird for long enough to tear it apart and develop a hard mouth. I also would not necessarily work on fetch with a bird at this point in her development. Absolutely work on fetch with a bumper, it wil...
by Chemist
Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:31 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: 4 month old GSP - bird
Replies: 7
Views: 2503

Re: 4 month old GSP - bird

I am not surprised by her actions. She had a prize and didn't want to share. Her not wanting to give it back is normal at 4 months old. You said she tried to eat it whole. Did she try to tear it apart? Was it squished when you got it back? Was she mouthing it to get a better grip? For teaching a dog...
by Chemist
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Alpha 300
Replies: 15
Views: 3266

Re: Alpha 300

I run an Alpha 100. I use the tone for recall. My dogs know where I am 99% of the time and will come back to me. On occasion I make a turn that they did not pick up and I can watch them on the GPS go to my last location. As others have pointed out, tone recall is nice in windy conditions where a dog...
by Chemist
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Do you always stay with the same breed?
Replies: 17
Views: 8676

Re: Do you always stay with the same breed?

I am open to other breeds, but will likely have the same breed until I move to another region. I had other breeds when I was younger which were not hunting dogs. A relative a mile down the road from me ran English Setters. I really liked the dogs but the after care of the hair after a hunt was not s...
by Chemist
Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Steel shot for uplands
Replies: 3
Views: 1219

Re: Steel shot for uplands

Thank you for the replies. I do shoot some bismuth, and it is what I tend to drop in my gun in the scenario where there is a 50% chance of either species. I have had good luck with the Boss loads, and while more expensive than steel it does not truly cost that much by comparison to gas, dogs, gps, g...
by Chemist
Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Steel shot for uplands
Replies: 3
Views: 1219

Steel shot for uplands

What are y'all using for nontoxic shot? I typically shoot a 20 gauge over pointing dogs on both wild pheasants and California quail. Mostly on public land that requires nontox. Some areas are 90% pheasants, some 90% quail. For 90% pheasant areas I shoot steel #2 to #4. Quail I shoot #6 steel. I have...
by Chemist
Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
Replies: 15
Views: 6143

Re: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!

I am a little surprised you were not able to get her to drop the bird by pinching her flank. I had one dog that did not like to drop that would let go when I pinched his flank. But when I "pinched", I would grasp his flank almost like giving a handshake, rotate by 90 degrees and then start lifting u...
by Chemist
Mon May 15, 2023 10:16 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Training gold mine or training fiasco?
Replies: 3
Views: 1985

Re: Training gold mine or training fiasco?

Thank you for the reply. I should of elaborated on what I meant by obedience, but for her I am definitely planning whoa training to be a large part of it. Prior to this fall my real goal is solid obedience on whoa, heel, sit means sit and stay, recall, broke to gun and house manners. My dogs get som...
by Chemist
Sun May 14, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Training gold mine or training fiasco?
Replies: 3
Views: 1985

Training gold mine or training fiasco?

The real question I have is the last paragraph, the rest is for context. I recently picked up a second GSP. The lady of the house wanted a second dog that would be a playmate to our male, match his energy but be a little smaller and easier for her to cuddle on the couch with, and she also did not pa...
by Chemist
Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Pairing multiple Garmin handhelds to collars
Replies: 3
Views: 3102

Re: Pairing multiple Garmin handhelds to collars

Perfect. That is the way I was interpreting the manual but I wanted to make sure before he spent the money. Thank you.
by Chemist
Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Pairing multiple Garmin handhelds to collars
Replies: 3
Views: 3102

Pairing multiple Garmin handhelds to collars

I have a friend that I hunt with 15 to 20 times a year with. I run a Garmin alpha 100 with tt15 collars. In the Garmin manual it is clear that if he bought a astronauts 430, or an alpha handheld we could pair the handhelds and track one another. In my reading of the manual it sounds like he could pa...
by Chemist
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Wild Game Recipes
Topic: Pellets???
Replies: 2
Views: 1709

Re: Pellets???

As with everything, it is the quantity that matters. Most places I hunt require nontoxic and the handful of birds I shoot a year with lead are not enough for me to personally worry. If you are concerned, shoot nontoxic as suggested. It hurts to pay more for the shells, but I would argue it hurts mor...
by Chemist
Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Excitement on "break"
Replies: 8
Views: 3629

Re: Excitement on "break"

Not claiming my approach is correct, but I have a relatively similar situation and have a way that I handle it that works well enough for me. My GSP will hold his place and becomes increasingly excited until he is released when a guest comes over. If I leave him long enough he will calm down until h...
by Chemist
Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:28 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Struvite Crystals In Urine
Replies: 23
Views: 5894

Re: Struvite Crystals In Urine

There actually is a fair bit of magnesium and phosphate in the environment in general. Both are essential nutrients and not something to worry too much about in a normally functioning organism. There are biological disposal pathways as long as the uptake is not ridiculously high. The cause is more l...
by Chemist
Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Struvite Crystals In Urine
Replies: 23
Views: 5894

Re: Struvite Crystals In Urine

I am glad that your dog is doing better. I know magnesium and phosphate are essential nutrients but could he be getting to much from somewhere? Especially considering you have had another dog with this issue. Mainly I am thinking fertilizer either from lawns or this time of year fertilizer being use...
by Chemist
Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: 12 week pup
Replies: 5
Views: 2556

Re: 12 week pup

The dog is too young to effectively hunt over this season. How effective she points will not matter in practical terms for another 9 months. Other folks on this forum have vastly more experience than me, but right now I would be focusing on playing fetch in a hallway (5 times max per session to buil...
by Chemist
Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:51 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Percent of wild pheasants that hold?
Replies: 2
Views: 2027

Re: Percent of wild pheasants that hold?

Interestingly, the birds I find in cattails and phragmites do not seem to hold well for me. My dog is on the large side and when he piles in it sounds like a freight train when he is going through it unless it is fairly wet out. In Eastern WA it generally is not wet out. However, at times I am able ...
by Chemist
Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:39 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Percent of wild pheasants that hold?
Replies: 2
Views: 2027

Percent of wild pheasants that hold?

I realize this is going to vary wildly with location, terrain, cover, how pressured birds are, etc. but I would be interested to hear what percentage of wild pheasants give your dogs a chance to work them. As everyone is well aware it is not uncommon to flush wild before the dog had a chance to lock...
by Chemist
Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps
Replies: 25
Views: 4521

Re: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps

I hate to say it, but there is a degree to which this is just par for the course. .... it may be mostly an age thing and unavoidable. Putting aside hip dysplasia, how many people take the time to properly condition an older dog before bird season? You can't just leave them in the kennel and then "h...
by Chemist
Fri Oct 21, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps
Replies: 25
Views: 4521

Re: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps

My poor American Brittany was hunted in swamp land, forced to hop and wind his away through terrible vegetation and now at 10 years of age can only hunt 3-4 hours before ending the day with a seriously bad limp. That is one critical issue I want to avoid with a flushing dog. I hate to say it, but t...
by Chemist
Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:15 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps
Replies: 25
Views: 4521

Re: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps

I don't have the same amount of experience with flushing breeds as some of the ladies and gentlemen on this board, so if you are looking for advice on flushing breeds, you should probably be soliciting others advice as well. I will also clarify, that the point I was trying to make where you quoted m...
by Chemist
Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps
Replies: 25
Views: 4521

Re: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps

Gentlemen, thank you very much for the thoughtful responses. Honestly, I've only hunted my Brittanys in that swamp land on the rez and they simply were not having it. They're smaller dogs, athletic, but are literally walking on the grass bent over to get anywhere and I'm not having it. I want them ...
by Chemist
Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps
Replies: 25
Views: 4521

Re: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps

I think what you want is a dog that can "weasel" through the grass, not jump at it and bull through it. A friend of mine is knowledgable about Boykin's and loves them. Were it me, and if I hunted some waterfowl as well, I'd opt for a SMALLER breed lab. It would go through the cattail like a Boykin ...
by Chemist
Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:44 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps
Replies: 25
Views: 4521

Re: Best flushing breed for hunting swamps

I think you answered your own question. You have your heart set on a Boykin. Who is paying for the dog and upkeep? Who is training it? Who is it living with during the 9 months that aren't hunting season? Get what you want, and it sounds like that is a Boykin. I know a guy that uses Boykins as duck ...
by Chemist
Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Gunner Kennels
Replies: 8
Views: 3059

Re: Gunner Kennels

I realize you made your order, but I will offer confirmation that you made a good choice. I too have the intermediate ruffland, and it fits my 74 pound GSP perfectly. Fits in the backseat of my buddies 4 door f150 as well.
by Chemist
Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:24 pm
Forum: ARCHIVE: Previous Listings SOLD/OLD/GONE
Topic: Oregon GSP breeder
Replies: 5
Views: 4337

Re: Oregon GSP breeder

What are you planning on hunting and how? While you certainly can hunt it all with a GSP, you may want a dog from a slightly line if 90% of your hunting is pheasant vs 90% of your hunting being chukar vs a hodgepodge of chukar/hun/quail/pheasant/duck. If the dog will be a house/lap dog size of the l...