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Really wanted to watch the video again but now I get the message "Sorry the video is private :/"

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Thanks guys was hoping if I got out of lousiana and headed north a little there would be some better bird hunting... oh well try to make the best out of a bad situation lol

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Yeah you right keep forgetting not everyone lives down here where everythings close quarters, so used to either hearin the rattler or smellin the mocasin and my dogs are usually close by not working hundreds of yards away in big wide open fields. But when there is a snake my dogs have all been prett...

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Hey guys looks like my job is taking me to Ft. Benning (civilian contractor now). Was wondering if anyone knew how the bird hunting was around the area I saw some stuff on google bout ruffed grouse up in northern georgia but my time off is going to be pretty limited so any ideas suggestions tips hin...

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This is the answer to all snake problems down here in louisiana and yes we have lots of them,from water moccasins to rattlers to copper heads even coral snakes,water moccasin more than anything,word of advice don't use the judge if water moccasin lands between your knee's while paddling your pirogue...

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I used 6x6" thought I posted that must have missed it will make sure to include that,and the best way I found is go ahead and prefab the bobs if you are going to use that style door by twisting them up,taking a permanent marker and marking them where they are equal and using some of the left over co...

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Yes I know what causes the crack, the speed of sound is 1,126 fps. This is 768 mph, or approximately one mile in five seconds. Standard .22 lr fires at about 1250 fps or 852 mph unless you are using cci stinger which travel at 1700+fps or 1159 mph, and yes I clean my weapons after every use,not ever...

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Thanks everyone I am confused about the field trials,we train dogs who point and retrieve and then in the field trials we shoot a blank at the bird,what's this gonna do to the dog if you hunt with him and he's used to retrieving birds now all of a sudden he does his job finds the bird for you to sho...

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ok lemme rephrase this question a bit,I'm not spending a nickel on a starter pistol unless I have to and the only reason I would have to is if blanks would be detrimental to my perfectly functioning .22 revolver,does anyone know if there are any downsides to using blanks in a normal revolver,I was l...

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Yeah I was gonna get a really nice Alfa .22 blank think sticker was $199.99 figured after tax etc etc around $250

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Hey guys everyone I have been talking to keeps telling me to use a starter pistol to use since I live inside city limits of new orleans,well those boogers ain't cheap however I do own several .22 revolvers,are there any long term debilitating effects I could expect to see on my pistols if I just sti...

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bandito I recently had the exact same experience thats why I started the post on the DIY pigeon trap so far my trap has done pretty good 3 days out checking it once in the morning and once in the evening and so far I have counted 46 birds I have let out,now I guarantee 95% of those were the same bir...

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Got a quickie for ya'll went out playing with rocket today,(not a rescue but a breeder friends dog)still working on his social skills(he's very very hesitant to approach anyone) Well anyway I brought out the good ole dokkens quail and bottle of cabela's quail juice,shot up the dummy and smeared some...

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I spent $.50 on 10 wire coat hangers which i cut up for the bob's,so $26.68 total cost and about 5 hours total of my time,was a bit time consuming making the bob door but I redid it 3 times until I was happy with the outcome,settled on 10 bobs for the 6" opening

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Alright everyone the trap is finally finished,single door for now will become a dual door later if I like the results of my trailer park pigeon trap hahahaha Simple pattern for a 6"x6" opening (drilled holes for use of the jigsaw) http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g37/iyaoyaswow/DSC00751.jpg http://...

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Actually to stay true to my budget I was thinking one of two things for my doors, either some old bent aluminum arrow's cut down for bob's or spending the remainder of the budget and getting some 1/4" pvc and putting some lead fishing sinker's on the bottom will finish this today I do believe,thanks...

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Hey Guy's ya'll know I'm from new orleans and pigeons are my primary bird for training well..... Alright everyone I was amazed when I saw the prices of double door pigeon traps and decided ya know what I'm gonna build my own and keep my budget to $30,well here's the results,and just a heads up I kno...

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Thanks Ray I will give him a call tomorrow see what he has to say,I'm not interested in trialing so much as just trying to find some like minded enthusiasts in my area to share/get training help tips tricks and techniques,and more importantly try to find somewhere I can bring my dog and put him on s...

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finally got in touch with someone from the akc here and turns out I got the same response I did years ago with my rescue weim "If your dog isn't registered we can't help you" not gonna type my thoughts on hearing that statement,,so still lookin and hopin

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could be worst my weim brought home the neighbors cat one night,that ended the doggy door right there...

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thank you very much Carry never thought about the AKC since I've never owned an AKC dog lol

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Hey there ya'll,anyone know of or heard of any gun dog clubs down my way around new orleans I keep looking and looking in the papers the internet and keep coming up with nothing,thought maybe some of ya'll might have an idea or a better reference point than google

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I had a browning GTi years ago absolutely loved that gun think I paid around $800 for it but lot of my buddies are raving about their $500 yildiz's from academy sports might wanna look into it,my understanding they range from .410-12ga have only spent a day using one had no complaints except I would...

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I know this is very late post,but I bought an 887 this past summer,it has survived deer season putting 4 in the freezer,2 hogs at least a hundred ducks,yes I even dropped it out of my boat had to find it in the swamp gave 'er a quick wipe down shot of kroil and hunted the rest of the day,dozens of r...

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I had a black lab that wouldn't retrieve birds either edited again sorry,he would retrive dummies and balls all day long but not anything real so I started from the most basic and easiest training tool in the world to get them started on the "furry/feathery" feel,a soft nap paint roller,I started wi...

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when the pup gets one right end on a good note and go back to play time and love,makes perfect sense. My #1 priority is for the pup to get accustomed to finding birds and want to do as little "sight pointing" and as much scent pointing as possible,Heck I don't care if the dog doesn't point at all,mo...

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thanks Ezzy you have been more than gracious in sharing your knowledge with me,what is a good number of birds to bring,and the guys I see breaking the wings claim it is to keep the birds from immediately flying away after the spinning disorientation wears off. I am kinda stuck to catching wild pigeo...

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Thank you everyone so very very much I am currently using richard wolter's "Gun Dog" book as it was his retriever book I used for my labs and have had great results. Now again I am a little confused,so being my pup will only be 12 weeks (youngest dog I've ever owned, always rescued or took a dog som...

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wow really 7 months? The person I've learned my ways from drilled in me from a teen,the sooner the better, getting that pup used to gunfire at an early age makes field training that much easier and one less step you have to fight while putting your dog on birds. Now again I don't know a smidgeon of ...

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welcome to the forums Rico

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@ Scott Townsend,you are absolutely right,I did ask for advice and I immediately closed my ears when I heard something to which I was unaccustomed,that was entirely my fault. The pup will be 12 weeks when I pick him up maybe 13 depending on my work load next week,4 hour ride to the breeder so trying...

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has been my experience watching other people train and friends train that bringing a pup out the field and blasting a shotgun by him is by no means the best way to gun break a pup,have seen many many dogs do nothing but high tail it to the truck and hear "well that "bleep" dog is useless it's gunshy...

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wow cap gun never thought of that,didn't even know they still made those... hmmm looks like I'm headed to toy's are us,yeah my pup will be 12 weeks when I get 'em and I'm gonna start off with clanging stainless steel food bowls together but wanna move along in hopefully a week or so to fire arms

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yeah was thinking about grabbing a box of ramset blanks and loading them into my old .22 revolver and trying that,just worried about shooting in the 2nd highest murder capitol of the country lol

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I was actually thinking of using some of those snap-n-pop fireworks the little white ones you thrown on the ground and pop, but yeah thats my next thing I guess time to build a pigeon coop and try to find how and where to order homing pigeons,I have about 30 acres of land that I can hunt shoot and w...

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alright guys here's a tough one,my old lab years ago I did the standard gun breaking while he was a pup eating and pop off a 22 in the backyard progressively getting closer then working my way up calibers,well now I live in the metro and pretty sure the cops would be all over me if I started shootin...

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woodcock? and why ya say I'm gonna be chasing a lot of birds hunting over a weim? I've hunted weims for years and absolutely love em,very versatile dog that matches my hunting style and needs.

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Hello everyone my name is josh,sure you don't see too many people from new orleans here but I was introduced to bird hunting when I was about 14 by a man from north dakota when my folks moved to tennessee and it has been a passion ever since. I own a daschund( go ahead laugh but she'll run a rabbit ...

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