Gun Dog Forum

k31shooter, if you could give us your experience with shotguns, it would be easier to give you advice. Most start out on pumps or semi-autos. A lot of shooters use an O/U for trap and skeet, the reason for this is they probably started with a single bbl shot gun, pump or auto, the wide sight plane o...

Hope I am not to late to the discussion, but here are my two cents. It all depends on where you hunt and your age. I have hunted chessies most of my hunting life, I love the breed and still have one that I hunt with. As I got older, my ability to climb hills, cross creeks, and such, became just to m...

The Owyhee's after a fall storm. http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/grousehunter61/IMG_0796.jpg Sunrise in the Owyhee's http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/grousehunter61/IMG_0808.jpg Challis Idaho http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/grousehunter61/Challis%20Idaho%20May%202010/IMG_5793.jpg...

We have two at this time, three was the most we ever had. We lost our sonny last July, but we have his son, Choc a Chessie and Jenny a red setter, Jen just turned 1 in Dec and choc is 8. Hunting these two together, and I have the best of two worlds. Hard to believe but the chessie backs my red sette...

One year old Jenny on point with a blue grouse. She was about 150 yds from me and held her point until I got there. Jen at about 150 yds taken with a telephoto lens. http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/grousehunter61/hunting%202013/GEDC0004_zps126334af.jpg My 8 year old chessie, backing Jen http:...

My new pup is placed in her crate when ever she gets out of hand. She also sleeps in her crate, which was how we house broke her. As far as the couch goes, She lays on the right side, and our chessie lays on the left. Jen has also started counter surfing, we just keep after her and hope she will gro...

Shooting an older 2 1/2" 16ga they are all I use. They knock down the birds with the best of them.

I wouldn't come to Idaho, no birds here, the ones that are here are runted and can't fly, nope not worth the trip......... :roll:

Just signed in and go by grousehunter 61, I am on a couple of other forums and use the same handle. I live in central/west Idaho on the Salmon River just out of Riggins. At present I am owned by two dogs, choc a 7 year old chessie and jenny a 7 month old red setter. Jenny is my first red setter to t...