Gun Dog Forum

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I prefer to stay away from the single shot just for that fact of hard kicking. I didn't know if anyone had purchased the new benilli's with there comfortect and if that would be better then a gas?

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Wondering which gun would be great for my 10 year old daughter to begin shooting? O/U 20 or one of those comfortech 20 gauge autos? I am thinking the auto would kickless???

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Our Pheasant Forever chapter I am involved with has put on the 5 stand sporting clay in the past and we ran into some problems which is why this year we went to just a regular skeet contest like mentioned above 16 yards and throwing 25 clays by rotating 5 different spots through and 5 clays at each ...

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[quote="3Britts"]Clarify one thing for me. Are you planning on shooting the bird or just firing a blank after the bird launches? I planned on shooting the bird so that he is rewarded, that is when the time comes. He has already been subject to a little gun fire. Last weekend my sister in laws kid ha...

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Not planning on conditioning him with the gun until aobut 6 months, or would it be alright to go earlier? Introduce birds to him first them work with launcher, right now he is 15 weeks old and just started with formal training...........

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When working with my dog and using a bird launcher at what point do you start shooting the bird so that he is rewarded after a holding point? Does this happen on the first day of training if the dog does what he is supose to do?

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So when I get my coop built and put some pigeons in, how long should I keep them in before I use them for training so that they return? I plan on getting some birds that are about 100 miles away, will that keep them in my loft?
What type of food? regular bird feed? crushed corn?

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Took my 10 week pup out yesterday when I got home from work, it had been snowing here about 3 inches on the ground. He loved the snow kept trying to catch the snow balls as he ran as the snow would fly up. Ran back and forth through the snow. The first experiences of everything is the best.....

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I kind of always wanted to do that, but it might be too early for that, kids are at the age they are starting to get involved with everything at school.

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oh duh, GSP I guess.......

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Well I couldn't take not having a dog and if getting a puppy in house is what it takes to bring back Trig, then so be it! I picked the pup up from Jerry with Midwest Bird Dog out of Iowa with CLK's All or none and Mason Flame to the Rising Sun. Pictures he is 9 weeks old. I can't wait for the season...

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Thats it just one guy with a 19"x19"x17"t??

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I am just wondering what size of dog box you give your dog when traveling. I am looking to see if I can downsize so that I have more room for luggage and make hauling the dog box a little easier. Let me know what type of dog you have and then dimensions of your box. GSP - XL plastic crate and a home...

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Would those Cabelas kennel covers fit on these or does Ruff and Tuff make something for that or do you even need anything for winter time if you had a solid door?

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Never thought I would need him chipped, now I know why dog owners do that!! Brother in law went around the farms and knocked on doors and left his card while I went into towns and knocked on doors...I guess if someone we talked to wants to keep him there's nothing I can do about it....just wish Trig...

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I think I have, all the little towns are aware, meaning those that are in charge of a lose dog. Also county sheriff knows, the local farmers know so I am assuming the coffee shops know. Post ad on a Nebraska hunting forum as well as craigslist........

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I am still hoping he shows up. An artic blast is coming again tomorrow, 30 below wind chill expected......

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jtatro - That would be awesome to keep your ears open. Name is trigger and has a camo collar. I believe he headed north, north east after his box hit. I couldn't get out of my door, but I wanted to make sure the three kids were good to go, didn't think the box would have been tossed like that, so mu...

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No news yet on the dog yet....was hoping over the weekend someone found him and would turn him in today. Not looking good, closing in on a week. Probably.....no, was the best hunting dog I had been around and he was going to be 4, just in his prime and had him trained just the way I wanted him. He k...

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Hung around about 2 hours, by then it was midnight, kids were scared and ready to get to grandma's.......

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Central Nebraska guys I need you help locating my dog. On Tuesday night I was in a rollover accident and my dog was tossed, box bussed and dog took off. I was heading to inlaws in Bruning. German Shorthair, male has camo collar with a rabies tag on it. This accident happened west of Hastings about 1...

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I agree, last year went up to SD Dec. 17th-21st and it was -31 degree wind chill. the first night I was couldn't even sleep because I was so worried about my dog freezing to death about 2:00am I got up and went out to check him, he was nice a toasty in my old 3/4" plywood dog box. It did help that h...

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Around Beaver City there are a few creek bottoms that will hold quail, further east you go the better. Pheasant numbers aren't as good as they thought they would be this year but many people are blaming the corn still in the fields, most of the farmers are only about 1/3 done with harvest. Habitat w...

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Began Oct. 31 and goes until Jan. 31st.
Nebraska

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Just wondering how many of you have access to private land but yet still hunt public?

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You cannot tell what level you are on with the dial and with gloves it is kind of a pain to turn. I don't need to move the level, I have it set on 3-4 and when I do have to use it, it gets his attention. My dog is 3 going on 4 in Feb. so he has been around collars before and knows better. If I had a...

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Berreta Pintail 12 gauge auto. bought it used about 6 years ago and probably the deal of a lifetime. I also carry a 12 o/u charles daily that my 7 year old daughter won at a pheasant forever banquet, just a nice simple spare cheap gun just in case. My daughter wasn't too thrilled I was using it, but...

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Avalance owner here and I understand what you are wanting. tight sqeeze with the avalance once you get gear and dogs in. With four dogs it might be best to locate a small trailer you could wrench down all your boxes on that and have your truck for gear only. Or take your hard top panels off and stac...

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Lot better than $22 a bag! I have been using this during the season and dog seems to respond well with it. Off season go back to Diamond Maintance

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Chevy Traverse is my vote. Love it, we have three young children and still have room for the 36" dog crate. Nice smooth driving vehicle, I almost like it more than my 02 Avalanche....almost.

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Question on hunting road ditches in South Dakota....what are the rules as far as walking ditches and birds getting up on someones field and shooting them, the pheasant dropping on their property and you walking over to get the bird that is on their property?

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I purchased the DT 1850 over the summer and have used it over the summer just running the dog. this unit has a locate button and a run/point or point mode that are all ran from the remote. Very loud, in fact might be too loud for me, but I guess thats better then too soft. Beeper is located up on th...

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Glad to hear your group had a good time. Heading to SD tomorrow and can't wait. Went last year for the first time and had a blast, can't wait to go back. We also hunted mostly public spots, however we did find some public area's that we got on as well. lots and lots of birds. Dogs didn't know which ...

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Haven't really heard any reports either. Had planned to go out and hunt next Friday/Saturday/Sunday but two of our guys are backing out now so I don't know if my brother and I are going to head up or not. We have a room reserved at Winner for 6 person suite that might go to waste. We meet a couple b...

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After experiencing a lost dog for nearly 20 minutes in an uncut cornfield I decided I needed to get a collar with a locator on it. Didn't want to spend the money on a Garmin so I went with the DT H2O 1850. Has nick and constant plus a rise/jump feature plus it will let me control the beeper function...

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This very thing happened to me last fall hunting pheasant. Walking fingers in standing corn and turned to go out with dog in front and in a second he disappeared in the corn. Called and called, made it back to truck and waited 20 min. then went back out to look for him. Shot my gun several times hop...

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Guys or gals that have the aluminum dog boxes, are you happy with them? What makes them better than a simple plywood box? I am debating whether or not I should get one or not?

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Steve, you are right he does great work. I will be calling him and getting me set up!

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Any P07 owners out there? I have been thinking about purchasing one, heard good things about it and for the price I can hardly pass. I haven't held one in my hand just wondering how big it was, looks small, but pictures show it similar to the 9mm glock....

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I think that is the route I will head using pigeons.

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yep, your right thanks!
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Last summer I moved to the edge of our town and bought the two empty lots across from me which is about 50 yards x 100 yards, bought it because it basically went with the house we bought. anyway I have been thinking about getting pigeons or maybe even quail for bird training my dog. My question I gu...

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I asked the same question when my neighbor told me the same thing. Resign is the liquid stuff you use with fiberglass. Go to walmart or hardware store and find the fiberglass repair kits and just get the resign and paint it on like paint. Stuff stinks so make sure you are in a vented area.

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Orangecrush, the Box is 43" long, 28" tall. The side lower part is 26" while the top part is 19 3/4. The back then you can adjust for any height. Like I said mine sits on a 3" slide in the back of my box so you can just measure and adjust that height to what you want. This makes a nice solid fit on ...

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I took the pictures yesterday and was going to measure, but of course I got off track and completely forgot. I will get you measurements for it. I didn't insulate the box, was going to but after I used it a couple times I realized that it sets inside the back of the avalanche and is covered so it is...

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Just wondering how close you would be. Live in Nebraska, anyway, I think you have the idea on what I did. Made it from 3/4" plywood then I coated it with fiber glass resign and then painted it. Coating it with resign will keep the wood solid for years to come. http://gundogforum.com/album/d/11771-2/...

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Where are you from Orangecrush?

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I have an avalanche and made a box like what you are talking about. I don't have pictures but will get some tonight and post them up. Basically I took the first panel out and made the box to replace that panel so it would be a tight seal and not let rain/dust in. So the lenght of my box is the lengt...

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For me it was spare battries for my transmitter and then of course my plug and outlet so I could reset my junk ecollar. I have fixed that problem for the coming season by purchasing a new ecollar. Some good old talcome powder for those warm days!!

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