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BigShooter

I read some research a long time ago that with humans, first cousin matings don't significantly increase the risk of defects any more than unrelated matings. I elected to do one half-brother, half-sister breeding with a shared sire. Four pups were born, all survived and appear normal with no defects...

BigShooter

I currently have an NEF Blank Pistol that was made too shoot .32 cal. blanks. At the time, I could not buy a 209 primer pistol, so I bought the brass .209 inserts that allow the gun too shoot the .209 primers. It has always been a hit and miss with this setup because of tolerance stack. It will onl...

BigShooter

Q Fanatic is a mile from our house. I wish they were further away. :lol: I'm working in SD now, so I hope I'll be able to get back for the trial. I might be able to come up with a dog to enter. It's only an 8 1/2 hour drive. Might have to get a SD driver's license ... I heard they have some okay upl...

BigShooter

Who's doin' the cookin' ?

BigShooter

I've never seen that in the wild. Cool video.

BigShooter

markj wrote:
Look's like that dog has some DK in it
They all do my friend

Some did, some still do. Look in the trees for the ones that still do. I always wondered if DKs were a little more flighty.

BigShooter

Opening a chamber in a pump is a lot more complicated than in a double. Why spend the money if it's not necessary? For what it would cost to convert a pump gun you can go buy another already chambered in 2-3/4". In my post I only suggested having a choke opened up which I would consider doing for a...

BigShooter

It's pretty much a given that if a gun is collectible the value is diminished by modifications or refinishing. On the other hand there are lots of Model 16s out there. If you plan to use one as a shooter you'll likely be happier if you modify it as necessary to meet your needs.

BigShooter

Just wanted to brag a little, I picked up a remington model 11 this weekend at a farm auction and just got off the phone with remington to verify it was made in 1906. I know these guns arent rare but I have still always admired them and the browning a-5, so I'm ecstatic to add a quality piece thats...

BigShooter

Look's like that dog has some DK in it.

BigShooter

Not ignoring it just expanding to the bigger context of backing in a trial. It's clear there was a time crunch. It's also pretty clear he operated within the written rules.

BigShooter

If you're going to be in the trial business for very long bring your hard hat & thick skin. Not too different from life you'll find hard ball & soft ball competitors, ruthless & gentlemanly folks & everything in between. Common courtesy is fine as long as it's really just an unwritten rule that ever...

BigShooter

Relatively speaking, all of the collars in the early years were junk compared with the collars of today. The only maintenance I ever encountered with TT units was the need to send them in for battery replacement in the early years, before the owner replaceable units. The owner replaceable, rechargab...

BigShooter

62 or 63 are averages. 2-3 days in either direction is still normal.

BigShooter

We highly recommend the Tri-Tronics systems to everyone who asks, we believe they are the best and most reliable collars on the market, we've had several sets from multiple generations of their products that we've trained & hunted with all the time. We've used the Upland collars & beepers without is...

BigShooter

The only question is what the purpose of this fun run/not real trial was and how that purpose was communicated. If it had been made clear to everyone it was a "training day" then I could understand why the handler of a brace-mate would've been bemoaning the lost training opportunity. If the intentio...

BigShooter

Poly chokes were pretty much all after market. It'd be easiest to find one with a full choke & have it bored out by a competent gunsmith. Over dogs for upland game I shoot imp cyl almost exclusively.

BigShooter

It's nice to see any athlete come back from injury & finish with a championship. Congrats to you, Chris & Star!

BigShooter

beretta uricka in 20ga is real nice. but i feel for pheasantsa 12 ga is what i like. beretta is over 1000 dollars now. so i rec a FRANCHI AL48 IN 20 GA. but its not gun that beretta is,no even close. but for grouse hunting, ITS BEST in my opinion for us older farts ,58 yrs young that want a nice li...

BigShooter

We had to save our own money from kid's jobs & select & buy our own gun. At age 12, my first was a Winchester SxS 12 ga. with nicely checkered stocks. It weighed a lot but my young muscles could handle it. Of course is quickly developed a habit of having both barrels go off occasionally. Almost alwa...

BigShooter

Bo Dixie's Rocky below my signature is owned by John Perry. Rocky is the sire of two of my dogs (Spot & Ellie). Non-purebred offspring of Rocky's (intentional breeding) were part of a World Champion Sprint Sled Dog Team owned & run by John. Rocky was at the time one of the last surviving grandson's ...

BigShooter

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BigShooter

There are a few old threads about pulling. Here's one: viewtopic.php?f=69&t=24516&hilit=scooter

BigShooter

I had a female ES that liked to jump fences. As others also have mentioned on this site, I set up an electric fence wire about 14" off the ground and about a foot inside the chain link fence, purchased a "canine" electric fence controller (not the cattle version). The female ES touched it once & nev...

BigShooter

Be aware their are a lot of horse traders in the dog business. Expect to pay a little more from a reputable breeder. It will be money well spent. Beware of the breeder who is breeding two good dogs to get what he wants his goals likely won't be the same as yours and he probably needs to get rid of ...

BigShooter

Part of the price issue relates to the type of breeder. The breeders who routinely have litters, have worked hard to prove their dogs in the various games, are in the business to make a name for themselves and their kennel generally are working harder to increase the demand & perceived value of thei...

BigShooter

I want a dog that will go balls to the wall for 2-3 hours. Swap em out and keep em running hard, I would rather not have a dog learn to pace itself. Always want em full bore! I know you're just talking about personal preference & I can appreciate what you like. Although at some point as they age mo...

BigShooter

When observing a well trained dog understand you're seeing the level of their training and not how easy it'd be for you to train the dog's pup to look like that. Although as the expression goes you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear, a well trained ordinary dog can appear on the surface to be mu...

BigShooter

Good Lord man! Please don't tell my wife you can train a dog to do that!!! :lol: Many women spend their whole lives trying to train their significant others. You have to turn the tables and start with training your spouse or significant other. Whether you're successful or not (most likely not), aft...

BigShooter

My dogs are crated at night & broke to my sleeping habits. It doesn't matter if I'm up at 6 am or sleep in late on the weekend. You won't hear a peep out of them until after they hear me get up.

BigShooter

Besides the issues of longer legs, snow & heat resistence I believe the length of a dog's life is somewhat proportional to their size. Irish wolf hounds live an average of about seven years, medium sized dogs about thirteen and several of the lap dog breeds seem to live 14-15 years. Having said that...

BigShooter

Any action that is not an instinct is training. Biddability is not an action that can be seen but rather nothing more than the ability to be trained. If you can witness it, it is training. Ezzy So if an observer sees more training he/she sees more biddability? Can a high level of training make a fa...

BigShooter

Say what? Talk about inane and misleading. But you do have the right answer to the problem even if you don't know why. I knew I had the right answer nine or ten posts ago. I intended to write coefficient instead of exponent. Perhaps you've never done anything like that before. The post above contin...

BigShooter

We often tell folks interested in a pup to look at the sire & dam work if possible. What exactly will a newbie see when observing a sire or dam work that will help them make a decision one of the pups is likely to be biddable (easily trained by an amateur) versus just observing a dog that has been w...

BigShooter

BEDMAS... 9 BEDMAS = a convention for working a formula = work left to right = brackets, exponents, division & multiplication, addition & subtraction, which also equals BEMDSA. However the misinterpretation comes in because some folks don't realize the 2 written next to a bracket makes it an expone...

BigShooter

Math kidding aside, I don't think the three trialers sharing a room were "Broke" 'cause they each had $1.00 in their pocket. Even though I'm pretty sure they would've been "trained" they also may not have been dead broke to the flush!

BigShooter

Grange wrote:
ezzy333 wrote:For those of you that think math isn't subjective or debateable.

Ezzy
Try this one:

6÷2(1+2)=?

Let's write it this way: 6 / (2x3) = 1

BigShooter

Ezzy,

I just follow the cash. The three guys are out $30 cash. The hotel has $28 cash & the Bell Boy has $2 cash for a total of $30 cash.

BigShooter

So, is 1+1=2, 1+1=6 or 1+1=4? Or all right depending on who you talk to? Now you know math is not subjective or debatable, however, almost anything to do with gun dogs is subjective, and not necessarily who you talk to but also depending on the venue, locality, breed of dog or whatever. Your 1+1 an...

BigShooter

I saw a 16 ga. not in great shape the other day. The gun shop was asking $379. Seems to me the last time I looked at a blue book a 98% gun was listed as worth about $250. I'm not sure how you'd find a shootable SxS in decent shape for less than $200. If it fits you & you've got the young muscles & s...

BigShooter

Was at a trial yesterday. There was a GSP that was laying on the ground on a string with his nose straight up 12 and howling. It sounded like the tornado alarm. It caught me off guard at first. Thought it was a true alarm, until I saw him looking up. I have heard a few noise makers but that one was...

BigShooter

4dabirds wrote:
DonF wrote:I tried the barrel once years ago. Have no idea where anyone get's the patience to use it. Although a lot of dogs have been whoa trained very well with it.
My mom always told me patience is a virtue.

... and virtue is along the path to Sainthood which virtually none of us obtain!

BigShooter

Solid guns and a bit heavy as pointed out already. Known as a "farmers" shotgun for its plain stock & lack of engraving. The older ones of course only have fixed chokes. They tend to have more drop in the comb which fits some shooters exceedingly well.

BigShooter

Nope, not a field trial statement at all. Broke dog stakes. Nothing to do with field trialing at all. Once again, you have worn your sentiments for field trialing on your sleave again. This is so tiresome Ezzy. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: You better go back and reread the posts you have not underst...

BigShooter

Is this normal for GSP's? Are they the more vocal breed of the versatile breeds, or is it something that can be fixed with a bark collar? The reason why I ask is because I am planning on getting one this spring/summer but I have two concerns... One is that they are too vocal, and the other is that ...

BigShooter

My young male, Spot was produced by one of the last Rusty grand-get still alive. I have two young females not shown on my signature line who were produced from a half-brother, half-sister breeding (my Willow's dog Brandi). These dogs have about as much Moesgaard, Dixieland, Rusty, Field Champions, N...

BigShooter

There are a lot of nice GSPs here in the US. The winningest, still alive male, field trial GSP in the US, now retired, is Willows On the Spot, the two time National Champion & Dog of the Year. "Spot" is owned by John Lunseth, known as "Wagonmaster" on this site. Spot became sterile after injury. Joh...

BigShooter

You're not going to affect the ultimate size of your pup with food. About the only thing you can influence is how fast they put on weight & get to their genetically pre-determined size. You don't want a young dog to be over-weight - that's not a good thing. What will be, will be. There are some grea...

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Rob, Didn't know U were so thin skinned. Never said all Brit Club events were only judged by Brit owners. Geesh. :roll: I did however attend a Brit club sponsored event where a couple of handlers let me know in advance Brits always took the blue ribbons. I'm sure they were stretching the truth a bit...

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I heard from Ryan Quessenberry, Dunfur's Where You Ben's owner that he sold some of Ben's semen straws to someone in S. Africa a few years ago.

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