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Gayla (QCbirddog) does some amazing art. I think she even does sculptures. You might look at their website. Sorry I dont remember the address. It used to have some of their art posted on it. If I were to have a portrait or sculpture of my dog done... Gayla would be my first choice for sure! That is ...

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Hey just curious if anyone else in Arizona or other hot regions are waiting a bit to take the dogs out until it gets cooler to hunt quail. Seems like here in Arizona I usually wait until the first of November(depending on temps) to lessen the odds of snakes being active in the areas that I hunt. It ...

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I thought this might be an interesting topic. I have never taught my dogs to pattern off of an atv. I have worked with them on foot and horseback but never the atv. Like Casper mentioned we can't really zig zag and what not across the desert they really frown on that here. But I do let my dogs free ...

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I tried a couple different brands of the e-bark collars. The innotecs were junk. They would work when they werent supposed to and didnt when they should. I finally bit the bullet and bought the tri-tronics for around $100 and they are great. No problems. It has adjustable levels of stimulation and a...

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Just curious if some of you more experienced folks out there would give some pointers of how you have done this. I noticed it on another thread. The small amount of training that I have done off of an atv has been on roads bordering the edges of fields. I have alway intended it to be exercise but it...

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I was just curious. Sometimes my dogs have a fixation of lizards. I am not sure what they would do about the gila monster though. This one was actually pretty fast for being around 16" long.

Scott

Just curious if any of you have had problems with your dogs bothering Gila Monsters? While out in the field last week I ran across one. I am not sure if the snake avoidance training will help with them too? Also is there and anti-venom needed for them? Just curious if anyone has any experiences with...

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Hey Don, Glad to hear you had such a great time this year! Sounds like your dogs are all primed for Mearns hunting. Are you going to be out Tucson way this year? I am looking forward to the duck hunting too, with all the dang snakes out still at least I can get out and shoot some ducks until it cool...

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I finally got all of the pictures to come up!

WOW! That is really a great trip! That is a bunch of great pictures too.

Thanks so much for sharing those.

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Last Christmas I received a 12 ga. SBE II and i really like it. It is a really light shotgun. I have probably shot around 1500 rounds in it which isnt a lot for some but to me thats lots of shooting. I hope to check it out on ducks this year(today actually). It is chambered for 2 3/4", 3", and 3.5" ...

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Just a couple thoughts on the gas engines. I have been using the flex fuel(E85) here in Arizona. It is tough to come by but I actually noticed a slight increase in power on our 2004 GT mustang due to the higher octane rating but the milage went down from around 21-22 to 17-18. The guy at the pump ga...

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Sorry for the ignorance but are the blues the same as our scaled quail here in Arizona? If so I would have to agree with cgbirddogs. Once the scaled bust they hold really tight as singles and as a group. The Gambels are more of the "all age" birds! :lol: Talk about big running! Later in the season t...

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"The bottom line is that I would never get a dog because I could get a good deal on it. I'd get it because I was confident that it would satisfy my needs." I couldnt agree more! Buying the dog is one of the cheaper portions of owning a bird dog. Especially when you start adding up all the training e...

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Sorry to hear that Brandon. Loosing the 4 legged is just as tough as the 2 legged for most of us.

Scott

Congrats Don. Thats great!

Scott

Opening Morning here in AZ was great! Lots of white wings this year as well as the mourning dove. This year I thought to prepare for dove hunting I would spend more time at the trap and skeet range. Well I have really improved my shooting at the range but it took lots of shells to get my limit. It w...

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I think if you are looking for range the sport models are only 1/2 mile. At least the one I have states half mile range. This was a great collar that gave an honest half mile range but often wasnt enough in some of the mountains. I bumped up to the new G2 90 2 dog model. I like it a lot. I have had ...

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Ezzy, Thats really interesting info on the natural bobs. I have been working with one lately and she basically has not tail at all. Have you heard of or seen anyone trying to breed for the shorter tail? Just curious if anyone is concerned about such a thing. I'm not into the whole breeding my own do...

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I have a friend with a Brit that is in the 15" range. This brit was neutered and placed in a home as a pet by the breeder because it was out of standard. I believe the standard is 18" min for brits. Ezzy do you know on this? Anyone know what the standard says for gsp's as far as height goes. Obvious...

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Well Arizona's results came out this afternoon. I didnt get drawn for elk or deer. Last year I pulled a early rifle bull tag which took me 14 years to get. Arizona has some premium hunting but the tags are hard to come by.

Good luck to you all this year.

Scott

Hey Addict, I finally got mine going like 2 weeks ago. They work great! I had a hard time getting the low voltage trigger devise. I finally found them at a local car stereo shop. They were something like $20 a piece. Then I got the actuator arms the same place that the article shows. I got all of th...

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How is everyone doing as far as the hunting season draws go? I feel like a kid waiting for christmas. I am hoping to get drawn for deer and elk here in Arizona again. Not likely but I am hoping for the best. I seem to check the Arizona Game and Fish site every hour on the hour. Hope you all are havi...

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djswizz, just curious are all grapes toxic? I see coyotes and even my dogs eating the wild grapes around the White Mtns of Arizona. These are the small blueish purple grapes. Or at least I have always called them grapes maybe they are some other vine fruit. Just curious if anyone knows about this.

Scott

Both of my britts eat grass.

At my folks house they really like eating the processed grass/hay from the horses. Sometimes they even enjoy rolling in it. Kinda gives them that green camo look!

Scott

I may be different than you all but I like the point that you see high on a hill that is way off in the distance like you would see in a all-age type course. Some of these dogs are just amazing of where they find birds and how long they will hold them with the extreme intensity. But like you all hav...

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These retrieving story's are great! My dad and I were duck hunting two years ago with our brittany doing the honors of retrieving. Well my dad shot a hen mallard. She fell in the creek, we released the brit for the retrieve. The mallard was still alive and kept diving under. My brit got tired of swi...

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I especially like these!

2.Are there any needed repairs that you're aware of?
3.How many people has owned it?
4.Where has it been taking most?

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Ayres, I just finished my launchers up this last weekend and had to have the relay as well. They work great! Springer, One thing I had a hard time with was the jack from the headphones. I got them a bit too hot when I was saudering(sp) them and it resulted in the plastic liner melting. This didnt al...

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Thats great! He is going to have it in no time.

Scott

I am no expert on the English Setters. I have a 4 year old female that lives with 2 brittany's. The English Setter is a very good natured dog. We got her when my son was 3. The brits would mow over my son but she would kind of stand by him and it seemed like the setter was watching over him. She see...

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That little girl is a ball of fire! Great pics.

Scott

I have recently got into shooting trap and skeet. What amazes me is how many people have there bird dogs our there. Not just full grown dogs but pups. I have seen quite a few of these dogs/pups hiding under the truck that they are tied to. Has anyone else seen this? Did you say anything? Is this som...

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I too have been using the Arkat. I am on my 3rd bag. Haile I know what you mean about the smell. I didnt think that would change or go away but it has changed. I have had to cut down the feed however for my Brittanies and my Setter is finally gaining weight. It seems like there is much less stool, b...

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You might talk with Knine on here. They looked into several of these options. Just an idea.

Scott

Congrats That is great news!

Scott

Thanks Phil. I really appreciate it. I will see if we cant swing up there to see you all. I am going to head out that way again this fall. Hopefully to do some deer hunting. If I don't see you this trip I will the next.

Scott

Tucson, Arizona. 107 today. I will be heading for NE Oklahoma in a couple days and can't wait to see some green country.

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I am a civil engineer here in Tucson. I design roadways and drainage systems. So if you run into some potholes or other stuff here in Az you might be able to blame me

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Thanks for the infor Ryan. I am looking into splitting a pallet with a group from our club.

Scott

Wow those are the dogs that give you goose bumps watching them. They have so much drive. That would have been great to see.

Scott

Good Explanation John. Here in Arizona our AA courses get extremely large. Sometimes the dog is literally a spec along a tree line. I am not sure how many acres they use but sections of land would be a good start. Most of our courses in the high country are huge meadows with objectives to either sid...

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Thats a great deal! The distributor let me know I could get a much better deal if I bought a pallet. I thought I would try it out before I bought one. I am not sure what the shelf life is on dog food. I only have 3 dogs. I am sure I could get enough guys together to buy a pallet though. Thanks for t...

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I recently switched as well to the Enhanced. Great food I was having some difficulty keeping weight on my dogs. They have been on the Hunters Edge for about 3 weeks now. I have actually had to cut back on the amount I was giving. They were really packing on the pounds. I havent noticed much differen...

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I think we went over the 100 mark on Sunday here in Tucson. It has been close to 100 for a few weeks now.

Scott

Congrats Casper. Thats great!

Scott

Congrats, I am in my first year and its great! Changes will come but hopefully for the good.

Scott

Great job Greg!! Winning really seems to feed this addiction we all have!

Scott

Hey guys I am sure lots of you out there have been reloading for quite some time. I have been reloading for around 20 years, I started with my dad. But we never got in to reloading shotgun shells. Well I have been really going through the shells at the local trap and skeet range so I was wondering i...

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Great story Phil. Sounds like everyone had a great time. Its always great meeting other people who hunt. Thanks for sharing the story.

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congratulations thats great!

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