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by mask
Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:10 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Region 10 ASD and AAA
Replies: 1
Views: 1919

Re: Region 10 ASD and AAA

Thanks Don, I really enjoy your reports and photos.
by mask
Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:39 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Simple Training Method
Replies: 41
Views: 14659

Re: Simple Training Method

You might try Dave Walker's book.
by mask
Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: DAVE WALKER
Replies: 19
Views: 8682

Re: DAVE WALKER

He is a little grumpy but still willing to help anyone that asks. I have a personal belief that gets stronger every day that most good dog/horse trainers are extremely patient with animals and less so with people... This is the excuse i give my wife to avoid social interaction...I am in training Ye...
by mask
Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:55 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: SHOOTING UNPOINTED BIRDS
Replies: 89
Views: 31328

Re: SHOOTING UNPOINTED BIRDS

I don't know why some are a little hard on Neil but if you are going to shoot birds that are not pointed (properly) why have a pointer? No trainer I know advocates shooting birds that are not pointed. I know five very well and none think shooting birds not pointed, especially for young dogs, is a go...
by mask
Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: DAVE WALKER
Replies: 19
Views: 8682

Re: DAVE WALKER

He lives about an hour away from us. He is one of the best there is, all you have to do is watch and learn and don't be afraid to ask questions. He is a little grumpy but still willing to help anyone that asks. His book and classes are very good and others have copied many of his methods. He is the ...
by mask
Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ND Bird numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 5143

Re: ND Bird numbers

I'm a retired cattleman and farmer. No one told me I had to farm and I never told anyone they had to hunt. Would you rather the gov pay a farmer or would you rather pay a preserve to hunt. Some folks that complain about stockmen or farmers shouldn't talk with their mouth full.
by mask
Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ND Bird numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 5143

Re: ND Bird numbers

Where we hunt sharptail numbers were good, huns were nonexistent.
by mask
Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Solid White GSP
Replies: 34
Views: 16477

Re: Solid White GSP

If the dog is a pointer he is an ugly one (show bred perhaps?) He does not look like a good example of either breed. So cross bred or poorly bred take your pick.
by mask
Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Trial Judging, Pointing Dog Stake
Replies: 68
Views: 20110

Re: Field Trial Judging, Pointing Dog Stake

neil, when you say dogs at ames have won after bumping birds, you are not talking about the national championship are you? Yes, the NC. It was fairly common in the old days, some having several breaches. Last time was 1960 Home Again Mike, chased like a puppy on his 13th find. His application and c...
by mask
Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Trial Judging, Pointing Dog Stake
Replies: 68
Views: 20110

Re: Field Trial Judging, Pointing Dog Stake

neil, when you say dogs at ames have won after bumping birds, you are not talking about the national championship are you?
by mask
Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Average Hunt Time For Your Dogs
Replies: 9
Views: 4223

Re: Average Hunt Time For Your Dogs

Depends on what you are hunting and where.
by mask
Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: WINGSHOOTING USA
Replies: 68
Views: 21204

Re: WINGSHOOTING USA

Scott seems like a great person to me and one I would like to hunt with. The question was not about Scott but the show itself. If you like the show, watch it if you don't, don't. I know how I want my dogs to behave and don't really care how an other persons dog behaves. As long as it suits them it i...
by mask
Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: WINGSHOOTING USA
Replies: 68
Views: 21204

Re: WINGSHOOTING USA

The shows I have seen didn't have the best dog work.
by mask
Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why do we lionize wild birds?
Replies: 104
Views: 45989

Re: Why do we lionize wild birds?

I have never hunted on a preserve and from what I have seen on TV probably never will. To each his own though. The main bird we hunt is chukar. Wild chukar and pen raised chukar do not behave the same and don't even act like the same bird.
by mask
Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Experiment/project
Replies: 17
Views: 5245

Re: Experiment/project

All the animal rights folks are really going to love it. Now if you can figure a way to get some of them into it, it will be perfect.:lol:
by mask
Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: And so our Hunting seaon comes to an end...
Replies: 2
Views: 1226

Re: And so our Hunting seaon comes to an end...

Great photos and great looking dogs.
by mask
Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Marine Pre-Afghanistan Idaho Grouse Hunt
Replies: 5
Views: 1847

Re: Marine Pre-Afghanistan Idaho Grouse Hunt

I'm sorry I can't help much as I have never hunted that far north. It would be a good idea to inquire as to the wolf population in the areas you are planning to hunt. I mention this because two gsps were just killed by wolves farther south. There have also been hounds, setters, and many other dogs k...
by mask
Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSPs with EP bloodlines?
Replies: 215
Views: 75277

Re: GSPs with EP bloodlines?

I need to ask though, setters and EP's are absolutely the best at the trial game, if you were serious about making it to the next level why not just a few? I have owned mostly german dogs and just recently got into poiinters, i sure dont notice any difference between personality or hunting ability....
by mask
Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:44 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Other leg with a torn ACL
Replies: 26
Views: 12811

Re: Other leg with a torn ACL

How about just getting another dog?
by mask
Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:52 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Picking dog up when creeping
Replies: 16
Views: 4478

Re: Picking dog up when creeping

It depends on the dog but I do it if that is what will work. It will work better on a dog that has a lot of point and wants to use it. I use a launcher mostly for backing drills.
by mask
Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wild birds
Replies: 5
Views: 1670

Re: Wild birds

Yep
by mask
Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSPs with EP bloodlines?
Replies: 215
Views: 75277

Re: GSPs with EP bloodlines?

Sadly, much of this could be said about the Britts, V's, setters, and most other breeds. And 100 years ago they were breeding setters to pointers to improve the pointers. Ever now and then you will see a long haired pointer, a throwback. I hate cheaters. If you ever see a long haired pointer you be...
by mask
Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:53 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Recommend a place...
Replies: 25
Views: 9760

Re: Recommend a place...

If you go to eastern Montana beware of the cactus. Nobody ever seems to mention it and it is tough on a dogs feet. Get the bma maps and steer clear of most blm ground, for the most part it is over grazed and birds are few and far between. The northeast corner has been productive for us. Don't be afr...
by mask
Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSPs with EP bloodlines?
Replies: 215
Views: 75277

Re: GSPs with EP bloodlines?

I'm kind of with ezzy on this one. What baffles me is some people don't believe pointers are being bred to gsps and the pups being registered as gsps. Like it or not it is still going on.
by mask
Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSPs with EP bloodlines?
Replies: 215
Views: 75277

Re: GSPs with EP bloodlines?

Anyone that thinks something was bred into pointers to add style is delusional. I have seen a lot of gsps at trials that looked like docked pointers and ran a lot like them as well.
by mask
Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSPs with EP bloodlines?
Replies: 215
Views: 75277

Re: GSPs with EP bloodlines?

The dna test for field trials simply shows that the parents are actually the parents. If mars testing is ever used it may show which dogs are cross bred and which are not. Then the breed clubs or akc or whom ever can decide How much pointer can be in another breed and still be run as that breed. I d...
by mask
Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:07 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Quality Leather Pinch Collar
Replies: 10
Views: 4347

Re: Quality Leather Pinch Collar

Dave Walker sells a very good one.
by mask
Sat Jul 20, 2013 6:17 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: +R vs Pressure Training (Which do you use?)
Replies: 11
Views: 3633

Re: +R vs Pressure Training (Which do you use?)

An old time trainer that is still training today told me that dogs learn four ways, pain, fear, praise, and repetition. The more you can use praise and repetition the better.
by mask
Sat Jul 20, 2013 5:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Training two dogs at once
Replies: 16
Views: 5198

Re: Training two dogs at once

Training two dogs at once is like trying to have two girlfriends at once, it might work but only if you take them out one at a time. :)
by mask
Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why hate on the Black GSP?
Replies: 82
Views: 113241

Re: Why hate on the Black GSP?

As is evident I know nothing about gsp's. I saw a post about a person that had a litter of orange and/or lemon pups so are these colors along with white ok by the american standard?
by mask
Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why hate on the Black GSP?
Replies: 82
Views: 113241

Re: Why hate on the Black GSP?

The dogs I see in trials out here don't look much like the German dogs anyway so why is the color so important? I haven't hunted with a gsp for 30 years but the ones I see today look different and hunt different as well. If the dog is good and you like it that is what counts. Maybe there should be a...
by mask
Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Traits of a top knotch trial handler
Replies: 36
Views: 15309

Re: Traits of a top knotch trial handler

Good dogs make good handlers. A good handler may get the very best out of a very average dog where a novice might not. It still takes dog power as one can't make a silk purse from a sows ear.
by mask
Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:52 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Remote Backer
Replies: 24
Views: 7638

Re: Remote Backer

Maurice wrote:If he backs a live dog in a real situation I would not screw with trying to improve that 8)

Mo
+ 1 or use a live dog instead.
by mask
Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:49 am
Forum: Training
Topic: what to do???
Replies: 49
Views: 14387

Re: what to do???

I have seen dogs that do not like the sharp sound of a blank or rifle. A shotgun never bothered so you might steer away from the blanks or muffle the sound in some way. As some have said show the dog a bird for every shot.
by mask
Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bird lice?
Replies: 1
Views: 810

Re: Bird lice?

Most farm stores carry louse powder for poultry.
by mask
Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Naming a gundog
Replies: 48
Views: 32139

Re: Naming a gundog

I have heard a lot of dogs called you s o b, don't know if this will help. :D :lol:
by mask
Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:05 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: hot spots help
Replies: 25
Views: 10673

Re: hot spots help

You might try a mastitis med for dairy cows. It is cheap and it works.
by mask
Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:46 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Gun Dog supply
Replies: 7
Views: 3566

Re: Gun Dog supply

I don't know about the collar in question but I do know the astro has to be held very level to be very accurate.
by mask
Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Using an ecollar to deter chasing song birds
Replies: 15
Views: 4828

Re: Using an ecollar to deter chasing song birds

For the most part I don't want him distracted and ranging too far from me. He's doing a great job now staying in close but I'll absolutely lose him on songbirds. I'm also concerned it's a habit he won't break if it's not nipped in the bud eventually. If you have other suggestions besides an ecollar...
by mask
Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Weasel?
Replies: 10
Views: 2893

Re: Weasel?

You have guessed correctly and they don't play nice with quail.
by mask
Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:54 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Question For Diamond Natural Users
Replies: 18
Views: 9614

Re: Question For Diamond Natural Users

I feed EA all year. I have 5 pointers from 42 to 65 lbs. they get from one and three quarters cups to 2 and a quarter cup this time of year, more durning hunting season. I hunt Sept thru Jan many times in extreme conditions and I am very satisified with this feed. I have had no problems and the dogs...
by mask
Sun May 26, 2013 7:27 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Yard Training
Replies: 11
Views: 3348

Re: Yard Training

Check cord.
by mask
Tue May 21, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Bark Collars and Labrador Guard Dogs
Replies: 2
Views: 970

Re: Bark Collars and Labrador Guard Dogs

They are a good tool and I have not seen any harm done by their use. I'm sure it will work for you.
by mask
Sun May 19, 2013 11:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: For all you shag lovers...
Replies: 12
Views: 2725

Re: For all you shag lovers...

fantastic work.
by mask
Sun May 19, 2013 4:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Old Style Ryman/Old Hemlock Pup
Replies: 26
Views: 10051

Re: Old Style Ryman/Old Hemlock Pup

It looks like you might be spoiling that pup. :lol: I should talk I have the most spoiled chukar dogs in the northwest. Beautiful pup.
by mask
Sat May 18, 2013 1:08 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: A Newbie Question
Replies: 13
Views: 6217

Re: A Newbie Question

Sounds like a chukar dog in the making. I don't think you have a problem that everyone would'nt love to have. She is not to young to leash train. Have fun with the whole experience.
by mask
Sat May 11, 2013 10:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Could the dogs of 50 years ago win today?
Replies: 43
Views: 16057

Re: Could the dogs of 50 years ago win today?

I have'nt been involved with race horses for over 15 years. At the time I was there were several steroids that were legal to use. Testerone and equipoise to name a couple. We also used B12 and other stuff that was legal. An animal can only do what it's body allows no matter what you shoot into it. T...
by mask
Fri May 10, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Found my pup!
Replies: 36
Views: 13921

Re: Found my pup!

Congrats! Must be a huge relief. Sounds like you handled the situation well, but I'd still report this a-hole to the police. If someone doesn't stop him, he's going to steal someone else's dog, and the next guy may not be as lucky as you. I agree completely. I also would make a report to the local ...
by mask
Thu May 09, 2013 7:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Question on agression
Replies: 16
Views: 6232

Re: Question on agression

If this dog is a good dog and I liked him I would'nt kill him I would just keep him away from kids.
by mask
Sun May 05, 2013 8:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Could the dogs of 50 years ago win today?
Replies: 43
Views: 16057

Re: Could the dogs of 50 years ago win today?

There are a lot more dogs being bred today, perhaps to many, so it stands to reason that there will be more good ones. However an outstanding individual is still an outsranding individual now or 50 years ago. Being able to find the one that is capable to compete at Ames and have the desire to do so ...