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Pic from last weekend of the season

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Well done Dave.
Some nice ground there - is it club, syndicate or private grounds?
Are those feeding barrells?

Good to get the melanistics also. Got one today myself.

Well done.

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RoostersMom wrote:When I come to Ireland, I want you to show me your dog work! Great pictures and looks like much fun.

No problem
Visit my homepage & you can see him first hand

http://www.youtube.com/user/Epointer123?feature=mhee

Thanks to all for all the positive comments.

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bwjohn wrote:thanks for sharing, really enjoyed looking at the pics.

Are the Pheasants wild or are they on a game farm?

brandon

All wild bar one with a tag. We release pen reared to supplement the wild population but they are very much wild come start of the season.

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rkappes wrote:Cool photos! How did you take the shooting shots? Go-Pro?

Stills from head mount camera alright. Not GoPro back then but the next lot would be as I use a GoPro now.

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MTR wrote:Great Pics - man are those European Woodcock HUGE compared to the North American versions.

Not sure. Any pics of an American version?
Our ones get very small once cleaned & cooked

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2nd photo is awesome!
Great all rounder by the looks of it!

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RoostersMom wrote:My Vizsla, and many others that I hunt with have more horizontal tails. I don't worry about it. He finds plenty of birds!

Amen

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Sorry but here we like the tail to go up. Flat tails don't have the wow factor. I would rather hold a dog on the merits of how it works than how he looks. I am suprised that the trialing world prefer & rate dogs on this trait as it has nothing to do with a "working breed" but is more of a show ring...

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Your dogs tail is designed to be horizontal. That's how they are naturally & the desired trait in Europe where they started off. The idea is a dog points with his head & paw in the direction of the bird & the tail follows this line. A solid point Like this is a very nice site so I wouldn't be worrie...

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Cheers lads. I have principles with pups that I like to follow & the wing is one I introduce young. I have had pups who wouldn't point a wing also that turned out well & some were so so. She is showing great signs so far & has the bold streak I like In pups. :D Here's my current pointer dog of not y...

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Keep in mind that you are "teaching" your pup nothing. You are playing with it. The wing is strictly for your entertainment. The dog is strictly sight pointing and not learning to use it's nose and stop on scent. A little wing goes a long way. I know very well how to train a pointer & I train on wi...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_GvZpN6 ... re=g-all-c

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Have added a good few clips this year. Some of my springer pup also.
Nice to share & I'd love to see some simiiar from around the world.

Can see them all at my youtube page below.

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhum

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Great pics Dave.
What you think of hares for the pot?
Walking with them here but don't shoot em. Saw about 10 this morning!

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Some very nice photos there. Thanks for sharing

Out of curiousty when you 6 of the 8 birds were shot over point - how were the other 2 shot?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNfPCctZOUs Out for a few woodcock today I came across this unfortunate chap. For the 2nd time in 2 seasons I got caught with a size 5 & 7 cartride mix up. This is evident by the shower of feathers! :oops: Hit in the rear & leg though so plenty salvageable on him...

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I actually have one on him. Its a blue one. The majority of lads this side wouldn't use one for training. I personally think they are 1 of the best tools for training a dog you can get. The only reason there is a wld population is the level of vermin control & habitat development. You will always ge...

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That was a Irish brown hare. http://www.google.ie/images?hl=en&q=irish%20brown%20hare&rlz=1R2GPEA_en-GB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1259&bih=573 I Never shoot them. There is an old wive's tale that it's bad luck to shoot them plus they don't make the best eating so left him off. Both tho...

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Few more vids from the weekend....
A nice days shooting to clear the head after a good nights boozing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVoUncQ8TsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQpwykRDBbA

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They are useful. I record every days hunting. I bought a Kodak playsport recently as waterproof & recording quality is good but heavier. I had the flip mino which is good also.
Novel idea & I have captured many happy moments

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Close wit the duck tape but as per the following....

http://www.hatcams.com/

Bought from the US actually.

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Some Clips from huntin in Ireland. Some differences in style of dog work I have noticed...

http://www.youtube.com/user/Epointer123?feature=mhum

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You might enjoy some of my clips...
Here's most recent - easily 20 more on my yt page...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8LQYju1MCY

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tailcracken wrote:that dont look like ks cover where are you at?

A bit different alright.. Wetter anyway

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Casper wrote:Thats pretty good how did you video that? Is it a head mounted camera?

Google hatcam...
Christmas present to myself

Great little yoke. Weighs nothing so you wouldn't even know it's there & completely hands free...

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Hi lads, haven't been on for awhile so hi to all... I have loaded a few videos recently of pheasant shooting in Ireland. Over here steadiness to wing & shot are personnal preference & more in the trialling circles. I just need & like a nice HPR... If you click on my profile or "see more from" you ca...

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HaHa She is a he.

for him... Lets hope he grows a bit more masculine.

Just 4 months & will retrieve land & water & it seems he is now trying to take over the air!

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Not quite a pointer but thought you guys would appreciate the 3rd retrieve.... :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw9dGr8rOAY In the 2nd video I was training a bit of patience into the pointer whilst working the pup. I generally wouldn't let them out in the same session but thought I'd see what happe...

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2 most useful tools when training a pup to water. An older dog that is used to water. A pair of waders so you are one of the pack & not standing on the bank whilst barking orders (sorry about the bad pun) Find a shallow stream/river put on a pair of waders & walk through it where the dog will not be...

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I am curious as to your thoughts on this.
Does everyone on the forum whoa break their dogs or do they let the dogs pointing instinct develop naturally??

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EPointers, just curious what the main frame is made out of on that pen? The frame is out of flexible plastic pipes. They are used for holding eletrical cable. They slot snuggly over scaffold bars cut & buried 2 feet in the ground. They form the "ribs" The "spine" is a 2X2 that runs the length of th...

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Nebraska wrote: BTW - EPointer, that's not a coop, it's a bird COMPOUND!!! Very nice.....

HaHA tried to make it fox proof. the outside fence works a treat to keep dogs from spookin the birds. its for my laying pheasants so we don't want that....
BTW sharon any extra prisoners send em my way

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Dunno why the first image loaded twice!
Works for me so far....

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I had similiar issue with my pointer when retrieving on land. I bought one of those artificial pheasants made from foam/rubber & started working in the water. There are no dangly bits for him to grab so it does promote a proper retrieve... When in the water he will just go out grab it around the bod...

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--but wild pheasants tend to bug out when they sound, in my experience. This is my own experience, even if people are talking. Tracker seems like a useful piece of kit but I personally would not like A big running dog that I cannot see working, 100-150 yards max I think if a dog is a 1/4 mile plus ...

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I can understand for a flushing type dog but if a dog is setting then surely then the bell isn't moving hence making noise?? Is it for hunting in long grass/cover? Amazing some of the differences in techniques across the pond. I had a colloar once with a tag for his name & it used jingle when he was...

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Hey lads, I've been watching a few vids of pheasant hunting on youtube in the states.
I noticed alot of the dogs have loud bells on their collars...

What is the thinking behind them??
Is it purely for location?

Does it not scare birds into flushing? Esp wild birds...

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Even a small piece of property in Dublin is worth alota bucks... :) My dog is coming on ok. Just 15months now. He's very hard headed but has as much drive as i've seen & lovely soft mouth which took some work. The softer the dummy used to train the softer the mouth will be. Use a hard dummy & they l...

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Hi guys new to the thread. Based in Ireland. It's been very interesting to read the opinions of people, on dog training from a different country... Thought i'd share a few vids of my pointer pup retrieving in local waters... Very little can be done off season here with nesting birds. Dont have luxur...

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