Gun Dog Forum

Pryor Creek Okie

I used Continental to get my dogs to and from Alaska and was very pleased.

Pryor Creek Okie

I agree with taking the bedding out of the crate. My dogs spend the day outside, but come in to sleep at night, and Duke would tear up his bedding if he was in the crate for any time at all. He's been sleeping in an empty crate for probably eight months now and doesn't seen to mind. I also like nate...

Pryor Creek Okie

http://www.crosscountrykennels.com/

Check these guys out. I don't know much about their gun dog training program, but my brother bought a started pointer from them and was very pleased. Also, it's probably not much more than an hours drive from Tulsa.

Pryor Creek Okie

ANNIE

Pryor Creek Okie

I just clip my dogs vaccination tags and name/address tags together. That provides just enough jingle to keep track of them in heavy cover, but not too loud.

Pryor Creek Okie

For the past few months I have been preparing to move to FT Riley, KS. Just yesterday I found out that my orders have been changed. Now it looks like I'm headed to FT Hood, TX. Does anyone know anything about the bird hunting opportunities in that area? I'll be heading that way in less than 90 days ...

Pryor Creek Okie

By the way, I found out today that I'm not PCSing to Kansas as planned. I'm going to Texas instead.

Pryor Creek Okie

[quote="topher40"]Whatever PCS'ing means?.?.? [quote]

PCS-Permanent Change of Station

Pryor Creek Okie

I bought a silver reserve when they first came out. It looked nice and handled well, but after only a few shots the lower barrel would stop firing. I would clean it up and then it would work again, but I never trusted it. May have just been something about that particular gun, but I sold it and went...

Pryor Creek Okie

Pictures?????????? :D Here you go Yawallac. I never did find my USB cord, so I had my wife snap a few pictures with her camera in the yard today. Not the best pictures, but they will have to do until I get a new cord for my camera. http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/du4u02/duke1.jpg http://i14...

Pryor Creek Okie

Dude, if you like bird hunting, stay away from Ft. Knox! I'm kinda like you and have to think about my hobbies when it's time for a new duty station. Thats why I'm currently working on getting to Ft. Riley, KS. I would have stayed in AK, but the family didn't feel the same way about it. My only othe...

Pryor Creek Okie

Daniel, you need to link up with Jim McCann. He's a retired Ft Wainwright game warden and the author of "Upland hunting in Alaska". He was one of the first people I met in AK and the one that turned me onto snowshoeing for ptarmigan. He hunts with Brittanies and could probably help you out with some...

Pryor Creek Okie

zodiakgsps...dude I like the pic's but that second one has me laughing,your poor dog looks like he's saying.." and you expect me to find birds in this?" hahahaha! Thanks for sharing. Daniel, the way the birds up there like to burrow into the snow for warmth, that just may be the perfect dog for Ala...

Pryor Creek Okie

...so if there's ever anything I can do for you just let me know. Yes there is, please post some pics of that little guy! :D PS Work hard at that marrige. It will be worth the effort!! I took some training pictures today and will post them as soon as I can find the stinking USB cord for my camera. ...

Pryor Creek Okie

Well, I somehow managed to save my marraige. I guess things aren't always as bad as they seem. So it looks like I'll be able to keep my pup. I've been spending a lot of time working with him lately and he's learning quick. I want to thank all of you once again for your offers and it works both ways,...

Pryor Creek Okie

That vest does have some orange on the front and back. Could you wear a long sleeved orange shirt/coat underneath and meet the 400 sq/in requirements? Just an idea.

Pryor Creek Okie

Daniel, I had both a pointer and a GSP in AK. I hunted them both in temps down to about -10 degrees. I'm sure they would have loved to go hunting in weather colder than that, but not me. I just kept an eye on the weather and if we got a warm snap I'd go hunting. I never really did anything special t...

Pryor Creek Okie

That and winter is upon us now so I wont be out there getting her on birds. Daniel, I know it sounds crazy, but I hunted every chance I got in AK, to include the dead of winter. This picture was taken on 12/28/06 with the temperature right around 0 degrees. http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/d...

Pryor Creek Okie

Daniel, where are you located in AK? I just left Ft Wainwright in Feb.

Pryor Creek Okie

First of all I'd like to thank all of you for your generous offers. Right now I'm still looking for a way to keep Duke (and my marraige), but it's great to know that if I have to lose him I will be able to place him in a good home with one of you. While I may not be a frequent poster, I do check the...

Pryor Creek Okie

At this point it looks as though my marraige may be terminal. With that said, I'll probably be looking for a new home for one of my dogs. I'd love to keep them both, but I see myself living in a small apartment in the not so distant future. After serving a tour in Alaska, Annie is quite accustomed t...

Pryor Creek Okie

River Hill, you said that you have talked to some people who have joined local training groups. I would suggest that you spend some time around them and their dogs and you just might find what you are looking for. If there's one thing I know about bird dog owners it's that they never mind showing of...

Pryor Creek Okie

I bought a Browning BPS Micro for my son a couple of years ago. I know that it's not exactly what you are looking for, but it's an awesome little shotgun for the price. 20 guage, 3" chamber, 22" barrel, 13.25" LOP, 6 lbs 14 oz, MSRP $519.00. They make a semi-auto version too, but it's longer and cos...

Pryor Creek Okie

If you don't provide something for your dog to chew on, they will find something themselves (usually much more expensive).

Pryor Creek Okie

This has nothing to do with dogs but I have to brag anyway. Today I won first place in the non-boaters division of the Kentucky B.A.S.S. Federation Nation tournament on Lake Barkley. This is my second first place win of the year and I'm kicking myself for missing a tourney earlier this summer becaus...

Pryor Creek Okie

I run three or four miles a day and do upper and lower body workouts at least twice a week. It has nothing to do with staying in shape for hunting though. The Army makes me do it at O-dark thirty every morning.

Pryor Creek Okie

JoeBob, I'm not going to try to push you one way or the other, but I thought I would share my cross breed experience with you. I was in a very similar situation several years ago when I returned from Korea. The first thing I wanted was a hunting dog, but being a young SPC/E-4 with a wife and kids, I...

Pryor Creek Okie

I guess here's where I'm coming from. I'm not trying to get rules written. I see a mod lock a forum due to it not being gundog related, but we have topics about recipes etc. I'm not complaining, because I thoroughly enjoy all of the topics, and the diverse nature of some of them. I'm wondering why ...

Pryor Creek Okie

Greg Jennings wrote: Looking forward to retirement myself. 12 years, 11 days and counting .

9 years, 5 months, and 14 days!

Welcome to GDF, Bobeyerite.

Pryor Creek Okie

I was looking for something in my filing cabinet today and found the registration application for my pup. I've had it for several months, but for some reason I never mailed them in. Actually the reason is because my wife and I never agreed on a name. His call name is Duke. I put "Get Some" on perfec...

Pryor Creek Okie

Bashed - just what is that anyway. I don't think it's so much what is said, but the manner in which it is said. There are some posters here who act as if they are the only one who knows what they are doing. There are also posters who seem to be easily offended by constructive criticism. Everyone ne...

Pryor Creek Okie

My hunting days vary from year to year due to my line of work. I was in Iraq from 15 Aug 2005 - 26 Nov 2006 so I missed all of one season and half of the next. I made up for lost time when I came home and spent a few days ptarmigan hunting in Alaska followed by several more days of quail hunting in ...

Pryor Creek Okie

I have never read "Gun Dog" and wouldn't even consider it after hearing so many strong opinions against it. But I am curious as to why so many knowledgable trainers hate it. What the heck did this guy write about?

Pryor Creek Okie

I used Continental Airlines back in February when I left Alaska. High temperatures were obviuosly not a concern, quite the opposite. I was really impressed with the way they handled Annie and would recommend Continental to anyone traveling with animals. I can't remember what I paid, but it was prett...

Pryor Creek Okie

NC Quailhunter wrote:I haven't been around in a while because I am currently deployed to Iraq.

I know what you're going through right now. I just got back in Nov. Where are you at? Good luck and stay safe!

Pryor Creek Okie

I saw where you just moved to KY. Welcome! Mark Thanks Mark. I have to say that the lack of wild birds around here is disappointing. I'll probably make a trip back home in November, but other than that I don't know how many wild birds my dogs will see this fall. Is preserve hunting the only thing g...

Pryor Creek Okie

That would depend on your agenda. If you plan to spend several days bird hunting then yes I would suggest Ft Riley for quail. Not so much for pheasants. However, if you are planning to spend a couple days duck hunting with your buddy and a couple days upland hunting, I would stick with the state lan...

Pryor Creek Okie

Ft Riley is just minutes from Milford Lake. In fact, there is one spot where the lake comes onto post. There used to be a lot of quail out in the training area of Ft. Riley. I would have suggested it before, but I really don't know how hard it is for civilians to bring guns onto post since 9/11. As ...

Pryor Creek Okie

Coprophagia... I just learned a new word!

Pryor Creek Okie

I bought a few quail from a preserve today and of course I ended up BSing with the owner about bird hunting and bird dogs and everything else. He ended up inviting me to come out pretty much anytime during the off season and run my dogs on the preserve. There are a lot of holdover birds from last se...

Pryor Creek Okie

Great videos!

Pryor Creek Okie

Awesome pup!

Pryor Creek Okie

That's a definite improvement, but there's something I still don't like. What could it be? I can't quite figure it out. Oh well.

Pryor Creek Okie

To me Don, that's the entire point of subjecting a pup to all different noises. There are dogs that are called gunshy that have been made shy of loud noises, not guns, but people consider them gun shy. This is why I feel it's a good idea to subject pups to varying degrees of noise from all sources,...

Pryor Creek Okie

I was stationed at Ft Riley, KS from 1999-2001 and hunted just about every acre of public land around Milford Lake. I don't know how much it has changed in six years, but I always had good luck. i have researched several walk-in-hunting areas but the reviews are mixed. The walk-in-hunting program wa...

Pryor Creek Okie

Welcome.

Pryor Creek Okie

TrueBlu Shorthairs wrote:Are you from Pryor, OK? I'm from Jenks and have a good friend in Pryor?

I'm from about 20 miles north of Pryor. Pryor Creek snakes it's way through my families farm and that is where I developed my addiction to bird dogs and bobwhites.

Pryor Creek Okie

I'd still tell you that you don't know enough as of yet to make the decision that will be with you for 10 to 15 years to come. TruBlu, didn't we all get a first dog at some point? He's visited kennels. He's seen the different breeds hunt. He's done his homework for a year now. He has narrowed it do...

Pryor Creek Okie

For the first time in my life I'm attempting to train a dog in an area without an abundance of wild birds. Therefore, I am having to buy some pen raised quail and realized that I don't have a cage or anything. What do I need to transport three or four birds from a preserve to the field? I will relea...

Pryor Creek Okie

I'm looking at a new set of Innotek two dog digital e-collars (sorry I don't know the model #). I read through the old threads and I don't see too many good reviews of Innotek products. What is it that people don't like? Do they wear out quickly, malfunction, or just plain fall apart? The set I'm lo...

Gun Dog Forum

Search found 199 matches

Texas Hunting

Re: New owner of GSP that needs some guidence

What would you do?

Tournament Win

registered name

Re: Over the Hump

Holdover quail

Re: Trip to Milford Reservoir

Transporting Birds

Innotek