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by quanah labs
Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:01 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasant Hunt OK or KS
Replies: 6
Views: 1956

Re: Pheasant Hunt OK or KS

I'm headed up to NW Kansas this Sunday for a week long pheasant hunt, from what I read and been told its going to be real tough finding birds but we are going to give it our best shot anyway.

So to answer your question- Kansas
by quanah labs
Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:42 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Kansas Thanksgiving Bird Hunt
Replies: 15
Views: 5790

Re: Kansas Thanksgiving Bird Hunt

Great Post, those are some good looking dogs!
by quanah labs
Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: still trying to decide on which breed
Replies: 25
Views: 6678

Re: still trying to decide on which breed

A well trained lab will out retrieve any other dog breed in the world, Pretty arrogant and close minded statement. I guess things arent always bigger in Texas after all! :roll: Look, I dont care what kind of dog you get. You just have to do your research and dont get caught up in this is better the...
by quanah labs
Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: still trying to decide on which breed
Replies: 25
Views: 6678

Re: still trying to decide on which breed

I would strongly consider a field bred lab. One that has both an upland and retrieving pedigree. A well trained lab will out retrieve any other dog breed in the world, so it will be by far your best choice for ducks and dove. And if you do enough research and find a kennel that has upland hunting la...
by quanah labs
Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:57 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: dealing with an unwelcome dog
Replies: 24
Views: 6597

Re: dealing with an unwelcome dog

I'm not surprised that tower shooters drink hot chocolate. I'm even less surprised that tower shooters would need to ask if that is acceptable. Thumbs up , and nominated for comment of the day lol. That cracked me up! What grown man drinks hot chocolate? Oh ya I guess the kind that considers tower ...
by quanah labs
Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:24 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: 8 Man Limit!
Replies: 6
Views: 2516

Re: 8 Man Limit!

That video is bad ----! Makes me want to go hunting right now
by quanah labs
Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:06 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Another good day on the rez
Replies: 3
Views: 2030

Re: Another good day on the rez

Sounds like you guys had a great hunt!

Nice looking dog
by quanah labs
Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:20 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: All around dog?
Replies: 56
Views: 28189

Re: All around dog?

LAB is the definition of an all around dog.
by quanah labs
Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Flusher Question
Replies: 19
Views: 6275

Re: Flusher Question

whistle sit.
by quanah labs
Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:26 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: South Dakota pheasant hunting 2012
Replies: 9
Views: 4685

Re: South Dakota pheasant hunting 2012

Cool post man, you have a great dog it looks like! Well done of the pictures they came out perfect.

I started noticing that I can tell its a great "hunt recap post" by how much it makes me hate being stuck at work, so good job I officially hate my office right now!
by quanah labs
Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tuff-pad
Replies: 2
Views: 975

Tuff-pad

I just ordered some tuff pad for my labs pads just a min ago and I was wondering what you guys think of this product? My lab seems to have sensitive pads so I'm hoping this will not only help a sore pad she is currently dealing with, but also to toughen them up. So is there a certain way you guys us...
by quanah labs
Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:07 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Last weekend's hunt
Replies: 6
Views: 2287

Re: Last weekend's hunt

Thats a nice looking dog! He seems to be doing very well for 8 months, sounds like you guys are about ready for the real deal.
by quanah labs
Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:38 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Nebraska quail/phez hunting
Replies: 5
Views: 2386

Re: Nebraska quail/phez hunting

I haven't hunt Nebraska this year but have been considering SW NE to be my one and only hunting destination this year. From what I have read and been told by several locals though is NE has been hit HARD by the drought and bird numbers are WAY down.
by quanah labs
Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasant hunting tips
Replies: 9
Views: 4967

Pheasant hunting tips

I thought it would be fun to start a pheasant hunting tip thread. It could be both benificial to newbies an veterans. So what do you guys look at when trying to decide what tactic to employ? How does weather conditions affect your strategies, and what cover do you key on in realtion to various other...
by quanah labs
Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:43 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: kansas
Replies: 7
Views: 1812

Re: kansas

V-John wrote:Gem????
It's just a few miles east of Colby.

I was told ,by a wildlife biologist, that the Colby area had better bird numbers than most of state but it was still not great. If the drought didn't get the birds he said the hail storms did.

Good luck with your hunt!
by quanah labs
Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:38 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Kansas Hunt 2011
Replies: 25
Views: 10016

Re: Kansas Hunt 2011

Called the Bryant motel. In Wakeeney they had a dbl available for 45 a night. Anyone ever stayed there? You will not like that place! It is a nasty roach motel that I wouldn't let my dog stay in. Last year we planned on staying there because it was the best deal in town. That was until we pulled in...
by quanah labs
Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Rain and Poop
Replies: 22
Views: 7774

Re: Rain and Poop

If your dog hates the rain so bad just come to Texas and you will NEVER have to worry about it.
by quanah labs
Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Hunting pheasants and quail
Replies: 3
Views: 1221

Hunting pheasants and quail

How do you guys go about hunting both pheasant and quail on the same hunt? I'm going to Kansas so it would be nice to simultaniously hunt two game birds at the same time but I'm not sure how to go about it. I will primarily be hunting pheasant so I am worried that my pheasant load will just destroy ...
by quanah labs
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Kansas county road map?
Replies: 7
Views: 2347

Re: Kansas county road map?

Thanks guys
by quanah labs
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Kansas county road map?
Replies: 7
Views: 2347

Kansas county road map?

Hey guys I am planning my annual pheasant hunt in Kansas. Last year I ordered a Trego and Graham county map thru their court house. It was perfect it showed every CR in the county. I then went and plotted the WIHA areas on the county map, which made it extremely easy to locate these remote locations...
by quanah labs
Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:38 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasants in Kansas?
Replies: 28
Views: 7573

Re: Pheasants in Kansas?

Thanks for the update. It sounds like you guys had a good hunt! Were the crops still standing around the walk in areas? We hunted a little west of Russell last year ( Wakenney) and there were some really solid bird numbers but we went out without a dog and got skunked. Those wild roosters easily out...
by quanah labs
Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:51 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: 4 month old Lab retriever does well, seems lazy. Help please
Replies: 30
Views: 9520

Re: 4 month old Lab retriever does well, seems lazy. Help please

I would take him to vet to make sure he is not sick. If he comes back fine then I would do this three step training approach. 1) Live BIRDS 2)Live BIRDS 3)Live BIRDS There is nothing a retriever wants to chase and put in their mouth more than a live bird. Take a pigeon with clipped wings out on your...
by quanah labs
Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:31 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasants in Kansas?
Replies: 28
Views: 7573

Re: Pheasants in Kansas?

I wll let you know how the pheasant hunting is....going this weekend (opening weekend) up around Goodland. Taking my 10yr old son for his first hunt. I look foreward to your hunting review. Good luck, I hope your son has a great first hunt! Thank you very much. It looks like we are going on Saturda...
by quanah labs
Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasants in Kansas?
Replies: 28
Views: 7573

Re: Pheasants in Kansas?

Birddawg wrote:I wll let you know how the pheasant hunting is....going this weekend (opening weekend) up around Goodland. Taking my 10yr old son for his first hunt.
I look foreward to your hunting review.

Good luck, I hope your son has a great first hunt!
by quanah labs
Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:13 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasants in Kansas?
Replies: 28
Views: 7573

Re: Pheasants in Kansas?

Step-son got his 2 birds and they saw a good amount of birds, other buddy and his boy did very well too, limited both saturday and sunday. I'm not looking for your honey hole ( you can PM me with it if you just have to :D )but, were you guys in the Colby area? That is where we are planning on going.
by quanah labs
Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What age to introduce birds?
Replies: 19
Views: 5338

Re: What age to introduce birds?

I had my lab on pigeons and a couple juvenile ginnies at 8 weeks old. I wanted to get that bird chasing fire started at a young age. It was so cool to see my little girl chasing and catching those birds, she was so proud and happy trotting around the yard with a bird in her mouth. There is nothing l...
by quanah labs
Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:15 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasants in Kansas?
Replies: 28
Views: 7573

Re: Pheasants in Kansas?

jimssetters wrote:Called a biologist today and he said that most birds should be killed north of I-70. You are headed in the right direction good luck.

Thanks for the info! I can't wait to get out there this year with my own dog!!!
by quanah labs
Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Framed dog photo's
Replies: 5
Views: 1438

Re: Framed dog photo's

Those are some really nice photos! I especially liked the long black and white photo showing a really nice point.
by quanah labs
Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:59 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pheasants in Kansas?
Replies: 28
Views: 7573

Pheasants in Kansas?

Hey guys I am planning on hunting pheasant in December up in north west Kansas. I have talked to the areas wildlife biologist and he told me that it was one of the best places mostly because it wasn't hit as hard by the drought like most other parts of the state was. But I would still like to hear f...
by quanah labs
Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Protecting your dogs paws?
Replies: 12
Views: 3659

Re: Protecting your dogs paws?

I haven't hunted Kansas, but the Dakota's will tear a dog up. Not the pads as much as between the toes. I've gone to 1000 denier cordura from dogbooties.com. Cheap and they do a nice job. I should mention this: don't just put the boots on the dog. First wrap the leg in vetwrap, then put the boot on...
by quanah labs
Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Protecting your dogs paws?
Replies: 12
Views: 3659

Re: Protecting your dogs paws?

Thanks for the history lesson, your comparison to Quanah Parker and Bin Laden pretty much proves how much you really know. Quanah Parker was an amazing man so maybe you should do a little research before spewing such ignorance. Just like every freaking thread on this site, off topic after a couple p...
by quanah labs
Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Protecting your dogs paws?
Replies: 12
Views: 3659

Protecting your dogs paws?

Last week while dove hunting with my 5 month old YLF she punctured her paw on something. The puncture wound was between the pads right in the center of the paw. I did not even notice it untill the next morning when I went out to feed her and I noticed her paw was swollen. I treated it and kept her o...
by quanah labs
Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:47 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: wont pickup ducks
Replies: 6
Views: 1596

Re: wont pickup ducks

Get a Lab!
by quanah labs
Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Getting my new dog a title
Replies: 4
Views: 1327

Re: Getting my new dog a title

Thanks for the info guys. Sorry its taken so long to respond but I have been spending every free minute with my dog. Since posting this question I have joined a local HRC club, and it was the best thing I could have ever done. Thanks so much for pointing me in this direciton. I have met some really ...
by quanah labs
Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: destructive behavior
Replies: 52
Views: 14214

Re: destructive behavior

He's almost a year old and what else might used instead of a crate? Why would you want to use something else?! They work great and before long they will enjoy the crate, its there own little den. Exercise them , let them pee and poop, and then crate them. You shouldn't look at the crate as a punish...
by quanah labs
Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: destructive behavior
Replies: 52
Views: 14214

Re: destructive behavior

Crate him when your not able to give him your full attention, and exercise the heck out of him. A tired dog doesn't get in to trouble nearly as much.
by quanah labs
Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: My buddy is looking for a lab...
Replies: 8
Views: 3203

Re: My buddy is looking for a lab...

So has your buddy found a puppy yet?
by quanah labs
Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:53 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: My buddy is looking for a lab...
Replies: 8
Views: 3203

Re: My buddy is looking for a lab...

gotpointers wrote:Quanah labs did you by chance buy your dogs from dutch acres labradors in wisconsion?
No I got her from Upland Kennels in Menasha Wisconsion
by quanah labs
Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: My buddy is looking for a lab...
Replies: 8
Views: 3203

Re: My buddy is looking for a lab...

I don't know of any kennels around Tx, I got my lab in Wisconsin, and she was more than $700, but you should check out this site http://www.retrievertraining.net I love this site it is almost all lab talk, and they have a puppy section. If you don't see something you like you should post your questi...
by quanah labs
Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pointing Labs and Flushing Labs
Replies: 25
Views: 5740

Re: Pointing Labs and Flushing Labs

Why not get a dog that was bred to be a flushing dog, such as a springer? Many labs have been bred to be a flushing dog, these dogs barely resemble your average pet lab. They can quarter thru a field as well as any springer, and they will retrieve a downed bird better than any dog on the planet. So ...
by quanah labs
Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL WATERFOWL...
Replies: 12
Views: 3320

Re: ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL WATERFOWL...

I feel the same way! I CAN'T WAIT for duck season. This is going to be my first year with my own hunting dog, she is still going to be young but it is going to be so much fun hunting together. Our early teal season, here in Texas, starts Sep 10th! I just hope this hellish heat will be gone by then. ...
by quanah labs
Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The highest calling
Replies: 15
Views: 5431

Re: The highest calling

And thus is the real reason we all have dogs. The ribbons and accolades are nice, but never will replace that look in a dogs eyes, that paw on your lap, and that dedication they give to us. Good job Ray!!!!! Fuzz Couldn't have said it any better. Great story Ray! It's amazing what they can do when ...
by quanah labs
Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Getting my new dog a title
Replies: 4
Views: 1327

Getting my new dog a title

I have been training my first hunting lab this summer for the sole purpose of getting her ready to be a great hunting dog both in the duck marsh and in the CRP fields chasing pheasants. That is until I realized how much fun training her is and what a great time she is having getting worked with so I...
by quanah labs
Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dogs and pork
Replies: 22
Views: 6244

Re: Dogs and pork

My vet also told me to never feed my dogs pork, so I have never fed them pork. It sounds like its not that big of a deal if so many of you guys feed it but there there must be small chance that it will make the dogs sick. Scraps make a hunting dog fat anyway so I would not feed them it even if the ...
by quanah labs
Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:12 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dogs and pork
Replies: 22
Views: 6244

Re: Dogs and pork

My vet also told me to never feed my dogs pork, so I have never fed them pork. It sounds like its not that big of a deal if so many of you guys feed it but there there must be small chance that it will make the dogs sick. Scraps make a hunting dog fat anyway so I would not feed them it even if the v...
by quanah labs
Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: recommendations for new dog
Replies: 24
Views: 6736

Re: recommendations for new dog

Get a lab! Everyone has one , as you said, for a reason. This should be why you should consider one, but you seem to think its a reason not to get one( doesn't make much sense to me). You need a dog to retrieve dove and ducks so why not get a dog that can do that better than any other dog on the pla...
by quanah labs
Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: puppy wont eat his food?
Replies: 9
Views: 3612

Re: puppy wont eat his food?

I feed my lab Purina Pro Plan performance blend from the time I got her home at 7 weeks. That is what my breeder uses and recommends. It has everything a dog at any life stage needs and is specially formulated for a hard working dog. And my dog seems to really like the taste, but here in Tx I have n...
by quanah labs
Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: What birds do you like to hunt?
Replies: 23
Views: 7655

Re: What birds do you like to hunt?

1) Dove
2) Pheasant
3) Duck
by quanah labs
Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Things to do with your dog in this heat
Replies: 28
Views: 6644

Re: Things to do with your dog in this heat

Its been real hot here in canada as well, ................ looks like tomorrow here its suppose to stay in the 70's for a bit .....ruth Somehow I think the "hot" in Canada is a little different than they "HOT" in the South. :lol: I was thinking the same thing! Right now it is right around 100 degre...
by quanah labs
Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hard headed dogs?
Replies: 44
Views: 9204

Re: Hard headed dogs?

I don't have enough experience with gun dogs to even start to answer this question, but I find this post very interesting and I look forward to reading the responses this forum is sure to give. GOOD POST!