Gun Dog Forum

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Wildrose, Hey I don't know, all I know is that the dog will hunt now with gun shots were as over the past three years scared shitless. I can hardly believe that all of a sudden she seen the light! My vet believes it might have to do with a chemical inbalance that the small amount of gun powder provi...

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You are going to think I am crazy but what I am about to tell you I couldn't even believe with my own eyes. About three years ago my brother in law got a Vizzla from his dad, in which he got it from a guy at work. It was one year old and was gun shy. My brother in law took it out hunting with us and...

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For over two months I have been debating on what collar to purschase and I finally decided to go with the DT 1850 and it is everything I wanted in a collar. The main thing was I wanted to control the beeper from the transmitter and this unit lets me turn on and off, change from run/point to just poi...

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Berreta
12gauge
Pintail
28"
5 shot Federal
Pheasant / Quail

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The whole box was covered and painted to keep it from routing out. I use 12 2 1/2" screws to hold the box down and even if screws did come loose I don't think it would slide off,however I do like the idea of bolting it down, it would be a faster way to take on/off rather than searching for the screw...

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I use a utility trailer and made a four hole dog box to set on it during the season. the trailor is steel frame wood floor. The dog box was made from plywood and I coated the enitre box with fiber glass resign then painted it. I screwed the box to the floor of the trailer so I wouldn't have to deal ...

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I think I am leaning towards the DT 2430 Trainer/Beeper due to the fact you can control full functions of the beeper from the transmitter. I don't know if I will ever use that but I guess if I am going to buy a beeper collar just as well have that power. I think the fact that it has the rise/jump mi...

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How about the DT 2430 Trainer/Beeper? That might be what I am looking for...anyone have one?

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I am in the process of purchasing a collar/beeper but can't decide which one to get and was looking for some help. 1. DT H20 1850 I like the fact that everything is off a rechargeable battery. 2. TT Sport Upland G3 good things about TT Don't know if I like having 9 volt batteries running transmitter...

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Sweet vidoe. I don't think I can wait 8 months for the season to start up again!

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I am afraid to find out what customer service at Sportdog will say about me loosing my reciever for my 1850 collar? I had it clipped on my belt and when we stopped for lunch I noticed it not on my belt anymore...do you think this will be covered in warrenty?

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put them in a pillow case swing it around about 10 times and toss the bird where you want it (thick weeds ect.) Should stay put for about 10-15 min our so.

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I wouldn't worry about it. My brother in laws dog has them, my dog has them never had a problem....

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Well we got things figured out and will be hunting around Pierre. My brother is friends with a guy who married a gal from S.D. and they have land we can hunt so we are really looking forward to this hunt.

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Probably the Winner or Lade Andies area.

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GOTBIRDS

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My buddies and I are planning a South Dakota hunting trip on Oct. 31/Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 and we are at disagreements with what we should do. Do we go through the guide service or should we take our chances with public stuff over the three days we are out there? What would be some good areas to hit for...

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I was wondering if any of you had any experience with using wirerless pet fence rather than invisible fence underground? Is it as reliable as underground fence? We will be moving at the end of the month and thouht this might be the time to introduce this since my shorthair would be new to the territ...

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Thanks for your help. I found a place that sells Diamond and I was actually surprised by the cost, I paided $15.49 for a 50lb bag so needless to say I was very happy with that and the nice thing is it is just north of us in town so I don't have to go out of my way like I was doing for the Black Gold.

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I am considering switching dog food basically because I have to drive 120 miles and the price of it went from $18 to $24 for a 40lb bag. I am currently feeding Black Gold and really love it, but the inconvience of it makes it difficult to continue. I am looking at dog food that is sold here in our s...

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I just got a set of the Cabelas brand ear protection ear muffs from my brother in law over xmas. Haven't used them in the field yet, but they seem to work pretty well in the house with the kids and wife :D I should have used them this morning on my pheasant hunt but didn't think about. Knowing where...

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I second heading to Cabelas and checking out their boxes, however you will find that those are pretty tight fit for a dog, but you can always adjust your size. You can use plywood, my buddy has had his for 15 years and there is no sign of wear, the only thing he did was paint it. The box I made last...

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My 5 year old daughter won one at a pheasants forever banquet last year and needless to say I have been "testing" the gun out. In the past I have had a pump and currently been using an auto berrata pintail. The Charles Daly 105 is kind of a neat gun, I really enjoy using it, comes up to my shoulder ...

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Thats what I have been using mine for, just to get there attention to change direction or even just to look at me to come back.

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Thanks guys. I went to S.D. website and asked them to send me a copy of their walk in areas ect.. won't be ready till Sept. We kind of figured going up north of the Pickstown area. Just didn't know what to expect if we hunted public stuff rather than a guided service. People I have talked to say the...

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I was curious if any of you have made the trip to South Dakota to pheasant hunt and just walked the public and state land? The only people I know that have gone up there had guided hunts on private land. My buddies and I were hoping to get up there this year and give it a shot.

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I had a shorthair that would spend his summers pointing grasshoppers. Man he could spend hours on them and had a ball, and like most of you others when we hit the field he was all business. I also found it amazing how they can seperate the "good birds" from the "bad" ones. For instance we would be o...

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Well I bought four quail for the weekend while I am out at my parents farm. First bird I made dizzy and planted. Nose was in air and he caught wind and found it. Quail didn't really get up very well so I went and got a different bird. just through that one up and he went and chased it down found it ...

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so should I clip the wings on the quial or put the card board on the feet or just let the birds go wild and not worry about using them again?

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O.k. guys this weekend I planned to get some quail and work with my dog for the first time with real birds. He is 4 month old and I was planning on taking my bird release and work on finding, pointing, and holding birds for the flush. I also planned on taking a quail and tying string and card board ...

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My dad had some bridge planks he recieved years ago so I cut them down to 8' long and lined them up with a slight angle to rinse off every so often. They have been working great for 6-7 years now.

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Is it true that cedar chips used as bedding will screw with the dogs nose sences??

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I just bought a manual launcher on ebay, gave $41.00 plus 10 for shipping for a total of $52.01. Plan on doing the remote thing to it, found most of the parts of ebay. gave .99cents for the trigger and $6.00 for the 9.6v batter plus charger!

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Yep, it is right where the belly button is. I noticed it when I picked up the dog, but had never seen it before on a dog and didn't think twice. I am sure if I call and mention it the seller would be o.k. with paying for it. I did spend some money on a "healthy dog". To get the 8 weeks shots and hea...

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I purchased a dog Saturday and took him to the vet today to get the shots ect..and he said he had a hernia and would need surgery, not a big deal. But should the seller be notified and pay for the surgery? The vet didn't say what this would cost but I think its only around $50??

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What has worked for me is when they bite or get going at the hands I take my thumb and press it in the pups bottom mouth where the tongue and bottom meet, kind of like what you do when you hold a bass and take the lure out. I have had great luck with that, only had to do that about three four times ...

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this makes my decision a little easier, I will wait to the 7 -8 week mark. I had always heard (before this website of course) that the sooner the better to get a dog.

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I am getting a new shorthair in the next few weeks. My question is, how early can or would you recommend taking a pup from the mother? I would like to get the dog April 29th, but that would be 5 weeks old?

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second Black Gold, good stuff. do your homework before you jump into anything.

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Kevin,
That turned out real nice, I like what you did with the 1/2" copper on the door!
Question for MNGSP , Whats going to be the advatage of putting the box in the back seat rather than just in the back of the pickup box?

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Great idea, I like it, but if your dog works like mine and gets wet, that could be a real sticky mess after a while, your truck will smell like, well, crap.

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I happened to loose my collar out in the field in the spring last year. I looked all afternoon for it no luck. Called Inntek and complained a little bit and they sent me a brand new one! I think they were tired of me calling so they just gave me one. Anyway I thought that was pretty good of them to ...

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How about the shorthairs!

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I have a male gsp and glad I do now because I have two girls (4 and 2) at home this way I know I will have another man around the house.

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Here is one for you all; my brother in law and I are hunting and we both have I.Tech, but different types of units his is the 500 and mine is the 300 however, I hit my transmitter and his dog gets hit. So we re-sink our units and go on hunting, about 2 hours later same thing except now he hits his t...

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Now that our season is over here in Nebraska I am looking for some new ways to work with my dog, so if any of you have some training tricks that you use to keep your dog ready for next years bird season that you want to share?

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A buddy of mine and I are also of doing the same thing. We were trying to locate a single or double horse trailer that we could enclose, but we haven't had good luck in finding a cheap one. I have an old pickup box trailer that I think might work for us. I planned on cutting door holes on the side b...

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sweet, thanks for the help!

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Is there a guide line or something to follow. I know with some dogs they turn white and you clip that off. Petsmart sell trimmers?

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Just wondering if any of you GSP owners ever needed to trim your dogs nails down? For some reason my dogs look a little long and this weekend during hunting he broke an end off and bothered him. Looked like he was running on his "heels" and wore down the pads and was bleeding from the pads. Is this ...

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