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by 41magsnub
Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Puppy story
Replies: 10
Views: 4384

Re: Puppy story

The worst incident in my house:

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by 41magsnub
Fri Nov 21, 2014 6:05 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Go Pro Camera
Replies: 17
Views: 9102

Re: Go Pro Camera

I don't have one yet but looking to get one too. Go Pro themselves make a mount that looks decent. http://shop.gopro.com/mounts/fetch-dog-harness/ADOGM-001.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA4rujBRDD7IG_wOPytXkSJACTMkgajKYT4TyFh5iLUevshmI0bpk1tbuJOe2mMD80HnLhpRoCr3Tw_wcB#/start=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V...
by 41magsnub
Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Car sickness young pup
Replies: 23
Views: 10244

Re: Car sickness young pup

I've had a couple of dogs over the years with that issue. In each case they grew out of it. No food prior to car rides helped out a lot as well. One of the worst things I have ever smelled was dog car sick. Coming home from the cabin and the dog blew chunks all over her kennel. Turns out my Grandfat...
by 41magsnub
Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: As a Breeder what do you look for when placing pups in their
Replies: 27
Views: 12065

Re: As a Breeder what do you look for when placing pups in their

<-- not a breeder, but for the guy who would not place a dog in a hunting home you miss out on some good customers. Take my aunt, she got a GWP she got from the same breeder after she met my Maddie. She runs up Mount Helena 4-5 times per week with the dog off leash. She has a huge fenced yard. She t...
by 41magsnub
Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: prepping for new gsp pup
Replies: 6
Views: 2939

Re: prepping for new gsp pup

Wow - you sound really excited about the new pup! No time to take a breath! :)

I'd say chain link, not sure I'd want to do a wireless fence on a brand new puppy.
by 41magsnub
Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:33 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Concealed carry
Replies: 31
Views: 21421

Re: Concealed carry

Bad River wrote:glock 40
So your answer is a .40 caliber glock.

What model? There are 4 different models (not counting generations) of .40 caliber glocks.

How would you recommend carrying it?
by 41magsnub
Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Let's talk gun's . Does it matter to you ?
Replies: 62
Views: 28996

Re: Let's talk gun's . Does it matter to you ?

Shoot the gun you like to shoot and can shoot. heck with anyone else's opinion. Lot of snobs in the upland world. Heh - it's kind of the same thing in fishing. OU/SxS shooters = fly fisherman who looks down on the rest of them, semi-auto shooters = the guy with a fancy spin fishing rig, pump action...
by 41magsnub
Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:57 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Let's talk gun's . Does it matter to you ?
Replies: 62
Views: 28996

Re: Let's talk gun's . Does it matter to you ?

I've bounced around to different general types of shotguns and have finally settled on my A400 Xplor's. I have both the 20ga and the 12ga both with the kick off feature. Love them both. Selling everything else now except one Winchester youth pump action 20ga and my beat up old 12ga wingmaster to be ...
by 41magsnub
Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:26 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Ruger Red label O/U
Replies: 12
Views: 12279

Re: Ruger Red label O/U

There was a used 12GA Red Label 26" that was in nice shape on the rack at Cabelas this evening for $1100. So... real world is much less than that because those guys suck! :D
by 41magsnub
Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Concealed carry
Replies: 31
Views: 21421

Re: Concealed carry

Pocket carry a s&w 438 (j frame body guard 5 shot .38 special) in a simply rugged pocket holster. Gun has a Crimson trace lg405 grip/laser sight. Totally disappears into my jeans. If I were to do it over, I'd get a 442 or 642 instead. I never use the single action functionality of the 438 and the re...
by 41magsnub
Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:21 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: How much more?
Replies: 13
Views: 7108

Re: How much more?

My young GWP got a little fat last winter (my fault), finally got it all off of her while conditioning for hunting season. She lost 9lbs, coming down from 63 to 54. 54lbs is perfect weight for her. She gets 2.5 cups/day of Pro Plan Sport right now with an extra cup the afternoon before each hunting ...
by 41magsnub
Mon Nov 03, 2014 4:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Problem with Foxes
Replies: 29
Views: 15713

Re: Problem with Foxes

Air rifle? Probably still illegal but a lot less likely to get you caught! :twisted:
by 41magsnub
Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Anyone hunt 2 different breeds of dogs
Replies: 19
Views: 9260

Re: Anyone hunt 2 different breeds of dogs

We hunt GWP's, Brit's, GSP's, and an English setter all at the same time. It works well except one of the GWP's is a dirty little bird thief :) It's all females though, the only conflict we've ever had was when my GWP (not the thief now) her first time out at 4mo tried to take a bird mid-retrieve fr...
by 41magsnub
Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:25 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

It happened again, this time I figured it out! On Sunday after 2 days of very hard hunting we did a shot romp around a field to keep her from stiffing up. As always after hunting I checked her over thoroughly and there were no sores on her face. She was carrying around a giant piece of bark for most...
by 41magsnub
Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin Astro 320 dog distance
Replies: 15
Views: 7170

Re: Garmin Astro 320 dog distance

Last weekend my GWP did 50.4 miles split between Friday and Saturday according to my Alpha. I did 10 miles in total the two days with my temporarily gimpy foot. She was on fire on Friday, we had 6 hunters and 3 dogs but Maddie wanted to quarter in front of all 6 of us early on and as such racked up ...
by 41magsnub
Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:26 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Shotguns wanted.....
Replies: 5
Views: 4924

Re: Shotguns wanted.....

It's this specific model: http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-upland-ult ... oke-tubes/

It is lightly used, hunted with it last season. It works perfectly, just a little rough on the recently repaired shoulder so I changed to an autoloader.
by 41magsnub
Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Shotguns wanted.....
Replies: 5
Views: 4924

Re: Shotguns wanted.....

I have a couple I'm looking to sell:
Mossberg 930 with 28" barrel and a 24" slug barrel
CZ Upland Ultralight 12ga OU
Winchester SXP 12ga Black Shadow
by 41magsnub
Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:18 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Word of advice on vet wrap
Replies: 2
Views: 2515

Word of advice on vet wrap

I love vet wrap for bandaging wounds and as "armor" around a dogs ankles under dog boots. However, I learned on Friday that it is really easy to get vet wrap on too tight. Hunting on Friday I put boots on Maddie and forgot the ankle wrap under them. Her toes and pads were fine, but her ankles were f...
by 41magsnub
Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Astro vs Alpha
Replies: 2
Views: 1246

Re: Astro vs Alpha

Assuming you are only talking about hunting, not field trials and like. The nice thing about the alpha is the correction functions are not linked to the display. They are separate buttons. No matter what screen the alpha is on, the correction buttons are always the way you programmed them. The way m...
by 41magsnub
Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post dogs on Point!!!!
Replies: 738
Views: 738057

Re: Post dogs on Point!!!!

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This one ended up with a nice water retrieve of a rooster.
by 41magsnub
Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:45 am
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Bob Allen short sleeved hunting shirt
Replies: 0
Views: 3607

Bob Allen short sleeved hunting shirt

Bought one from ugly dog hunting. The shirt was a complete POS. Took it out of the bag and just brushing my hand over the top of the buttons unraveled the threads. 4 buttons fell off immediately. Looked inside the shirt and at least one seam was coming undone. It turns out these shirts are made in C...
by 41magsnub
Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Talk me out of a Filson vest
Replies: 28
Views: 16353

Re: Talk me out of a Filson vest

I wear this: http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/78256?page=technical-upland-vest-pack I ditched the electronics pouches, don't fit my alpha. It took me a bird season to realize that the shell pouches are sized to fit a box of shells - box and all. I was wondering about the odd size. :oops: I made one mo...
by 41magsnub
Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hunting & feeding
Replies: 15
Views: 5340

Re: Hunting & feeding

That was a great read!
by 41magsnub
Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Swimming Decoys
Replies: 3
Views: 1055

Re: Swimming Decoys

Those look cool. What I've always thought would cool would be a decoy shell on top of an RC boat. Lots of fun in the intervals between flocks coming in! :D
by 41magsnub
Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:42 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Crying on a tough retrieve
Replies: 2
Views: 1044

Crying on a tough retrieve

Anybody else's dog do this? Practicing for duck search, several minutes into the search the dog starts crying while searching. I think she is getting frustrated because she has scent but can't find it. Each time she is in the ballpark but a smidge short of were the bird is planted. Ultimately she fi...
by 41magsnub
Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hunting & feeding
Replies: 15
Views: 5340

Re: Hunting & feeding

I'm 1 week into converting the dog to a once a day evening feed. Until last week it was breakfast and dinner, except on high activity days we'd skip breakfast - get an afternoon snack, and then a bigger dinner. I decided it would be better to just have the evening feed each day no matter what is goi...
by 41magsnub
Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:56 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: AKC & e-collars
Replies: 13
Views: 7076

Re: AKC & e-collars

They have a large voice to the general public and have lots of lobbyist. This is not a good thing. And.. I can see the "common sense" legislation now. Either the AKC or humane society get a congressman to introduce the anti-animal cruelty bill that bans e-collar use. Add in some verbiage making it ...
by 41magsnub
Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: First aid kits
Replies: 5
Views: 3333

Re: First aid kits

Oh, something else I do is figure out the emergency vet situation and contact information for the nearest town as part of planning a hunting trip. Not really a first aid deal, but if dealing with the stress of an injured dog - the last thing I want to be doing is trying to figure out where to go in ...
by 41magsnub
Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:09 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: First aid kits
Replies: 5
Views: 3333

Re: First aid kits

I keep vet wrap, scissors, gauze, tweezers, a quickclot pad, and EMT gel in the vest. I figure with those I can stabilize most any cut and splint a broken leg well enough to get the dog to the truck. In the truck I keep lots more vet wrap, and this kit: http://www.gundogsupply.com/ready-dog-professi...
by 41magsnub
Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Is there really an off season?
Replies: 13
Views: 5746

Re: Is there really an off season?

My off season is when it is just too cold and dark every hour I'm home to do any serious training. Ya drive to work in the dark and drive home in the dark. I just reinforce basic obedience in the house in those months with one or two hunting specific training sessions outside on the weekend. Spring ...
by 41magsnub
Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog boots
Replies: 7
Views: 3877

Re: Dog boots

I had a terrible time trying to keep Lewis boots on my GWP. I tried duct tape around her leg and taping the boots to that, tried vet wrap on her leg and the boots taped to that. I went through 2 sets before giving up. What I'm using now and have not lost any of are ultra paws: http://www.amazon.com/...
by 41magsnub
Sat Aug 30, 2014 12:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post dogs on Point!!!!
Replies: 738
Views: 738057

Re: Post dogs on Point!!!!

Training yesterday. Maddie was trembling like a leaf she wanted to break point so badly to fetch the dummy, but she held until released.

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by 41magsnub
Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: To many remotes
Replies: 6
Views: 2342

Re: To many remotes

RichK wrote:Why can't Tri-Tronics put an attachment point on any of their transmitters?
I know right? Blew my mind when I got my classic G3. Didn't even occur to me to look for a lanyard hole in the list of features, figured there had to be one!
by 41magsnub
Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:41 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Whoa and wait?
Replies: 23
Views: 10448

Re: Whoa and wait?

Is "wait" the same thing as "stay"?
by 41magsnub
Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stamina of DD vs Field bred lab
Replies: 57
Views: 31628

Re: Stamina of DD vs Field bred lab

I clocked my GWP last year at 33MPH. I don't know if she could do 40.
by 41magsnub
Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stamina of DD vs Field bred lab
Replies: 57
Views: 31628

Re: Stamina of DD vs Field bred lab

I'm having a hard time with JKP's bike comments as well. I bike my GWP to get her conditioned for hunting season and she loves it. When I get out her harness she flips out, at least as much as when I get out the training bag or shotgun. She gets to pull me around the neighborhood for 5-6 miles, and ...
by 41magsnub
Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:15 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: She's getting it
Replies: 2
Views: 1120

She's getting it

This evening Maddie the 2yo GWP and I headed to a local state park for some training and a run. Did some steady drills with bumpers and a frozen pigeon, dog did great. Then we did a walk by the river and bang! Maddie locks up on point. I walk ahead of her and flush a rooster, two hens, and a handful...
by 41magsnub
Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:13 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Eating birds
Replies: 43
Views: 26261

Re: Eating birds

Assuming the mouth is open a little bit, press the dogs lower lip downward onto a tooth.
by 41magsnub
Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:08 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

Thanks all - Maddie is completely healed. There is a bare spot where the sore was that I'm sure will grow its hair back quickly.
by 41magsnub
Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

Both of them replied. Paraphrasing them both: "No idea what it was, something irritated it but since it is healing it is nothing to worry about."

This morning the spot is almost gone.
by 41magsnub
Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:19 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

Nothing yet from my buddies, but it improved noticeably overnight. It has changed from bright red, to pink, now it is yellow fading back to her normal skin color.
by 41magsnub
Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:16 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

Vet has no idea what it is. She observed it is not swollen, just the hair is gone and it is pink. However, the sore is fading. The skin color is now just kind of pink instead of bright red. It is noticably better this afternoon than it was this morning. So, I have some new SS dog dishes and will wat...
by 41magsnub
Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:17 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Franchi Affinity
Replies: 8
Views: 8207

Re: Franchi Affinity

I tried the affinity and was kind of hi-hum about it. I tried a buddies Beretta a400 xplor 20ga and like it a lot better, ordered one last week and am currently waiting on delivery. Of course you are back up in the $1300-$1400 range again.
by 41magsnub
Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

I'm in mountain time - appointment isn't for another 2 hours :wink:
by 41magsnub
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:40 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

Coveyrise64 wrote:Do your dog a favor and go have it checked by a Vet....!

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by 41magsnub
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:26 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

You know - an aggravated scratch kind of makes sense as a possibility per the tupperware comment. At one point as a pup she decided one of the dishes would make a good chew toy and the rim is a bit rough. No matter what the vet says, I see new stainless steel dishes in her immediate future.
by 41magsnub
Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:05 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

Thanks guys, I have a vet appointment for this afternoon. I do have a pretty good option for a second opinion if this doesn't clear up quickly. One of my hunting buddies is a semi-retired vet and another is a dermatologist (people doctor). They are both out of town, but would help if needed. One is ...
by 41magsnub
Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

Re: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

No, but she has used the same plastic dog dishes since she was 8 weeks old. Thinking plastic allergy?
by 41magsnub
Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:37 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What is growing on my dog's lower lip?
Replies: 25
Views: 13280

What is growing on my dog's lower lip?

2 yo spayed female GWP named Maddie. Noticed this sore looking area a couple of days ago and it has grown. Going to call the vet for an appointment Monday, but looking for any ideas ahead of time. Any ideas? Is this some sort of infection, skin cancer, cheat grass, doggie herpes (if that's a thing),...
by 41magsnub
Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:32 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: montana hunting
Replies: 14
Views: 8101

Re: montana hunting

I haven't hunted along I-90, but I woundn't spend much time researching anything from Missuola west unless youre planning on grouse hunting. Areas off Hwy 2 east of the Rockies to N. Dakota I find good bird hunting. A couple of winters ago Montana lost alot of upland birds in many areas due to weat...