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Run orders have been drawn so entries closed but will accept names in case people cancel. 68 Pointing dogs so had to divide into two separate fields and 20 Flushers. Looking forward to a great day!

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Central Ohio Pointing Breeds Club Chukar Challenge February 6, 2021 Cooke Family Wildlife Preserve 4774 OH-13 Shiloh, OH 44878 Runs will consist of a single hunter and dog on 3 birds with 6 shells and 15 minutes allowed. Score is based on time and shells remaining when third bird is in hand. Separat...

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150 yards in open country is a close working dog. (I turn Harper at 200 in the grouse woods). I do not find info on Shooting Star’s pedigree online. There is some Blizzard blood still being bred but not much of it is line close. Eric Jacobs posts that he continues these lines. No personal experience...

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The more you can describe what you want, the better folks can help identify what lines match. How close is close working for you? My Gordon works way closer than my Llewellin but both are past 100 yards which seems far to some. How big a dog do you want, how important is high head and tail, need str...

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Big game morning and evening, birds from 10-4:00

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I would contact the McCandless family in KY. Some very nice pups on the ground. ashley.mccandless@ky.gov

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24" on a sxs, 21 on my BPS. You can survive with 26" on the sxs if you don't want to buy a shirt gun or cut a nice one.

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Think about how important is the map capability. I have the Tek 1.0 which just tells me how far away and in what direction, didn't have to pay for maps I don't need. Pretty sure the 1.5 is updated version of that.

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You can use Megestrol but it is not risk free. Side effects include possible pyometra and endometritis. These side effects are rare at the dose required to prevent estrus but it can occur and prevent future breeding.

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I love my white dog too but black shows very well in lots of settings.

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And then it snows!

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I am hosting a UFTA trial Feb 3/4 just SE of Columbus. Couple folks from PA and NE OH coming and a great opportunity to hang out with dog folks. Flushing dogs on Sat and Pointing dogs in Sun. All welcome to come watch and walk along on runs.
http://www.ufta-online.com/upcoming_events.php

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UFTA event in Higbee Dec 16-17.

https://gundogcentral.com/pdf_pedigree. ... erations=4

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Trying some photos

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NLGDC uses NSTRA rules for this style event, also allows for traditional closed book judges Horseback but I don't have the space for that.

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Room for a few more dogs National Llewellin Gun Dog Club trial Nov 18/19 in West Central Ohio. Great opportunity to meet like minded people and see how your Llewellin stacks against others from around the country.

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I love my Tek 1.0, doesn't have all the bells and whistles I would t use anyway so simple to know where my dogs are and provide correction or warning easily.

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I run a bell on my Tek1. I use a sleigh bell or sheep bell instead of the cleanly cowbell as I like the sound better.

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Harper did this in MI as a very young dog, way back in away from any help of course. She was still bleeding when she drank the next day so we took her to the vet for stitches. Scary how red they can get!

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Big fan, three different dogs now as they aged. Added several years of quality life.

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Google induced retrieve, worked for my Girdon who also stalled with even a pro for FF.

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Fall dates for Sept 17/18, Oct 15/16, and a Doubles only weekend Nov 19/20. Come see who is having all the fun!

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I went from the 1825 to a Tritronics and then Tek 1.0. Love the Tek, simple to use and switch between track and train. No extras like maps but great at what it does. I run two dogs on it, can track both and switch easily between them to train.

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Stoeger sxs get tons of use in cowboy action shooting so handle thousands of rounds. Not the prettiest wood or finish but good workhorses.

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Get a Safari comb and don't look back! Careful your fingers but this really saves on not cutting the dog with scissors.

http://www.amazon.com/Safari-W6116-Safa ... B0002ARR2W

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Young Dogs not on cc, don't you find then catching birds with head under wing?

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Harper from last month's trial.

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David Head's pointer Bull and Eddie Karban's setter Apollo.

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UFTA trial I hosted in Ohio. I managed a 2nd in Amateur and 3rd in Open with my Llewellin but too busy to get any good photos of her this time. Was basically out of contention with the Gordon so stopped to take that photo. Archy Wiseman visited and got some nice photos of some other dogs like this o...

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Trying to see if I can upload some photos, not sure how to resize on my phone.

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Incredibly effective on grouse and pheasant, taught my Brittany and my first Setter to do this. If I wasn't trialing with my current dogs, would teach them too. Already working on it with my Gordon as her trialing time lessens. For me the beauty of the experience is working as a team with my dog and...

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I have a Tek1 and love it. Simple to switch from tracking to training, has gone swimming several times.

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Look for a Tom Waite at Dale Creek kennels. I see him listed as entering a dog in a NBHA event with the Hidden Hollow kennel name on your dog's pedigree. He may be able to connect you to the lines.

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Fairchild's Pheasant Farm in West Liberty, Ohio. Trials for March 26/27, April 16/17, Sept 17/18 and Oct 15/16 Open and Dbls Flushing on Sat, Open and Am Pointing on Sun, two events each day if time allows. Doubles weekend Nov 19/20 Flushers on Sat, Pointers on Sun. Three events each day. For those ...

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I am not on this board regularly but drop by now and then to see what had passed. I am over North of Springfield, host UFTA trials, hit the state pheasant releases a couple times and go to MI to hunt grouse. Had a Britt as my dualist dog as an adult but Setters now.

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I love my Tek1.0. Have friends that have the Garmin and it seems to work fine too, perhaps a bit more complicated. I guess it will depend on what features you want. I like the simple transition between track and train and use my phone for maps or aerial photo of cover. The Tek had a feature to mark ...

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CK, Have you ever hunted behind a National Champion contender? Have you even seen a NC video? How can you say most have no use for them? I have hunted them and will always have a place for another. Many are trained for water retrieves and all could be. And I would liken them to an enhanced Humvee. ...

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I think very highly of the trainers and dogs that compete at a National level in any organization. It does take a great deal of money, time, and talent to make it that far. I also enjoy my time spent pursuing other things and don't see myself ever playing at that level though perhaps later in life i...

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I have no idea what purses look like for AA or SD National level events. I know handlers/trainers manage to scratch out a living based on doing well. UFTA is different in that it is a member owned organization that has pressed from the beginning for sharing winnings so most Divisions pay out to top ...

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NEHomer, wise choice and great that you have on video as a teaching tool. All of the live ammo events I have encountered have developed responses to unsafe shots such that the competitor is not penalized for making a good choice. The bird is considers bagged and retrieved and they move on to the nex...

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Neil, perhaps your NFL, Australian, Arena football makes more sense though any analogy will have holes. The Peewee, HS, college reference might mislead people into thinking that folks with dogs in other venues want to be AA when they grow up which is simply not true. The skills demonstrated at that ...

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Everyone enjoys different aspects of working with their dogs just like many other things in life. You do not have to share my choices in order to not insult them. As humans we all have varying degrees of competitive nature, that doesn't make any of us better or worse as people. Some want leisurely w...

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Trial is at his house so address is good.

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I have a 20 ga Ithaca made by SKB that would make a nice ladies gun if cut to fit. Not alot of them but can be found.

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Happy to help fix that problem some evening if you like...

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Not enough Llew guys already in UFTA to sanction? Will the NLGDC recognize placements?

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Terry Gough by Johnstown (740) 404-4389. Did a nice job with a dog for a friend of mine.

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