Gun Dog Forum

Commercial Fisherman ,here in Newfoundland Canada

Beer ,interesting topic,,i was wondering what the ave,, price for a 12 pack is in the us?here in newfoundland can. it"s about 22 bucks for a 12 - 341 ml pack of bud , coors ,,etc

,,,,,,,me , i think peta is great.------people- eating -tastey- animals.

Mountaineer wrote:

nikegundog wrote:...What number shot are you using for grouse?

Depends...#s 6, 7 and 7 1/2 mostly.
Have used 8s and 9s over the years, but not my favorites.
About like most folks I reckon.

Mountainer ,what company makes # 7 shot ? all i see in store bought ammo in canada is #7 1/2,,,,are those reloads?

quote] the first thing I tell guys that hunt with me (if its the first time) "do NOT any under circumstance shoot a bird on the ground !"[/quote] this is first one for me also,,,,but a very close second for me would have to be ,if you pack it in pack it out, im sick of looking at garbage left behind...

Good video,i use my DD for ret,, Eiders and old squaw Ducks in the winter time like this,,i"m just waiting for the right winds to bring the pack ice from Labrador to NL, to push the birds a head of it

I love that there are so many various breeds of dogs.The best part of NAHDA for me is to just look at all the different breeds hunt in their own way. Its way more fun and adds a little spice to the hunt. I think the whole question is pretty stupid. Why doesn't every one drive the same car since the...

sharon, i think i know where he"s at,hope to meet him and his dogs in the future.Those Braque du bourbonnais maybe the first of their breed in this province.

super pics Wyndancer , :D and thanks for the info you provided about the field trials and dogs .the bird cover and land are the same here in newfoundland where i hunt willow ptarmigan,,,i saw two on the wing in one of your pics......as to the tails on the dogs ,i like them the old way,,no 12 oclock ...

Llewellinsetter from reading your first post, you said you wanted to hunt waterfoul , and upland so with that factored in i think you should be looking more towards a versatile pointer with a good coat for the climate you get in michigan.

Azdoggin, another factor to this -calm in the house ,demon in the field ,that hasn't been mentioned is the age of the dog,theirs a big differance between a 1-2 year old and a 4-5 year old dogs off switch,,,time in most cases calms them down. ,,,so yes you can have both,,,but it may take some time.

Chukar12,i also have the good book :D ,,,,, thanks craig for a superb job,time,blood sweat and tears you put into this book,the pics are fantastic. as a joe 6 pack hunter :lol: ,i"ve spent a lot of time trying to find out about many of the rare breeds as i can ,from books,magazines like gundog and m...

ag74 i feed my DD the same time as you ,and go hunting the next morning 6-7 until 3-4 in the evening for ptarmigan on the tundra ,that"s very hard on dogs ,so i was giving him snacks every 2-3 hours ,but when he ate it gave him the runs, off and on all day :( it didn"t help so i gave it up.,,,,, hav...

I only use wild game.ptarmigan,grouse, snipe...........Newfoundland canada

Gertie ,don"t fuss about the pup eating fish, cuzzz that"s what all the great dog food companys are putting in it any way,and he will a shiny coat.

+2,,,,,,,,,,,,good luck

Hi Ruth,the only thing i give my older Dogs are Nylabones. he has a kong but never goes near it.

Sharon ,im glad to see you got your dog back ,,,,next time take the dogs to centre island in toronto ,,,lots of geese to chase when i lived up there.

If the conditioning and temp,, are good i hunt all day, so on average that"s 8-9 hours with one break to grab a snack .

Hi pointshootretreive,i think dogtra collars are great,stays charged along time,small,half mile range.bullet proof and a good price,,,about 200 can.

Meatballs, i have a three year old male dd out of kens vom willow rock kennel here in newfoundland ,he is a good upland,water dog ,,,,his pic is on kens site front page,under young male. .....lorne

Gitterdonebritts the 105 cti was a failure from the start,they tried to improve it and that attempt failed,if you get a used one and it's good, the problem i see down the road is finding parts for it. ..........lorne

Hi Dave,what you say about ptarmigan is correct the only difference i see between redgrouse\willowptarmigan is they change to white in winter, their call , size , shape and flight seem the same.we also have rock ptarmigan but the numbers aren't as big , or as wild. ..........i have seen willow ptarm...

Love my 12ga winchester x 2 that thing is deadly and very problem free

Birddogs,if you want a good ptarmigan hunt come to newfoundland, i can tell you from 30 plus years of hunting them you need more than a sling shot or the back of your hand :roll: they are no different than ruffed grouse,,,,,,some places you can kick them with your boot and others your lucky to get a...

hello from newfoundland can, to all at gdf.i have a dd from willow rock kennels here on the island and hunt grouse,ptarmigan,ducks,geese when ever i can ,i am a commercial fisherman have two children- 24-27 i am a 47 year old ptarmigan hunting nut lol hope to chat with all you guys and gals in the f...