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I love my Ruff Tough fans. However for a cheaper option I would look and Endless Breeze or an electric radiator fan. Most auto parts store will carry electric radiator fans on hand, most are thin, and most are easy to install.

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Do you have a rough idea of how many roosters would fit in it?

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South Dakota publishes an Atlas of public hunting ground and walk in areas. There are typically smaller areas that are good for what you describe. Also many of the larger areas have small breaks or shelter belts that can be hunted with small groups.

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Just a compliment to Sportdog on their customer service. My dog abused his Nobark18 bark collar to the point of needing repairs. I called up Sportdog to get the parts and they simply said it shouldn't have broke and sent me a new one. It's refreshing to see goodgood customer support.

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It's not bad and it's not all day. It's only for 45 min at a shot.

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The more birds the better. I usually have a game holder on my belt as well. I can typically have 10 to 15 birds on me at the end of a push.

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I am in the market for a new vest for pheasant hunting/ guiding. I am looking at a Q5 Centerfire, a Wing Works, and the Browning Bird n Lite strap vest. I guide about 20 days a year on a preserve, liberal limits, so I need something that will carry allot of birds and is easy to load. Mainly hunt row...

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Marzolf X GSP just south of Sioux Falls. Frey's Short hairs, NE SD. Sharpshooter Kennels, New Richmond WI.

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Got out this afternoon on smaller pond and had success. Took a little bit of her looking confused till the desire took over. Then it was like a switch flipped. She is good with water. But can always use more water time.

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Thanks guys, I will give all of your suggestions a shot. She has an amazing search in the field so I know one I get her across its going to be good

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I will be going to a different location today that has a wider variety of distance options.

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I am in need of some advice. I have an 1 year and a half old GSP female that I am preparing for the NAVHDA UT test. I have all the confidence in her field ability as well as retrieve of dragged duck and steady by blind. However I can not get her to take the back command across water for the Duck sea...

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When I'm not working them hard and they are cut back on food is once a day in the evening. If I'm working them hard and I'm trying to keep weight on I'll do 1/4 of ration I'm the morning the rest in the evening. If I give it all at once they won't eat it all.

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You are giving a command to your dog, if they don't listen you need to act accordingly. If you have collar conditioned use your ecollar. If they arent collar conditioned use a check cord, but make sure you have a hold of it be for giving the command. Never give a command you can't reinforce. It soun...

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How often do you train? How long is each session? Do you change up the drills? What I typically ran into with labs like this was boredom. We would work one drill to much and they stopped preforming, they would half "bleep" it. Some will never have this happen, buthe it can happen. Try some different...

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Look up Ringneck Kennels. There in Concordia KS

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I use Embrace for all 3 of my pups. 75% coverage for anything over $250, up to $10,000 per dog. Cost $52 a month total. Used it twice and already paid for it self plus a bunch.

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Agree with the advice above. I will usually try to get them ready for a junior test between 6 months and a year. It works well for me as it's basically the same training as the NAVHDA NA test.

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Guided several years in all kinds of weather. Never had any Gore-Tex boots get soaked through. Currently in Danners for 4th season, keep them clean and put on a dryer every night. Sweat is the only reason the inside gets wet.

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Rivets Refuge in Aberdeen, several options and price levels.

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She was on a check cord until she would come with no correction needed, as well as other commands. Then transitioned to ecollar and as of today I don't need to stimulate her on any command when collar is on her. I fully believe she is collarwise, because I have no way to reinforce a command with out...

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95% of the time the ecollar is on when training or working, however when we run test no collar. It was somewhat ok thorough her Junior Hunter passes, but moving up to Sr. and Master is not.

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Ive got a small problem that I can't find the solution to. My 15 month old pup doesn't come when called if she is off lead or no ecollar. With ecollar or check cord on there are no issues. We are working on all obedience this off season,so that should help some I hope. Any ideas?

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Sounds like you have a good plan in place. I use "ok" as a release for non-retrieving task, and I use their name for retrieving marks. Whistle commands are 1 blast for sit, 2 for change direction if need to (quartering), 3 for here. Blinds: "Back" to send on straight line in direction of bird, whist...

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Birds are jumpy this year, like Mexican said. I ran my dogs a few days before season started in our short grass field and birds were jumping 200 yards away in our CRP.

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South Dakota with stop in MN ando WI for grouse.

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Had similar issue, cleaned and used a different lubricant and issue went away. Make sure you get the firing pin too, I had some light strikes.

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Work hours and production while at work are still the highest in the US vs other developed nations. The average work week for non-hourly employees is above 50 hours a week in the us. This is linked to smartphones and Internet availability. The same device that distracts us is our tethere to work.

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I usually use 2 sizes bigger shot when using steel when compared to lead (4 vs 6, 6 vs

. For quail I would look into some of the other nontoxic loads, I need as many bbs in the air as possible.

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Pointers are great on pheasants. It is different when hunting in row crops vs grassland. The birds will run the rows and you pointer can get frustrated with running birds. My GSP hunts differently dependant on where we are hunting. Take your dog, kill lots of birds and have a blast.

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I run with a Cabelas brand skid plate. My dogs are guiding dogs part of the year. We typically hunt 6 to 8 hours a day for up to 6 days at a shot. Only see minor irritation normally when I miss something caught in the vest. Will not run with out them anymore. No dogs being down due to being rubbed r...

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Whoa then here/come. After that is a toss up. I want the dog to stop when commanded immediately when of lead, can save is life.

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South Dakota is ridiculous in December. Hunt sloughs when it's cold and yoy will see so many birds, you will never hunt any other time of the year.

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Fix it now, blow the whistle and if his butt doesn't hit grass immediately hit him with the collar.

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How much did you hunt with him last season? From what you describe he just needs to be in the field and hunted over, and corrections must be made in the field. You will most likely have to lay your gun gown (this part sucks) and let your buddies shoot while work the dog.

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Without knowing specifics, a properly fit choke chain or prong collar is the tool most commonly used foron leash correction. Both of these are used with a quick sharp tug on the leash paired with a verbal cue.

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Pick a retriever training program, I too like Smart Works, and follow it to the letter. Find a local retriever training club and join. For now work on crate training and basic obedience. Play a little fetch but don't expect anything from him yet.

And don't forget, HAVE FUN.

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You shouldn't worry. A well bred GSP can be trained to hunt however you like. My GSP doesn't range far, I've kept her close since we started bird work. In cold weather put on a good neoprene vest and hunt.

Side note, is this a Mason pup?

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Trainers that I help usually only call if there is an issue. They text alot of pictures and videos, this keeps clients happy and off the phone.

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Our club has an 8 yr old running a dog. Dad stays in the parking area and she goes out by herself. She only runs JH for now, due to no live fire. If the kid can handle the dog and knows the rules let him go for it.

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Not sure how it happened, but my 11mo GSP broke her lower left K9. Can't see any fractures running down the tooth. Going to the vet tomorrow for a look and options. What is everyone's experience with this, first time I've had it happen? If there are fractures and it has to be removed, how will it ef...

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You're fine. You will be amazed at how different your dog will be when it comes back.

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I have been told by numerous trainers that teaching sit to a pointer is not advised until after steadiness training, for the reasons stated above. I find it easier in the long run if I teach whoa in place of sit/stay to a puppy. The once we get to steadiness the dog already has this concept but we c...

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They are about 2 months old now. They were going through the bobs on there ownbefore I let them loose, so they knew how to get in. The wife says she saw them last night on the roof, just wait and see I guess.

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I'very attempted to start my homing pigeon flock. I had 4 young birds that I kept in the loft for 3 weeks. Over the last week I showed them the trap door entry and pushed them through several times. I pulled food on saturday then on Tuesday I let them lose right out of the loft. They hung around tha...

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South Dakota publishes a Hunting Atlas every year of public grounds. Look at the areas around Huron, Aberdeen, chamberlain, and mainly central sd. Most small towns have lodging and food because hunting is big business here. Almost all public ground is suitibles for pointers. If you want alot of grou...

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The only way to know is ask. As long as you are polite when telling them their price is more than you can afford no one should be offended.

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I use fetch with puppies, when im getting them started. I will keep using fetch through force fetch. Once we are on force to pile I transition to their name.

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I was relieved to see that last photo turned out. Never used a camera that nice before. It was great to have you at the event, looking forward to having you at the National meeting in January.

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When you stay looking for a second dog there are lots of options. Another GSP, Visla, German Wirehair,weimaraner, and alot of spaniels and setters

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