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- Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:41 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NSTRA Handling Advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6276
Hi Tom and Brenda: Thank you both for the advice. I appreciate it very much. Here is how I have it boiled down in my head...please correct me if I'm wrong: 1. The central strategy is to maximize your dog's opportunity to find the most birds. 2. Ground coverage is an important part of that...thus div...
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:27 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NSTRA Handling Advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6276
NSTRA Handling Advice
All, I normally run AKC hunt tests. I'm helping a friend here put on a NSTRA trial March 19, so I figured I would enter. At the two trials I've been to, I've figured out that I have a lot to learn about managing the field, playing the wind, etc. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to post or ...
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:06 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: 1st Grouse with 28 Gauge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7777
Oh, yes! Think about what happens in 12 gauge when you go from a milque-toast 1 oz load to a nice 1-1/4 heavy field load. -- As an aside, I was helping a guy Sunday a week ago. I'd been shooting 1 oz 8-1/2's Super-Lite AA's through a skeet choke in my own shotgun. The guy handed me his shotgun to sh...
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:21 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: 1st Grouse with 28 Gauge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7777
Re: 28 Gauge
Decoy, Try this some time with 5... 28 ga shooters...I have won O/100 and didn't shoot a box of shells... Some days when the wind is strong, we would have to move up until someone breaks a target.I have found that the #5 shot carries better but fewer pellets and in 3/4 oz hand loads. Shooting whole...
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:29 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Looking for O/U
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16370
American skeet favors O/U's that are heavier, more weight-forward and stocked longer and higher than what is ideal for a field gun. The skeet field is a good place to try out a shotgun, but remember to practice mounting the shotgun and keep in mind that you might have on very different clothing whil...
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:13 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Problems With Honoring
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4771
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:38 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Bad Wheel
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4502
- Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:06 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Updated Avatar
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
Getting her papers will make it possible for you guys to do more fun things together.
Here we are at a hunt test. I think it's obvious that everyone is pretty happy:
http://www.gundogforum.com/forum/album_ ... c667e7.jpg
Best regards,
Here we are at a hunt test. I think it's obvious that everyone is pretty happy:
http://www.gundogforum.com/forum/album_ ... c667e7.jpg
Best regards,
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Updated Avatar
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
Hi Hank, I pretty much knew that she was a GSP or DK. I have a GSP pup that will be eight months old tomorrow. By "Breeding" I was asking about her pedigree. What line of GSP or DK she is from. Here is my pup's sire: http://www.walnuthillgsps.us/fritz.htm and here is his dam: http://www.walnuthillgs...
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Updated Avatar
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Updated Avatar
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:32 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NAVHDA Test
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7742
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:00 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Looking for O/U
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16370
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:56 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: I'm A Dunce
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4345
I forgot to mention another of the things I've been doing to help my V-boy stay steady... I take some extra birds in a bird bag. When he points, I kick around away from the bird on the ground and thow one, or more, of the birds out of the bag. Only then do I kick up the bird on the ground. Sometimes...
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:19 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: I'm A Dunce
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4345
Hi Phil, It's a small world! I've decided on a couple of things: 1. I'm going to swap over to shooting the shotgun most of the time. We'll be running SH events and he won't be hearing the blank pistol that much. It'll be the shotgun. 2. I'm going to cut down the number of times that I let him retrie...
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:32 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Newbie with a few questions
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9557
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:09 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Looking for O/U
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16370
You have two basic routes: new and used. If you want a new o/u, look at the various imports from Eastern Europe. Huglu, Baikal, those imported by Remington, etc. If you will do used, I'd look into a Beretta, Browning or Winchester. I prefer Beretta. My skeet gun is a Beretta 682 and I quit counting ...
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:56 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: I'm A Dunce
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4345
Hi Phil, Thanks for the information. Yep. I'm fully up on the requirements for JH, SH and MH. I'm actually testing for SH, but I train, at least largely, to MH requirements. SH is a step along the way to me. My answer to "OK", "All right", "Fetch", etc. has been to only release my dog for any reason...
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:32 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: I'm A Dunce
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4345
I'm A Dunce
So, I'm a dunce. I'm training my V to MH and he's been breaking when he sees the bird shot. All this time, I thought it was the report of the shotgun meaning something different than the report of the blank pistol. Then, Sunday while training, the fellow that I was training with ripped off three sho...
- Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:48 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Breed choice input
- Replies: 44
- Views: 15543
- Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:22 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Has anyone built there own dog trailer?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5965
One tip: put a drain plug in the dog boxes. That way, if they get filthy, you can power-wash them out.
There are pictures of my dog trailer in the Album. It's commercial from http://www.dogbox.com/ . It cost $2k. I'm happy with it.
Best,
There are pictures of my dog trailer in the Album. It's commercial from http://www.dogbox.com/ . It cost $2k. I'm happy with it.
Best,
- Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:08 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hunt Test
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4182
- Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:55 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NAVHDA Test
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7742
- Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:34 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hunt Test
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4182
Hi Grant, Geocities is blocked by the firewall here, so I can't tell exactly what you're asking. Here are the rules for AKC hunt tests: http://www.akc.org/rules/hunting_pointing_breeds.cfm I've always read them to mean that a given club can only put on one hunt test in any given day. Having said tha...
- Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:33 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: NAVHDA Test
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7742
- Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Picture of a V
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2101
- Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:23 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Nails
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4806
- Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:47 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Nails
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4806
- Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:38 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: How'd ya do 01/22/05 Weekend?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5588
Re: How'd ya do 01/22/05 Weekend?
Bell came flying though the tall grass and met paths with the judge on the 4-wheeler. She tried to jump him, but came down on the rear rack. FREAKED ME OUT. She’s not hurt, but could have been. This past summer, my V-boy was running flat out down the bank of a pond trying to intercept a blue heron ...
- Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:23 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: How'd ya do 01/22/05 Weekend?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5588
- Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:39 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Sit command for pointers pups
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18047
- Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:59 am
- Forum: Submit Your GUN DOG Site
- Topic: Mason Creek German Wirehaired Pointers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3520
- Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Big plans 01/15 weekend?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7920
- Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:39 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Big plans 01/15 weekend?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7920
Greg, after we got out of Atlanta, Lins and I made fun of this car making a funny sound. The car exited and we still heard the sound. I told lins that it sounded like a helicopter overhead. Little did we know it was out tire about to explode! It did... and make for a good laugh and a long drive hom...
- Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Big plans 01/15 weekend?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7920
- Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:00 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Stolen Dogs Found!!!!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17021
- Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:01 am
- Forum: Brags
- Topic: Pointers needing help!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3513
- Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:59 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: The Lazy House Dogs vs. The Hardcore Chain Gang Crew
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10466
- Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:43 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: The Lazy House Dogs vs. The Hardcore Chain Gang Crew
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10466
Before I get started, I just want to say that my dogs live in the house. I spend hours every day interacting with them. With that said, I want to point out some different viewpoints: Many people have dogs that live in kennels. They take the dogs out of the kennel to exercise, train and hunt/trial. A...
- Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: No Vizsla Folks?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8055
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice on older Weimaraner
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12545
"only wanting a hunting dog. I.e., not a companion that one would have an emotional investment in. "???????????????????? What? You want a hunter, and NO emotional investment? What kinda dog would you do that to? I cannot believe what I'm seeing. NO EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT? You merely expect to have a ...
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice on older Weimaraner
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12545
good point greg on the finished dog. after all you put into a pup with time and training and all the training supplies and the shots bla bla the list goes on and on. it DOES get $$PRICEY$$$ (but at the SAME time, isn't it is SO fun and rewarding to watch your pup develop into a great hunter!!) It i...
- Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice on older Weimaraner
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12545
If it was me and I was only looking for a hunting dog, there is no way on earth that I'd buy a pup. I would buy a started (or finished) dog from a trustworthy professional. It's far, far cheaper. When you get a pup, you really don't know what you're going to get. With a started/finished dog, you *kn...
- Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:20 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Substitute For "Qualify..." by Mark Powell
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3122
- Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:50 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Substitute For "Qualify..." by Mark Powell
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3122
Substitute For "Qualify..." by Mark Powell
All, Somewhere I read that folks were having trouble getting Mark Powell's book "Qualify" to help prepare for AKC hunt tests. That it was going for over $100 on E-Bay, or something (Ouch!). If you can't get "Qualify" and even if you can, I recommend Bernard C. (Clif) Boggs' book "Succeeding with Poi...
- Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:38 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Hunting Opportunities Out West
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2034
- Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:10 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Hunting Opportunities Out West
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2034
Hunting Opportunities Out West
Hi All, I had a great time bird hunting back home in TN with some buds from college. We all enjoyed it so much that they've asked me to look into a trip out West next Fall. They are particularly interested in hunting species other than bobwhite. Does anyone have any input/links/etc. on public or pri...
- Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:51 pm
- Forum: Brags
- Topic: Testing my Account with a Brag!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9182
- Mon Dec 13, 2004 5:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog Trailer Accident!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3775