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Absolutely nothing better than killing geese in the snow. I could have swore that the shot at about the 2:33 mark you were going to be behind that one bird but it folded clean! Sure is nice not to have to use a layout blind isn't it? Nice camera work I really enjoyed watching that!

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Sorry but it a hawk or owl is threatening my fowl, pup or pups it will die. I'll be glad to take it to court and plead my case and/or pay the fine if need be. But I won't sit back a let a hawk pic off pup(s) or fowl. "oh, but it's against the law" you say . Wel, so is speeding and drinking and driv...

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Sorry but it a hawk or owl is threatening my fowl, pup or pups it will die. I'll be glad to take it to court and plead my case and/or pay the fine if need be. But I won't sit back a let a hawk pic off pup(s) or fowl. "oh, but it's against the law" you say . Wel, so is speeding and drinking and drivi...

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Wire crate. One that collapses flat when not in use.

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I worry more about coyotes with my two puppies. I even worry about coyotes with my wifes lap dog. Dang coyotes get pretty brave and pretty desperate when it get cold out.

A hawk would be a stretch with anything but a very very small puppy.

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Rockstar I'm not sure why your wanting to keep beating this dead horse. Everyone has an opinion on dogs, training, trucks, women, beer, and guns. On the internet everyone is a self proclaimed expert. I could tell everyone on here that I played football for the 49er's, was on their practice squad and...

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Edit edit edit.

Is this better.

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Love that first pic! Glad to see someone actually getting into some quail! Tough times all over for those little guys right now.

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They are bad news for sure. But I don't think a ban on them is necessary. Perhaps a ban on how and where you can set them. A simple fix for a bobcat set, or really just about any set would be setting them in a tree instead of on the ground. It's really quite easy to do with great results.

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Would much rather hunt in 6 inches of snow given the same cover, bird numbers etc etc. Anything to keep those feet from being able to reach solid ground will help though. Cattails would be choice right now though!

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Thats awesome!

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When it comes to training there are many, many different opinions. Ask 3 different people and you will get 3 different responses. My two EP pups are around the same age as yours. I've worked on the commands "kennel" and "here". They have those two commands down pretty good. Have not E collar conditi...

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Great news! And yes, awesome how people in the area kicked in to search for him. It goes to show you how important not only our dogs are to us, but also how important others dogs are to us.
Kudos to all that went to search.

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The dog in your avatar looks a lot like my last Chessie. Very good looking dog!

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At about the 1:40 mark on the video I see what appears to be a sasquatch peeking from behind a tree but it's a little out of focus.

Cool Vid Setternut! Nice dog work too.

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That data base isn't any kind of official record then?? Says anyone can add a dog at any time. So, By looking through it I can see that none of my Chessies are on on it. I would have had to of added them myself.

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Deke thats a great post as are others. I have to laugh though about your lab being protective. Not that I don't think it is protective or anything. I laugh because my lab is just the opposite. If she was in my truck and someone came to steal the radio out of it she would probably drown the dude with...

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No need for a choke chain and certainly not a pinch collar at 4.5 months old. He's just a youngin. I wouldn't worry about perfect heeling with him just yet or at all. That pup needs to be going on field walks smelling the daisy's. Waiting a couple more months or even 3 isn't going to lose you any gr...

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There are a lot of misconceptions in my opinion about the breed. Chessies were bred to protect the market hunters boats, decoys etc while he took his ducks to market. They consider anything that you own as theirs and worthy of protection. My question is why would ANYONE want to breed this wonderful ...

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If I could own only one dog it would be a Chessie. Every one I had was a great pheasant dog, outstanding waterfowl dog, great house dog and loyal as the day is long. The Chessie hunts because that is what he is bred to do. My last Chessie would not hunt for anyone but me. However, I'm fortunate enou...

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I'm getting a GSP in June (planned breeding anyways), and everyone around here uses a E-collar. but they also say that a e-collar will mess a dog up if you don't know what your doing with them (which I don't). so I decided to just not get a E-collar. will I be at any disadvantage when training if I...

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NW KS

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Don't have any ideas for names but it is interesting in that my VZ's name is Truman! Truman B Good is his registered name.

You will not regret getting the VZ, especially if it is to be an indoor dog.

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Nothing more fun that waterfowl hunting! Nice hunt.

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When I think of momentum as it pertains to retrievers I think of how well the dog will go over or through and obstacle on a retrieve, not stopped, hesitating or whatever, going to a retrieve. It is perhaps a word that is not being used for it's purpose via Webster, but that is what I think momentum ...

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I am not a welder by trade nor do I earn a living at welding but I learned in High School. And also had a job that required me to weld off and on. MIG welding is fairly easy as long as your not trying to do anything too fancy. You could take a night class at a local VoTech school and in a few short ...

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I think it should work both ways. Conformation is important but conformation that ruins the original intent of the dog is bad. I think that before you can have a championship on a field bred dog, it should have to have passed some test to show it had no disqualifying faults. The only bad part of th...

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Absolutely!

So how did your pointers do on the birds? Did they learn the way of the phez pretty quick?

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Thats not too bad. But does the number of birds bagged really equal up to how successful the hunt was? I think not. Glad to hear you had a good time and got your dogs into some birds. Hopefully this spring will be more suited to better nesting conditions and you can have even more bird contacts for ...

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Ok thanks! I always like to go off of recomendations instead of trial and error. No need to re-invent the wheel.

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That looks like gods country up there! Sounds like an awesome hunt to me!

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Where did you purchase your Mendota vests at?

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Mostly I shoot my 20ga O/U Huglu 103D I brought back from Turkey in 2000. I have a host of Brownings and Remingtons in the safe along with an 835 which I waterfowl with. But, the Huglu is the one that is in the fields with me the most.

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I don't believe horses are allowed on KDWP public hunting areas managed for wildlife or WIHA. It's foot traffic only on both. So most likely it would have been private ground.

But you CAN find plenty of birds on public if you know where to look.

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What about buying the birds and bringing them back to your farm to hunt?

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I had read on another forum that it is beyond dry there. Which will not bode good for birds. Coming to KS is a crap shoot. Just because your saying your going to the Pratt area, or really any other area of the state means very little this year. Depends on the ground you hunt in a certain area. I've ...

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I live in the country and my neighbors aren't just "right" next door to me although I do have neighbors. Anyway, I let mine run, all 5 of them, twice a day and somedays we ALL go for a field walk. Training is thrown in the mix also. But mine run and when they are ready to eat they come back to their...

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I just love dogs, especially hunting dogs.

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I'm not sure why one would want a dog of such. I personally feel my greatest protection asset is my personal defense weapon which is a Glock 19 and a short barreled 20 ga with 00 buck under my bed. Now, if your looking at a dog that will protect your home and your belongings and not really be a "tra...

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ACooper wrote:Coyotes have been proven to have little negative affect if not benefit game bird populations, they prey on animals the destroy nests.

On a side note.... an all white coyote?? Was there a black panther with it?

Exactly.

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Good lookin dog! Put together nicely. He will be a cover busting SOB for sure! However, I'm with everyone else here. I think you need a bigger check cord.

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So sorry for your loss.

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I have 2, 12 week old English Pointers. I feed Iams puppy food 3 times a day. I feel mine are just about right weight wise. It could be there age as well. Could be that they just don't respond to the food your feeding as well.

Hopefully someone will come along with a better answer.

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Somwhere I heard that the lead singer of Metallica is a duck hunter. Can't confirm this though.

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Funny you should mention this. I have 3 dog dens and none of my current pooches will use them. They would rather freeze than go through that door. Tried everything, they just won't do it. I had 3 other dogs that would use them though. So, when it gets cold, in the garage they go! They aren't spoiled...

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Saw a surprising number of birds (both pheasants and quail) given the conditions and early reports. Was hunting with inexperienced hunters in an area I was unfamiliar with and it cost us a number of birds. Had we been better hunters, 8 of use could have come close to limits on both days. Much of th...

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Vests are Ok. They aren't the end all to keeping a dog warm. They do help. The main thing is to get one that is tight fitting so that the water doesn't stay in it. I personally don't hunt my labs with vests unless it is just bitter out. For your shorthair though a vest will help quite a bit since th...

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SD, all of what you said makes sense as far as migration and feeding. Maybe I should head to MO next spring with my pups.

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Far from acceptable! The correct thing in that situation would be to find the owner of the dog and politely ask if he would keep his dog under control. However, if nobody had their dogs at their sides the correct thing would have been to just let his dog mill about or if he was worried about it, put...

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I think that every state got into the "deer and turkey state of mind" due to monetary reasons for the state. Unfortunately I believe it left quail to fend for themselves. I believe almost every state is playing catch up with the quail. I was just curious how your public areas have faired over the ye...

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