Gun Dog Forum

Thanks I will give that a few tries.

We only worked two birds. I didnt shoot at either. Thus not giving him a reward. How else could I correct this.

I have a rescued gsp who I have hunted with for the last 3 seasons mostly for quail and phez.He locks up hard on quail and does pretty good on the wild phez we hunt but yesterday we went to a club to train with a new friend of mine and used chukar. Upon approach he gave a very fast flash point then ...

Im glad to hear my pointer is not the only one. I like taking him anytime im in the field but I might let him s leep in untill quail season opens up. He really hates standing still unless there is a covey involved. He didnt seem to excited about the dove feathers in his mouth anyway. I spent alot o...

Good ol model 12 does it for me. I used to use a 410 when I was knockin them out of trees.

Im glad to hear my pointer is not the only one. I like taking him anytime im in the field but I might let him s leep in untill quail season opens up. He really hates standing still unless there is a covey involved. He didnt seem to excited about the dove feathers in his mouth anyway. I spent alot of...

After a long off season the CA. dove season opened up sep. 1. I took my two year old gsp out to bag a few birds. Most of our hunting has been quail and phez hunts with him on point or flushing upon command. Gunshyness has never been the slightest of an issue. However on our dove hunt I had him sit a...

If you do not have your dog in sight do not shoot.We have all heard the horror stories.

Glad to hear your dog is comin along. I am anxiously waiting for spring/summer to bein water retrieve wih my 1yr pup.

Those wild pheasant are some tricky birds. My pup is still tracking the runners until the flush usually out of range. With more exposure I am sure our dogs will figure them out.

Sorry for your loss.

You never want to use the collar on a pup that young when chasing birds! (or rabbits IMO) only deer or roads. Also you need to just train him with the collar and introduce stimulation at the same time you use a check cord pull so ythe dog learns what it means, there is a lot of info out there about...

Took my 11 month old GSP out for some Quail hunting on public land here in Northern C.A. As soon as he got on the first patch of cover he locked up I assumed it was just a sparrow or other non gamebird as I really did not expect to find any Quail until we got off the beaten path. So I nonchalantly w...

Nice looking dog. 3 wild phez to boot.

Awesome story. My pup is still trying to figure out pheasant. He points but doesn't know why they run away. Chukar and Quail both sit still for him! Congrads on a rescue, if your feeling evil go hunt test or field trial him. I get the oddest looks from Judges and breeders when I tell them I have a ...

Nice job Ruffies are fer and far between here in Cali. Only two allowed per season.

it was right past Stumpy Meadows right before Icehouse road. here is a few pics.

IMO, it is not how many killed or if any are killed at all, it is how they were taken, one bird taken in flight over a proper point (by a dog you trained yourself) is better than 20 killed otherwise. The people who start hunting stories with how many birds they killed that day are missing "it". Wel...

The truck story is pretty simple. Hit black ice doing 45mph slid sideways for about 40yds went off the road and did one full rotation landing on the wheels. Kicked out the windshield and drove back down the hill in the snow.Brrrrrr

Thanx for the kind words. It looks like its going to be a good season for upland here in CA. Everything is still really green for this time of year. I am just itching to get back out there but I rolled my truck deer hunting so my outing will more than likely be few and far between this year due to t...

I took my 11 month GSP out for his second real hunt today. We got to the field a little late so I was sure I would see hunters in the spot when I got there. But to my surprise there was nobody. If your from CA you know how hard Public lands get hunted and a late start is sure to hurt your odds most ...

Sound like a bunch of catty school girls.

My GSP did this the first time he smelled a bear.

Glad to hear you are getting out there. Here are a few tips I have picked up along my short journey in the gun dog world. #1. Never shoot a bird you dog flushes. This will lead to a flushing dog instead of a pointing dog. Just let the bird fly away. #2. This early in his career as a gun dog it is vi...

ElectricShorthairs wrote:You're hooked now! Good lookin pup!

Thanks.

ultracarry wrote:I have never seen someone use dove for training lol.

I used the dove just to get him using his nose, as soon as he tried to get it I let it fly away. Im not sure what kind of birds they were he was pointing at kinda look like dove with square tails. Not a game bird for sure.

Thanx.

Got Rock out today for some field time.Ran into a friend of mine who raises dove and used one to get Rock excited about birds. As soon as he smelled that thing a lightbuld went on in his head and he now knows that he wants birds. This pic if from some field time after we showed him the dove. He poin...

Thanx for the Heads up. I am new to this and would really like to see what goes on at these tests\trials. Where do you get info on upcoming events?

I took Rock to a local refuge today to let him try to find a few Phesants. We headed into the wind on this semi rainy day. He began working his nose as soon as I cut him loose. First thing that jumped was a rabbit but Rock did not pay him much mind. Then we continued to work the field into the wind ...

Nice looking pup. Just a heads up.. there is a hunt test this weekend in Rio Vista and a field trial at Hastings island. I'm guessing they are pretty close to your location. If you wanted to pick some pro's brains on ideas how to train your dog or just to watch its not a bad place to start. If you ...

Hello all my name is Jesse and through a stroke of luck I recently acuried a 9week old GSP pup. http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/jesse_12_16/rock.jpg My girlfriend is a Vet tech and was at work when a lady brings in a 9week old GSP pup with a severe break in his front leg and says it happened...