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Rob, Nice photos, looks like you enjoyed a wonderful hunt in a special place with family and Lady! Jackman is one heck of a place to cut your grouse teeth with a young pup.I couldn't agree with you more... "Spending those three days with my dad and aging pup were worth every minute." Glad you made i...

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Poke is sweet...pm sent.

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It has been awhile since I have contributed here, good to see the site is firing on all cylinders. I've been meaning to share some pics of my early season grouse hunts here in central, NY but time has been tough to come by this season. Cedar and I have managed to spend 17 hours afield, flushing 26 r...

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Great pictures and wicked looking country! Great looking dog as well.

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Thanks for all the feedback. Very practical advice, looks like I see some pigeons in my near future. Hopefully I can get this straightend out over the nex couple months. Thanks again!

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The Ruffie hunting has been pretty tough the last month or so. Jumpy birds have been a challenge for Cedar to pin down, he has developed a tendency to crowd them and when they move he lunges in and flushes. He actually caught two wild fledgling grouse when he was a year old...not good for business. ...

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Nice to see that you and your dogs had a good season. Bummer about all the hunting pressure, I have experienced the same at a lot of places I hunt as well. Jumpy birds and not a whole lot of them. Thanks for sharing the details of your season, enjoyed your post.

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Excellent. That looks like some wicked country.

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Welcome aboard! Does your operation have a need for a skilled fly fishing / bird hunting guide?

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Anyone know where I can find this years Northeast Cover Dog trial schuedule? Thanks in advance.

Dave

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Great shot. Northern UT?

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Nice work Ken. It's great that you and the dogs are seeing some new country. I've wanted to get down there for awhile now, maybe next season. Thanks for the report.

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Very nice summary and pics. Nice looking string you have, thanks for sharing your outings.

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Those are great pics Willie. What are the average air temps this time of year where your hunting?

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Just back from the vet, she dx him with a virus. gave him 500cc of sc fluid, a shot for nausea and an antibiotic for his gi tract. if he is still in the hurt locker after another day or two i will bring him back and she might have to admit him. thanks for responses.

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Hello all, looking for some advice. My 2 1/2 yo setter seems pretty ill. Super lethargic / dispondent, hasn't taken food or water in 36 hours, had diarreah in the house once yesterday and really hasn't moved. When he gets up his legs are shaky and his eyes are dazed looking. His gums have plenty of ...

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That middle photo just blows my mind, so vast and not another soul in sight. Good livin man, good livin.

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As my buddy always says "It ain't easy owning sports cars" Law of averages, the more hours you spend in the field the greater the chance of injury. Get well Katy.

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But now, the populations have just exploded. I've found two ticks on my pup this fall Two ticks?..."Population explosion"? I've pulled close to a hundred of my dog after an hour hunt in one of my covers in Northern NY. My boy is still neg for lyme, he got the vaccine and booster, maybe it actually ...

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Simply amazing...great photos, nice looking pups. Have to put OR on my bucket list. Well done!

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Thanks Dave, It was a good hunt. early November is tough to beat in my neck of the woods.

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Do all my upland hunting on public land, never had a problem with deer hunters, 100's of thousands of acres to spread out on up here. At times you have to bounce between northern and southern zone seasons accordingly but I wouldn't let it deter you from grouse hunting at all.

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Hunted through some nice cover today. Sadly, the woodcock had moved out but Ruff was still in his usual haunts. Moved a dozen birds in a half days effort, can't complain. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/patagonia1/ruff/GEDC0015.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/patagonia1/ruff/GEDC00...

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The beepers take away from the serene experience of the hunt for me, just too intrusive in the grouse cover. They definitley are a good tool, especially for a big running dog or tall grass. I just prefer a small brass bell.

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Had a blast with the pup again this morning. We hunted some orchard cover and moved about 10 birds. Cedar was able to set up two of them for me which was excellent, most of the others ran and he took chase and busted them. He's only two and still has lessons to learn from Ruff. He redeemed himself w...

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Our woodcock season has been extended from 30 days to 45 days in the northeast this year. They have added a week on the front end and a week on the back end which is great. The past few seasons alot of our birds were coming down early and mostly gone before the opener. Was able to take advantage of ...

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Being a member on this forum and seeing what other people are doing with their dogs always brings a smile to my face.

+1

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I'll be out for the northern zone grouse opener on Thursday. Lots of leaves but temperatures look quite favorable, looking forward to moving some birds whether or not I get any shots off. Good luck to all this season.

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Take advantage when the flight birds are in. They usually don't stay put for long, maybe a couple days at best. If the cover is good, another batch will put the landing gear down in it as well. Last year we had good flights here in NY and they were in early, actually before the season even started. ...

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Heading to NS 10/8 - 10/24 and looking to see if anyone on the board has a reputable grouse / woodcock guide in the province they could refer.

Many thanks,

Dave

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Thanks ultra-c. I will look into the AKC events in my area.

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Hello all, I have zero experience in any sort of dog competition and was wondering if anyone here could steer me in the right direction. I live in northern NY and am curious if there are any organizations close to me that hold events. I have a nice setter that I spend a lot of time hunting grouse an...

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All good info, thanks for the advice. We typically run them solo and rotate one day on, one day off. Last season we decided to put them down together and see how it would go and the result was less than desirable and won't be attempted again. The youngin' had over 100 wild bird contacts last season ...

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We hunt Ruffies in thick, nasty cover. Grapevines, scraggly overgrown crab apple orchards, blackberry tangles etc. When we hunt our setters in a brace they tend to compete with each other like it's a race. Inevitably they run over and bump a lot more birds than if they are on the ground solo and rar...

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I came across a Ruffie perched in a lone apple tree, in the middle of 50 acre golden rod swail. Missed him with both barrells

Was certain it was a false point and never readied myself, since that incident I always trust the dog.

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Love being in the grouse woods with just the dog, It is a liberating experience for sure. I have a great hunting buddy who comes into town to share a week of woodcock season every year, we always look forward to it. Wouldn't say I prefer hunting alone, it is more out of necessity.

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Rottnbrit -

There is a ton of good cover in NY much closer and arguably better than the 'dacks. Send me a pm if you'd like.

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That is a good map Birddog. Funny that the epicenter of the dark blue is the Plum Island Animal Disease Control Center. Coincidence? Maybe but doubtful.

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Euk Lamb & Rice. Switched from TOTW a few months ago he was losing weight on it and the Euk bulked him up and did wonders for his coat.

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I've hunted over several of Paul King's Lllew's out of Uplander's Choice and found them to be quite a pleasure in the field and back at camp as well. Other choice's to consider would be Grouse Ridge up here in central NY or Long Gone in Northern, NH. Let us know what you settle on if you pull the tr...

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My only suggestion would be to condition your dog to gun fire before you go afield.

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Great post. Nice dogs and excellent photos, looks like you guys had an excellent time afield, Thanks for sharing this.

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Somewhere around 40 straight days in the woods

Impressive Firemedic, nice pups and sweet pipe!

NC - The late season game is tough this year, heavy snow cover. Sounds like we hunt a lot of the same areas, maybe we can put something together this fall?

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NC - I get up to Drum and the Dacks quite a bit, Spend most of my time afield a little south of here where I grew up. Finger Lakes area Cort. Co., Tomp. Co. etc...

Do you make it back up north to gun anymore?

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NC - I'm just north of Syracuse.

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Excellent post. Happy dogs and the humans that follow them. A couple shots of the pups first season: http://salmonriver.smugmug.com/Other/cedar/Photo0025/1188485972_DXG8D-M.jpg http://salmonriver.smugmug.com/Other/cedar/cedar12/1188486025_nt6kt-M.jpg http://salmonriver.smugmug.com/Other/cedar/cedar3...

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Is anyone currently feeding this or done so in the past? I just made the slow transition from TOTW to the Euk a week ago. My Setter dropped 10 pounds in 50 hours afield the past two months. I found the KCal / cup were way to low in TOTW somewhere around 375. I think the Euk is pushing close to 500. ...

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Have hit two good flights here in central NY, all other contacts have been small groups of resident birds in the usual coverts.

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Thanks NC - Your Indy is one heck of a good looker. Have a productive and safe season.

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Way to go! looks like rough country for sure, nice looking pointer.

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