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Hi All, I am working on a project and I hope I can get some real world input. I am sure everyone reads hunting/fishing related magazines where they show product reviews (for example Editor's Pick or Best Buy) and field tests (5 star rating). How much do those reviews/field test influence your buying...

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Here is a link to the stocking schedule. You can pick a region and it will show where/how many will be stocked.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/se ... 632&mode=2

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Dang Brian I hope Blitz pulls through!

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My 1st dog was a mix breed from the pound. She was a great pheasant dog and she got me hooked on hunting with a dog!

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She was not active at all when I got her home. The first night she walked slow around the yard and would lay down in the house. After feeding her for a couple days her energy level has picked up and but she still hasn't ran much faster than a trot. When I took her for a walk last night she was pulli...

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Sorry guys the pictures do not do any justice! You can see every vertebrae in her back, hip bones, shoulders, and she has no muscle mass. I also went back yesterday and picked up the male because my dad is keeping him. He was in much better shape body wise. He is the one that could use another 5lb. ...

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Here are some pics of the dog.

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I need some help. I just rescued an extremely underweight dog. She is two years old out of some pretty good lines but she only weights around 30 pounds. I would guess that she should be around 55 - 60 lb. right now. I put a collar on her that my other dog grew out of around 6 months. You can see all...

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Send me a PM and maybe we can meet some place half way.

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I sent you a PM. I am also in Lancaster County and maybe I can help.

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HSUS: Agencies should cease pheasant stocking

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdf ... 07_rev.pdf

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You could always check into a NAVHDA chapter and attend their training days. Here are the chapters in your area.

http://www.navhda.us/ChapterInfo.aspx?ChapterAbbrev=KEY

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I do it all on my own (with the help of my NAVHDA chapter) and it was the greatest feeling in the world when I heard the word "Pass" at the Invitational. I will listen to anyone who offers advise and then mold it to fit me and the dog. I will always train and handle my own dogs because it is fun for...

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Thanks I will give that a try!

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I charged my new G3 Pro 100 transmitter for the first time last night and now my transmitter doesn't work. When I put it in the cradle last night the red light came on and I thought it was charging. When I got up this morning I noticed that the red list was still on. I took it off the cradle and the...

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I used to feed the red bag but the feed mill down the road stopped carrying it. I got their last bag a month ago and it $31.

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Well done!

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Yeah when I threw the 1st one for Bella they told me to throw it about half the distance. When I threw the 2nd one she jumped into the water farther than I threw the bumper.

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It worked great. I only had to use 3 real ducks this past summer for the Invitational training so it saved me a ton of money.

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Well done!

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Nice work!

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I have used them to train for the NAVHDA duck drag and for the short drag training for the Blind at the Invitational. You can call them a waste of money but a bottle of fake duck sent cost me $7.00 and a real duck cost me $12. I was able to accomplish 90% of my training using the sent on dokkens and...

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Well this past weekend it was Bella's time to shine. After running Bryant at the Invitational last Sat this test gave me no stress! She ran Sunday and recieved a 106 prize 2. I could not get her to slow down and focus on the track so she received a 2 in track. She lost 1 other point for corporation ...

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Thanks All. Just getting home now and I have to get up in a few hours to go to work so I am off to bed. Hope to write a post about it tomorrow.

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Thanks doc. I am in.

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This is what I would try if it was my dog. Take out a bucket or stool for my self to sit on. Have the dog sit next to you while on a check cord or leash then throw the bumper. Sit there and don't say anything to the dog just make sure the dog stays with you. It might take a long while but give the d...

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It is a little far from York but I use Greenlin Kennels in Middletown, PA. I got to look around the kennel before I left Bryant and they post photos of the dogs out in the exercise pen. http://www.greenlinkennel.com/

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The way it is written it won't have anything to do with dog training. It specifically states any public event that uses live birds for targets. Kind of hard to argue with that even though we don't need to protect pigeons. Reminds me of the tower shoots for pheasants that clubs hold around here. Jus...

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Ruth I sent you a PM

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Steady at the blind Put the dog on whoa, sit, or down. Walk out of sight from the dog and fire one blank wait 10 seconds then fire the second plank shot. Walk back to the dog. When you train for this I always had someone stand behind the dog just like the judges would. If the dog moves have that per...

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Hey Matt,

Welcome, I am also from PA. Where are you located maybe we can do some training together. I am the VP of the Keystone chapter of NAVHDA so if you are in the area come check our training days.

Brad

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Well done Brian. Good seeing you again and I wish I could have stayed to hear the scores.

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My buddy has one and he likes it. He has only had it a few months but no problems. I used a Kimar 209 for about 4 years and I love it. Never ran into any problems.

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Roots Auction sells birds every Tuesday night. They are located in Manheim Pa.

http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=ut ... 8321386505

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If you look on the website for NAVHDA you can see with your own two eyes where they are judged against a standard. If you look on the AKC you can see where field trials are judged based upon performance 1-4 place. If you do not have the best dog that day you will not win a field trial even if your ...

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MATT4126 wrote:Porcupine country.

Got that right! I know of a few guys that had to pull quills this year.

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I had some great days on state game lands up north this year. A buddy and I hunted Potter and Tioga counties and our flush rate was a little under 3 per hour all on public land. Search the PA Game Commission website for game lands in your area and you should find some birds. You can start scouting n...

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Worked the dogs this morning and shot one of the birds for Bella. She is a few days short of 4 months. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/bhairhoger/Bella/435.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/bhairhoger/Bella/423.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/bhairhoger/Bella/426.jpg...

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I would try to break her by putting the crate in the car when you are not going anywhere. Go through the same crate training process as you did in the house. Put her in and wait for her to get quite then pull her out and let her run around. When it is time for the crate back in the car. If you are g...

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Do you take her for car rides to places other than the bird field? Do you have the birds in view or within smell range of your pup?

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I said 2-3 years that way I can see what I have before I make the call.

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Well done Rock!

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Nice pictures!

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Man that question is like asking who is better looking a red head or a blond! I like a Jaeger lead myself.

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A dogs first hunting season I like to hunt either by myself or one other person. I also make it known that only one person shooting at a time. I would rather take the chance of missing the bird than a group a people unloading their guns as fast as possible. Even if the dog is not gun shy 4 guns unlo...

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Ruth I sent you a PM

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I think going to the training days my club offered helped for 2 reason. 1. I was able to train all aspects of the test and I had people around to help. 2. The way we train is just like test day. I would run through every part of the test and would have down time in between each part. We had 5 or 6 d...

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