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Congratulations to those that got to run there, those that made the call-back and those that placed. These are truely hollowed grounds, rich in bird dog history and the town is truely amazing to all who are involved. The locals really love and appreciate the people that come there to chase their dre...

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If you havn't ridden every brace how would you know what anybody did!!!! You can't judge a trial on the internet. I for one appreciate what the judges have gone thru the last tweleve days in order to arrive at the final 12 dogs. My hats of to those three well qualified gentlemen.myerstenn I can rea...

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Don't know if anyone posting on this site is there at the AKC Nationals, that has been there and watched the "National Championship". With them running 3 separate one hour courses that start each time at a specific location. Just looking to get some idea of ground coverage of these dogs vs the All ...

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Jeff, they SHOULD have bird work to be called back. You could run grey hounds with the same results without the bird work. When you talk about the best of the best they should have bird work to even be considered. What I hear, is that the first am course really hasn't produced birds at all...and so...

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Jeff, they SHOULD have bird work to be called back. You could run grey hounds with the same results without the bird work. When you talk about the best of the best they should have bird work to even be considered. Brian, You and I are really good friends so I know I can make an example that is kind...

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Out of the 6 that went birdless how many had unproductives? Is there to much emphasis on run and not enough on bird finding ability. I know it's a trail but a dog should have bird work to be called back . No you don't. You need a find to win, but not to make the 2nd series. Only 4 of the 12 dogs ca...

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1a.HANK SORENSON 1b. BET KING 2a. LUCKY WEST 2b. DIXON FOUNTAIN 3a. BANNER LORENSON 3b. BITTY Dohse 4a. GIGI TRACY 4b. BELLA DIXON 5a. LADY DOHSE 5b.BANDIT Tracy 6a. MASON DOHSE 6b. LOUIE WEST BRACED IN THAT ORDER 3 AM 3 PM Congrats to all that made the second series!!!!! I thought I'd add a little...

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Has anyone heard anything? The last brace came back in around 10:00.

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The breeder is listed as Jonathan P Letz. Maybe someone here knows how you can get in touch with him?

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tnbirddogman,
I do believe the guy that runs this place told me he had them before, but you should call them to make sure. Ask for Brad, he's the owner, and tell him Jeff Guy sent ya. I know he hauls stuff everywhere so maybe he has a spot close to you.

Hampton Wholesale Statuary
423-725-2834

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There are still a few of us out chasing the thunder chickens up in the corner of the state. Averaging about 1 bird per hour.

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I fixed it fer ya!

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The Ames site has been updated witn the dogs currently "Nominated".
Here's the link,
http://www.amesplantation.org/field-tri ... ations.asp

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15" will work, it's tight, but it will work for GSP's. I just built this box for Brian (Volraider on here) a few months ago and the inside dimensions of the individual holes are 15-1/2" wide. He has a big Westwind Male GSP and he can get in turn around and be OK in the box. Brian may chime in once h...

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4shotB,
Where do you live? What city/town?

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I have never seen a field trial premium that forbid stud horses on the grounds, and I have never heard of an AKC or AF rule stating that they were not allowed. I have seen studs being ridden at more than a few trials, and they caused a lot fewer problems than your typical mare in heat. What would a...

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Have you checked out the cover dog field trial site?

http://members3.boardhost.com/coverdog/

Maybe try to post for some info over there and see if you get any response??

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The wife and I stayed at Sandos Caracol(Rivera Mia) and we thouroughly enjoyed it. Did a little snorkeling near Isle De Mujeres from a catamaran and that was great also. I would highly recommend the place. You'll see mixed reviews for Sandos on the net, but our experience was a positive one. I would...

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I believe they are used just like a keg shoe is used, to add weight to the horses feet and cure the "pace" or to cure "trot". When the use of a keg shoe alone isn't enough weight they often try to add weight by different means. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but if I remember correctly, you ad...

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Just tell Mo that there's a Hook's resturant right beside the trial grounds and he will go

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I may try to make this one if I can get the time away from home.

What are the grounds like? Tight, open, etc?

If Mo would run Lilly for me in the walking stake I'd be there for sure!

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The PDF doesn't specify if any of the gun dog stakes are retreiving, so I assume none are, correct?

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Someone had posted a few photos on the clubs site so I thought I'd put those here as well incase anyone had a dog in the photos and wanted to see those. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/73580002/sn/361917587/name/Travellers+1st+field+trial+053.jpg http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/73580002/sn/535528396/name/...

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I was asked by the club to pass on a couple of pieces of info from the trial. The 1st one is the placements, and it should come through with this link; http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/ICeXTkPfX6_RuLpHB0GkzsE2Y2w0ZtI4kOi5oJWpTbuisizjmfbF2SYGiFqz97CC42KI7FReO7SHIj-S0R1WudVgT1Ibn8dnRqd87jjs/FT%20201170080...

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It was nice to meet some of the guys and gals from GDF at the trial this weekend, I enjoyed it. Congrats on the ones that placed!!!!! There were SEVERAL nice dogs there for GDF members.

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Bruce, Thanks for the compliments, I am truely glad you liked them and are happy with your purchase. I should probably update the photos. The ones shown were mig welded and ground down and I now TIG weld all of them on both sides and the welds look a whole lot better! I also now use the STS bull sna...

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Mountaineer, I want to apologize if I have sounded like an A-Hole during these postings; those that know me would probably say I'm an easy going guy. Obviously there's no study to prove that eliminating the late season hunting to show that it will improve the livelihood of the ruffed grouse, so you ...

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OK, that was a little bit off on my end, I'll admit it, but you could still change my mind if there's proof that closing the hunting season (say Jan/Feb) helped the birds survive and increased their numbers in any given area.

Is there such a study available?

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Alright, I'd be willing to give up my Feb. season for an increase in grouse numbers across the board in the southern apps, particularly, East Tennessee, without any change to habitat improvements in the process. Can you present facts that it will happen? Facts that it has happened in a previous Stat...

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Bittersweet isn't the only late season forage for ruffed grouse in Eastern TN. It may be in Ohio, but not here. I do hunt the NF lands but I mostly hunt private land with cuttings ranging in ages from fresh cut, to 20 yrs old and have seen the same birds enough to know their names. You feed em right...

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Mountaineer, You sound like an educated man, so tell me how it is? (what you already said somewhere before) That you do not have to shoot a ruffed grouse to kill it. Food isn't the issue if there are habitat! How does it kill a grouse in February if I let my "BROKE" dogs find a ruffed grouse, point ...

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The only problem I have with letting go of the February season is that's about the only time grouse hunters have the woods alone. If you look at the deer seasons this year they basically run from Sept. 24th through Jan. 1st non stop (with the exception of 2 days, Oct 29th and 30th) So you have 2 day...

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Ridgerunner,
Your profile says you are from East TN., what city/county?

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I like how people twist things around on this board, it's really quiet funny! You need to re-read what was said. I'll paste it below to save the trouble of having to find it. What I said was "If you have a horse sensative to any dust (allergies/respiratory problems/coughing/sneezing/etc.) they will ...

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The processed bales of alfalfa that I have purchased in the past contained a lot of "dust" from the processing into the larger bales. If you have a horse sensative to any dust (allergies/respiratory problems/coughing/sneezing/etc.) they will be worse with the use of this product. If you've never see...

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Ruth, I was just kidding about sending her here, I guess I should have put a big smiley up there at the end of my statement. I've been in the same place with one of my dogs and a neighbor that didn't like the fact I had em, so I know the flustrations you are going through. Luckily for me, my neighbo...

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Ruth,
I've got Brian's Blitz dog while he's at the beach with his family and you can send Jersey here if you want, don't even tell Brian, I'll put her in the kennel beside Blitz. She can bark all she wants!!!!!!

Jeff

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You could possibly find a few carry over birds left from being put out for field trials at the Percy Priest field trial grounds, but I don't know the specifics about hunting on those grounds. I believe they are different for the field trial grounds than the rest of the WMA. Your best shot to find qu...

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Heck, I just wish I could fine a trial with easy pickins'. I go to the GSP trials around here and get to run against Ray Dohse, Chris Coegan, Dave Walker, Culpepper, Caleb Bryson, David King, Brenda and Rick, etc. etc.. It aint bad to take 2nd, 3rd against stiff competition, but dang! It could be a ...

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Didn't Mike Aldrich own, or handle, Pipeline's Coca Cola Cowboy?

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I would send him to Brenda and let her FF him, unless that is the "trainer" you speak of.

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Hopefully, it's not after...The Region 5 is March 7-12 this year followed by the All Breed. The Nat GD Championship usually takes a week and a half to two weeks to complete doesn't it? So, if its in Feb, like you said, it should end a few days before Reg 5. OK, OK. The Exact date I was told was "it...

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I just read where Ike and Touch's Whiteout also won the Carroll County (TN) All-Age trial.(for the second year in a row) Seems he's still on a roll!

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It could have been 2 weeks after (?), don't qoute me on that, but it will be after.

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The word is that it will be held at Ames, February 2012, I think it's the week after the National Championship, or so I was told. The AKC reps. were at Ames while I was there on the 17th, 18th and 19th of this month to look at the grounds and set everything up.

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I believe this is the first time a father and son have been the NC's. his imediate ped is Lester's snowatch x Lester's Nat I believe that 1999 Ch Whippoorwill Wild Card was the sire of 2008 Ch Whippoorwill Wild Agin, but he might have been the grandsire. On the GSP quailifying, Ed Huser, who won th...

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Congratulations to Ike, he is truely a good guy. He and Whiteout laid down a very good performance that morning. I was lucky enough to be there, on the best horse I've ever owned, and was right in behind the judges for almost all of that brace. I do wish that I hadn't forgotten my camera at the hote...

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Here are a couple of links with some info.

http://www.remekvizslas.net/dog.php4?id=2255

http://gspcu.com/DOY/doy_04.html

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The morning and evening courses at ames are between 11 and 12 miles long and the dogs cover that ground at an AVERAGE of 3.6 to 4.0 MPH. The brace Saturday morning had covered the entire 11 miles in the 3 hours, with Touch's Whiteout scoring 6 finds along the way. (The 7th was just after time) Hunti...

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Cajun Casey wrote:May we have the citation on the "article?"

He didn't get it from the Ames site, he found it here(or posted it there too);

http://www.gwpca.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=5920

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