Gun Dog Forum

Hello people smarter than me, I have hunted primarily by myself (except for the dog too) this year with no success. For those of you that do the same thing but get results, what are some strategies that help you get birds. There's not a lot of birds here in missouri but I'd like to at least get a ta...

You can't blame the company for the mistake.....now the consumption of the companys product might have had something to do with it though

topic says it all. I went out yesturday evening after work just to say I did. Dog got some good cardio but that's about it. Hopefully others did better.
Ross

Thanks Chris,
I give full credit to genetics on this 2nd place finish because I know the dog's trainer and he's not that smart. It was definitely a new experience but I think Chris might have started a new hobby for me. (my wife is SUPER excited...heavy on the sarcasm).
Thanks
Ross

Hey, I'm up in St. Joe and its easier to find a bird supplier on the Kansas side...MO has lots of rules (pain in the ...). Technically you need a permit to have any of them in MO but Kansas is more relaxed. I don't have a permit but as long as I don't get caught I don't think anyone will care. Let m...

collarclinic.com has some good refurbished collars.

based on the fact that remote launchers are ungodly expensive, are they really that much better than manuel ones. I'm on a buget and poor so any money saved would be great w/o losing the training opportunity. thanks for the 2 cents.
Ross

Congrats Chris...and hope your dog is knocked up.
Ross

Thoughts behind idea was.....
Find morrel and point (they are for me like the birds)
the dogs nose is better than my eyes
She covers more ground than me.....stupid gut
Not same season as birds

Now someone smarter than me tell me how to get this accomplished.
Ross

tried to train your pointing dog to find morrel mushrooms.... Just wondering
Ross

Ezzy That's exactly what I want MDC to do...supplament shooters to help lessen the effect on wild (smarter) birds. the habitat is there for the most part in some areas with some more improvement only helping more. My thoughts are its hard for a wild population to grow if every year they are hunted a...

Today is one of the worst days in missouri. Basically every hunting season shuts down and my life gets boring for a while. Here's a couple of my thoughts for anyone who cares. 1. Recently I emailed Mo Department of Conservation and asked if they would consider releasing quail and phez to help supple...

Keep me posted Chris. I'm in just let me know how I can help
Ross

Most of the areas are going to be pretty hard to get to. Roads are terrible at best....I'm wanting to get out to but I'm almost scared to move a covey in fear the birds will die from the cold. Good luck if you can go.
Ross

Hello all, Today I started mulling over an idea I have to help the decreasing population of upland hunters increase by a few new members. (just shooting this out there as an idea and am looking for some feedback) I am a midwesterner in my late twenties and got a late start to my hunting hobby. I hav...

Here's a picture of the victums. Sorry she looks so Pi$%ed off but I told her to leave the birds alone. And it was flippin cold.
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Ross

Went out today, since work was cancelled (love being a teacher) and expected to just freeze my butt off walking around in the 0 degree windchill day. First fence row she found a small covey of quail, pointed, I flushed, and (miracle of god) I shot the first wild bird over my GSP. Talk about a proud ...

Hey Chris,
I'd love to join you but when I click on LIVE CHAT all that comes up is the advertisements and then a blank box with a red x in it.
Ross

Chris
I just tried to get on and couldn't. Hope everythings going good.
Ross

Question of the day to the guys way smarter about this stuff than me. What are the pros and cons to using Jumbo Quail in your training? I have found a breeder in MO and they're cheap. So I was wanting to make sure I'm not going to screw up my pup if I use them on her. Thanks for the help
Ross

Hi,
I'm in St. Joe, MO also and the only person I know of that's close is topher40 (Chris) and you would need to call/ pm him to see if he has any. I've been wanting to go and catch some with a net so if you'd be interested in that pm me.
Ross

Hello, I'm up in St. Joe and last summer bought a GSP from a guy in Independance, MO. She has 9 FC in her pedigree so she isn't breed to bad but the important part is she makes me look like I know what I'm doing dog training wise. She's a great housepet and loves to look for birds. PM me and I can g...

OK some to keep off topic. How did you do the $70 surigator? Pics and plans would be great. Our quail population in NW Mo is pretty sad and the farmer I hunt on would be more than willing to allow me to put one one his land. So plans/ pics would be really cool. thanks
Ross

Hello, I was just wanting to give you a heads up that your pic is now on the home page of gundogbreeders.com. Don't know if you got anything figured out but it says that this is pic was from one of their litters from 4 years ago. Pretty sure that would really p@!! me off. Might want to send an email...

Question of the day. I am getting ready to buy an e-collar for my 6mon GSP. I'm a poor teacher so my choices are between the 2008 model of the LCS collar for $150 or the sportdog 400 for $160. If any of you have used/ owned these before, your input would be greatly appreciated. I know they are proba...

To anyone in NW missouri/ NE Kansas ("close" to the St. Joseph,MO area), I'm a teacher (so I'm fairly poor) and have a 6mon old GSP that is in need of some more bird work. I was wondering if anyone knew of any preserves/ hunt clubs within/ a couple hours that are cheap so I can get her on some birds...

Hello,
I too am in NW MO and noticed the same thing with the birds. I have a six month old GSP and haven't "hunted" yet but been training. Where are you in NW MO?

Hello, I have recently aquired a GSP puppy, much to the dismay of my wife, and so far she's doing great. She does good at coming when called, getting pretty good at healing, and retrieves pretty well also. The only thing that she hasn't impressed me with yet is pointing a wing on a string. Should I ...