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I usually use the brown Ramset loads you get in Lowes or Home Depot. From quieter to louder: Acorn crimps, CCI crimps, Brown Ramset loads.

I noticed the ends of the CCI crimps are gray - I'm assuming these are the same as the "mythical" gray Ramset loads nobody ever seems to stock or carry.

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I've been feeding Layena Crumbles since last spring, and every bird I've had has done very well on it - chickens, pigeons, quail, chukar, and ducks.

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My favorite iPhone apps: MotionX GPS - topo, satellite, road maps etc. Rest Area - tells you where the rest areas are on the road your on, and what services they have Dragon Dictation - when you can't type, just talk MultiConvert Measures 5-0 Radio Pro StarWalk ZenTap Pro Week Calendar (Does everyth...

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'02 Chevy Duramax - my mpg average varies with tire pressure and driving. I always run low pressures in the winter and boost it in the summer. If I keep my foot out of it, i.e. <2000 rpms all the time and run tire pressures over 65 psi I get 16-17 around town and 19-20 highway. My truck is not exact...

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This is the dog food review website Annamaet promotes (http://www.annamaet.com/news.php) as giving their food a five star rating: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/

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http://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/res ... 047113.htm

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That website is a total joke. It is fine for someone to have an opinion, whomever that person or organization is, but stating falsehoods is another matter. http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1949&cat=4 This review of Annamaet Ultra has two factual errors. 1) The...

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This is an Interesting site - http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

Of course we want to feed our dogs the best food we can, but the reality is we feed our dogs the best food we can afford.

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I have heard some people swear by launchers, others think they led to problems in their dogs. I've also heard a theory that launchers might cause flagging problems, although the evidence supporting this is circumstantial. There's no denying launchers work and can be a valuable training tool, especia...

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We have dogs with Avid chips, and one with a Home Again chip - none of the chips have moved, and whenever we have a dog at the vet with a chip we have them scan the dog to make sure it's working. The Avid chips are a one-time payment deal, but the Home Again chip has an annual fee attached to it.

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Filson - last vest you will ever buy. I use a Filson for hunting (#16021), and a Filson mesh game vest (#16019) for training in the summer.

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I have several autos and without question the best one I've ever owned or shot is the Winchester SX3 I bought last year. The gun is just awesome - handles great, and comes with a complete shim kit for fitting the stock to you. I have friends with 935's and they all have issues with 3-1/2" shells jam...

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Here's my flight pen. I built a nesting box with a roost rail, which you can see near the back. I have another roost rail on the opposite side. The hen house is for the chickens. The feeder and waterer are the hanging type. I have a squirrel guard on top of the feeder to keep rain/snow out and keep ...

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JMc wrote:My GSP in the avatar is a rescue.

So is mine. Sort of - I adopted her when she was 5 years old.

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I can say that after a year of frequent use, the Alfa .22 is great. For $189 it can't be beat, and unlike the GunX dry firing won't hurt it.

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Wonder why the GunX won't work with Winchester 209 primers?

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Anyone have any experience with a Canon SX30IS or a Nikon Coolpix P100..Thanks My mom has one of those - it's a good camera. The 35x optical zoom is why she bought it (and I told her to buy a Canon!) and she used it extensively on a recent Med cruise. It took very nice pictures, and had very good b...

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Post from the past...

I now have a Canon Elph 790 IS, and a Canon D60 SLR. Love those Canon cameras!

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I have a dog that I use a tri-tronics anti-bark collar on. He barks when we come home, when he wants to go out, when he wants to come in, and when he's hungry. So the other day, he's barking away and I say. "I'm not going to reward him by going to him when he's barking," because that would encourage...

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I have it on good authority that on average, the highest/best scoring dogs in the NAVHDA system are Pudelpointers. That's on a breed-based standard.It seems like there are 20 GSPs tested for every PP entered, so the number skew in favor of shorthairs. I'm a shorthair guy, but I'm keeping my options ...

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I agree. The pup is nervous around new things, strange sounds (like the neighbor's dryer vent - he barks at it), and strange people definitely freak him out. Right now he's just getting lots of love, a little bit of training & discipline, long runs on the check cord, and he gets to find a pigeon now...

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My dog freaked when she first heard a beeper. Here's what I did: I stuck a cotton ball in the speaker cone and covered it with tape. I put it on the dog when I let her out in the yard, and hung it on the kennel for a couple of hours. After a while, take the cotton ball out, but keep the tape on it s...

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I think one of the best opportunities to work your dog on birds in NJ during the off season is to join the Del Val NAVHDA chapter: http://www.delvalnavhda.com/ Training clinics are held about every other weekend from April to September, and you will have opportunities to train for both field and wat...

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The 12 gauge uses a DIN 021 o-ring. Viton would be the material of choice. You can probably get one at a hardware store for under $0.25.

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I have an 1100, and whenever I have cycling problems I replace the o-ring, and clean the gas ports. Best 1100 tip I ever got was not to over-lubricate the piston and slide. Coat 'em with oil, and then wipe it all off. A very thin film is all you need. If you want to shoot steel open the choke to Ske...

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Thanks everyone for your kind words. I guess I have karma to burn! I could not just leave him there, but I'm sure a lot of people did.

So that's going to be my plan - just keep spending some time on the yard work and keeping him exited about birds.

Thanks!

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Hi folks, I just recently found an English Setter pup. No owner has stepped forward, despite heavy efforts to get the word out. No "lost dog" calls to the poilce, shelters, or animal control people. So between that, the condition I found him in, and his intense fear and distrust of men in general (b...

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I seem to keep ending up rescuing or adopting my birds dogs. My last one was adopted at the age of five. She's a pretty darn good bird dog now, and she just turned nine. Although she does have her issues, all I can say is you can "learn an old dog new tricks", but it takes a little longer to do ever...

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I use both Frontline & Revolution on my GSP, and apply each monthly alternating the application every 15 days. Frontline offers superior tick and flea protection to Revolution, and Revolution protects from heartworm and sarcoptic (mange) mites where Frontline doesn't. My vet recommended this, and as...

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I bought a case of 3-1/2" 12 ga BBB shot for geese, it's half the price of other brands and patterns just as well - at least for me. Kills 'em too.

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The Kent Tungsten Matrix is heavier than hevi-shot, and costs less too.

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I just upgraded from a TT G3 Sport Basic to a Upland G2 EXP. I research everything to death, and when it came down to spending my money, I went with TT. Twice. My dog LOVES her e-collar, and goes nuts everytime I put it on her. She knows it's time to go have fun... And I just bought another one thi...

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Here in NJ it seems that this year there are more people than ever hunting the public land on bird stocking days. I've had my license, stamps, game bag, and gun checked more times this year by Conservation Officers than ever before. Perhaps it's because so many people are out of work these days, the...

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I've been using a AH Fox 16 ga SxS, it weighs in at about 5-1/2 pounds so it's a great carry gun. The other is a Browning Citori 525 Field 16 ga o/u. For training and nasty weather I've been using a Spartan 20 ga o/u sporting model, although it's a mite heavy at 7-1/4 lbs. I use a Mossy 835 12 ga fo...

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I bought one of the Champion blank guns from LCS, and had the same problems as phermes1. So I bought a Alfa. It is top quality, and does not have cylinders or pins to lose like the NEF which is why I went with an Alfa.

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The places I went to had more than a few Benellis, including Vinci's. No SX3's though - "Sold 'em all," they said.

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I'd like to get one of these too - all I know if almost every gun shop I've been to has run out of them. They must be popular!

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Both Browning and Winchester are now part of the Herstal Group, but the SX3 is a Winchester model. Here's everything you would want to know: http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=161 I have a relatively new Citori 525 Field in 16 gauge made by Miroku in Japan. The fit an finish are perfect; and whil...

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I started with a sport basic G3, then got an Upland G2 EXP, and just bought a Pro 100 G3. The Pro 100 is for training, the Upland is for hunting. If I only could have one, it would be the Pro 100. It will run a beeper too, and it's only slightly more complicated to turn the beeper on & off remotely....

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reba wrote:Does anyone know of a shotgun other than Merkel that the ejectors/extractors can be set for one or the other?

In other words you can set it for ejectors or extractors.

I also hate automatic safetys!!!

The Baikal and Remington Spartans (made by Baikal) have this feature.

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I've had a pair of Muck Boots - the 10" Tack Classic - for about four years now. I wear them ll the time, and they still look just as good as when I got them. They are especially nice when running dogs early in the AM when the grass is sopping wet. My feet stay dry, and although they are insulated, ...

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I think it was almost $6000 for four day stay in an emergency clinic with 24 hour care for what turned out to be bacterial pneumonia in an 11 yr old dog. They told me at checkout the bill was $4K, I said I put down a $2K deposit on Monday, so it's only another $2K, right? Wrong. Reason: Wife's dog. ...

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It's one thing if you are shipping your pet, but if you're travelling somewhere with your dog it could be a real hassle and probably isn't a very good option. You book your dog on one airline, and you fly on another, so you have to coordinate schedules and you are limited on destinations. It's an in...

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The area on the river open to the public for hunting is about 300 yards long, and is closely followed by a road. It is difficult to set up a shore blind because of the road, and the river moves fast enough that dropped birds hit the rapids downstream faster than the dog can swim to them. That's why.

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Well, that's a good point. I'm mostly hunting small ponds that sometimes have ducks, and sometimes do not. Some ponds are right next to a river that holds lots of ducks, but generally I don't like to hunt the river.

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Thanks for all the info folks - it's interesting to read about the different methods for decoy setups everyone is suggesting.

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OK definitely an off season question, but I'm curious what the duck experts here think.

If you have a dozen and a half mallard dekes to put out, what would be your preferred ratio of hens to drakes, and why?

Thanks!

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No worries. Spay away.

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Let's see... In the last 30 days, we've had to go through the rounds of vaccinations for licensing, heartworm tests, my shorthair tests positive for lyme, so we go for the full lyme panel on that one (turned out negative) and a "misunderstanding" between a few of the boys that led to a trip to the v...

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I usually buy what I need when I need it. Note I said "need' not "want". I want a lot of stuff I don't need. I don't have enough money to get what I want, but I can usually afford what I need.

It's deciding whether I really need, or just want something is where I run into trouble...

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