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When you stuff in a heavier load than what the shell was really designed for,you are just slowing it down.

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I carry an old insulated water jug my wife picked up at a garage sale.Since it's insulated it doesn't freeze up as quick in cold weather.

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Fine lookin' dog!

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Sounds like the dog is self hunting,not hunting for the gun.I would work him on some planted birds.If he points them solid kill them over him.Get's them thinking if they hunt for you they will find birds and get some action.As you mentioned the dog is not real solid,and he will come across some bird...

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A rope and a bird.

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Hey guys, I am in a similar situation to the OP. I have a two year old English Pointer, that has, due to a difficult family situation not gotten much work over the past year. When I first got her at one year she was very birdy, and has had pheasant and quail shot over her (before I got her). Today ...

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Like begets Like.

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On my way from Mo. to the Knoxville Nationals in Iowa,I happened to see a big ole rooster get up and sail across the top of a corn field.Really made me start thinking about bird season.

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What kind of pointer bloodline would a person go to for a 75 to 100 yard range dog at most.I'm not talking that stuff about handling him to hold him in at that range,I'm talking a pointer that naturally hunts at a close range.I'm also not talking about that 1 pup out of a litter of big running dogs ...

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Why is that when you have a discussion about range in pointing dogs it's always the big running dog people that get put off?

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I agree birdogz.I wouldn't give a plug nickel to hunt birds without a dog,the great thing for me is being able to watch the dogs work.You can come upon the big running dog on point,but you really didn't get to see the show.You don't get to see the dog catch that whif of birds turn and lock up,which ...

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Years ago,I hunted with a guy and his 2 dogs that were on both ends of the extreme range spectrum.A big running english pointer and a super close gsp.Within 5 min. out of the truck,the pointer was running the edge on some bottom land about a half mile away,on land we didn't have permission to hunt,I...

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I understand a big running dog can be trained to hold point all day,but I've never seen anybody be able to train a wild pheasant to hold FOR that point all day.I prefer a medium range dog at most. I understand a small running dog can be trained to hold point all day, but I've never seen anybody be ...

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I understand a big running dog can be trained to hold point all day,but I've never seen anybody be able to train a wild pheasant to hold FOR that point all day.I prefer a medium range dog at most.

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After reading your description it sounds like the dog had a bad experience with birds-Not interested in birds and gunshy pretty much tells the tale.Probably was shot over too early,maybe while the dog was on a bird,so it associates birds with something bad.I've seen it several times before,it can be...

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I have heard of guys purposely wanting the runt of the litter,thought they made better dogs.Don't know if there is anything to it though.I got to hunt with a runt gsp one time,his mouth wasn't hardly big enough to pack a pheasant but he sure did some nice bird work.

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Anyone heard about a bill that has been introduced that calls for all firearms to be listed on your tax return,and being taxed $50. per gun? I was passed an email about this and wondered if others had heard of this?

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From what you described as the pup getting birdy,it sounds like he is catching scent and then following it up and getting too close before deciding to point.I would work the dog on pen raised birds where you know where the bird is and can control the situation.Work your dog back and forth across th...

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From what you described as the pup getting birdy,it sounds like he is catching scent and then following it up and getting too close before deciding to point.I would work the dog on pen raised birds where you know where the bird is and can control the situation.Work your dog back and forth across the...

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I don't believe our quail numbers are as bad as predicted.I haven't had a dry run yet,and all the coveys I have found have been nice big coveys.I do believe pheasant numbers are down though.

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I'm mid 40's and still can't sleep the night before season starts! Outlook is down again here in Mo.,but can't wait to get out there and give it a go.

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Heck,maybe I'm wrong.I think I might have been one time before but I'm not for sure,been a long time ago.

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Not wanting to tick anyone off or dissrespect anyone,but I looked at the photos of the gun on page 2 and while it is a very nice looking gun,it looks to me that they are marking the wood to make it look like higher quality wood than it really is.If you look close,you will see the dark color stripe o...

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In my opinion a bird dog pup that doesn't have much interest in a bird is not good.

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Years ago I fed Ol'e Roy hi pro.I swear the piles that came out the back end looked bigger than the pile of food they ate!

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Come on over and measure and weigh them for me

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A good rule of thumb for me is what comes out of the other end of the dog,if the dog makes small firm piles I know he is absorbing the food,if he is making big soft piles it tells me that there is alot of junk in the food his body is not obsorbing.

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Here are a couple of options-a good gun smith can tap it for choke tubes,or he can also hone the last inch or so of the barrel to the choke you prefer.

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If the price of dog food keeps going up,I may seriously look at feeding a meat diet. 8 yrs. ago I was giving $14 for 50 lbs. of Diamond green bag,now I'm giving over $22 for 40 lbs.

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Heck,I feed Diamond,I'm not mixing up some special feed.Like most people I don't have the time for it.But for people to try and get others to believe that a dog would rather eat an ear of corn over a steak and that it better for them is a bunch of bull,and to try and tell people that the reason all ...

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And yours is just another OPINION.

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There will always be exceptions to the rule.there are a few dogs out there that surf and tapdance too.If dogs were naturally attracted to grains,you wouldn't come upon these starving dogs that people dump in the country,they would be living the good life eating out of the corn fields.

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Ever had your dog stop while hunting to chow down on a little field corn,soybeans,wheat,or any other grains? Ever had your dog eat the green beans,carrots,sweet corn or anything else in your garden? I haven't.But I have had my dogs stop to chew on a dead rabbit or deer while out hunting.The good lor...

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Most dog food is made out of the junk thats left over from grains that isn't much good for anything else,a dog wouldn't touch the crap if animal fat [meat grease] wasn't added. It seems to work,I myself dont feed super expensive dog food,but I dont buy all this b.s. as to how great these common dog ...

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Why were they raided?

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Love my Filson,I don't generally buy the higher priced hunting clothes,but glad I spent it on the Filson vest.It was worth it.

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I have too much respect for the birds to kill them with a gun that ugly

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Your going to have to head east to find one. Maybe go visit some family or an old friend and come home with a new toy. Academy is importing them directly and only place selling them. http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=company/locator/landing&lnkSRC=SLfromFOOTER Wont they sell you ...

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That's a better looking stock than you see on most $1500. sxs and o/u guns-if you don't mind,how much does it sell for?

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Lion country supply-They have lots of collars and nametags also,they will even attach the nametag on the collar before they send it if you want free of charge-I bought a couple of nice collars yesterday,leather with reflective inserts on sale for $3.99,and some nametags for $1.99. There is a click o...

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We used some tennesee reds on our training area one year,of course some got loose.We found them with the wild bobwhite coveys that lived close by later that year during hunting season. You could pick them out on the covey rise as they are a lot darker color.

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I get along fine on birds but get plain embarrased shooting sporting clays,only tried it a couple of times though.Figured I just as well leave it alone as I dont have trouble on birds.

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Took the old pointer for a good walk today around a good sized lake.He locked up tight with an awsome looking point,went over to see what he was pointing in the tall grass beside the lake,and it was a pile of feathers from where some critter had killed a goose.If it would have been a live bird and h...

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I agree with you on the skb's,they are great,well made guns,I hunted for years with a model 500 Ithaca SKB o/u in 20 gauge.That is the gun that got away that I have kicked myself every since for getting rid of. The past few years I have been putting quail and pheasant down with a 410 o/u Mossberg si...

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Anyone have any knowledge of the Churchhill Regency o/u shotguns? I dont know anything about these guns and am curious as to how quality compares to other guns-hope to get some insight on the gun because I will have to buy it online-Thank's,live4point.

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I hunted with a double trigger sxs for a couple of years,it wasn't for me.Neither trigger can be in the optimal location on a double trigger gun.It always felt to me that one was too far forward and the other too far back.I'm sure many people get used to it,but I didn't care for it.

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I will try and answer some of your questions.When refering to style of an english pointer vs. a gsp,a lot of it just comes down to the tail.When an english pointer points,most want to see his tail sticking straight up and solid,head high facing the bird,and an added bonus is a dog that will hike up ...

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Wanted to let you all know how this turned out since many were good enough to respond.I believe now that my old pointer had been simply dang near starved to death.I also believe he was pretty wormy.Having been around bird dogs for a lot of years,I quickly saw some clues as to how he had been living....

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Depends upon whether you're a wingshooter or a body shooter. Those pheasants go down pretty easily when hit in the wing. For training young dogs I like to flush pheasants out of tall grass or cattails but shoot them in the wing or leg over an adjacent mowed field. Cripples that a young dog can see ...

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The gun that comes up to your shoulder the best and points at what your looking at the best is the gun to buy,whether it's a used or new gun.I have shouldered the charles daly 20 auto that wal-mart carries,and it seems to be a good gun for the money to me.I believe it runs around $325-$350. Again,yo...

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