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Not a beer, but has anyone tried the new bird dog blackberry whiskey? Yes! http://birddogwhiskey.com/ I appreciate a fine single malt scotch, and my favorite by far is Laphroaig. But after hearing that some truly excellent and top shelf bourbons can be had for the same price of a average to good si...

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My Tractor Supply is out of Diamond High Energy & has been for almost 2 weeks. Local feed store is out too. I may have to switch brands for the sighthounds.

Our two gun dogs get TOTW Wetlands, seems to be plenty of that around.

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NJ GSP, I can see right now why you like the 16 Gauge so much, a good Fox 16 Guage Grouse gun is very hard to beat, unless you own a Similar Parker or Side Lock Smith! RGD/Dave Top a DHE Parker 16, Bottom a Special order L.C. Smith 16 Silver Breech, along with your A.H. Fox, the best Grouse guns ev...

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What a coincidence. We have oak hardwood floors and 7 dogs. We've had anywhere from 3 to 12 dogs in the house at one time or another over the last 16 years. Forget toenails; dirt + dog feet = sandpaper. They weren't that great when we bought the place, but there is no finish left on our floors now. ...

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Check with your vet. This is interesting though; some of our dogs do the same thing on Diamond HE, always first thing in the AM.

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Two of the biggest mistakes I've made were to release pigeons that had not learned on their own to go in and out of the loft. The other was to release a bird without paying attention to the obvious signs that a hawk was nearby. Although I am far from being a pigeon expert, I can relay the 4 step met...

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All grouse are spooky. Nice job Dutch7! My last two forays to PA were a bust, I was trying some new spots I found using satellite recon and despite some really nice birdy looking cover, I think I was: 1. Too far south for good bird numbers 2. In an area that gets a lot of traffic I mean it was dead,...

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NJ requires no more than 2 in the magazine. Interestingly, I came across a Delaware reg that allowed unlimited bag of snow geese and also allowed the shooters to pull the plug on their shotguns. I don't do waterfowl so that was kinda surprising. I spoke to someone who does do waterfowl and they sai...

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jcbuttry8 wrote:Jersey and PA are plugged states. Even for Deer you are only allowed three in the gun. You should see the size of the ticket for no plug.

Joe

The only exception in NJ that I know about is the conservation order snow goose seasons where capacity is limited to 7 rounds.

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The first one looks like a painting. Love it!

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I only have a couple of complaints about the Leatherman tools that I have, and I have 3 or 4 different Leatherman models (just don't ask me what they are called!). First off, I don't need a serrated knife blade. But I do want a better quality knife blade that holds an edge longer than 5 seconds. The...

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If I'm not mistaken Leatherman tools are 100% made in the USA.

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The Filson Tin Cloth or Cabela's Stonewall work best for me. I've hunted places where the thorns were so large and the brambles so thick it was like wading through a nest of barbed wire, and I came through unscathed. Wish I could say as much for the dog's ears... Columbia Briarshun is good too but ...

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The Filson Tin Cloth or Cabela's Stonewall work best for me. I've hunted places where the thorns were so large and the brambles so thick it was like wading through a nest of barbed wire, and I came through unscathed. Wish I could say as much for the dog's ears... Columbia Briarshun is good too but n...

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Wow - amazing to re-read this post from the past, and it's interesting how my gun preference has changed - except the 16 gauge is still #1 for me and so I still haven't voted.

Upland guns:
1. A.H. Fox SxS 16 gauge
2. Browning Citori 525 Field 16 gauge

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I made the mistake of using "all right" with some of my dogs to release from a command. The mistake is that "all right" crops up fairly often in normal conversation and is something I say without thinking about it. So now for my release word, I use "release". I encountered a problem using a touch to...

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I have an SX3 and love it. I am not a fan of Benelli simply because from my personal experience it can be very difficult to get parts, you can't call and talk to anyone at the company, and they do not return e-mails. Customer service does not seems ot be a priority for Benelli. But if it was me, I'd...

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I gotta comment on this because I have noticed the same thing. I've had Gore-Tex boots for years. I used to like Rocky's but now I buy Wolverine boots because they (at least some of them) are still made in the USA. Assembled here, anyway... But I've noticed that stepping in a puddle, wading across a...

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I also like having the e-collar separate from the GPS. And I have a 320 - love it!

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I use Google Earth and other satellite tools to recon grouse coverts all the time. If you want a crash course from experts, take the Northwind grouse seminar or get their DVD: http://www.northwindenterprises.us/ Of course, you can also just get their maps. You can do all the sleuthing you want using...

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Seems we had this conversation here not too long ago... I just buy a big water bottle from the convenience store, then get another one with the "sport" cap that closes like a liquid dish soap cap and just swap the caps. Or, you can use an old liquid dish soap bottle itself. Just gotta wash it out re...

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We have friends with a farm in Virginia, and while they don't like it much when folks dump deer carcasses in the ditch, they say "That's how you know you still live in the country" and call it free dog food. Some folks throw some pretty good meat away, they pick it up and hang it in the barn and sli...

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Get a Duracell GoMobile charger (<$20 from Amazon). That way you can charge your batteries for the handheld at home or in the truck. Buy one 4 pack of Duracell Pre-charged 2650Ah NiMH "AA" batteries. The pre-charged ones take a charge better, hold it longer, and last through more charges that the no...

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We have 7 dogs: a shorthair, an English setter, and five Lurchers. They all have lived in or outside at one point or another. At the moment the two pointing dogs are outside dogs and move between indoor and outdoor kennels, depending on the weather and temperature. The Lurchers all live in the house...

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When I give the fetch command, I expect the dog to run out, pick up whatever, bring it back to me, present it to me, and put it in my hand when I tell it to. I'm not an expert of retrieve or FF training by a long shot, and I've never quite understood the purpose of teaching fetch and hold as separat...

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I started keeping a log because I was participating in the NJ upland hunter survey for the state biologist doing the study. They stopped doing it a couple of years ago, but I still keep the records.

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I once heard an ad from a HVAC company that said, "Eskimos sleep with dogs to keep warm on cold winter nights. You're not an Eskimo." But apparently, I am! It's why we have a king sized bed. :D I'd set up the tent in the yard and practice having the dogs in it before you go. Dogs that are kept outsi...

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There was a time this behavior was called "loyalty" and was praised as a virtue. The dog is being protective of you, not of the surroundings, because he does it wherever you are. My dogs bark when strangers come around the house or walk by on the street. Some of them are worse than others, and it ha...

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I get PDJ, and also have really been enjoying the RGS magazine. The issues over the last year or so have been exceptional. I also would recommend Field Trial Magazine - I really liked my first issue. Hopefully that one will keep going, there was a post about that not too long ago. I keep hearing abo...

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I really enjoyed my first issue and I asked for a subscription for Christmas. I would really love to see it continue - hope things work out!

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Love the look of your pup SetterNut!

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Lots of good info here: http://www.sba.gov

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I can't comment on what most people would call style, but what I like in a long tailed dog is one that run with its tail straight out behind, works with a brisk but steady pace it can keep up all day, and is a dog that does not rely on air scent alone and can work ground scent to work and point runn...

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Thanks Craig!

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Thanks everyone for the kind words!

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Another thing many renters don't know is this: A security deposit does not belong to the landlord and it must be held in trust for the tenant. The security deposit should be held in escrow in an interest bearing account. Interest should either be paid to the tenant quarterly, or may be allowed to re...

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Please bear with me while I tell this story. I usually don't have the attention span to read through long posts, but I hope some of you can make it through this one: Some of you may remember earlier posts I've made about this dog - my wife is fighting cancer and she has been after me to find him ano...

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These are great: http://www.lcsupply.com/LCS-Brown-Crate-Pads/productinfo/BCP/ They fit inside a Vari-Kennel or similar crate perfectly. I use them in the truck crates during hunting season, but usually take them out in the summer. The covers are tough, wash easily, and if the foam gets worn out bef...

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Small claims is the way to go. Before we were married, my wife's landlord decided to unfairly keep the security deposit. We filed a claim in small claims court. My wife's landlord failed to show, but send a "friend" in her place that had been given no power of attorney or authorization to pay if the...

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I have occasionally toyed with the idea of getting a 28, but the shells are so expensive. I'd have to buy another reloading press too...

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I have always been told by guys with wirehairs that their dogs tend to be sharp, but not people I know with Griffons. Griffons I know are all pretty nice dogs. The setter rescue I have now was obviously abused and beaten by the person that abandoned him. He used to be "bitey" and mouthy and that's h...

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JWP58 wrote:Were the old Wingmaster 16ga's smaller than the 12?

This thread over at the 16 gauge society can help answer that question: http://www.16ga.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... sc&start=0

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Very interesting because I just read another article in Outdoor Life praising the all but extinct 16ga. They were saying that it was the perfect upland gauge. While the 16 does not enjoy the same market saturation as the 12 and 20 gauge, it is far from becoming extinct. Many gun makers produce new ...

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I have SxS's and O/U's. Some have double triggers, some have a single trigger. I like them all, but I prefer certain ones over others depending on the situation. Perhaps it's easiest for me to break down these "situations" as fair weather guns, foul weather guns, and dog training guns. As far as pre...

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I got the Duracell pre-charged 2650 Ah NiMH batteries, and a Duracell GoMobile charger. This way I have two in the unit, two in my pocket, and recharge them in my truck, home, or hotel with the same charger. I got the 24K Topo maps on DVD from Garmin, and also the BirdsEye subscription. I also picke...

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I've been keeping my GSP (female) and setter (male) together in a kennel. They get along fine. It depends on the dog. We have other dogs I wouldn't kennel together on a bet. "Bitches leave stitches" as the saying goes.

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english setter....... you should have seen the glare in my dogs eyes. didn't know where that came from though, where is the tail :roll: That's funny because at least once a week (usually more) someone asks "Is that a little Brittany?" about my English Setter. I just got that the other day with the ...

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steamer wrote:im planning on using some of the garage floor paint to seal it up when it warms back up.

You might not want to do that - painted concrete gets really slippery when it's wet, even if you dust it with sand. You're probably better off spraying it with a commercial concrete sealant.

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Good equipment certainly doesnt hurt, but I didn't mean image quality, I meant composition. When you look at a photo, you don't think about how sharp the focus, how much contrast, or whether the white balance is correct. You think only whether the image appeals to you or not - and it's how the shot ...

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Paypal screwed me over. Somebody hacked their accounts (which they would not admit) and wiped out my checking account. The bank gave me a provisional credit but it took a long time for PayPal to fix it. Meanwhile, because I had my bank set up a block on PayPal withdrawals, they processed an addition...

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