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BIRDS!!! You need a pigeon loft with some homers. With my first pup I did the whole catching feral pigeon thing and it sucks. First of all pigeon traps dont work very good. (I never caught one in a trap). So you end up catching them off thier roost with a net and a flashlight. There is nothing more ...

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I think this water is getting a little muddy. We are talking about two different things. Gun safety, and mass murders. I don't think a safety class is going to keep mass murderers from killing people. Might actually make them more efficient. The fact is homicide is already illegal, and it has not st...

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My English pointer is 3 years old and has not been neutered. He is the laziest most well behaved house dog you will ever meet. I take him to a dog park regularly and he has never shown any aggression toward another dog, or attempted to mount another dog. He has never been restless or chewed on furni...

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Can anyone recomend a good vet in Edmond, or North Oklahoma City?

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I recently moved from Colorado to Oklahoma. I am used to hunting western Kansas WIHA. I just calculated the cost to drive up to Kansas and hunt this year, and its going to be pretty expensive. Does anyone know of some good dayleases in Oklahoma, were I could pay a couple hundred dollars and get into...

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Thanks for the replies. I think I will go out there and check it out even with the numbers on decline. Im supprised the limit is still 10 birds a day. Seems like a large limit given the severe decline.

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I have recently moved from Colorado to Okalhoma. I have not secured any private land in Oklahoma yet. I was thinking about hunting Black Kettle national grass land, and Pack Saddle WMA. Has anyone had and exprecince quail hunting out there, or on any other public lands in OK? I plan on hunting WIHA ...

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How many of you use bells when you hunt quail and pheasant? When I hunted western Kansas I could almost always see my dog, but I plan to hunt some new areas in Oklahoma and southern Kansas and I expect the cover will be little thicker. I am curious if a bell would scare off pheasant. Seems like anyt...

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Hey Deets is that a funseekers rebel dog in avatar? I watched three funseekers rebel pups work and the look and are built just like that dog in your avatar. Mike Nobody knows Deets' lineage. He was out of an oops litter. The breeder was not quite sure who the father was, and I never got any informa...

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Download the walk in access map onto google maps. Find the CRP WIHA areas that are close to a a pivot sprinkler, and you will find birds. I used to hunt around Goodland and that's how I found the best places. Could you explain how you got the map...I tried finding it on google maps and could get an...

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Download the walk in access map onto google maps. Find the CRP WIHA areas that are close to a a pivot sprinkler, and you will find birds. I used to hunt around Goodland and that's how I found the best places.

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My pointer dosn't have an ounce of aggression in him. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that throughout the years there have been breeders that have fortitude to cull aggressive dogs. It's a tough thing to do and that's why I may never breed dogs, because I don't have what it takes to do...

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I am moving to from Colorado to Oklahoma in a few months. I have two dogs, and living in Colorado I have never had to worry about fleas, ticks, or heartworms. I would like some options on what to use for prevention of all the above. My parents use trifexis, but I really don't want to spend $400 a ye...

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Just wondering what you guys think about the show wild justice. I watched an episode tonight and they really made hound hunters look like criminals. They busted a guy for running to many dogs, but during the whole sequence leading up to the bust they really made hunting with hounds seem like poachin...

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I have heard from a few people that by bringing the dog in the house they lose a lil of their drive or become soft. I'm not sure on this, have any of you had this experience? My dog dosn't even have a backyard. We live in a condo, and he has more drive than I could ever ask for. He would hunt until...

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Rangers are stacked this year!............Third time is a charm.

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Below is a link to an NPR show featuring Delmar Smith. Its pretty entertaining. Though some of you guy might enjoy it.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =130115562

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I am moving to Oklahoma from Colorado in a few months. I will have to start treating for heartworm and fleas. Has anyone had experince with Trifexis? My parents suggested it. Apparently it protects against heart worm, roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms and kills fleas.

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what went wrong with it? I have read a mixed bag of reports about this brand. Nothing really went worng with, I just was not satisfied with the fit and finish. The engraving was a pretty shaky, the finish on the reciver and barrel was some type of painted finish that didnt hold up very well. I dont...

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I am building my own two hole dog box. I have noticed that most boxes are approx 24" tall. My current palstic crate is 28" tall and my pointer can easily stand up inside it. I don't want to make the box as tall as my crate, because it limits my view out the back window. Do you guys think that 24" is...

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I had a CZ Mallard which is their cheapest over and under. I thought it was a piece of crap. Sold it and bought a BPS in 16GA

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I agree with the other post that suggest a wingmaster. I have never even held a Stoger uplander, but there has to be a reason it sells for under $500, and most other double barrels are well over $1,000. I bought a CZ mallard (which is sells for aprox $500) and only keept it for a year. It was a piec...

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I own the Browning BPS upland special in 16GA. This is the short barreled english stock version. I love it, and think it is one of the best pump guns on the market. The saftey is on the tang where it should be. The bottom feed and eject is ambidextrous, so I can had it down to my wrong handed son so...

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On second thought...........Maybe I don't want to compete in NASTRA, even if I could get papers. If you guys get this upset over a simple question on an internet forum, then I would rather spend my time with people that are not so sensitive. I was just asking a question. I promise not to drink from...

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On second thought...........Maybe I don't want to compete in NASTRA, even if I could get papers. If you guys get this upset over a simple question on an internet forum, then I would rather spend my time with people that are not so sensitive. I was just asking a question. I promise not to drink from ...

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I went to a local preserve this morning to work my pointer on some chukar. They were hosting a NASTRA field trial, so I stopped by and watched for awhile. The trial format looked like fun, and I think my dog could compete with some of the dogs I watched. The problem is my pup did not come with regis...

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I have noticed that I see alot of pictures of lanyards with two diffrent types of whistles on them. Is this for running two dogs. Can you have a specific whistle for each dog? Can a dog tell the diffrence between one whistle and another, and know that one whistle means for him/her to come here while...

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I want to train my pointer to be steady to wing and shot. I like the idea of using a barrel as seen in the George Hickox videos, but do not have a place to keep a permanent barrel, and don’t really want to haul one around. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to the barrel? I like th...

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I have read that german shorthairs can be used as water retrievers for duck hunting. From what I have seen, there is not much difference between a GSP coat and an EP coat. I have an English pointer that I am planning to FF train this summer. I have often thought about getting back into duck hunting....

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I want to train my pointer to be steady to wing and shot. I like the idea of using a barrel as seen in the George Hickox videos, but do not have a place to keep a permanent barrel, and don’t really want to haul one around. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to the barrel? I like the...

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I was out in Goodland, KS last weekend. There was about 6-8" of snow and the temp was hovering around 10-15 degrees. Didn't slow my pointer down much, but I could tell he was cold. I felt sorry for him so I let him ride up front in the cab. A long haired dog might fair better in that type of weather...

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I live in Colorado Springs, and hunt western Kansas. With the high price of gas, my wife only lets me go every other weekend. I would like to find a place a little closer to home. I was thinking about trying to track down some scaled quail. Does anyone have any suggestions on were to go. I read that...

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I have tried trapping, and never caught a one. I use the headlamp & fish net and it has produced enough birds to tain my pointer. I put an add on craigslist for free pigeon removal. I posted an add in the farm & garden section and got 4 emails the first day. I took the add off, because I thought I w...

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I am supprised no one has mention this............. but the most important thing you need is BIRDS! You need access to pigeons or pen raised birds. I am currently finishing out my first pointer, and I really underestimated the importance of having access to birds. I catch my own feral pigeons, and i...

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Thanks for all the reassuring responses. I don't think I am ready to give up on my hunting buddy, I just need to get him to change his expectations about hunting wild pheasants with a pointer.

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When I run my EP at the local park I always get........."why didn't you dock your GSP's tail?" or " What a good looking german short hair" I even had someone dissagree with me when I said he was an english pointer. They said "no that is german short hair", as if I don't know what breed my own dog is.

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I use the Delorme Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. I also mark the WIHA on the atlas, because navigating with township and range maps KDWPT provides is pretty difficult. In addition to this I use the google earth download available on the KDWPT website. This lets me scout areas that are close to irrigated ...

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I live on a townhouse, so a coop is out of the question. I have been able to train my pointer by catching pigeons on their roost. I have several places I do this at. One is a large metal tank, another is a colvert that has a pipe running through it that the pigeons roost on. I go in with a head lamp...

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I hunted some WIHA areas around Goodland, and was impressed with the phesant numbers. I would like to go a little further east and get into some quail. Any suggestions for areas that hold quail? I am coming from Colorado so I dont want to go too far east if I can help it.

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Birddawg,
I was rather impressed with the WIHA around Goodland. If you head further into Kansas, let me know how it is. My gut feeling is that the hunting will get better the closer you get to I-35.

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I hunted my pointer for the first time on wild pheasant this weekend. He is steady to release on pigeons. During our hunt he had a few good steady points, mostly when he was working directly in to the wind. There were several instances where he was running hard, and would run right past a bird. He w...

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I went on Ebay and bought an old WWII brass Army regulation whistle with a cork pea. It is loud and it looks really cool.

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That is why I quit the Rooster Round Up, to many cut corn fields and not enough CRP, not to mention they increased the cost this year. I am very impressed with the WIHA in Kansas. Only about 20min east of Burlington, but there seems to be alot more birds, and it is all CRP. We only got one rooster, ...

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Let me know how the Rooster Round-Up land looks this year. I did it for the last three years, but was a bit disapointed last year, so I am hunting the Kansas walk in access around Goodland this year. While you are out there you should check out the Colorado WIA on road G & 60. It is a large CRP fiel...

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I finally took my 1 1/2 year old pointer to a local preserve to work him on some phesants. He has been steady on pigeons for awhile, so I decided to see what he could do with phesants. I paid $125 for 5 phesants and the guys just gave me the box so I could fly them out myself. I thought this would b...

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I take my English Pointer to Bijou Animal Clinic. They are not neccesarily bird dog experts, but for annual shots and checkups they do a good job, and they are not going to try to sell you every vacine on the market.

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Depending where you are coming from, the cost of living can be a shocker. Expect to pay $1,500-$2,000 for a two bedroom house. The good thing is your only 2 hrs from some decent phesant hunting.

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I think you are on the right track looking at the wingmaster. If you have picked up an 870 express lately, they look like crap. I would go with a used wingmaster with some decent walnut and blued steel.

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I am in a similar situation, although not as young as you. I live in a condo in Colorado with a 2 year old pointer that I am training myself and I am always broke as well. I do have a couple of suggestions for you. As far as pigeons I catch all of mine off of their roost with a fishing net at night....

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My EP is steady on point with pigeons. I feel it is time to transition to game birds. I will be hunting wild pheasant with my dog in western Kansas. I am considering using pen raised chucker for the transition because they are readily available in my area. Do you think I can go straight from chucker...

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