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Sounds like a Johny House setup. Rat or Mink would be the only thing I can think of in PA that can fit through a return funnel. If it is how I am picturing, that should be the only spot to get at the birds. Well not really. :) There are no recall funnels, strickly made for raising the birds till ma...

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Wood. With 1/4 on wire mesh around the gap between roof and walls. On the inside of the shed I have 3ft wall with chicken wire to the ceiling. And a door to get into the pen.

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Went up to the quail pen this morning and found another bird with a missing head. This is the second time this year. I'm assuming the thief is a weasel. Not sure what else could fit into the pen (birds are inside with the opening to the fly pen closed). Anyone have an explanation for this critter to...

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I have heard the the NWTF is shifting its efforts. It has come to realize that the wild turkey is a plentiful species and are doing really well. The are now putting efforts into upland game bird habitat. Our local chapter is looking to find land that will be accesable to the public so that they can ...

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ROTTnBRITT Thats exactly want you want them to do. They will exspand as they more comfortable in about a week or 2 they be flying all around. good luck I have had them in the loft since August. After about 3 or 4 weeks I started letting them out to fly around. After 2 weeks I was down to 6 from 13....

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Didnt want to start a new thread on pigeons so I thought I would ask in here. My birds don't leave the loft at all. I have read that will start to fly circle around the loft/routing. But my just fly out and sit on top of the loft and then go back in to eat and roost. Anyone have any explanation for ...

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The Brittany is a versatile dog, so they are pretty well rounded. I think for answering your question you need to be more specific about what job your expecting a Brittany to perform.

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Any one on here have exprerience with them? Their website doesnt have alot of information.

Thanks

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I have 2 of the LCS. Havent had any problems yet, as they are only a year old. They have served their purpose though. If I was going to be training multiple dogs over a period of time I would go with the dogtra. I like to believe you get what you pay for.

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Badlands make some good stuff. I have the vest as well as pack for big game hunting. I'm not really sold on the upland vest yet. I have only used it for a couple of hunts so far. My biggest issue (which there maybe a fix for haven't researched it much) is that there is no place for an ecollar transm...

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Well High Brass made it sound pretty unacceptable. If gun dog supply could get me an order in one day using ground shipping when I'm in a pinch I'm sure I could say the same about them. In the end it didn't really matter. The bell was l lost in the first 15 min of the hunt, so I didn't have it anywa...

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Sorry. Didnt realize this was Gun Dog Supply Forum.

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Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to keep a dogs nose off the ground when hunting?
Is scenting the wind something the dogs learn through bird contact or do some dogs just like to run with there head down?

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Thanks for the replies. Lets hope the males dont get to crazy. I can put them in an outside kennel when the time come if needed. All the dogs have there own crates so hopefully that will keep them separated when we are not home. The female is also upstairs in my daughter room while the males crates ...

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We have our first female in the house. So I'm really not sure what I'm doing. She is 6 mo now and I'm guessing she could cycle anytime in the next 6 mo. I haven't decided on when I want to get her fix yet as I have heard it can have some negative effect on them before they have matured. (any thought...

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[/quote]Good point. You need to decide what is important to you. I don't care if she never smiles as long as she is very component and tries to save you $$ whenever possible. I'm looking for competency and an understanding of bird dogs. As long as I'm not called a @#$%^&*, I'm happy. :)[/quote] HAHA...

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No more than my dogs go to the vet, I use a vet I trust no matter the cost. When they do go it generally cost me a lot cause they've been banged up some how. Exactly. You either trust the vet ot you don't . I've got a great vet . Because she has the business of 4 of my animals, she always gives me ...

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Gsp - heidi, rommel, sheba
labs - Lingo, Dylan
Rottys - zada, jager, maximus
Britt - Cooper

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Unless your like me, you clean your house more than you do the basement, you'll seldom notice dirt by the dogs. If they track a bit of mud in here, I let it dry and vacume it up, works great! You keep them in the basement and how often do you clean down there? Of course it get's dirty if it's being...

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I was just thinking today about how great it is going to be when I win the lottery and have a dog shower and drying system in the garage, and a garage for that matter, and someone to clean my filthy house for me. That would be nice. The ground is freezing up now, so that will help. We had a pretty ...

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So my dogs have kind of taken over my basement. We rarely spend anytime down there now. It is all finished with tile floors, granite bar, big screen tv..... anyways it makes nice place to hang out when we have company. The problem I am having is that it get dirty so quickly. We can do a complete cle...

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My Brittany gets some tarter build up on his teeth pretty quickly. If I give him a bone to chew on they look better. I have been brushing them every week or 2 for a few months now. I asked the vet and he said they don't look bad. Not enough for a cleaning. But I don't want it to get that far. Cause ...

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I have the sport upland. I was thinking of just gettin.g the basic because I only run the beeper on point mode.

But I have also though about up grading to the pro series.
Why did you?

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I lost my transmitter while hunting a couple weeks ago. I was wondering if anyone knows if I can purchase a replacement. I have been considering buying a new package so I can run two dogs off one transmitter since I already have a collar. See what the price difference is. I don't have a second dog.....

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I built the same loft as shown in HOF post on pigeons. I wanted to get there wing strength back up since they had not flown in two months. I started leaving them out during the day to fly free. Funny how fast a big red tail figured this out. I'm down to 6 from 12. One took his own life with our Fren...

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Went talking about range. What is the average range for a dog working open country and what is the average range if a dog working thicker cover. From another post. When you do have a dog that adjust according to the cover. How much is there going to be. I wouldnt think a 50 yrd dog in the grouse woo...

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Gotta put in a good word for LCS. My dog lossed his bell when hunting on Wednesday. Thursday morning I got online and ordered a new one from them. Got back to work today after lunch from a meeting and the box was sitting on my desk. Now I have a replacement bell for Saturdays hunt. :D It is nice tha...

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Yes. I got it. I was just typing away. I like to give a lot of details.

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DonF wrote:Did you get a release trap or a remote release trap?

Remote

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He is steady to flush already. Last year was his first season of hunting and he did point some game, so I know he is capable. (couple phez, few woodcock, and 3 or 4 bunnies) I havent had him hunting yet this year. Getting over a pad injury. So I took him out on a couple pigeons last night and things...

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Im working on getting my dog to stop/point on first scent (or close too) He is 2 yrs old now, and I didnt have alot of time to work with him when he was younger. Which would have been nice, he moves alot faster now. Last year I had quail and planted them for him 5 or 6 times and he did ok, he just w...

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Everybody in my small rural town hunts. Mostly in pursuit of bear, deer and turkeys. Im 29, I have to buddies that have bird dogs. They arent real serious about bird hunting. Yeh they take them out and chase release phez when the game commision stocks, but they have never done any training with them...

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I've always had good success with mine. Pen raised birds. Not sure about wild. Last year my birds were back in less than an hours. This year it takes a few hours.

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Interesting.....

Thanks!

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What is it about pointers and setters that allow them to dominate the cover dog scene?

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Well I finally got to the vet this morning. I called Sat on Sat but they said there isn't much that can do with a cut pad. They said they could get me in Monday if I wanted to come it. It has started to heal up already and the Dr said it looks good. He gave me some antibiotics to protect against any...

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Ok. Thanks for the advise. I have been keeping him off it. I'll get him to the vet.
He doesn't seem to mind it. Didn't notice until I got him home and hoses him down.

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I've never had to deal with this before. I've been keeping it clean and wrapper with gauze. Does anyone think there is a need for medical attention? I've read a bunch of post on the subject, but I'm not sure if this is a bad cut or what people usually see with a cut pad. IMAG0099.jpg IMAG0100.jpg

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Training the versatile hunting dog.

Not sure what ppl think about it, but I used it for reading material.
It cover all aspects of NAVHDA.

Maybe someone can chime in with there thoughts on it.

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Very True, I have seen it with all the airlines I use.

A pelican or gemstar case would be a good investment.

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Might not wanna use United

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

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Might wanna check out Huntingpa.com. Someone there might be able to help you out.

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I think I might make the trip out. I think its about 3 hrs from me. Ive never been to a trial before.
Are these coverdog trials much if a spectator sport? My dogs not ready for this yet.

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Do Launchers have an effect on the amount of scent dispersed from the bird? What factors do you consider when choosing a location for the launcher? Or do you just put it anywhere out of sight? I had my pup out yesterday and didnt have a very successful steadiness session. It turned in to a stop to f...

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That all makes sense, there are plenty of hobbies out that that cost alot with no return. I kind of figured that was the responce I would get. I was just curious.
Wish I had the time and money to be involved in it all. Sound like good fun.
We'll see what the future brings.

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If people are spending 9-15k a year to do this, what are they gettting in return? Seems like an awful lot of money just to have a champion dog.

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I started my loft last night. Following the plans in the HOF post. The loft I have now will work good for shooters but its to small to keep birds in for a length of time.

Good idea on the doors. I'll have to give it a try.

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There is some state game lands near me that they logged off a couple years ago. Havent been back since, but I definately going to check it out this year.
All I need now is a dog that will point grouse. This will be his second season, so hopefully he will "get it" this year.

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I picked him up at 7 weeks. I used old towels and put in his crate as a pup. Maybe the sucking started back up at that point.

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