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ha, thanks, I wouldn't probably tell you where I went either if I knew where a good amount of birds are. I think I might just go to Illinois, and go to Jim Edger, and pyramid in Illinois. I used to go there when I was a teenager so I feel comfortable. With pheasants I probably wont mess around with ...

Just moved to Saint Louis, MO, but I still have residency status in Illinois. I have never hunted in this area and wondered what were the best areas to hunt for quail and dove were. Thanks

Also took a newer picture of Shadow the other day...

I moved to saint louis recently and wondered what were some of the better quail hunting lands? Can be either in Illinois or MO. Thanks in advance, and I know I will probably have to drive quite a ways....

Great lookin pup!

Ya, I have kinda got him off wing and a string and all that. I have just been reinforcing commands and doing more random woah's and others, just letting him play and teaching him his manners for now. He is a sweetheart in the house and a running mad man in the field, so I am beyond happy with him at...

We have used the wolters books on two Brittnies, and two setters.... The setters turned out amazing, and one of the brittnies, you couldn't keep him from hunting, he didn't care about people one bit, just let him hunt all day and he was happy. And, I watched some of the videos I was told to look at ...

Thanks for all your information and knowledge sharing. He has no shyness in the field, or lack of enthusiasm, and he is always willing to learn and please so I don't have a stubborn dog. I agree with your comments though, as I do need to jump start his instincts to get him to be more "birdy". It is ...

It's ok, I have been reading the gun dog book by richard a. wolters, and I have read the green one as well, by his understudy it sounded like. And, just whatever people have or haven't done in the past on this forum. But, I agree with you none the less. I was just frustrated I guess... You always im...

Well, I have an english setter that is about 18 and a half weeks old. And, I am a curious guy, and I didn't want to order 5 chukers for 75 bucks, which is the only option I had as far as getting birds.... so I went ahead and bought some chicks that looked to be about 5 weeks old... I took him out to...

Has anyone trained their pointing dogs with chicks? The black ones even look like quail a bit, just curious. Thanks

Sorry, I am still learning with my first pup. By pigoens do you actually mean actual pigeons or do you mean scented dummies, or quail? I need to get my pup on some live birds and was wondering what the easiest way to do this was.
Thanks for the reply to my nearly ignorant question!

Ha!

Just go on this site and get all the pictures of the great new puppies everyone gets and put them all over the house!

Thanks! I am pretty excited about where he is going to be as far as a hunting dog is concerned. He is a great listener, and a fast learner so if he has any interest at all I am sure he will do fine. I would love to get him on some live quail soon though. We have just been doing the wing on the strin...

shadow, at about 10 and a half weeks

Thanks for the articles and tips...



@ 4dabirds what kind of dog did you have before?

That makes a lot of sense with the wing on a string comment. I would much rather a dog lock up on scent than sight. I have been doing it for fun about every 3-4 days and generally I end on a good point after 5 mins just to get in a little play time with a bird wing, so hopefully I didn't do too much...

Wow what a cute dog! I don't dare show these pics to my daughter.... :-) Thanks! I had been looking for two years, and am in school and it is nearing an end, so I figured if I would get one now was the best time due to a flexible schedule. Had always been picky and never wound up getting one, but h...

Ya, he has fun chasing around the string, and pointing it, but I don't know if he views it as much more than a moving leaf... I am pretty sure there isn't much connection between a bird, and a wing at this point. I wanted to take him out last weekend and buy a quail for him to stumble upon, but need...

Throw the wing away and get real birds. Some good flying quail would help teach that pup to point on scent All you are doing with dead bird parts is promoting sight pointing :wink: Would it be better to try with the quail scent you are able to buy, and apply that to the wing, or is that just a wast...

I have been introducing the wing on a string fairly consistently to my new pup that is now 11 weeks old. I was wondering how I should, or if I should try to work with him on getting him to point at a farther distance. He comes in and points it just fine, but doesn't hold the point for too long, and ...