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Probably 10 years ago I bought a pair of Browning kangaroo featherweight upland boots with the shark skin capped toe. They are a 10" boot and very light. I have the un-insulated version. I think I paid $225 for them. Absolutely loved those boots, waterproof with real Gortex and never have wet feet. ...

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you forgot to add some tabsco sauce and maybe a water chestnut :D We have a group that spends a long weekend in Northwern Wi in the fall. We hunt Friday and Saturday for timberdoodles/grouse and try to have everyone have a limit of WCto cook up on Saturday night. I am not sure if it's the beer or th...

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Called a local preserve in SW Wisconsin to schedule a hunt. I had hunted there just before Christmas and they had great bird numbers in the pens. He said he could not get anymore birds for the season. Suppliers are all out.

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RGD -

love my 16 Grade 4. for the price and for a new gun it's hard to beat. These light Spanish guns are just not made to shoot high performance/velocity steel. I have seminole chambermates so I can shoot 28 out of the 16. Good enough for now.

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I have 4 of the Lion Country Units. I have had them for 2 years. I bought 2 new from LCS and picked up an older & used, pair for another $100 from a friend who was getting out of the game. I use them a couple of times a week from March Until September over the last 2 years. I have had zero issues wi...

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Nice looking! Oh, how I so want to have one of these to keep my birds in

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C.P. That sucks that he had to put him down but was probably the right choice. My griff got into one in Iron County this fall at the first place we stopped that morning. He came running back with a face full of quills and we spent 20minutes pulling them out in the woods - maybe pulled 100+ out of hi...

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Thank you so much for the detailed information - above and beyond what was expected

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great write up, photos and video.

How do you like the GoPro? I am having a hard time trying to decide between that and one of the Contour cameras. Seem to offer similar bells and whistles.....

Do you have it mounted on your hat?

Thanks

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yes - that's what I have for a 25" tall 65lb Griff. I followed the video here: http://www.rufftoughkennels.com/FAQ.html

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I say go for it. I hope to UT this fall as well. Have him steadied up right now and is 75% in the field while hunting and better than 95% while training. He has really figured out the "game" of train vs. hunt at this time. Going to FF this winter in the basement when I have a 2 month period of no bi...

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Does any company actually make a 16 gauge, that has been built on dedicated 16 gauge frame or is everyone of them on a 12 gauge frame? I never saw the interest in them because everyone of them seem to be the exact same weight or slightly heavier than a 12 gauge, and I can find almost identical load...

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Just got my early b-day present and it is sitting on the charger now! Bummed I cant play with it for 4 1/2 hours :( I got the Garmin Astro 320 and wanted to see if anyone has any tips and tricks for using this thing. Kinda looks complicated! What maps have you downloaded and is there somewhere I ca...

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I have a set of Seminole Chambermates for my 16ga Uggie SxS. They convert the 16 to a 28 - yes another goofy gauge that not many shoot - but, I have a reloader in 28ga and it's much cheaper for me to shoot clays and skeet like that than it is to try and find 16ga shells to just go and blast at clays...

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I went out last week on wedneday for a long weekend hunt with 2 differnt groups of guys. Drove out Wednesday, and started in the Gregory area on Thursday morning with one group and then to an area north of Mitchell for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The hunt was spotty for me - but still a lot of fun...

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I train there with the Kettle Moraine NAVHDA chapter during the spring and summer. They grounds and cover are kept in pretty good shape. Hoping to get over there for a fall hunt after deer season. Sounds like you had a great hunt!

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When you try to use it to locate does it make alot of different tones?? I am really hopeing it's just one beep...I'm waiting to find this out before i buy one...Thanks for your info It makes one beep everytime you hit the "locate". How does it do this? I have mine set in point only mode and when I ...

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Hey - I know those grounds! Looks cool and a great price to boot! Having the feature to know how far your dog has run is nice to have - will be interesting to see how the pocket works on the vest.. I have really enjoyed starting a new tracklog in the morning before starting the hunt to see just how ...

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Sharon, Other than the continual slippage problem the beeper has everything I prefer in a beeper collar. I went round and round with a TT customer service rep. asking for an e-mail or tel. number of a person who actually tested the beeper to no avail. After the third e-mail I asked once again, "how...

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Gunbroker.com has a nice 12ga Ugartechea for $650 as well. Grade 1 and 2 box locks can be had for a steal when you look around. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=258881218 You can get the barrels opened up for about $35 a barrel ($70 total) or even have thin walled chokes installed...

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I have a 16ga grade IV sidelock. First season with it, but a nice gun. I have had zero issues with it. Points well and swings fast. I have a 28" barrel, 2 triggers, and choked Improved cylinder and modified. Best value in a quality double on the market IMHO unless you find one on gunbroker.com from ...

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Jim - great looking pics!

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I have 2 ruff tough kennels. I like them a lot. They don't have that edge on the side that make them bigger like the varikennel. My Grif is only 18months old, but is 60+ lbs and 26" tall at the shoulder, My lab is 86 lbs. I can fit both the Intermediate size in my VW Golf. Both dogs do not have any ...

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I like having two controllers as well. I would be carrying a small etrex gps if I didn't have a DC220 on the dog anyway. Been turned around in the Grouse Woods of Northern Wisconsin too many times to mention :oops: The DC220 goes in a pocket in the vest, tied with a whistle lanyard onto a vest strap...

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This stuff maybe? http://www.spectrashot.com/qa.html

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I guess I can't make woodcock rumaki with water chestnuts and a warp of bacon....

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Colo kid wrote:Old front wheel motorcycle tube. cut into about 10 inch lengths, slits on one end to enable to slide over foot, gauze & duct
tape. works like a charm. Don't recall the web site describing the process.

http://www.chukartalk.com/boots.html

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Hunting northern Wisconsin this weekend was sparse of Friday with the wind from the night before. Only had 3 woodcock contacts all day. On Friday night we had a very clear night and hunted the same area on Saturday and had 30 bird contacts in a 3 hour period in the morning. A flight must have come d...

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NA dogs are required to swim only. Retrieve to hand with a sit finish? The chapter officers should have said something. Wow, can you tell who the judges were so I don't test under them? I don't want to trash the judge. The test was in W. Wi. Some of the odd things he did were to tell us that if we ...

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recoil spring in the stock may be rusted/gummed up. I had the issue with my browning gold. Bought one of these to take care of the problem:

http://surecycle.com/store/pc/viewCateg ... Category=2

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I wear a Boyt wind/waterproof pullover similar to this one: http://www.boytharness.com/inventoryD.a ... 6151C3C4C7}

I use a strap vest over the top. If/when I get hot, the pullover comes off and in the vest it goes until I may need it later in the day.

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That boy needs a drink! Theres alot of pink were his mouth should be. IMO. Oh - he comes back and checks in for water. We burned through two camel backs that morning (over a gallon total) and took a short break and water every 15-20 minutes. I think that pic was taken when he was coming back to che...

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Went out trying to chase a turkey up in southwestern Wisconsin on Saturday morning. Of course I see 5 across the road from the in-laws farm picking through the cow manure in a pasture as I was driving up! I could have probably gone and asked the Amish landowner for permission - but why would that ha...

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CHJIII wrote:Oh come on! We all know the answer to this one.

16 Gauge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1

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love, love, love my 16gauge :) . I find shells a couple times a year at "bleep"'s sporting goods and Walmart of all places. Remington game loads 6's and 7.5's for $5 a box - buy whatever they have on the shelf and that's usually 2 unopened cases. I have disdain for Remington shells, but at that pric...

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I'll likely come down from the U.P. to hunt at our cabin near Florence. It's opening weekend...you gotta get out, but I really wish they would push the opener back to October 1st. That's a first! - A person from the UP having a cabin in WI :D I agree with you that I wish they would push the opener....

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20 gauge with 3/4 oz light loads will have less felt recoil than the 28 IMHO due to the mass of the gun. That 20 will be much more versatile for the future as well.

I love my 28, but wouldn't buy one for a new shooter. Unless you reload, you will be spending double on the shells.

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Jessie, haven't seen any grouse up there before. Hard finding the king in south west Wisconsin. Should be able to kick up a wood cock or two, but that isn't open for another week. 20 years ago, we uses to be able to get a grouse or two in Lancaster area of southwest Wi - lack of forestry and susatio...

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Sorry to hear that. Would this aggression/behavior have anything to do with bringing your new pup MYA into your home a few days ago?

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My favorite bird to hunt. I call Ruff's the bonus bird when I'm targeting Doddle's. I second that. With the bird (grouse) numbers lower, we always start off in clearcuts chasing the toodles. Always have a great time and always get.my limit. Had been hunting them with my lab until he retired last ye...

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Lots of public land, lots of clear cuts that are coming back. Need to put some moles on the truck to scope out some nice areas on a map and then its time to put the boots to the trail. We have hunted this area for 15+ yrs now. Our areas that we normally hunt are getting too big. This year will be ou...

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great looking girl! Hope training is going well.

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I have had mine for a few weeks. It is loud, but I started with a cotton ball taped on the horn for the first week, Now I have a piece of duct tape loosely over it. I am going to leave it that way for the season. It doesn't bother me or the dog that way. I run it in point only mode with the beep - n...

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I get multiple days on the handheld DC220, but don't make the mistake of thinking that the collar(dc30) has enough for "just a short hunt" the next day. It is not a good feeling to loose signal due to battery loss in the grouse woods. I also always carry an extra set of batteries in my vest, just in...

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After taking a NAVHDA Handler's Clinic this summer, the situation of having the dog move to watch the bird, but not break and chase, was discussed during the field portions of the UT and UPT. If I remember right, they instructor told us that since there was no forward movement, that it was acceptable.

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Love my Astro and have the new one on order. Interested in hearing how most of your carry your Astro in the field? Attach it to your vest (if so, what kind of vest)? attach it to your belt? Etc? Thanks I take the inlcuded lanyard Garmin and loop it through a strap on my vest (filson pro-guide) then...

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3 griffons and a french britney waiting thier turn for a duck search from last thursday's training night.

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I am glad that it is helping. As a few other's have posted, I have used other collars and stopped looking after using the TT BARK LIMITER. We were training earlier this year when a fellow handler put his other brand collars on his 2 dogs and put them on the chain gang while we went and planted traps...

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I moved to Wisconsin from the east-coast when I was 14. I immediately took hunters safety and talked my dad into letting me spend the $115 I had on a used Mossberg pump at the local hardware store. We shot some trap to at a local conservation club with a hunting neighbor a few times that early fall....

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WRC doesn't have an August test this year. They are having a September test (9-10 and 9-11). Location is not known at this time. Information can be found on the Chapters test page here:

http://www.wrcnavhda.com/chapter-testing.htm

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