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If I could go back and give myself some advice I would pick a training program, attend the seminar for that program, buy the book/video, get my training equipment and birds, and THEN get a puppy. I was behind the curve on my first one because I bought a pup and didn't really have a plan going forwar...

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I don't have any pics but I've been working on steady to wing and shot for a couple of weeks now. It's been going well but man it's hot. Instead of working 15 - 20 minutes then 10 minutes on the CG, I've been working 10 minutes then 20 minutes on the CG. I've also been doing most of the work first t...

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Several years ago I bought a pair of the m doggies launchers. The range was pretty limited on them so they didn't get used much. I decided I want to start using them so I charged them and the range is about 10 feet. I did some online research and it seems like some of these launches had bad batterie...

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Does Texas have a gator season? If so, you might be able to get tags or find someone that hunts them.

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Great looking pup. I love the look of those Rymans. Keep spoiling him.

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I chip my dogs after hearing a story from my vet. He has a friend (also a vet) who volunteered his services after hurricane Katrina. There were hundreds of pets whose owners could not be identified. There were many more that had collars with contact information but the owners had been displaced. Mos...

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Great pictures! It has been a long time since I've been in country like that. I hope to see it again some day.

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Neil wrote:I believe the very top athletes, human and animal are anomalies. they are not like the rest of their species, they are just on another level.

I have always thought the same. I feel like those top athletes always find a way, and could still be competitive.

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I don't give alligators a second thought unless it's early teal season or I'm hunting Lake Seminole in South Georgia, and then it's for my buddies retriever. I've never known anyone that had a gator bother a dog, and I know people that hunt hogs, coons, rabbits, ducks, quail, woodcock, and deer in t...

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Looks great! That is one of the best field trial websites I've seen. I've never understood why more field trial organizations aren't more interested in really good websites. If facebook is the only way to keep up with your teenager, a website is the best way to appeal to him. Great job with the site...

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I don't know about the human protein bars and have never thought of it. I have used glycocharge sold by LCS on multi-day hunts. I am very confident that it works and could tell a big difference in the dogs performance when I gave them the glycocharge. I believe I gave it to them after the second day...

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Three of my dogs got under the house one time and ate rat poison. I wouldn't have known if it weren't for their green teeth. I called my vet and he told me to give each of them a tablespoon of salt mixed with some water. All three of them threw up for the next 5 minutes. It saved their lives but I'm...

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I'm using frontline or advantix depending on what I have on hand. I also give them a spray down with Adams Flea and Tick when needed. It seems like I remember several folks posting that they used the stuff at wal mart with good results and it is much cheaper. I don't recall the name of the product.

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magspa wrote:i do have a launcher that im thinking of only using rether than planted so i can launch the second she thinks about creeping.

That should do it. I'd get to work on it ASAP.

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I use Frontline and Advantix (depending on what I have on hand) and the Adams Flea and Tick spray. I have had good luck but because of our mild winters the past couple of years, the ticks were terrible this past hunting season. I've never seen so many ticks on a wild hog, much less a dog. I don't th...

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I put a wash tub in each of the dogs kennels for them to cool off in. I also bought one of those rubber type "indestructible" feed troughs at tractor supply that I fill with water and keep in the yard while they're out running. All of my dogs use the water troughs but they sure are hard to keep clea...

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I use a .22 rifle to start with. After the pup played with the pigeons a few times I get one out and card him. While pup is playing with the pigeon I'm shooting the .22 in the distance. If pup stops playing with the bird to see what the noise was, I back off a little. I keep moving closer to the pup...

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I attended a Huntsmith seminar several years ago and two guys (they trained and guided for a large plantation) in the group had trained with Hickox enough that they knew him personally. I know they talked to Rick and George about each others programs but their personal opinions were that either one ...

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I have the sport g3 and have been happy with it. I bought in new in 2006 and haven't had any problems. My hunting buddy has a retriever and uses the sport g3 also. His dog gets hunted hard and also does hunt tests and he's never had any issues with his e-collar. Seeing him train in the mud and water...

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I spoke with a breeder about this a few years ago and his statements were similar to those above. If you have the money to get your kennels up to their specs and can afford the process of obtaining the endorsement, you can get it. His understanding of the program, which he looked into, was that it h...

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I've had the Hickox video and Sherry Ebert's. I think both video's did a good job explaining the whoa barrel but Ebert's video was the better of the two for that segment. As a note, I have never used a whoa barrel. I use a whoa post but have watched several training videos and read many books becaus...

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Jenny Willow

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Pick out a training program, order the book/DVD. After you watch/read you will know what you need to get. It really depends on the program you choose. I have used a command lead, chain gang, check cord, e-collar, etc. following SCS. If a training seminar is feasible, they are a great option. Some ot...

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Congrats to Bo and everyone involved in his success. I think it's great that a setter won, it keeps things interesting.

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We cleared a couple of acres at my Dad's house several years ago. If I remember correctly he had someone come in and buy the larger trees. He made a little bit of money off those trees and paid the same crew to cut most of the trees they wouldn't buy. They pushed these up into burn piles. We cut dow...

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Thanks for clearing that up. Both points make sense.

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I'm noticing that several dogs are being picked up with far less than 3 hours. Some of them are being picked up following a UP, or that is how it seems just reading the reports. Is an UP so detrimental to the score that it is grounds to pick up the dog? What are some other common reasons for a handl...

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Mike Monsoor is definately a hero and made the ultimate sacrifice. Chris Kyle's actions surely saved many lives also, which makes him a hero in my book. I don't think coming home alive, writing a book, or being covered in the news takes that away from him. Both men are heroes and deserve our respect...

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jimssetters wrote:GO BO GO.

+1

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I bought plans from LCS and build my loft. My uncle knows the manager (and dog trainer) of a private plantation and was able to get me 6 grown pigeons. I brought them home and left them in the loft for 2 or 3 weeks. Around that time, one of them got out when I was cleaning the loft but came back tha...

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I live thirty minutes south of Macon and work even closer. Macon is a cesspool of crime and corruption. If you choose Macon, be sure and look at real estate in the surrounding areas of Bibb county (which Macon is a part of), or preferably Houston county. Real estate was through the roof here a few y...

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Looks like a great time, and the scenery is amazing!

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Georgia quail hunting is a shell of its former self, at best. Most of the plantations quail hunts are either planted birds or early release. Wild birds can be found on private plantations that manage for them, but they are private. I find a few birds every year on both public and private land but th...

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Be sure and put in for the quota hunts every year. They can be hit or miss, but I understand they are pretty good most years.

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Thanks for the reply. I have two setters and they both came from Chris Kahlan at Quail Point Kennels in Taylorsville, Ga. My female in the picture was just shy of three and was finished when I bought her. After I had a season of experience with my own dog I decided I wanted a puppy. How did you get ...

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My 5 month old pup has developed what seems to be a hot spot. The weather here has been very hot and dry. At the beginning of the week I noticed that he had a raw spot on his neck ( I had his collar off for a couple of days before I saw it so I don't think the collar caused it.) It has only got wors...

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I have been using quail exclussively for working my dog with mixed results. If you look at the questions I posted on quail health there are some great responses. I am able to buy birds around here from july through the end of march. I think that they are considered flight conditioned around 18 weeks...

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Thanks guys. Those questions have been bothering me.

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Alright I have a question about the numbers on my fdsb pedigree for my setter and in searching for the answer I have found another question. 1. What do the series of numbers mean below a dogs name? I assume that some way it tells you a dogs wins or maybe points earned? Please be specific with each s...

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Thanks for the responses. I will have to try putting a divider in the middle to get them to fly more. I currently have a perch that is the full width of the pen and is about 7 feet off of the floor (which is wire), about half of the birds in the pen will be up there at any given time. Does anyone ha...

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My dad and I built a flight pen a few months before we got our first bird dogs and we have had one problem. We have kept up to 75 birds in it at a time but normally for only two weeks or so. About a month ago we had 25 that had been in for nearly a month and when we took them out and worked the dogs...

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Thanks for the input guys I will look into all of these suggestions this weekend. Keep em coming. I still have 5 weeks before the pup even comes home so I am researching this like crazy. Thanks again.

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I am getting a new english setter puppy at the end of March (I purchased my 3 year old already trained), and this will be my first time training a pointing dog. I have read gun dog and the bill tarrant/delmar smith book and I would like some input from those of you with more experience training. I h...

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I have recently found this forum and I cannot believe how much information is available. I bought my first gundog about 4 months ago and I have been completely consumed by everything related to my dog. We have shot pen raised birds over her as well as two wild coveys of quail and a couple of woodcoc...

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