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by ibbowhunting
Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:54 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: First time at a NAVHDA training day...likes/dislikes
Replies: 26
Views: 13040

Re: First time at a NAVHDA training day...likes/dislikes

what I've learn from some very similar situations always have a young dog on a check cord, I never allow my dogs to be handle by a trainer professional or amateur without me trusting them, after seeing them work there or other dogs, I have left the dog in the truck when I figured the situation would...
by ibbowhunting
Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pigeon Questions
Replies: 4
Views: 3283

Pigeon Questions

Ive Been raising homing pigeons the past few year to have my own flock of homers all is well, just a couple questions on homing pigeons, What is the purpose of banding the birds will the bands fit on older birds? or just when they are young you band them? how do you tell the difference between homer...
by ibbowhunting
Mon May 30, 2016 8:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Perfect start clinic help.
Replies: 12
Views: 7122

Re: Perfect start clinic help.

perfection kennels sell permtack check cords at the kennel buy one from them, you need a e coller that has continuous stimulation most use a tritronics pro 100 but are not made any more, I see a few using the pro 550, if you can find a used pro 100 I would buy one, don't worry to much they are very ...
by ibbowhunting
Sun Mar 27, 2016 4:47 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: roading rigs
Replies: 2
Views: 2336

roading rigs

any body got pictures of there roading rig for atv or side by side? also looking for insight on how fast and how long, where to start with a dogs the has never been roaded, any roading input would be great
by ibbowhunting
Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:32 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's
Replies: 23
Views: 15568

Re: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's

Me three
by ibbowhunting
Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:05 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's
Replies: 23
Views: 15568

Re: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's

April
by ibbowhunting
Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:24 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's
Replies: 23
Views: 15568

Re: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's

Jon Hann is one of the best trainers around, his Perfect Start and Perfect Finish videos are the best in my opinion but admittedly there are other good ones. I also just purchased the Perfect Retrieve but have not yet had a chance to watch it. I have been to a Jon Hann seminar and was well worth th...
by ibbowhunting
Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's
Replies: 23
Views: 15568

Re: Perfect start perfect finish dvd's

One thing that is missing is retrieve training but they are supposedly coming out with a video for that (was supposed to be done last summer but still isn't...)

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check out perfection kennels website you can order The Perfect Retrieve, Now
by ibbowhunting
Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: dog box size ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2252

Re: dog box size ?

The biggest GSP I had was about 65lbs and was a big framed dog. The holes in my trailer are 24"x24"x24". The holes in my 4 hole box for the back of my truck are 30"x15"x24" tall. I could probably get by with the boxes only being 20" tall too. The big dog fit comfortably in both. Dogs curl up with t...
by ibbowhunting
Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: dog box size ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2252

dog box size ?

I'm building a kennel into a trailer what is the minimum L W H per stall that will still work great for the dogs the last box I built each stall was roughly 30 x 22 x 24 which works good but I need to conserve space on this build, for the length of this box I have 28 1/2" . for the width (last box 2...
by ibbowhunting
Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:58 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: 9 month old GSP.......chasing on the flush
Replies: 10
Views: 6749

Re: 9 month old GSP.......chasing on the flush

I have a question regarding my 9 month old GSP. She is just starting to put all the pieces together. Pointing birds, retrieving, etc. Last couple times out she has pointed some birds nicely. When I flushed it, it turned out to be a Hen and she chased it up and over the hill with no regard for my co...
by ibbowhunting
Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:45 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: big running Brittany Novice trainer/ owner needs suggestions
Replies: 36
Views: 20323

Re: big running Brittany Novice trainer/ owner needs suggestions

Thanks for answering. I've never hunted cover where that would be proper/possible. The majority of what I do is ruffed grouse and pheasant. I might get lost after an 800 yard hike in the grouse woods haha on average my dogs range 150-200 yards in the grouse woods, 800 yards in the grouse woods with...
by ibbowhunting
Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:58 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Leaving point?
Replies: 56
Views: 23770

Re: Leaving point?

I have found that occasionally a broke dog that is just being "polished" knows that once the drill is over, its back on the chain gang. They still want to run around for awhile. With this situation we are out hunting and In lots of birds. With her, it is more like, I have pointed that one and here ...
by ibbowhunting
Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Anyone send their pup to training? In MICHIGAN
Replies: 10
Views: 5036

Re: Anyone send their pup to training? In MICHIGAN

[quote="rinker"]I would contact these folks. http://www.hifivekennels.com/ I think they go south every winter. If you sent your dog on that trip, he would be on birds all winter while it is too cold and the snow too deep to do it in Michigan.[/quote

X2
by ibbowhunting
Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:39 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: North dakota Hunting report?
Replies: 2
Views: 2252

North dakota Hunting report?

heading to north Dakota (Ashley area) pheasant hunting anybody got any reports? or insight on hunt locations or technique. I hunted there two years ago late season and had a hard time finding birds we will have three pointing dogs, but will only be hunting them one at a time, only one dog is broke t...
by ibbowhunting
Sun Sep 27, 2015 6:06 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Minnesota grouse reports
Replies: 10
Views: 5808

Re: Minnesota grouse reports

I got out on opening day for a few hours. Has action from 7 birds, shot at three, missed them all. Got out Thursday for 4 hours. Had action from 14 or 15 different birds, shot at 5, got two of the three I should have. There's plenty of birds if you know where to look. if you wouldn't mind sharing w...
by ibbowhunting
Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Minnesota
Replies: 6
Views: 4084

Re: Minnesota

if you have a gps unit order the hunt gps mapping chip that covers Minnesota there awesome they show all the property lines and who owns them
by ibbowhunting
Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: grouse hunting in northern Wisconsin. help!
Replies: 6
Views: 4643

Re: grouse hunting in northern Wisconsin. help!

If you have a Gps buy,the Hunt gps chip that covers Wisconsin It will show you where your at and all the property line private or public,
by ibbowhunting
Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:56 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Puppy Training Companion Book to Delmar Smith's Method?
Replies: 17
Views: 8767

Re: Puppy Training Companion Book to Delmar Smith's Method?

Awesome! I'll look into the Smith DVDs / VHS to supplement the book. I plan on sticking with one method and have been leaning towards the Delmar Smith Method. I guess I wanted to ask a follow-up question to see if anyone would recommend the perfect start / perfect finish DVDs over the smith method....
by ibbowhunting
Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: rehoming young homing pigeons
Replies: 3
Views: 2301

rehoming young homing pigeons

Is two weeks (14 days)long enough to keep young unflown pigeons in there new coop before letting them loft fly from there new coop
by ibbowhunting
Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: pigeon question
Replies: 2
Views: 1357

pigeon question

when or how do you tell when a young birds are no longer being raised by there parents? I have a pair of young birds that were nesting on the floor of my breeding coop and would like to move them to my flyer coop and don't want to take them away from there parents to early, they are mostly feathered...
by ibbowhunting
Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Gun Dog Bob West DVD's are they worth it?
Replies: 10
Views: 4812

Re: Gun Dog Bob West DVD's are they worth it?

perfect start and finish is the most complete dvd set on the market in my opinion, well worth the money
by ibbowhunting
Fri May 15, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Dog not pointing till right on top
Replies: 17
Views: 7844

Re: Dog not pointing till right on top

Work um 90 degree to the wind,it will be Easyer to tell when he catches scent, dons is giving you good advise, pop that bird
by ibbowhunting
Thu May 07, 2015 6:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ATI Calvary
Replies: 1
Views: 1171

ATI Calvary

anybody got any reviews on this cheap gun

FYI I like cheap guns
by ibbowhunting
Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What ecollar? And GPS?
Replies: 6
Views: 3434

Re: What ecollar? And GPS?

Are you following a training system? some systems use nick, some use continuous, pro 100 is continuous the pro 200 or (Upland special)is Nick, The pro 500 does both and the new 550 pro does both with a bark collar I heard bad things about the bark feature from what I understand you can turn it off, ...
by ibbowhunting
Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:16 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Beeper or GPS
Replies: 23
Views: 9372

Re: Beeper or GPS

I tried both I prefer a bell and the astro, its fun how I can hear the dog go on point, before the astro tells me she one point, in most cases
by ibbowhunting
Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: dog trailer doors
Replies: 0
Views: 1204

dog trailer doors

Is there a dog door, louver or vent that prevents rain from coming in while being pull down the road, and still allow ventilation im going to install a couple dog boxes into a trailer and would like to keep the water out
by ibbowhunting
Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: cage for bob white quail?
Replies: 10
Views: 4334

Re: cage for bob white quail?

about a dozen will fit in 55 gallon barrel
by ibbowhunting
Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:44 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Dog busting groups of quail
Replies: 13
Views: 6536

Re: Dog busting groups of quail

she understands whoa without birds? she needs to before you reinforce whoa on birds, is she collar condition ,is she steady to wing and shot? she thinks she can catch the birds that why she is moving in on the bird shes trying to trap them. has she trap any yet? she sound a lot like my dog at that a...
by ibbowhunting
Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:56 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: training dvds
Replies: 5
Views: 2423

Re: training dvds

perfect start and finish are great dvds if you can get the dvds then attend a seminar at perfection kennels you cant go wrong
by ibbowhunting
Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: mn. Grey Wolves
Replies: 5
Views: 3472

Re: mn. Grey Wolves

we have um in town, that's where most of the deer are that are left hang out, if only the people voices that spend time in the woods, was as strong as the ones that do not :x
by ibbowhunting
Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:03 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: pulling or roading age
Replies: 9
Views: 6211

pulling or roading age

at what age can a dog safely starting pulling or be roaded
by ibbowhunting
Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Homemade dog box
Replies: 13
Views: 5958

Re: Homemade dog box

Somewhere you can buy replacement doors for a plastic type kennel those will save you a lot of time during your build the next one I build will have those doors the last one I built my own doors
by ibbowhunting
Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:14 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: garmin tempe
Replies: 1
Views: 4202

garmin tempe

anybody buy a garmin tempe yet, I just came across it, looks like a great idea, I have astro 320 will it run more then one temp sensor? any input would be great
by ibbowhunting
Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:17 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Training In The Cold
Replies: 23
Views: 11226

Re: Training In The Cold

yep I run my dogs on the lake in the winter also,they think is a big field
by ibbowhunting
Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:20 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Grouse hunting without a dog
Replies: 57
Views: 24089

Re: Grouse hunting without a dog

take a walk 1 hour before dark on a dirt logging road or a packed atv trail I bet you find some grouse, shoot um how you want, I won't judge you :D
by ibbowhunting
Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:16 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Grouse hunting without a dog
Replies: 57
Views: 24089

Re: Grouse hunting without a dog

you can be very successful hunting grouse in minnestoa without a dog I would bet less then 10% of grouse hunters in Minnesota use a dog
by ibbowhunting
Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:23 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: How Often Should I Shoot a Quail or Pigeon
Replies: 32
Views: 14683

Re: How Often Should I Shoot a Quail or Pigeon

The method that mo uses to steady a dog doesn't use the more common whoa command, its all done using cues to the dog thru a training collar and e collar nicks no commands, I never tried his system but have studied alot of info about it, to me It seems you need to be able to read your dog very well, ...
by ibbowhunting
Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: getting my female fixed?
Replies: 2
Views: 2072

getting my female fixed?

how long will my female britt be unable to hunt after being fixed
by ibbowhunting
Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:54 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Found wild quail ... now what?
Replies: 18
Views: 8737

Re: Found wild quail ... now what?

I think don meant 12 pigeons
by ibbowhunting
Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Age for bird intro and hunting
Replies: 33
Views: 13938

Re: Age for bird intro and hunting

I'm very grateful for all the sage advice here. Lots of good stuff. For those of you that have used the PS/PF methods, the author suggests using an ecollar for whoa training and (after the dog understands and complies with the command), using the ecollar to enforce steadiness on birds. Have any of ...
by ibbowhunting
Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:40 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Maybe some dumb PS/PF questions
Replies: 21
Views: 8537

Re: Maybe some dumb PS/PF questions

Im going through the perfect start perfect finish series, watched it a couple of time (PS) now. Getting some birds this week, probably pigeons caught from wherever... 1. Am i supposed to prevent my dog from seeing the birds in the cage? I dont have a lot of space so, that could pose an issue.... id...
by ibbowhunting
Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:51 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Scott Linden Wingshooting USA
Replies: 25
Views: 14394

Re: Scott Linden Wingshooting USA

maybe scott would like to hunt behind a Brittany while he's here, in northern minnesota
by ibbowhunting
Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:23 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Scott Linden Wingshooting USA
Replies: 25
Views: 14394

Re: Scott Linden Wingshooting USA

I thought I seen one show where he hunt in Canada for ruffed grouse not to far from the Minnesota border
by ibbowhunting
Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: Help: Member Support
Topic: Pro trainer investment
Replies: 9
Views: 14643

Re: Pro trainer investment

X 2 I don't think you can go wrong with perfection kennels in Missouri give Jon a call
by ibbowhunting
Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:43 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: keeping quail
Replies: 4
Views: 1878

Re: keeping quail

look up 55 gallon quail barrel, one of the articles claim strong flying quail 6 weeks later, they house around a dozen birds, I build 3 of them, some far so good
by ibbowhunting
Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: bug bites
Replies: 4
Views: 1642

bug bites

Is there any type of homemade or manufactured bug spray for dogs, I own two Britts and my young male is getting bit up by what i would call noseeums, they don't seem to bother my older female nearly as much, he loves to be outside but the bugs are really bothering him, so I keep him inside more then...
by ibbowhunting
Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:52 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: best training dvd
Replies: 18
Views: 8775

Re: best training dvd

perfect start and finish, in my opinion is the best, put together dvd set out there for pointing dogs, also jon hann owner of perfection kennel puts on training seminar's at his kennel in Missouri, so you can spend a few days training with the man that created those dvds, he's a great dog trainer an...
by ibbowhunting
Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:31 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Made a hunting dog last night
Replies: 11
Views: 5779

Re: Made a hunting dog last night

If you think about it, a dog can tell the difference between a live bird or a bird that has recently been shot,by smell,so I see no reason why a dog can not tell the differnce between a bird in a launcher and a liberated bird, that is why In most training programs transition steps are very small, so...
by ibbowhunting
Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How often is too often for bird work
Replies: 8
Views: 4612

Re: How often is too often for bird work

wild (barn) pigeon, sorry, I'm new to releasers also, I'm thinking that using a barn pigeon on a young pup would be better then using homers, the barn pigeons will take a lot less pressure, then a homer, making it as close to wild bird hunting as possible, I was just interested if you see a differen...