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Thanks for the help everyone. I'll stop the FF training and just enjoy the season! I'm sure I'll be back on here next spring looking for more advice next spring when I start training again.

Thanks for the replies and all the good information guys. 1. I kind of figured that the table or sitting was just a personal preference but I just wondered. I think I’ll continue using the table 2. My pup does not consistently deliver to hand, (reason #2 that I’m starting her with FF) so I probably ...

I have a few questions regarding force fetch and other retrieving related question for those more knowledgeable than I about the subject. I have a 1.5-year-old GSP that has a fair amount of retrieving instinct, but she mouths the bumpers as she brings them in. On dead birds she will run out, bite th...

Thanks for all the help! I was just logging back on to add a question about rattlers so thanks for the answer reba. Will the first snow concentrate some of the chukar into overlapping territory with the huns or do they not generally share the same elevation? I know 3 days is not nearly enough but, I...

Greetings sportsmen! My buddy and I are in the beginning stages of planning a 3 day stay in somewhere Idaho to look for Huns, Chukar, and Valley Quail. I've never traveled outside of my homestate of CA to target birds before, so I guess I'm looking for any tidbits of wisdom that you veterans could s...

Moving her up was mostly my mistake. I wasn't entirely sure of where the bird was planted and didn't believe her. I'll trust her from now on!

Hi all. I’m new to the forum and even though I’ve hunted upland game birds for a few years, I just got my first honest hunting dog this summer. I’ve had labs for a lot of my life that have been wonderful pets but I decided to go with a German Shorthaired Pointer this time. I’ve trained my labs to a ...