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by newridersdad
Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Freezing Quail waterers
Replies: 6
Views: 2855

Freezing Quail waterers

I put out a couple of johnny houses on some land about 20 miles from my home. There is no electricity on this land and with our recent cold weather the pvc tube waterer has been freezing. I travel for work and cannot check these every day. Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping the waterer fro...
by newridersdad
Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Reasonable Preserve Hunting in Oklahoma
Replies: 1
Views: 1244

Reasonable Preserve Hunting in Oklahoma

Can anyone recomend any reasonably priced quail, pheasant or chukar preserve hunting in Oklahoma. I usually take my 2 sons when we hunt. I'm a regular working dad that likes to get out with my dogs and sons. I got sticker shock when I saw places getting $300.00 plus per gun for a days hunt. That put...
by newridersdad
Wed May 06, 2009 12:04 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Training pigeons to home............
Replies: 10
Views: 5064

Re: Training pigeons to home............

The thread you refered to is very helpful. I think I must be about 50-60 days ahead of you. I have 8 young birds and 5 pair sitting on eggs. This has really been a pretty cool experience. At around 40 days I began to collect my young birds and 2 of my older birds that know how to trap and put them i...
by newridersdad
Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Rick Smith Seminar
Replies: 4
Views: 1780

Re: Rick Smith Seminar

I just returned from the foundation seminar that Rick put on in Hudson, CO. It was absolutely awesome. Rick is very entertaining and has a great teaching style. I had read his dads book and watched all of their videos. It all came together for me being at the seminar. I would highly recommnd this se...
by newridersdad
Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:44 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: A cheap way to use pigeons over and over.
Replies: 25
Views: 7573

A cheap way to use pigeons over and over.

I only have a few pigeons and have no homers, so I have been tying a small piece of hose to the pigeons foot. This works ok if you have some strong flying birds. I was always worried that one of my birds would fly far enough to get caught on a limb, fence or wire where i could not retrieve it. I bou...