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I just graduated with an MBA and relocated to North Texas. I am currently living in Plano and trying to figure out where and how to get the dog a good workout. If anybody could lend some advice on places it is okay to run a dog off leash or play fetch in a lake or river I would really appriciate it....

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So I touch and talk to the dog at times. I especially did this when she was younger and working on planted pigeons. 95% of the training I do is chasing wild birds and I believe they do more than I can anyway, we only plant birds a time or two during the nesting period. When I touch her it is to let ...

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I have been pretty bad about getting the dog out the last few weeks and am trying to get back on track. Here are a few training pics from the last two weeks. I am always amazed at how well Arrow seems to pick up where we left off. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Texscala/DSC02603.jpg http://i...

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The whole thing really surprised me but it all worked out in the end. We had a great season last year and I never had to walk to get my birds as they were delivered to hand. She even had two retrieves on chukars I thought I had missed.

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My pup had less than stellar retrieving interests until I started to Force Fetch her at about 18 months. Then it was like a light turned on and I never really finished the training as she got way into retrieving and has done great ever since.

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Congrats on your FBs. I love mine to death. While I agree with the comments that FBs have a lot of natural ability and mature quickly I also think there are a lot of positives to training dogs individually. Even today when we run 2 or more dogs I like to see each dog take an area and not overlap too...

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I had planned on doing some type of formal snake breaking for mine but the times we have run across snakes she does not care at all about them and leaves them alone. We killed a few rattlers in the hills and tried to get her to approach them and she did everything to avoid them and get back to hunti...

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My biggest complaint about my pup is her pads. We hunt chukar a bit during the season and if she ever goes on back to back hunts she needs boots on the second day. That said if she has boots on she goes fine and her feet are never a problem. I am hoping that once I finish school and start working I ...

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Mostly shoot a stevens 311 in 20 that is choked too tight and weighs too much but it gets the job done. I am in the market for a lighter double gun so we will see what I end up with. I actually shot 20 on a round of skeet with it last Wed and was pretty happy. I also have an 870 for waterfowl and ra...

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Coming from Utah so it looks like I am out of luck

. I have a lot of interest in SxSs and like double triggers but think that the over under could be a nice gun to carry in the hills for chukar.

I might be able to figure something out.

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I just called them and no they don't.

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I am pretty much sold on these guys and will be driving to Texas in early May. Does Texas law permit you to buy a gun if you live out of state and have an out of state license?

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Find a food you like and that works for your dog and stick with it. The only recommendation I have is to feed your dog on a regular schedule consistently. This makes life easier for us humans. You can know when your dog needs to go to the bathroom and if it is an inside dog you can schedule accordin...

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My dog was not a strong retriever and then I FFd her. Now she retrieves birds to hand and if she finds a bumper will bring it to you until your arm feels like to you until your arm feels like it is going to fall off. Not sure why it happened that way but she just loves to retrieve now. My wife hates...

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That wasw helpful. I liked Arrow. I am a bowhunter. :) Another Arrow out there? I can't imagine it. I have been working on my next dog's name and finally figured it out I think. Call name VIDI short for VINI VIDI VICI and I will add something more to the end to make in a little more interesting. My...

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I met up with 3Britts and we ran the dogs. I told him we should find a few sage grouse and maybe a chukar or two. 2 hours into the hike we had only seen one hen sage grouse that Arrow had pointed but not been able to hold. Finally we had a few points and saw some birds. http://img.photobucket.com/al...

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The differences are subtle and you can find big ranging FBs and close working ABs. Which ever way you decide to go do your research and get the puppy exposed to what you want it to be doing early on. You will have a great time whether you go FB, AB, or German. I have hunted behind all of these breed...

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No problem Ruffshooter. Cool thing is I am going to purchase a French Brit for my next dog. My buddy's French Britts seem to naturally hunt closer, and have higher cooperation at a young age. My DD really hunts nice so far. Starting to really like the European dogs. Make sure you go with a breeder ...

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Thought y'all might enjoy this. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Texscala/S7301586-2.jpg Here is the Bobcat that came out and ended up getting itself between two dogs. One shot of Kent fast lead #6 by my buddy and she was done. Not a lot of guys can say their dog has successfully pointed and h...

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Glad you guys enjoyed it. I had a great year and was sad to have to sit out 2 months of the season as my dog really had an unbelievable year and I actually made a few shots. Here is a video from 2 scouting trips around this time last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YKeLzfps3g the area where th...

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I own a little FB and we had to work very hard to keep her off of fur. I broke her of tracking deer and rabbits as I never intend to use for that but have had problems with her tracking and then pointing cats. We had close calls with both cougars and bobcats last season. I came in front of a pointed...

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How have you trained for this so far.? I always put a dog on a bird where he can't be seen I bring the backing dog on a CC over the top of the hill or around the corner and whoa him on initial site of the pointing dog . Works fine. Someone posted on here that this is not the way to do it. They said...

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Make sure you dog is old enough to handle it. I prefer to do it when a dog is mature, and I like the ear pinch method but I am sure both work.

Here were my results after about a month.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOk2nTrd1oA

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One of my hunting friends runs a lab and she is a grouse machine. When she hits fresh scent the hair on her back and tail starts to stick up and you better be getting ready because birds are about to either flush or be fetched. We hunt her my French Britt and they both find plenty of forest grouse.

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Perfecto

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Out here in Utah we have a lot of species to run dogs on. I have never chased wild pheasants to train (not many out here) but do use a healthy dose of Chukar, Huns, Sharptail, Sage grouse, Blue Grouse, Ruffed grouse, and Quial (these are all over our public parks but hard to find where you can shoot...

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I am hoping to find a 16 SxS for next year.

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While we have had a mild winter in my valley only getting a few 12 inch storms the areas I like to hunt have been pounded. Two weeks ago we tried to give it a go and the dog could not stay above the snow on the south facing slopes where the snow melts the fastest.

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Go with brains. It can get embarrassing trying to teach your dog while out on a hunt only to learn the dog knew something you didn't and was trying to help you understand it.

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Thanks Doug. I was really pleased with the fall shots I took with your camera. I was afraid to take it on most of my hunts.....that might be why they did not turn out as good as I would have liked.

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Well Saturday my season ended (I am not dumb enough to go out on Valentine's weekend). Looking back it was a great one. Things started off good and only got better until early Dec when things got hectic and crazy. Arrow and I would only get out 2 times in the last 2 months of the season and I while ...

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Style is when a dog sets up on point and the point itself is the highlight, more than the flush, shot, or retrieve. All on wild chukar, forest grouse, and sage grouse. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Texscala/DSC02336.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Texscala/DSC02310.jpg http://img...

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I shoot a 311 in 20 and love the thing. If I have any complaints it would be that it seems to be choked a bit tight for grouse but is perfect for covey birds like chukar and huns and flat land grouse. $450 seems pretty high. I was thinking of adding another in 12 or 16 and have seen several for unde...

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That actually looks like pretty gentle country for chuks but pics often don't do chukar terrain justice. You gotta want to be there. :wink: :mrgreen: I was thinking the same thing. On most of my hunts I fear for mine and my dogs life. We regularly have to work around huge cliffs and stuff too steep...

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Inner tubes and electrical tape for me. They are cheap, last all season, easy to carry and repair, and protect both in hot and cold conditions. Just make sure to condition your dog to them before you go hunting. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Texscala/DSC00473-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.co...

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I have an indoor dog and she had to be used to being harassed by kids when she ate. My dog is kept on a tight schedule and eats at the same time everyday. I often put her on whoa or make her sit and then release her to eat. From the time she was a young dog we would handle her as she ate, if she gro...

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I usually polish any errors the pup may have developed during the season. Mostly I scout out new spots hoping to find a great spot for nest season. We also go camping, fishing, and just have a lot of fun.

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Give FF a try. I swore not to use an E collar or FF my pup but as time went on it became obvious both would be necessary. This last summer I FFd my little FB (she was 2) in the house while the kids were taking naps. She went from picking up birds and walking a few steps before dropping them to this ...

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I can make a few comments on the WPG. I have a buddy that has one and it seems to fit the bill of what you are looking for. It can take the cold, will go into anything no matter how thick, and it can find upland birds no problem. It is also an excellent retriever and I have seen it retrieve rabbits ...

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Is that a French or American Brit? God looking girl anyway. She is a French Britt. The Black in her nose seems to wear off a bit during the season. We have had a great season so far and have put more birds in the bag than I thought were possible for us. Last week wile out I passed up on a few shots...

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In Utah as 3Britts pointed out we have till mid Feb to chase Chukar and Huns. Throughout the year we have the chance to hunt Ptarmigan, Blue & Forrest Grouse, Huns, Chukar, Sharptail, Sagegrouse, Pheasant, and 2 species of quail. This year I have take all but Ptarmigan (took one last year), Huns (I ...

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I had a couple hours to run Arrow this morning and decided to try a new spot for chukar. After walking around the base of the hills for a while we finally picked one out and started climbing. Arrow went up above and before long the beeper started making the noise I love to hear. I was carrying my Sx...

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I have an Isuzu trooper and while not the best off road vehicle it gets me to where I want to go, has room for the pup & crate in back, along with all the kid's & wife's stuff. 2 car seats in the middle and me and the wife up front. I get about 21 MPG, but of coarse that varies when off road a lot. ...

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Nice looking dogs.

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It seems to me that PM's to folks asking for their vote should be a disqualification in a friendly poll. Lets vote on the quality of the video and ignore the PM's asking for your vote. This is really disappointing!!!! Ezzy That is pretty sad stuff. I have a hard time getting good video I am willing...

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chuckling- thought I saw bike boots on her that sure is a beautiful bird- ever thought of mounting one- or do you have They are very pretty birds to look at, they are a pain to hunt as they like to run and live in some nasty places. One day I will get one mounted but probably not until after I grad...

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Over the last couple of seasons I have learned to monitor my pups feet. She goes for a few hour with just her own paws and when I feel that we have been in the rocks for a while I call her back and do a paw check, if there are any signs of irritation I put some inner tubes over her paws and she is g...

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We are lucky to have a lot of public ground available to us in the west. Birds can be few and far between, but every now and again you get lucky. My feet are in really bad shape after this weeks hunts. I will probably have to take it easy and try some birds that like a little more level ground this ...

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Went out today hoping to get some pictures of Arrow on point and just hunting in general. I made up my mind that I would take the camera and before shooting the gun would get a few pics of every time she pointed. 45 minutes in she set up http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/Texscala/DSC02310.jpg I...

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As I watched the video I posted I remembered how great an area it was and all the birds we found in the off season. This last Saturday I decided to hunt it for the first time and took a limit of chukars out of one of the ridges in 3 hours. That is a pretty big deal out here in Utah.

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