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by ezzy333
Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:38 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: First covey ever - Busted
Replies: 11
Views: 4708

Re: First covey ever - Busted

I busted my first covey when I was 15 I think. Was a covey of one big beautiful rooster that stepped on and when I picked my self up I watched it fly. First time hunting, borrowed gun, and a wonderful time was had by all, that includes me and the rooster. That was 70 years ago this fall, and God sup...
by ezzy333
Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bitch in heat at inopportune time....
Replies: 10
Views: 4587

Re: Bitch in heat at inopportune time....

That's the trouble with those GSP's. They just have a knack of messing you up. Brits, Pointers, and most retrievers are much more considerate, right Guys?

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
Replies: 62
Views: 18375

Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed

The ideal point for most continental dogs is tail, back, and head, in a straight line. The OP said his dog was from German lines, his point sounds perfect. The ideal point is whatever suits the owners fancy. A dog like that appeals to you, I would out it up for sale pretty quick. I would have a har...
by ezzy333
Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:34 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Dog Food
Replies: 295
Views: 319544

Re: Dog Food

To Don F there is pretty good research saying grain free causes enlarge heart. Dogs die from that........Cj That isn't necessarily true. You need to read the facts. It isn't just the fact that it's grain-free. You need to look at the ingredients. Apparently the foods that are causing the problems d...
by ezzy333
Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
Replies: 62
Views: 18375

Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed

I am most definitely a novice trainer but I would say per your words she has only hurt your dog. The point of the launcher is not let the dog get to close. Also, “held a bird” if they are not showing interest did she tease? Did she try to bring out prey drive? Did she pull flight feathers and let y...
by ezzy333
Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Kennel size
Replies: 4
Views: 2552

Re: Kennel size

I like a crate that is small for transporting. Safer for the dog. I carried 2 Brits in a large and they had plenty of room.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
Replies: 62
Views: 18375

Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed

Birddog 307 (sounds like I am on a cb radio) :) If Gonehuntin said it best, why add to it :wink: . lol What the good gentleman did say and is most important to me and probably should be to the OP is that .... "I really hate to criticize another trainer because in general, there is the owners story ...
by ezzy333
Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
Replies: 62
Views: 18375

Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed

JONOV wrote:Among other things...$450 is too cheap. Meaning, I'd be questioning their credentials at that price.

I'll PM you a good guy to reach out to in OH.
450 a month will get you on the best trainers list of clients in our mid-west area that I am aware of.
by ezzy333
Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Dog smells but no point
Replies: 20
Views: 6337

Re: Dog smells but no point

Wild birds. However birds were far more plentiful back then. Also more help was used as trainers were generally teams of 2 or 3 people. With advancements in training techniques and training aids I dont know why you would look backwards. I have been using and selling pigeons for dog training for 50 ...
by ezzy333
Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:05 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Setter tracking birds
Replies: 65
Views: 17083

Re: Setter tracking birds

It seems some are having trouble staying on topic and it has become necessary to delete some of their post. This needs to stop or banning may take place which I don't want to take place.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:59 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference
Replies: 7
Views: 4421

Re: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference

Straight to the performance though I am not convinced you have to.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:30 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference
Replies: 7
Views: 4421

Re: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference

A good adult dog food and a good puppy food are very similar in formulation though the puppy food usually has more dairy based ingredients. I do not like to feed the puppy food other than to start the pups on dry food. But as soon as they are eating I switch to the same food mother is eating as it s...
by ezzy333
Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:43 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: magic brush pile
Replies: 27
Views: 6219

Re: magic brush pile

So my first post and I cant believe a moderator has to approve the post and then a moderator posts the rude comments? Another member posts his version of a Scottish knock knock joke? Does it get any better? Oh yea! We even have new members making comments about other members. Sorry you found it rud...
by ezzy333
Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:29 am
Forum: Training
Topic: magic brush pile
Replies: 27
Views: 6219

Re: magic brush pile

If you are asking if anyone used the magic brush pile that what's his name has the video of, no I have never used it and know of no one else that has either. My reason is that there is nothing new or magic about it and I am not going to build a big pile of brush that does nothing more than the meth...
by ezzy333
Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: magic brush pile
Replies: 27
Views: 6219

Re: magic brush pile

If you are asking if anyone used the magic brush pile that what's his name has the video of, no I have never used it and know of no one else that has either. My reason is that there is nothing new or magic about it and I am not going to build a big pile of brush that does nothing more than the metho...
by ezzy333
Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.
Replies: 21
Views: 8172

Re: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.

Jon, I have never in my life seen anyone make such a big deal over such a simple project. I understand where and why you are doing it, since you have such limited experience with dogs and are trying to address all of your concerns and missing out completely on the dogs needs and concerns. Jon is a ...
by ezzy333
Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.
Replies: 21
Views: 8172

Re: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.

Jon, I have never in my life seen anyone make such a big deal over such a simple project. I understand where and why you are doing it, since you have such limited experience with dogs and are trying to address all of your concerns and missing out completely on the dogs needs and concerns.Let me addr...
by ezzy333
Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:40 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: 9 Month Old Dual ACL tears
Replies: 12
Views: 6011

Re: 9 Month Old Dual ACL tears

I know; 20 years is new surgery, and considering the specific training it takes to master a new complex surgical procedure and what a small proportion of a small animal vet's practice would be allocated to this procedure,it would be a blatant error to work with anyone but a board-certified surgeon ...
by ezzy333
Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upland Hunting Clothes
Replies: 26
Views: 12956

Re: Upland Hunting Clothes

I have used a pair of Carhart bib-overalls as my hunting clothes and they work really well and affordable.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:48 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Finally no more prolific ear infection (my Brit)
Replies: 6
Views: 4081

Re: Finally no more prolific ear infection (my Brit)

You need to remember that 99% of food allergies are the result of a protein source and not a carb such as grain. Food allergies are very rare in dogs and when you realize a minute portion of those are grain it almost eliminates that possibility. Allergies are hard and expensive to track down but usu...
by ezzy333
Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: Training
Topic: whistle commands
Replies: 24
Views: 7427

Re: whistle commands

I will not argue with any of you on your discussion of the use of WHOA but I do think that youy all may be missing the most common reason and that is nothing more than a habit that allows them to feel in closer contact with their dog. In other words a nervous habit that got started when the dog was ...
by ezzy333
Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:15 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Pigeon Coop Aviary
Replies: 7
Views: 4254

Re: Pigeon Coop Aviary

Not bad for the birds but just makes it harder for you to catch or control them.
by ezzy333
Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Looking for advice: Updated, again
Replies: 73
Views: 20021

Re: Looking for advice: Updated, again

How about the next time you feel the urge to criticize anyone personally you just keep it to your self or asked to be banned as the rest of us are tired of hearing it. We all can read what is posted the first time and after that it is just dribble. That is not our purpose.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:38 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Looking for advice: Updated, again
Replies: 73
Views: 20021

Re: Looking for advice: Updated, again

Absolutely right. We hear so often about SUV's running over people, guns killing people, and now launchers ruining dogs, that it is become evident that our society is trying to change what has been self-effevident for many years that tools are just tools and the one using them is the problem and not...
by ezzy333
Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Not a good idea
Replies: 7
Views: 2897

Re: Not a good idea

It is not a gun or shooting problem but just plain stupidity. We have always had them and seems like we will have them in the future.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Additional foods for a pup
Replies: 6
Views: 3616

Re: Additional foods for a pup

You can feed lots of different stuff but if you are feeding a balanced kibble then all you re doing is throwing it out of balance. The companies making the feed spend a lot of money for nutritionist that have the job of formulating the feed to provide the right amount of all of the nutrients that yo...
by ezzy333
Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:16 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Roading harness
Replies: 11
Views: 13141

Re: Roading harness

I am looking for suggestions on a roading harness for a 35 lb Brittany. Will be running off a quad and doing 1/2 to 1 hr runs Out of curiosity.... why do you (and other's) keep your dog's harnessed to a quad? I run my Brittany a couple fast miles off my quad every day and he stays right with me, or...
by ezzy333
Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSP mix
Replies: 35
Views: 7546

Re: GSP mix

Hunted or not, it is a rare Lab that does not have a strong desire to retrieve and an affinity for water. It is a rare GSP that does not have a pointing instinct and desire to run/search when turned loose. Now there are alot of Labs which suffer from poor conformation and health problems. Opportuni...
by ezzy333
Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Do dogs have minds?
Replies: 5
Views: 5570

Re: Do dogs have minds?

What is a mind?
by ezzy333
Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:40 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?
Replies: 14
Views: 7904

Re: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?

Moderator, please discipline this poster for verbal abuse toward other members, including an American With Disabilities here. I think personal hygiene and sanitation in the field is a pertinent matter to address when one considers outdoor activities such as dogs, birds and guns. And my question and...
by ezzy333
Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:26 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?
Replies: 14
Views: 7904

Re: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?

The very first time I have ever heard this question asked on an outdoor hunting forum. Can be a valid question I guess if you have a problem but if I am having those problems, I stay home.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:12 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Dog Food
Replies: 295
Views: 319544

Re: Dog Food

One of the things I never paid attention to or even cared about was the amount of poop except when we were doing feeding research. So many more valid things to think about it just doesn't seem important though I understand what you are saying.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?
Replies: 21
Views: 9945

Re: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?

At some point you just have to get off your "bleep", drive the roads, and walk the land. Mark the waypoints under your feet. :wink: I think to be a successful bird bagger one will have to first master: 1. map reading 2. land navigation 3. GPS operation 4. scouting from a desktop PC 5. scouting in a...
by ezzy333
Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:16 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?
Replies: 21
Views: 9945

Re: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?

At some point you just have to get off your "bleep", drive the roads, and walk the land. Mark the waypoints under your feet. :wink: Jon, I don't think of my self as a beginner but maybe I am since I have never found the need for 99% of the things you are looking for. I never used my Garmin, never H...
by ezzy333
Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:43 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: I have been interested in taking up bird hunting
Replies: 52
Views: 26595

Re: I have been interested in taking up bird hunting

Though I do not agree with Jon's thinking there has been no posts that make me think I am wasting my time in reading and when I do read it, I then decide if I want or need to respond. When that decision is made I talk to Jon and not someone else about my thoughts. Jon has some other ideas about hunt...
by ezzy333
Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:03 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Can doves literally continue to fly with their hearts shot
Replies: 7
Views: 4342

Re: Can doves literally continue to fly with their hearts shot

An animal dies when the brain stops working, so there can be and often is a delay of a few seconds after tye shot before the brain runs out of blood.

Ezzy
by ezzy333
Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:09 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: What's the difference between a "dove" and a "pigeon"?
Replies: 9
Views: 7807

Re: What's the difference between a "dove" and a "pigeon"?

A pigeon is just one specie of dove that officially is a Rock Dove.
by ezzy333
Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:05 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Why Purina Pro Plan?
Replies: 53
Views: 42175

Re: Why Purina Pro Plan?

Steve, you know the dog food advisor guy is a dentist, right? You gonna trust a dentist who might have a financial interest in his website, or the actual scientists who conduct millions of dollars worth of research in canine nutrition? As an aside for anyone interested, Tufts has published some res...
by ezzy333
Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:56 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Why Purina Pro Plan?
Replies: 53
Views: 42175

Re: Why Purina Pro Plan?

Steve, you know the dog food advisor guy is a dentist, right? You gonna trust a dentist who might have a financial interest in his website, or the actual scientists who conduct millions of dollars worth of research in canine nutrition? As an aside for anyone interested, Tufts has published some res...
by ezzy333
Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:44 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Why Purina Pro Plan?
Replies: 53
Views: 42175

Re: Why Purina Pro Plan?

The problem with that website is foods I know work very well for feeding working dogs at the highest level of performance have a 1 to 3 star rating and foods that I know do not work at all for working dogs at the highest level of performance have 4.5 to 5 star ratings ..... so the basis for the rat...
by ezzy333
Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:54 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point
Replies: 37
Views: 11763

Re: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point

The point is nothing more than the dog gathering itself so it can make the leap tp catch the bird. Over decades of breeding dogs that tend to hold that position longer we have developed a pointer. Dogs, cats, and just about every other animal including us, has the need to do that if they are going t...
by ezzy333
Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:11 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
Replies: 36
Views: 15907

Re: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?

It might be a good idea to keep some records of your hunting when you start. Being a biologist by training, I've been keeping a hunting diary for about 40 years now. Where I hunted, birds flushed, birds shot, dog used, general habitat conditions, etc. It has been helpful for end of year reports to ...
by ezzy333
Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:48 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
Replies: 36
Views: 15907

Re: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?

Hunters need so much land to be able to hunt. The land also has to hold game or there is no use hunting it. What is there not to understand about the sentence above? The same logic applies to bodies of water and fishing. If you fish on a lake that is all fished out, you will likely CATCH no more th...
by ezzy333
Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:48 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
Replies: 36
Views: 15907

Re: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?

I have a problem before we even get stated on this one. What do you mean when you say "land quality"? Quality for what? I pick up in your post that you may be thinking quality means good hunting land and then you also indicate the lands connection to quality of the game that comes off of it. It is v...
by ezzy333
Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:53 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
Replies: 36
Views: 17267

Re: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet

You know I can honestly say I have never felt a gun kick when shooting at a bird, never. A lot of people say that, and they are often correct in their own mind...But they still flinch. Don't think so. I flinch when shooting paper but not birds in the least. Too many other things to think about, dog...
by ezzy333
Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:55 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
Replies: 36
Views: 17267

Re: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet

You know I can honestly say I have never felt a gun kick when shooting at a bird, never.
by ezzy333
Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point
Replies: 37
Views: 11763

Re: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point

I think the videos and posts that you see Higgens make are well thought out marketing tools and have little to do with a dogs ability to perform or think, if they even can. Trainers , by that very moniker, indicates to me that whoever it is, are training the dog and not just observing what the dog i...
by ezzy333
Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:26 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Wheezing after exercise
Replies: 5
Views: 4562

Re: Wheezing after exercise

Kennel cough is a disease that will last 2 weeks if you treat it and 14 days if you ignore it. Make up your mind what you need to do.
by ezzy333
Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:45 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Handling dead game birds: cleaning, butchering storage
Replies: 18
Views: 9314

Re: Handling dead game birds: cleaning, butchering storage

No the meat must be attached to proof of species. And as Ezzy said why not just take home the whole bird. Not true. Dove can be cleaned without leaving head/wing. From Feds: Species identification requirement No person shall transport within the United States any migratory game birds, except doves ...
by ezzy333
Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:42 am
Forum: Legislation & Hunting Rights
Topic: Here is a thread to a petition to REPEAL gun control.
Replies: 16
Views: 13449

Re: Here is a thread to a petition to REPEAL gun control.

the short answer is it means that since a well regulated militia is needed occasionally we need our citizens armed and trained to shoot when or if they are called to protect our country and ourselves. We would be of little use if none of us were ready to serve without months or years of training to ...