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It is only a disconnect in your biased mind. Abortion is the taking of an innocent life, one that has not sinned. Capital punishment is the extermination of a person that was judged and convicted by a jury of his peers to have committed such horendess crimes he no longer can live in society. Then i...

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As profound as an anti-abortion person being pro death penalty? I find no problem with this in anyway since one is severely penalizing(killing) a completely innocent person while the other is penalizing(killing) someone for a willful action(killing) they took full well knowing the consequences. Sou...

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I find the liberal mindset of being anti-hunting yet pro abortion to be just about the most profound intellectual disconnect in existence. In my home State of MA I may discard an unborn baby with no questions asked but I face a stiff fine for trapping a muskrat. As profound as an anti-abortion pers...

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What kind of camera does your wife want? P&S, SLR, large zoom, pocket, etc... I've been reading a lot about the mirrorless cameras as a good compromise between an SLR and P&S. I like a camera when I'm hunting or other other outdoor sports, but most SLR's a re just too big to be useful. A P&S is nice...

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It's always tough to lose a dog. That is a great picture.

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I'm a fan. I tried it last year and it worked well. I bought it again for this past fall and did not have a tick on her. My brother-in-law uses it on his GWPs and he's only pulled one tick off his dogs, which in this area is really good.

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From a grouse hunt this afternoon.

The best point of the day. 2 angles.

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I currently feed Pro Plan Sport to my two dogs. One is an older lab and the other is a 6 year old English setter. Both are hunting dogs and my setter is also a trial dog. I'm a big fan. It is fairly expensive, but I like to buy multiple bags when it goes on sale. I currently have 4 bags I bought for...

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My dog probably did 50 mile today going up and down steep mountain trails at speed for 3.5 hours. Then had another hour and a half running. And this was a "conditioning" day. Just an outing. And he was still raring to go. Please don't joint the know-nothings Neil, it is beneath you. Bill Put an Ast...

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My lab has always been a voracious eater until this year. She is now 11 years old and started skipping meals and not finishing other meals. I started wetting down her food with hot water about a month ago and so far she has finished every meal. My setter on the other hand had always been a finicky e...

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nikegundog wrote:Grange, 99% of Silvers can be traced back to one kennel in SD, its the same guy who brought us the "Pointing Lab", he also bred Wiems.....

I don't care about the origins of silver labs, but using an opinion piece as fact checking looks desperate.

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AKC Stance on Silver Labradors Response of Jack Norton of the AKC on 1/24/00 giving AKC official position on the issue of Silver Labs. "The registry of the American Kennel Club is based on parentage and not the coat color of a member of any breed. In 1987 the AKC, in corporation with the Labrador R...

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I was out yesterday with my female setter and my father's brittanies. My setter who was diagnosed with Anaplasmosis today and based on past experience that disease has an adverse effect on my setter's stamina, still put on more than 15 miles. The two female brittanies put on over 20 miles. I think s...

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This is their natural range as much as Wisconsin. We just haven't reintroduced them like they did further north. And if you read back I didn't bring anything up as I was just responding to a prior comment. Sorry it bothered you but your comments will not change the facts. I have no personal reason ...

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This is their natural range as much as Wisconsin. We just haven't reintroduced them like they did further north. And if you read back I didn't bring anything up as I was just responding to a prior comment. Sorry it bothered you but your comments will not change the facts. I have no personal reason ...

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The DNR has had to do DNA testing on several animals killed in our area to know for sure if they are wolves or coydogs. Plus there are different sizes of wolves and coyotes so it is pretty hard to always know, even for the experts and it sure can be impossible to tell when they are moving through t...

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The DNR has had to do DNA testing on several animals killed in our area to know for sure if they are wolves or coydogs. Plus there are different sizes of wolves and coyotes so it is pretty hard to always know, even for the experts and it sure can be impossible to tell when they are moving through t...

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As sportsmen we should remember that one of the best ways to preserve open land is to have a population of endangered or threatened species living on it. Wolves will help prevent areas from being developed and de-natured, which in turn is good for us as outdoorsmen and hunters. I will only partiall...

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From this afternoon. Grouse point. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/59ffad98-ac8b-4ebf-88ad-aa7b37fd31eb.jpg Woodcock point. It was a flyer and it went about 25 feet before it went down again. Got video of this point. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/64446a9d-40ea-4f9...

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I'd guess it has a lot to do with a female's heat cycle and whelping a litter of puppies making it difficult to be able to trial consistently let along be put on the circuit. I've known plenty of females that had to take a trial season off due to whelping a litter or miss a few trials due to being i...

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Got out this afternoon for about an hour. Came up empty on woodcock, but we did find three grouse. Here are a couple pictures of my setter pointing the grouse. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/c6a84246-ce51-4e9c-8d70-7bd53a8285dd.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/d...

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When you have access to that many wild birds , I believe the birds can teach the dog to hold its point. It won't be steady to the shot though- without other training- which is important to me. However, most of us have few wild birds available for weekly training. Whoa has to be taught in the backya...

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I was talking to a fellow trialer this weekend at a cover dog trial about protective vests. He pulled out a Mendota (?) vest and said after he held his buddies dog on the drive to the vet after it got impaled with a stick he doesn't hunt without one. It looked much like the vest above that SHaRPS po...

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I've had females for the most part all my life and my next dog will be a male. The males I've know are great so I'm going to give a male a try assuming I can get one from the right breeding.

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Grange, I guess to each there own. I hunt with a GSP who runs hard nose down and I am still waiting to see this dog pin/hold a bird. But hey maybe I know nothing. Not totally ruling that one out lol. Ain't that the truth (to each their own comment not how much you know :wink: ). Nose down vs. head ...

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I'm not convince any dog with enough experience can be a good grouse dog. I've seen enough dogs that go out hunting a lot and are average grouse dogs. I don't think that breeding is a must for a good grouse dog either, but I do think is sure helps your chances of getting a puppy that will be a good ...

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I noticed a few practices that would likely draw the ire of the hunter safety instructors. Looked like a fun day of hunting. Don't get many wild birds to hold like that. I've had wild pheasant on public land in SD hold so well I was afraid my lab was going to catch them and she can awfully close, u...

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ezzy333 wrote:I try to wash them every 2 or 3 years but other than that they seldom get very dirty.

That's impressive. I don't think I can go through a summer without having my dogs find something to roll in by the cottage at least once. My dogs are house dogs, but they are not allowed on the furniture.

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There are a good number of pointers and shaved setters running in cover dog trials without serious injury, and those dogs run with reckless abandon. I have seen them run through slash, burrs, and thorns at top speed, if any dog would be hurt it would be them. I have never even considered using one....

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Check out Sylmar vests. My father uses them with his brittanies and loves them. He doesn't get the sore spots like my dogs did with two different types of vests I tried. The only downside he's found is they can be warm when it's warm outside and they can pick up snow and turn it into ice creating it...

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From our last weekend, 10/3/15. It was a slower than a couple days prior. We only found about 6 grouse and 3 woodcock. Tico pointing her first grouse of the day. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/1003151023.jpg Tico pointing her fourth (I think) grouse of the day. This was a great poi...

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The field trial i want to go to they both run in is cover dog region 19 walking shooting. The owner of mines dam said that its like hunting but with blank pistols. But i want him to retrieve anyway, because i wanna do more than one type of trial with him. The Region 19 grounds are great and often h...

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I like the Lion Country on windy or rainy days or during a trial when my bracemate uses something ridiculously loud on a short dog. Otherwise find a quiter sunkhaze bell or the Canadian handmade bell on Lion Country. I'm with you. When I see a bracemate that wears a Northwoods bell I hope they have...

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Season has been open here for a couple weeks, but other than a couple of days of moderate temps it's been quite warm and lately its been high humidity so it doesn't feel like hunting to me. Heck colors only started to show last week so it still feels like pre-season training to me. I'm taking my sho...

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This past weekend I finally noticed some change in colors. This is later than I am used to. It was like a switch went on because two weekends ago I was surprise how little color there was. I'm not convinced the color season will be late just yet. The transition can move quickly if mother nature deci...

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For the Grouse opener this weekend I hunted my lab with my setter, two GWPs and three brittanies and it worked great. Here is a picture of a what typically happens when a dog goes on point near my lab. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/0912151422a.jpg Here is a video of the action. I ...

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Conditioning is the best thing I can do for my dog. When I'm on a course with water I make sure to handle my dog to the water. I also bring plenty of water for the dog. I like to wet down the dog before the trial, but I don't think the effects last the full brace especially if it's an hour. Like Nei...

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I'm a voice guy. I started with the whistle and tried using the same commands that I did when I trained my lab, but found out in my first season trialing that a whistle can be a recipe for disaster. I was braced with a pro who used two toots to send his dog out. Two toots was my signal to call in my...

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As long as you have a flusher that is trained to sit and stay and will honor another dog then you shouldn't have a problem.

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What you're talking about is commonly referred to as a "matched pair". The retriever stays at heel until released to flush a pointed bird. The retriever then sits on flush until released to retrieve. I know a couple of pros that will train it. It really necessitates a rock solid pointer because you...

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Neil wrote:I have never found training having an effect on birds, I do stay out of the fields during nesting season, even in the states that do not prohibit it.

Same here.

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Latest video of my setter on point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiemFX4 ... e=youtu.be

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O43XMd5 ... e=youtu.be

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Went out today and came up empty for grouse, but did find a woodcock.

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My setter found 1 grouse in 45 minutes this afternoon.

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I watched several walking shooting dog trials (including cover dog) and judged some trials as well and I do see a difference in Pointers and Setters. I would be hard pressed to be able to point out what causes the difference, but to my eyes there is a difference. Pointers look like they have more po...

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My folks uses raptor or bird names for their dogs. Hawkens, Falcon, Eagle, Phoenix. The next pup will be Kestral.

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As far as corn as an ingredient, I just don't see what the big deal is pro or con though. If the overall mix works, it works. If it works and the dog likes it and it is less expensive than other options, for me all the better. I personally don't have a problem with ground corn (even when listed as ...

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Redpaw is considered unsatisfactory and should be avoided according to the study.

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