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Vizsla Vince

Those tornadoes made our "winter storm" look like a cake walk- especially since we're covered in frosting :P ! All we have to deal with is a lousy commute! Our thoughts & prayers go out to those who lost their lives & those left behind cleaning up! I complained about the fit of my shoes, until I met...

Vizsla Vince

Red dobie, or pit bull terrier or similar. I'd like a dog that will protect the kids! My wife grew up with a red dobe, & that dog made it a point to put herself in between my wife & any stranger she came across. Pretty good thing, as her parents were pretty much non present for her

Vizsla Vince

Now that's a puppy puddle!! I just want to dive in!!

Vizsla Vince

The company I work for has a sporting clays outing instead of golf. We do it in October, just before hunting season, so it gives me a good opportunity to brush up. It's always alot of fun. We have breakfast @ the clubhouse, shoot five stations & split up into equally matched teams for the full cours...

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Vizsla Vince

Where in
Il are you? In Wheaton, DuPPage Co, by the name of Bill Current...sorry, I don't have contact info...

Out of Morrison, there is Jack Pepper jpepper@essex1.com

Vizsla Vince

Get 'em while they're young! I wish somebody would have taken me out when I was young. As it is, I didn't get into hunting until my late twenties, but my son hunts with me, & my 8 yo daughter has recently shown more interest in bird hunting...

Vizsla Vince

Welcome! I dunno about your taste in beer, but your taste in dogs is impeccable!!

Vizsla Vince

I'll probably get roasted for this, but... I go with an IC choke. It will hold a decent patttern for about 40? yds, & any further out, I won't shoot at it. It only takes about 7 or 8 pellets of #6 to drop a pheasant, & if it's all bunched together, you're ruining the meat. I shall now lie down & awa...

Vizsla Vince

Thanks for the kind words. Here is a pic of him pointing one of the birds..I need to learn to believe him..There was a bird real close down wind (behind) of him that we could see, but he wanted to point the opposite direction...I thought maybe he was mixed up but he kept pointing this way and sure ...

Vizsla Vince

Peaking @ 6 degrees here! Windchill subzero?? Will get to about 20 later this week. Good weather for rooftop work!

Vizsla Vince

You are obviously in an income bracket where $1200 is pocket change. Tell me now, how much did you pay for the pup's you have? How successful have they been? How many pup's have you sold for $1200? Ya wanna have dinner? I could use a sugar momma! That is exactly what I paid for my pup, & no, it was...

Vizsla Vince

Yes, I have, & My teenage son, my nephew & my son's friend were "experimenting" with the collar Christmas Eve... The results were pretty amusing to watch!! It wasn't until they were half way through the scale when I introduced them to "Nick"!

Vizsla Vince

Bill Current of Current Dog Training is out of DuPage County & works w/ retrtievers as well as pointing dogs.
I can probably dig up his info if you want.

Vizsla Vince

dudley wrote:the recoil reduction systeme the super has it thats about it

And about $100.
I've got the Super & love it!
Scroll down in the Guns & Ammo forum for my review.

Vizsla Vince

I've got the Trius One Step, & love it! You don't have to break your arm setting it & to launch it, you just step on the pedal. I use it all the time by myself. Costs about $100 @ Cabelas.

Vizsla Vince

Beautiful dog! Are there alot of wild boars in Germany? Do you ever hunt birds with your dog?

Vizsla Vince

My 3.. . are those wild birds you're after? I thought one had to go alot farther for wild... Went to a club on Sunday with a guy from Church & his family. They all had black labs (3 of them) & they were all flushers. It was kind of interesting, running a wide ranging pointer with a close flusher. On...

Vizsla Vince

They like to hide in the pines out there, so work the tree lines. They tend to hold pretty well in the trees. Just make sure you're on the right side of the trees when they flush (good luck)! The rangers like to plant the birds along the southern end of the fields just before sending the hunters out...

Vizsla Vince

Hey Bri! Is Kankakee put & take? Silver Springs is & there were plenty of birds to be found.

On another note, has Daisy seen any other game birds since her first Chukar?

Vizsla Vince

Went to Silver Springs in Yorkville, Il yesterday. We had 4 guys, my dog & my father-in-law's Pudelpointer, & we came home with 3 birds. Zoomie did great, we were all just in the wrong places when it came time to shooting. I got my 2, my son took one shot all day & got 1 rooster, & the other 8+ bird...

Vizsla Vince

Too cute! I had to call my 8 yo daughter into the room to have a look! She wants to be a Britt breeder & vet when she grows up.

Vizsla Vince

Thge "Super" has a different stock than the standard"Nova", & only cost another$100., so I'm guessing that stock makes a big difference!

Vizsla Vince

Just broke in my new "toy" @ the annual company sporting clays shoot, a Benelli Super Nova, 12 gauge, 28" barrel. The gun performed splendidly(wish I could say the same for the operator :( ). Put 150 rounds through the thing, & it never flinched once! My shoulder only started to get a little tender ...

Vizsla Vince

Love my V's, but you may need a lighter color dog for the solar heat out there! Maybe a blonder shade of Vizsla?

I think I'd pick a pointer just for that reason, myself, if I were in that climate.

Vizsla Vince

Gotta love puppy pics, & any chance to show them off! http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Zoomie019.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Zoomie030.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Zoomie001.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/...

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Greg, Dave & Adam are pretty much right. Saturday won't be too bad on 294. You'll hit snags around the tolls (EZ pass accepted). Don't want to be on that road during the week, though...there are spots that NEVER clear up weekdays, & you'll still get slowed up anywhere there's a merge, split or toll....

Vizsla Vince

I'll bet you could see the grinnin' a mile away! Sounds like a great beginning!!

Vizsla Vince

Welcome from DuPage Co!

Vizsla Vince

Would you be able to do an "action" painting, such as a dog on point on a bird on a farm?

Vizsla Vince

So sorry to hear that! I don't know Karen, but will pray for her nonetheless.

Vizsla Vince

Iowa wrote:
And by the way I love the Vizsla so far. I cant imagine going back to a GSP. What a great breed!

Besides, she's SOOO good looking!

Vizsla Vince

I'm w/ Lab Man. A couple of weeks ago, I took a buddy & his 8 mo old GSP to the farm w/ my dog & planted some chukars. His pup didn't know what to do until I had my dog on point on a planted bird & we lined her up to him, pointed her head in the same direction as his & she got scent, sight & whoa'd ...

Vizsla Vince

Very lucky! My older V got hit several years back... He was gone for three days & limped home with some bruises & cuts & slept for two days! We thought that he had gotten into a fight with a critter, but the vet said his injuries were consistent with a car strike. We were very lucky he made it home ...

Vizsla Vince

Welcome!
What exit?

We used to live on McGuire AFB ( my wife was USAF). Used to work for Cream O Land dairy, so I've probably been in your area once or twice!
Jersey is actually where we got our "rescued" Vizsla.

Vizsla Vince

Welcome from Northeast Il!
And, no, I'm not one of those jerks who thinks you guys downstate should have to pay for the CTA!

Vizsla Vince

I'm w/ Ezzy, too. My dog HATES firecrackers, but gets riled up (positively) when he hears gunshots. Believe it or not, firecrackers & gunshot are @ very different frequencies for a dog.

Vizsla Vince

An acqaintance of mine confronted me on this issue when he found out I use an e-collar. It started "that's so mean! Why don't you put that thing on yourself!?" To which I replied "I have!" These are folks who have no children, & 3 Doberman Pinscers (sp?) who get their own birthday parties every year...

Vizsla Vince

We got slammed yesterday!! The skies were clear until about 2:30, then the fury came! The storm crossed from the Mississippi to the western suburbs in about 90 min! There are still pockets w/out power as I write this. Des Plaines river & Fox River are both overflowing.Several counties are disaster a...

Vizsla Vince

Try this link, you can comb through the listings to see which clubs require membership http://www.gamebirdhunts.com/us-hunting/Wisconsin.asp This is a club in Il which does not charge membership fees, they charge strictly by the bird. There may be some of these closer to home http://www.eriennahuntc...

Vizsla Vince

I just go my new hunting coat in the mail today, & its been sitting in the hot sun all day, so I couldn't even model it for the wife(like she really cares "that's nice, dear").
Now if I were only in shape for the season....

Vizsla Vince

Bloody hot all weeK Mid to upper 90's & humid!! Fortunately, today is about 85 & shady with a threat of rain, but come Monday, its back to the 90's! Just in time to go back to work on the Rooftops!

Vizsla Vince

I'm w/ Ruff. I crossed a shallow creek & kept on going. He didn't want to be away from me, & I didn't make a big deal out of his fussing. He eventually went in of his own accord, & now has no problem w/ water.
It also helped to bring him to the Fox River & let him chase ducks & geese.

Vizsla Vince

All the more reason to keep the cats in... or out? Hmm....

Vizsla Vince

I usually don't use this, but OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That has to be one of the COOLEST things I have ever seen!!

Vizsla Vince

Do you crate him overnight? If so, it makes no difference to the dog whether its day or night. If not, perhaps you should start. The crate was "home" since Zoomie came home. He's spent every night in there since he was seven weeks old. Just recently, we've let him out to sleep with our older dog, bu...

Vizsla Vince

Thanks, guys. Fortunately, I got the Sportdog 400 w/ 2 volume settings, & low is pretty tolerable. Tjhe other issue I have is keeping the thing on top of his neck. I've got a DT e collar, & the beeper doesn't quite work for me to use the e collar as a counterweight. As far as why I got it in the fir...

Vizsla Vince

I just picked up a beeper for the pup. When I got home, naturally I was excited to try it on him. He heard it & went nuts trying to locate the source of the sound which was emanating from his head. Comical to watch, but probably not very productive. My thought was to take him out to the forest prese...

Vizsla Vince

It looks like she was trying to pass for a WPG!

Vizsla Vince

Great news! Congrats! That's a pretty big litter. Good lookin pups. too

Now, if I could only talk the wife into one or two more pups...

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