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My oldest brother lives in San Antonio. I've asked him the same question. He comes up to hunt here in Minnesota twice a year (grouse and pheasant) because of the limited public hunting available in Texas. Perhaps if he developed an interest in hog hunting, he might be able to get that type of huntin...

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I can only mention my youngest brother's experience with two female labs in the house. Never had a problem with either dog trying to establish dominance (other than over his wife who thought both of them were kids and babied them)

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what a cutie. Good for you!

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Is that you with the Ethos? How do you like it?

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very interesting post and comments

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was out grouse hunting on Friday - I guess my old Lab, Chaz put up a pair but I didn't see them. My 10 MO poodle however went on a point (how weird is that) near my buddy. come to find out he was pointing a porcupine - glad he didn't get any closer.

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She was a beauty. So sorry for your loss, Sharon.

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we should of got 9 birds and ended up knocking down just 4 of them

so it's not just me? always great to get out with the dogs.
took a day off work on Wednesday with the intention of a day hunt in the St. Cloud area. the 1 to 2 inches of snow turned out to be 5-8" and I never left town.

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natel, I will give MN a lot of credit for the amount of public hunting land available in SW MN. Make sure you get the WIA endorsement as it opens up more possibilities. it seems to be getting more difficult to find private land to hunt but even if you knock on five or six doors and score once, you'r...

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lot of hens

same thing. an amazing number of hens, which I hope bodes well if the winter is relatively mild

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Met my oldest and youngest brother for the first of our two yearly phez/grouse hunts. Hunted half a day last Wednesday (11th) under horrendous conditions - 40 MPH winds gusting higher, light rain mixed with sleet. The next day was 30 MPH winds but at least it was sunny. I had an appointment with the...

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I find it very interesting that the MN DNR, in their Fall game synopsis cautions about mistaking a wolf for coyote - especially since the wolf territory has expanded into farm country. Each Fall, I'll take off a day or two from work to hunt near the St. Cloud area and for the last two years, one of ...

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Thanks everyone. I don't have school tomorrow so I'm gonna take her to a local gamelands Way to go. We used to have Columbus Day off which I really looked forward to having a hunting day off in October. Our PC city admin and complicit moron union dumped CD for MLK day in January. No free hunting da...

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Our dogs are house dogs. Wouldn't have it any other way. When they're wet, they're restricted to the kitchen until they dry out. Too much a part of the family to isolate them

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that can't possibly be true. everyone knows wolves are just a couple of degrees from being house pets

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took the dogs out Sunday afternoon. flushed one bird - never saw it (near Clover Valley/Two Harbors) I'm sure the area was pretty well hit opening day and Sunday morning, but I mainly wanted to introduce the pup to gunfire. He seems to have come through with flying colors. Now for some birds.

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I live in a wooded area of Duluth and my wife walks the dogs early each morning. A couple of days ago the dogs put up a covey. It amazes me that over the years, there seems to at least be one surviving pair of grouse inhabiting these woods in spite of the skunks, fox, occasional coyote and housecats.

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my old lab, Chaz is eating just fine but is losing weight. He had a tumor removed 3 weeks ago and it was benign so I don't know if it's the pup giving him fits or why it is he's losing weight. He's as enthusiastic as ever about fetching and eats plenty. For those who have ever specifically fed a dog...

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what a cutie. congrats

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He should have known better, a couple hours on this site would have taught him.

Amen to that. There are a number of hunting dog forums that I've gotten some amazing advice from (and I know some of the regulars here also post to some other great sites ie. UJ and notSSM)

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whatever disposable is on sale (and I've probably got enough razors to last til Armageddon). However, I will add a discovery I made about shaving cream. I had run out and ended up using some of my wife's Pure Silk shave cream. I will no longer use anything else. The stuff is great - about as thick a...

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anything new on this? a happy ending hopefully?

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Pine Shadows in Brainerd,Mn

My Springer had a Pine Shadows forebear. He was a no quit hunter and a sweetheart at home

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the game fair website

do you have a link?

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pretty blue eyes on them pups. I'd have to flip a coin

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looking at some of the other threads from other states (MI, CO, WY), it looks to be shaping up for a good season. Any Minnesotans having similar observations? Fourtrax?

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glad things worked out. this is a great site

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All day in the saddle I really prefer compression shorts or boxer briefs

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such beautiful dogs, but are they suited for a slowing down old fart?

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I've always found it interesting when a "non-hunting" breed produces a dog that turns into a bird hunter. We all hear stories of some farm mutt goes out with the kids to hunt with them and turns in a great performance

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Simmonds, at five-foot-four inches tall and 120 pounds, was larger than her opponent, but was not equipped by evolution with the claws or the fangs of the raccoon. So she turned to her advantage as a Homo sapien in her moment of need — she used her brain. She pushed the raccoon underwater for a mom...

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Hard to believe this is from 8 years ago - my dear departed Springer, Bilbo

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do you have a picture?

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ive been using the seresto collars

are they safe for puppies?

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got him down near Cumberland, WI (Almena)

he certainly is a long-legged fellow

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Much to the consternation of siblings and other hunting family members, I indulged myself a breed I've always been interested in for hunting. I had a deposit down for an English Cocker and twice it fell through. I had an opportunity come up for this little fellow - and yes, it is a standard poodle. ...

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Way to go, Mike. Under your tutelage he's bound to do well. Great photos

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for the right home, I am sometimes willing to work with the buyer. So if I have a listed price, my perfect home may pass on contacting me because it is a couple hundred dollars out of their budgeted price Thank for the response. Part of my concern in contacting someone who hasn't listed a price is ...

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This discussion came up on another site and elicited quite a response. My wife and I are looking for a new pup and are close to getting one. One thing that has perplexed and annoyed me when visiting the web sites of any number of kennels is that they don't reveal what they want for a pup. (It almost...

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a beautiful looking dog

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perhaps even a different breed? That's got to be a tough situation. Hope it works out for you

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thanks for the post. nice essay

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did you have a waterproof case for the camera? I was under the impression the Virb could withstand wetness but was limited in its waterproof capabilities

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I have one and have been impressed with the video quality. The setup and settings are a bit cumbersome. Am looking forward to Fall hunting with the device

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I think of all the nasty things my dogs have eaten over the years :roll: Then I think of all the stuff people put on their dogs for fleas, ticks and other vermin Agreed. Feed the most expensive food you can buy and then out in the field, it's munching on some well fermented carrion (after rolling i...

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you couldn't go wrong with either of those breeds

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I have to admit, this is a very interesting thread. I'm actually learning a bit here.

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but fed other grocery store feeds a lot of years, namely Pedigree. It get's slammed by a lot of people but somehow I think the vast majority of them never tried it in the first place. I don't feed it anymore but that is only because they kept raising the price and dropping the weight per bag same h...

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Good to hear it worked out. And thanks for letting us know

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look at the smile on that dog's face

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