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Its hard for me to imagine antlers have any more bacteria than some of the stuff I've seen my dog slurp down or chew on, but what do I know?

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You have convinced me.

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Sure - you went over the $$$ limit and got free shipping. If you need two bags its a good deal. One bag - not so much. Thanks for the info though!

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Looks like you have to make up the difference of regular price ($17+) with other merchandise to qualify for free shipping. Good deal if you need to buy other stuff besides the dog food.

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Hi All - My setter Levon is 7.5 months old. Due to my own two back to back leg injuries last fall I have not been able to be out in the field with him much - my better half has been getting him out to run on the weekends when she has time and there is daylight (unlike weekday evenings, but that's ch...

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Use a gore tex outer shell and layers of fleece under. And understand you can't stay totally dry if you are moving. That's why its always better to sit in a duck blind when its raining

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My apologies for the double post! Now you see why a machine like the Alpha would be wasted on me

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I have only been using my 550 plus for a few months, but I like it. Its simple. And I don't need to use a GPS to find the dog when he is on a leash or otherwise close by. It gives you a direction and a fairly accurate distance at the distances that matter. It tells you when the dog is on point. I ha...

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I have only been using my 550 plus for a few months, but I like it. Its simple. And I don't need to use a GPS to find the dog when he is on a leash or otherwise close by. It gives you a direction and a fairly accurate location at the distances that matter. It tells you when the dog is on point. I ha...

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I don't know how much good mojo I've got to spare, but you are welcome to whatever there is - good luck!

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As long as you are trying...

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Nice!

You do pick up your empties - yes?

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Polmaise - Does this also mean we are all like you or rather, you are like all of us?

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Mine works as you think it should. Get a new one.

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I've wondered about antlers - I have lots of them. Any downside to them?

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So its OK for them to end up eating (chewing up first) entire raw rib bones? What about cooked rib bones? Sorry - I couldn't quite get the answer from your posts....

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Are cooked bones a bad deal?

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polmaise wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:22 pm
It would be an excellent result if the OP or any poster asking advice ,put in practice the advice given by excellent posts and a result from them were shown to have been beneficial . That would be Great.

Half a chance Polmaise!

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"How do I stop my dog chasing joggers/cyclists/skateboarders/hare/deer? Chasing something that is moving is a management issue. Do not put your dog in a position where it can make a mistake. Again you need to start training from a pup but if you have already allowed your dog to learn and practise th...

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Geez...

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So I have a Garmin 550 - do I use the highest lightning strike available to me?
Thanks!

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Hello Again - My 5 month old setter pup chased a deer this afternoon. He has been wearing his unarmed e collar into the field for a while, but he has not been introduced to any electricity yet - I was going to wait till the oft recommended 6 month point. Should I stay the 6 month course before gradu...

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Hi All -
Anyone have recommendations for a roading harness to be used with a mt. bike? Also at what age can my pup be safely exercised this way? He is going on six months (which seems too early to me) but I'm just trying to get an idea when it would be safe based on development. Thanks!

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Definitely agree about the rare cooking on waterfowl!

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I've had good golden eyes and bad golden eyes. The only Barrow's golden eye I ever shot (I wouldn't have shot it had I known it was Barrow's) was so nasty when I tried to grill it that I had to abort and throw it across the road. Some have been great though.

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Nice - looks familiar. What state?

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The birds will keep just fine. Gut them and keep them dry - they'll be fine. Fish - not so much after a couple days.

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Leave the pavement/gravel at your peril!

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Numbers are spotty. Nice broods, just "bleep" few of them. It will take a little time to bounce back from what happened the last couple years.

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I've seen dogs default to sit when pressure is applied during training. Not what you want in a pointing dog. Beginners can easily overemphasized the sit command. I believe the breeder is trying to help you not make a normal beginners mistake. Might consider whoa instead. I like what Don had to say....

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Just start walking. Thats how I figured it out.

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I don't want to walk around looking at the screen. Just a low buzz. If they can make it show a stop sign, they can make it buzz. I don't blame you - I don't want to walk around looking at a screen either. Or hear a buzz of any kind. All you have to do is glance at it when your dog isn't in sight - ...

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work - yes - let us know how things go with this "neighbor". Puppies (and kittens and horses and etc.) have been used as 'tools" to break all kinds of thick ice.... :wink: Just don't try and explain to her all of the various recommendations and opinions you have read here on how to use pigeons. Pick...

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I'm glad there is no tone on point - quiet. All you have to do is glance down at it.

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The 550 plus indicates a point on the screen with a STOP sign shaped symbol. No tone or vibration.

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The storm is not here yet (NW Ontario) but wind has picked up and temperature is dropping by the second. We are told to expect school closures tomorrow, and when they close them here it is BAD, not the wimpy skiff of white stuff that sends agencies scrambling Down East. We were supposed to have 13 ...

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Doe she hunt?

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So, Anyway to try and get the this back on track as to what you use your ecollar for, not if you should use one. I have a couple different e collars, but I use them basically the same way. I use the tone as an overlay for the recall command. I have trained this dog to recall by voice, hand signal, ...

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... The older you get, the easier and more necessary it is to go to an ecollar. I am sixty-six. How much older do I need to get? I'm not overweight and still have lots of air in my tires. It is NOT "necessary" for me to go with an e-collar. Maybe I'm not what I used to be but I can still walk most ...

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Thanks for the clarification.

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"To put things into perspective, four years ago I shot fourteen daily limits in Montana before quitting early and coming back to Ontario."

That's 42 roosters. If you also had some days where you didn't shoot the daily 3 you must have been eating a lot of pheasants while you were here.

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No doubt all those things play varying rolls, as does certain hunting pressure (we humans are predators too - just ask the deer). But when you are facing death of a thousand cuts, every cut takes its toll. And its apparently a cut that Colorado Parks and Wildlife takes seriously enough to call out. ...

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Good point and agreed. I not only volunteer (and buy duck stamps

) but my chosen career path is invasive plant management. Too many out there don't contribute.
Its still a bxxxxxd of a winter out there again. At least the rivers won't lack water this year.

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I would agree that CWD will probably reach us all in time - it already has here in MT just in the last few years. As to its real world affect, maybe we should ask folks in Colorado - I think they have been dealing with it about as long as anyone and my understanding is that it has had an enormous af...

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Agreed. The only caveat I'd add is that huns are screwed when heavy, wind packed snow causes conditions in even open areas that they can't dig thru to reach food (which includes winter greens like winter wheat and cheat grass). I don't think this happens often in most of the birds' viable range, but...

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"They are short lived individuals that have large clutch sizes" Agreed. Thus my concern over good hatch conditions. That's what got us last locally year (pheasants/huns - sharptails not so much) - hard winter/heavy June rains and a late July hail storm in some areas. I have no doubt they will reboun...

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Can't speak for Iowa, but I'd bet a lot that we are going into our 2nd (arguably 3rd) year of significant winter kill here. If we don't get a good hatch this spring, last years grim bird numbers are going to look pretty good. Since Feb 2 have had no more that three 24 hour periods when it was not be...

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Politics or not - thats awesome news and I hope a sign that positive things can still be achieved by our elected officials.

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Averageguy - As an example I think it may have to do with the way popular hunting shows often portray hunting situations. A flock of mallards swirl into the decoys and instantly every barrel is in the air, magazines are emptied all around and ducks are seen raining down upon the water, often in slow...

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I have a soft spot for possums.
Their hides kept me in shotgun shells when I was a kid growing up in Missouri. And they are pretty unique animals really.

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