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cesarike

In the past I have smoked pheasant using primarily applewood. It always comes out great.

I have a Crab Apple tree in my yard that I want to cut down. IS Crab applewood any good to use when Smoking gamebirds?

cesarike

Will be making a trip out to North Dakota to hunt the prairies near Medora. Hopefully will get into some sharptails and huns.

Anyone from that area on the site that wants to get together for an afternoon feel free to PM me.

cesarike

I have encountered a few over the years. Growing up my friends minitature poodle would sight point squirrells. I am not talking a flash point - I mean a tail crackin, staunch point. That spurred me and my brohther to train my sisters miniature schnauzer to hunt squirrells. Once he figured out what w...

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The last bag of pro plan Performance I bought had a sticky oily texture to it. It is so bad that upon touching, it will leave a sticky ily film on your hands. I am concerned that this might be a bad batch of Perfomance and should not be feeding it to the dogs. Has anyone else had this issue? Do I ne...

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So if a dog is rock hard steady consistently on all the birds its finding and it is a bird finding machine what difference does the tail set make? Is this a defect of some sort. What if this dogs progeny were all like its sire and possessed and uncanny bird finding ability - would the tailset make t...

cesarike

Here is the name of a top notch retriever trainer in Wisconsin who can point you in the direction of some of the Top field Goldens in the midwest:
Larry Sonntag at 414-530-3139.

cesarike

I'm no expert but I've never known a dog to whimper due to soreness. If the situation does not pass in a short period of time, I would have him checked out with the vet.

cesarike

There are a lot of activities to get into with your dogs. Depending on what type of bird dog you get, there are all sorts of organizations that you can join to train and compete your dog, NAHVDA comes to mind. There are plenty of organizations that compete hounds, although I don'r know the names of ...

cesarike

Flushing breeds can be used quite successfully on Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock. Its true you have to watch, but generally a flusher gets quite animated when its on a bird. Therefore his body language should tip you off. A Cocker Spaniel name derived from hunting woodcock. I've hunted with Springers La...

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My statement that I was sure that the breed had advanced is an assumption on my part that over time the breed has improved. Probaly a naive assumption on my part. Back in 1969 my father got me a brittany. That was really my 1st exposure to having a gun dog. It was also my 1st exposure to field trial...

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The actual foundation kennel was a little farther North. I believe around Alpena. The guys name was Henry Hollyoak or something along those lines. He did pass away in the late 60's. There were quite a few people who trialed with Holly Haven dogs or dogs who had that lineage. Quite a few Brittany Fun...

cesarike

Has anyone ever heard of this line of Brittanies.

They were out of Michigan a few decades ago. I was just wondering if any foundation for this line still existed.

cesarike

Outside, The younger dog lifted his leg, marked territory, and liked to roam. The roaming ended after he was fixed. He was also ready to go at a moments notice. If he thought I was going hunting he would get extremely restless. One night before the pheasnat opener, my son was firing the dog up for t...

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I am certainly not an expert but I have some personal experience. Per the Vets insistence I had one dog neutered at 9 months. My 2nd dog which was a year younger I had neutered at 3 years. The hunting drive in the older dog was not as significant as the drive in my younger dog. The breeder of the ol...

cesarike

Stick with your own theme - http://www.gundogforum.com/forum/posting.php?mode=reply&f=69&t=15680# 8) You named the 1st dog after a gun manufacturer, You could name the next one "Bennelli" - it works on both sexes: Ben - for a boy or Nelli if a girl, Remington - Remi Beretta - after the cop Ruger - S...

cesarike

My Welsh Springer Spaniel was always being pegged for a Brittany.

cesarike

A friend of mine has adopted a rescue english setter that is gun shy.

Is there a resource such as a training video, book, training technique that can be used as a guideline to attempt to correct this problem?

cesarike

Wasn't there an article in the Detroit News about area's in the Detroit area that have become so overgrown that guys were finding wild pheasants and training their dogs that way? They said the only real peril is open manhole covers.

Might be a less expensive alternative,

cesarike

Its not easy when you have friends that have dogs with contrasting styles. I went through the same thing when I got my wirehair. All my hunting buddies had retrievers. I had an older retriever when I 1st got her. I decided that if the dog was going to learn the right way then I could never hunt the ...

cesarike

I would go to a Cabela's Gander mountain, Sporsman Warehouse, or any one of the outdoor supply houses and find out what works best for the type of hunting you plan on doing. For the cold weather you might want to look at getting some medium weight polypropolene long underwear. Great for when your wa...

cesarike

Your right about the keeping quiet part.

I got a little stoked up and lost my composure when the dog outed the coon. For the most part I have been lucky with all my dogs when it comes to critters.

Next time I'll keep quiet and apply the juice.

cesarike

Was up North in Wisconsin Grouse Hunting when my GWP starts to get into it with a rather large raccoon. I yelled at her "No" and she stopped momentarily, and then started to go after the coon. I yelled "No" again then gave her a nick on the shock collar and she backed off. Generally I use the beeper...

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I saw a beautiful reddish coat Lab at the Wisconsin Sports show a few years back. The trainer was from Burnett game farms and is highly regarded in these parts. The dog performed magnificiently at the demo. When they brought the dog out I thought it was a young field Golden. Turned out it was a Lab....

cesarike

Prior to my GWP I had a Golden and a Springer.

They both held up well to the elements as well.

cesarike

GWP - Versatile Dog with the right kind of coat to hunt in Wisconsin.

Most of my hunting is done in October, November, and December, after that a couple of game farm hunts to wrap things up but the weather gets pretty cold and the dog coat is holds up well to all of it.

cesarike

I have hunted and fished near Germfask back when I was in college.

Back then the grouse hunting was great. I assumed it is still pretty good based on who goes where and stories I have read.

Don't go there anymore since i live in Wisconsin, there is no need to go that far North.

cesarike

I had a similar situation at my cabin one weekend about 4 years back. My Welsh Springer and Golden Retriever found a nest of bunnies. The entire weekend was spent keeping them away from the bunnies. Every time I let them out they would try and sneak off in back of the cabin. It was really quite humo...

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Well this past weekend it was my turn to chase Tommies. Spent 4 days up at the cabin living the good life. Thursday was a beautiful day, not too hot not too cold, light breeze with mostly partially sunny skies. In the early afternoon I had 2 birds respond to my yelps and proceeded to call and move a...

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This past weekend was the youth Turkey Hunt in Wisconsin. Quite unusual in that the Friday we came up we hit a snowstorm. Still, we got out into the woods at around 4:30 and set up in a dog house blind and proceeded to watch the decoys get snow covered. Never had that happen before. The morning was ...

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I used to put up with the in law crap. I would get it coming and going. Mother in Law always brings her little dachshund whenever they visit. This is not a problem for me as long as they understand that their dog is the one that will have to be kenneled up if any kind of problem arises. Father in la...

cesarike

If you bowhunt you might want to take the Bow hunter safety also.

Some of the Western states, like Wyoming require that certification as well
to bowhunt in their state.

cesarike

I'm 52 and I took it this last summer with my 14 year old. I figured since I had to be there anyway might as well participate. Worked out well because 1st time certifications get a small game license and a pheasnat stamp along with a free deer tag. After that I signed up to become a hunter safety in...

cesarike

3Britts - I can relate.

Last year my freinds Gordon Setter locked up on a Mallard.

Never had a bird start quacking back at me while trying to roust it out.

cesarike

Just curious, what was the most unusual or odd point that your dog had this season? For me it was on a grouse. I heard my GWP's beeper collar go off and as I started to move toward the dog I heard a bird flush. As I got closer I heard another flush and barely cathching a glimpse of the bird. The col...

cesarike

Zansetts Kennels -

Located in Wisconsin - Look on the Red Setter sight.

cesarike

I would ask your vet to sign off on his conclusions as to why the dog got sick and send it too the breeder. His lack of concern may center around the fact that the breeding is 4 years old and he may no longer be using the sire and dam in his breeding program. That being said, you may want to investi...

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M1 - If you look at the Goldens on the Salty Dog Training website you will see a couple of distinct characteristics of a filed golden. The 1st one is that they are not big boned dogs with blocky builds. They are leaner and more muscular, those dogs on that sight probaly weigh no mor than 50lbs. They...

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Don't be fooled by people who say Goldens are more pets than hunters. Then again don't be fooled by a breeder who claims that their Golden puppies are from hunting stock. Most field Goldens are leaner, more muscular, smaller built dogs than the blockhead Goldens that you see at the local dog parks. ...

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Cherrystone - I would have to say that your one of the few dual quality breeders out there and you are an exception to the rule. I have followed your posts and I give you all the credit for championing the Weims in both filed and bench However you look at a show Golden and they are blocky blond, and...

cesarike

One more thing, In that article that the other guy sent you they make a commnet about no separation between show and field. From what I have seen and also heard about from other spaniel people thats not true. A field WSS is going to hunt with more enthusiasm and spirit and overall provide a better f...

cesarike

My previous dog was a Welsh Springer Spaniel. He was a great hunting companion. Literally lived for one thing and one thing only, to find birds. Unfortunately, he died at 9 years. I decided to get a GWP because I did not want to replace him. My expereinece with other WSS's was limited. I only saw on...

cesarike

How about a springer.

They meet your size requirements and are great in the uplands but also do well as a retriever.

cesarike

Does'nt Missouri have pretty decent Bobwhite hunting?

cesarike

Ken Roebuck has a couple of highly regarded dog training books out and was a regular staff writer for Gun Dog Magazine prior to his passing. His specialty was with the flushing breeds but he also worked with pointers. His methods may be old school but he was more than just competent when it came to ...

cesarike

I use to throw those frisbees that had the hole in the middle. Those things flew almost 10 times farther than a regular disc.

Anyway my Golden retriever loved to chase those down. It also helped him in retrieving long marks. It was a let expensive than a dummy launcher as well.

cesarike

Not nearly enough,

Seasons too short,

cesarike

Sounds like the dog needs some obedience training.

She needs to understand that when you give her a command that she must obey it. This is essential not only for the dogs well being and safety but for her to be successfull as your hunting companion.

cesarike

One day Grossman will post better stats than Brett.

That day will be the 1st year Favre retires and thats if Grossman is still playing. As fragile as that guy is he'll be lucky to make it through another full season.

cesarike

CZ - Check out the "Dogs for Sale"

A recent post by Mav & Lizz" is offering everything your looking for.

cesarike

When I was stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, I had a buddy that went deer hunting on the post. Being from up North he couldn't beleive the dwarf sized deer. One morning while in a tree stand, a smallish doe ventured right underneath the stand. Being only 6 feet off the ground this guy thought ...

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