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baileydog2007

I checked out the specs on your puppy food. It is a little lower in fat content than i like for an active dog(36% protein/16% fat). The protein content is excellent. Most puppy foods that I have used and most adult performance foods have 20% fat and 30% protein. If it were my dog, I would add some ...

baileydog2007

I have always had a hunting dog, and until 2.5 years ago, they were always Labs. I struggled with what breed to get as I wanted a pointing breed. I settled on an English Setter. And I LOVE her. Easy to train, machine in the field, perfect in the house, loves kids, I could not be happier. My Dad, who...

baileydog2007

I would question how reputable your new breeder is. More for a female??? It happens, but it total bs. Like lab litters who charge more for the yellows??? Same freaking litter, they are doing it for the cash, period. And just word of caution, training a dog and impatience are not a good mix.......

baileydog2007

I lived in Stanley for a couple of years, you'll love the hunting there. Duck hunting is very very good and dont have to travel far for ringnecks either!!

baileydog2007

When I bought my stter and was doing research, I did call them, and checked out their web site. For me, and me only, it seemed they breed show dogs and setters for photo shoots in Cabelas ads. When I called, I would have been #24ish on a waiting list to get a pup, and they were from 1600.00 to 2000....

baileydog2007

We went for the first time to miller sd, hunted all public land and shot our limits most days. The best advice i can give you for sd is hunt small pieces of public land north of miller. Most guys wont go hunt them because they are to small so you wont see many hunters and the birds are not so jumpy...

baileydog2007

My appoligies sir. You have been to three trials. I had my facts wrong. There have been many threads over the past week on trialers vs hunters. They have been labeled otherwise but it does come down to just that. If you would take the time and go back through those threads just like I have, you wil...

baileydog2007

^Who said I only went to one??? Probably an assumption on your part, I assume. Second, I dont doubt those who have been doing it a long time are very knowledgable. But those "experts" say that dog "x" is superior, because they think so, and thats just not true. It is probably the type dog they prefe...

baileydog2007

Baileydog- Sorry Bud but you ain't gonna turn this one around on me. You are the one with the attitude and the unwillingness to allow someone else to have a differing opinion...not me. m I just had the poor taste to call you on it. You are one of the the ones who cannot bring themselves to admit th...

baileydog2007

When I began field trialing, I found the people to be invariably inclusive and helpful. I still see this at trials - the participants are very helpful to beginners and each other - scouting, loaning horses, offering training tips and pointing people towards others who can help. The problem of "arro...

baileydog2007

Baileydog - Au contraire mon ami. I have read your posts. Your recent post does nothing whatsoever to change my opinion of you. As I expected. However your attempt to pose as a newbie and thereby garner sympathy... adds a new dimension. I am not buying into that bit of misdirection. It is perhaps a...

baileydog2007

Talk about being on a high horse. Pot. Kettle. Black. Baileydog - You are another one of those who "knows what is best for others" and your posts in the past have proved that beyond a shadow of doubt. The poster in question stated their preferences and the reasons fo them. Unlike JKP (AND YOU) he w...

baileydog2007

Hunters, I am looking for advice on how to hunt very edgy wild grouse. I hunt south of International Falls in the heart of the "ATV trail hunting grouse swatters region." The logging trails and spurs off of these trails make for great walking. I make great effort to get away from these ATV's and he...

baileydog2007

Talk about being on a high horse. Pot. Kettle. Black.

baileydog2007

My concern is whether or not FTs really are producing a better bird dog. FTs dont produce any dogs. Good breeding and a lot of training make good bird dogs, FTs are just a way some folks like to apply said training and breeding. FT dogs are not "good" BECAUSE they trial, they trial them when the ow...

baileydog2007

Well, some posters sure back up the fact some "trialers" are are grade A "A" holes. Shows some, even if right, prefer to be a prick vs an ambassador of the sport. Pathetic. A total prick.

baileydog2007

AF Derbies & Broke dogs can place without a find & in rare cases can even win or place over a dog with finds. I have been running in AF/AFTCA trials for some years. I have seen derbies placed without a find in smaller 'qualifying 'stakes'. I have NEVER seen a dog without at least one find placed in...

baileydog2007

Bailey I will make one attempt to clarify. The last sentence in my original post asks why people argue points that don't effect them. You have been thoughtful and polite in that regard . Have others? My list is an example of reasons for others just me killing time fishing for answers if you misunde...

baileydog2007

So Ithaca what is your skin in the game if I may ask? Do you believe that field trial dogs don't produce hunting dogs ? Have they or are they ruining a breed ? Do you think trialers have too much influence in sporting dogdom? You are very passionate you must have an agenda possibly a manifesto ? I ...

baileydog2007

I dont/have not trialed, but that sounds like sour grapes to me. Thats like a football coach crying because his team gained more yards than the other team, but still lost?? I dont know, the rules are what they are, with dogs, if you want to compete, train accordingly or dont compete. JM2C. The Rule...

baileydog2007

Heard that all before also the same question goes out to you does your dog always find birds & if not where do you think they all went'& do you think your dog finds every bird in the field? I know mine don't & no one else does either & it's a good thing cause we might not have a bird left.Get off i...

baileydog2007

No, Im not Birddogs or know him. I just pointed out that you call yourself competitive, but the venue you run in has subjective judging... Cover dog trials on wild birds, with most finds as winner, I find respectable. I dont care about tail, run, style or anything else if I hunt. I want a dog that h...

baileydog2007

Yeah & hunting in the Dakotas is like fishing in a swimming pool.We call it hunting NOT SHOOTING. Go back to the CLUB & :lol: drink the rest of the day!! So, when a person choses to hunt where the bird population is good, thats a bad thing??? WTH. One of the weirdest things Ive ever heard. So, shou...

baileydog2007

Ithaca now tell me whos the bad sportsman & crying about being outfound as you say.We been through this it's not finds it's the whole performance. You wouldn't be Birddogz in disguise would you? No, Im not Birddogs or know him. I just pointed out that you call yourself competitive, but the venue yo...

baileydog2007

So you consider me a bad sportsman ? for what reason Im just replying to all the F trial critisizm. No one has ever heard me complain about not winning or I can't compete because my dog finds more birds but was beat by more style etc & etc.I will tell you this I always want to win but I have lost a...

baileydog2007

So you consider me a bad sportsman ? for what reason Im just replying to all the F trial critisizm. No one has ever heard me complain about not winning or I can't compete because my dog finds more birds but was beat by more style etc & etc.I will tell you this I always want to win but I have lost a...

baileydog2007

Never said it was BAD I just don't have a $1000 for gas to run to Dakotas every wk end & don't claim to be a mighty hunter but I hunt whats available & don't have to brag about it. That makes them so great because they can kill birds where you don't even need a dog to do it? I'd say that make them ...

baileydog2007

Yeah & hunting in the Dakotas is like fishing in a swimming pool.We call it hunting NOT SHOOTING. Go back to the CLUB & :lol: drink the rest of the day!! So, when a person choses to hunt where the bird population is good, thats a bad thing??? WTH. One of the weirdest things Ive ever heard. So, shou...

baileydog2007

Nope you are right I didn't...and for what it's worth the way you judge a dog should be entirely up to you. I think the ticklish area is when we make our views public and in the format that is clearly one for public debate our public reaction gets put under a microscope. I have a question that I ho...

baileydog2007

Wow you have been able to draw a lot more specific conclusions in attending a few than I have been able to in the thirty or forty I have competed in. I have to get over the naivity I am with you. Seems I am just dense because many people can pick up on all of the corruption in our little world by r...

baileydog2007

No by all means no...I just haven't found that many negatives around dog people. It's been my experience that outside a few isolated incidents that are common place in any gathering of homosapiens things are generally just and those who approach things with an open mind are embraced. It is true tha...

baileydog2007

Wow you have been able to draw a lot more specific conclusions in attending a few than I have been able to in the thirty or forty I have competed in. I have to get over the naivity Didnt say they were facts. They are my opinions, based on (admittedly) a small sample size. If those are my experience...

baileydog2007

This thread is hilarious. While I have not trialed, I have been to a few and I have hunted with a couple dog who are decent (at least in my view) at trials. I think those dogs are very good hunting dogs. One of them (a gsp) hunts way too big for my liking, but he is an excellent hunter. Tough to hun...

baileydog2007

What part of SD is that in?

baileydog2007

I don't get the scam there? The guy sent you $2500 and $1000 was for a pup. $1500 to his friend picking up the pup. So when the guy shows up to get the pup, you give him the $1500? You still have $1000 and the check already went thru the bank. I'm pretty dense on how these things work. I was to sen...

baileydog2007

There are definately scammers out there. I bred/sold a few Lab litters, Im sure I know the site you are talking about. I actually went a long with the scam to the end. I was selling my pups for 800.00 (I think) and "Jon Smith" emailed me and said he would send me 2500.00, I was to keep 1000.00 and s...

baileydog2007

I had always owned labs myself, until I picked up an english setter. And Ill never go back. My dog is an absolute bird finding machine, and she is young. Plus, in the house, a perfect citizen. A lot of it, IMO, is what a person likes appearance wise, as if a person does his/her homework, and finds a...

baileydog2007

Birddogz wrote:I understand that Labs have been over bred and have issues, anyone know of any reputable kennels in ND/MN/SD/MT?

I know of a couple in MN and one in SD. Both are EIC/CMN clear. What are you looking for?? Trials or just a hunting dog?

baileydog2007

Georgia Boy wrote:Here it is for this year, BS my arse :roll: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/w ... depred.htm

LOL, lots of bird dogs on that list. :roll: My guess, most of those dogs were hunting/chasing the wolves. Its BS. Total bs.

baileydog2007

Totally over blown subject. Rarely ever happens. Im in the woods 4-5 days/evening a week, in prime bear/wolf terrirory, and have never had a run in. Actually never heard of one, that I believed. City folk see one running by or hear one howl, and its all of a sudden a "run in" with a wolf, all comple...

baileydog2007

i see, so im taking it that you dont have to be a certain distance from the road to shoot there? Also, is there anything else to do in Miller besides hunt. We are both 22. No, a lot of people hunt the ditches, have to be away from your truck, with engine off and doors closed. Can go into private pr...

baileydog2007

So, how do right of ways work? I have never hunted one so what should i look for. Just ditches. It works best to find ditches with no cover on either side, if possible. If there are crops or CRP along the ditch, the birds will just run into that, and you wont ever flush them. We found ones with not...

baileydog2007

We just booked our room last night. We are staying at the dew drop inn...... any one ever stayed there? Baileydog. I have always understood that a young pointer on Wild SD roosters is like trying to get a cat not to chase a mouse, they all run and it takes practice and patience to get them to the p...

baileydog2007

Just got back from 4 days in Miller SD. Pheasant numbers did seem to be down a little, but hunting was really really good. Not in the same places we hunted in previous years, but there were a lot of birds, and a surprisingly low number of hunters. I was very happy with my 7 month old setter. She had...

baileydog2007

^Actually, hunting after deer season can be very good. During deer season I could see not wanting to go out, but after its good hunting. Actually a refuge up here that allows upland hunting on it after deer season. I think if a guy wants to walk, especially in the evenings, Nov, after deer season, i...

baileydog2007

Just booked a camping cabin at Lake Louis State Park north of Miller for Oct 19-22! Cant wait, four of us heading there for 5 days of hunting. Hope my pup gets a point or two! Anyone going near there on opener??

baileydog2007

Nike, I didnt realize you lived so close till now. Do you have any advice on where to hunt? Should we go to miller or try somewhere else. We are going to be running labs, one is a year old, the other is six. We might have one more coming with us, but we are more focused on getting young dog some bi...

baileydog2007

Well, this last weekend provided warm weather and WIND! Not exactly the kind of weather I like to hunt in, but still beats a day at work. With alot of the cover gone now the birds have less cover to hide in and the hunting for the most part was pretty good. I saw and flushed quit a few birds for th...

baileydog2007

Now I dont know whats gotten into my pup. Im going out every evening after work. Early in the season, she was a little rangey, but not too bad. Now, she runs way further out, and has selective hearing. There are a lot of birds, put up 8 last night in a couple hours of walking. But its like my dog to...

baileydog2007

Last weekend here was good too. We only shot 6 (myself, my son, and his friend), but we saw probably 15 and heard about 4-5 more flushes (still a lot of cover, but falling fast). Im taking vacation on Friday and off on Monday, so Ill hit the woods hard this weekend. Heading over by Big Falls MN, for...

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