Gun Dog Forum

jetjockey

Not to burst your bubble, but having a dog out of Buddy does NOT mean you own an AA trial dog. Buddy threw nice dogs, but he was not known for throwing AA dogs unless there is a lot more mixed in.

jetjockey

No one will ever convince me that 7/8-1oz of shot at 1125-1300fps isn't enough to easily kill all upland game birds in this country, or in any other country for that matter. Maybe it's because that's all I ever shoot. I have several stories of people telling me I wasn't using enough gun, only to be ...

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A 28 is typically much quicker, with almost no difference in punch. That's the advantage. Guys that say the 28 is on the verge of not being enough need to learn how to shoot. The 28 is more than enough gun for everything up to and including late season roosters. If you going to primarily hunt pheasa...

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28ga has always been a great bore, and with pigeon loads your getting close to a 20ga. But it's not a 20ga. If your going to shoot bigger birds like pheasant, go to a 20, with everything else, go to a 28 and have fun. Skip the O/U and go straight to a SxS though, IMO you will be glad you did.

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If I notice a big chunk of land that hasn't been hunted I turn my body in that direction and walk towards it, then I watch the dog go to the front like it's suppose to do. If the dog doesn't go with you, you've failed in your training.... If the dog is busting birds, time to go back to training... I...

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I like to actually SEE my dogs hunt and read their body language. That way I will know what they and the birds are doing, especially on running Pheasants so I at least have a chance on birds that have been highly educated by the 4-5 weeks of other hunters before I can get out west to hunt them. How...

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I've been fortunate enough to hunt pheasants from WA to PA and many places in between. IMO it all depends on cover. If there's decent cover in the form of knocked down milo or heavy grass, you can get pheasants pointed, even late season. In CO right now even the hens are track stars. But you can sti...

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That's why I don't own any Purdeys, H&H's, Boss's, etc. Theres a REALLY nice Jeffery for sale right now in 16 bird that I'd love to have. My wife cut me off for new guns however. I put one more in the safe before she cut me off though! Haha

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If Jetjockey said it, you can take it to the bank with confidence. Oh man, that's giving me WAY too much credit. My opinion probably isn't worth 2 cents. But I do like August and that line of dogs, and they have done well in trials. I bred my older female to that line and it seems to have produced ...

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I've had several restored. Purdy, Lebeau, H&H, Parker, etc. My preference is for high grade field guns that need extensive work (machining of parts, new furniture, etc) because I have access to CNC, a stockpile of walnut that I've collected for the last 25 years, and have a good friend, who is a fa...

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Not 5 generations back they don't. Besides, you seem to miss the point where nearly every decent brit has those dogs in there pedigree, yet not all those dogs are even close to the same.. why? I don't see what you are trying to say-- Not 5 generations back(I don't know what you are talking about no...

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Not 5 generations back they don't. Besides, you seem to miss the point where nearly every decent brit has those dogs in there pedigree, yet not all those dogs are even close to the same.. why?

jetjockey

Completely agree, but it's the dogs 1-3 generations back that bring the most to the table. Besides, most of those top dogs from 5-6 generations back are in every decent Brittany pedigree out there. That's why a recent study showed that brittanys are becoming inbred. What sets this pup apart is the B...

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The 4th & 5th generation of the pedigree has some really out standing brittanys in it :D :D If you went back 2 more generations it would be loaded with Ban-Dee :D Good luck with the pup :!: :!: The second and third does as well. Earl was a beast, and Booker is arguably the best producing brit in re...

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The 4th & 5th generation of the pedigree has some really out standing brittanys in it :D :D If you went back 2 more generations it would be loaded with Ban-Dee :D Good luck with the pup :!: :!: The second and third does as well. Earl was a beast, and Booker is arguably the best producing brit in re...

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Yep! Went to school at CWU. Augusts line has either won, or been RU in either the ABC NFC or NAFC for 6 of the last 7 years, or pretty close to that.

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greg jacobs wrote:That girl looks like she's got wheels. Looks like the line deserves a serious look.

I see your in Selah, that picture was taken in Ellensburg.

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bustingcover wrote:How big is that bitch?

35-36lbs

jetjockey

He's in Idaho with Staley Kennels. Yes, you should have no reservations about buying a pup out of him. I'm concidering breeding my young pup to him.

jetjockey

Very few people know of him or have ever seen him run. He's the biggest running, most athletic Brittany many have ever seen. My Dad has a direct sister to him and she's one of the nicest pure bird dogs you will ever hunt over. Unless you go to the current owner or the previous trainer directly, you ...

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I understand where you're going with this, it depends on what the ultimate goal for the owner is. Guys going after title love planted birds, its a more controllable situation. But I know plenty of guys who are heavy into trials and consider themselves hunter first and foremost, they train their dog...

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You think the states and guides know all the best places to hunt? They sure don't in my state. They will get you somewhat close, but I assure you there are many "honey holes" that few people know about and even fewer talk about. There's a reason I only hunt with very close friends and family in many...

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It's. Its not apples to oranges. I foot hunted my current trial dog 3 days after her first derby win. I hunted the heck out of her that season and she qualified for Nationals 1 week after I took her back to the trainer in the spring, at 20 months old. The only thing he said was keep her broke, and d...

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You guys need new trainers. At the time, when I asked my soon to be trainer if he could hunt his trial dogs off foot his response was, every single one of them, even the All Age dogs. Last year I picked my dog up exactly 1 day after her run at the All age Nationals, we proceeded to move 5-6 wild cov...

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1923 LC Smith Trap Grade. 20ga with 26" barrels.

jetjockey

Sorry for your loss. The bad thing is only time will heal the pain.

jetjockey

Welcome. I had the privilege of hunting SA two summers ago. Nothing short of spectacular. I'd argue there is no better wingshooting anywhere in the world.

jetjockey

No mention of Miroku? Come on guys! Look for a good used Miroku in the $1200-$1500 range. Since Miroku built many of the Brownings, if you like Browning, you will probably like a Miroku. Here ya go, half the price and all the gun. Only problem is it's a 12. You really do need to look into a 16 or 20...

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Just for clairification, the SS Cap is $118,500 for 2016, which was unchanged from 2015. Splitting hairs obviously, but worth stating. But your right, as soon as workers pass $118500 in yearly earnings, they get a nice 6.2% tax cut.

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I When a person is creating premises, especially based upon arbitrary start and end points, the person's credibility is important because I'm not going to spend the time nor effort to look at the data to determine if a known wacko's premises are true In this example, since he's a birther, I don't h...

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[quote="jetjockey So you are saying that our economy under Obama is great and that it is not falling apart? You actually think that debating 'who' changed the economic indicators is somehow important....point is, they were changed (glad you acknowledged that), therefore the brag of 5% being a great...

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I watched the entire speech. Mostly shouting, hand waving, misleading, fear tactics. He started by saying he would not lie to us. Then proceeded to mislead us on the economy , the trade deficit, immigration, crime and almost every thing else he spoke about. Do you have any estimates on the cost of ...

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I know of a guy who does semi-guided hunts on Indian land near Winner. $50 per day per person and he takes you around to the land and let's you hunt while he stays in the truck. I was going to try it out last year and couldn't make it work. PM me if your interested.

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FDSB &AKC are stub books and are not involved with setting standard for any breed. The breed clubs set the standards. FDSB doesn't need to set a standard. The dogs with the best build, size, gates, etc, win. It's really that easy. At the end of the day, these are bird dogs, and hunting dogs. How th...

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If we didn't breed dogs outside the standard Crow's Little Joe never would have been breed. Look at the placements by his offspring, from NSTRA to AA. I would agree to some extend. Look at the Brittany Nolan's Last Bullet (Buddy) a 32X NSTRA champion and has sired many excellent dogs. Buddy was und...

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If we didn't breed dogs outside the standard Crow's Little Joe never would have been breed. Look at the placements by his offspring, from NSTRA to AA. Exactly. These are bird dogs. Brittanys are on the verge of splitting as it is. When they breed simply for looks we will see show dogs with the ridi...

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By "hoping it will hunt" I ment in a way that you can actually kill birds over the dog. It won't be much fun if the dog runs like a Brit and flushes like a springer. You won't be killing many birds over a dog like that. Why take a chance on an unknow, when for th same price, you can pretty much guar...

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I can't believe they can charge any money for what I hope is a "whoops" breeding. If you want a house dog, you can find those at the shelter for free. If you want a hunting dog and a house dog, get a purebred Brittany. I understand not having lots of money to spend. What I don't understand is spendi...

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I've got top of the line Andis clippers for my two Brits. After seing them clipped this week with Andis #10 horse clippers, I realize I made a mistake getting regular clippers. You can do a dog in 1/3rd the time with horse clippers. The only problem for me is my already roan dogs get even MORE roan ...

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Jetjockey, With your perfect mount, if you had a shotgun fitted by a pro you would be smiling for many many miles. :D No I wouldn't, because birds never fly where their suppose to when I'm trying to shoot at them. They always seem to get me contorted some way or another so I'm just lucky to get a f...

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I've never had a gun fitted to me. But most guns fit me decently enough. However, the best fit in the world doesn't do any good if you don't have a good mount, and you have poor form. In the hunting world, fit isn't all that important as long as the gun is close.

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Don't get a Brit if you want a house dog. They make HORRIBLE house dogs, and they don't like being spoiled either! :lol: Nice to see, jetjockey! While I consider myself a serious hunter, this dog is also going to be a house pet too and I've got the better half holding the reigns on some of this cho...

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Ortho Acres Booker T - what I found OK. That's the name of the stud dog which I'm assuming is no longer living. But I find nothing of his offspring and who may be breeding any of the offspring. For a dog to have a resume like that, I'm amazed I've never heard of the dog nor seen him listed in any p...

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They only have semen left. Not sure who they are allowing to breed to him. Tom Tracy is running most of the Booker Dogs, and one of his clients, David Webb, owned Booker. Mr Webb is also the owner of Glade Run Press, who is the publisher for several bird dog training books. Glade Run Irish is a Book...

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Don't get a Brit if you want a house dog. They make HORRIBLE house dogs, and they don't like being spoiled either!

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Hard to argue that one of the most successful line of Brittanys the last few years have been Booker T bred Brittanys. I don't know of any other line with the production of Booker dogs the last couple years. Booker offspring have either won, or finished RU in 5 of the last 6 NFC's. He's had offspring...

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100-200 yards is not "big" running, especially when you strap a Garmin on them. I agree with what everyone else says, train your Brit to hold point, and let it roll.... I hunt with someone who wants a close working yo-yo. His dogs make 50 yard casts and then he's calling them back. We were in SD in ...

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I swear by the Grip Tex. I use these to road my dogs on pavement as well as hunting and they have held up very well.

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What's the issue guys have with a 28? If you already have 12's and 20's, get a 28 and go kill an arc. The 28 is a PHENOMINAL quail round. Read up on ballistics and patterns, and you will quickly realize why hard core quail hunters LOVE the 28.

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