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She is a cutie.....and will be ruling the roost before you know it!!!

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- In what region of the country do you do most of your waterfowl hunting?(ie. east coast, midwest, southeast, etc.) Colorado, Oklahoma, NM - Do you jump shoot/skull, pass shoot, decoy or some mixture of all three? All three -What gauges and shell sizes to you use? 12g - 3" or 3 1/2" mags. Generally ...

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Hey Randy - come on back up & try your hand with the fishing in Alaska. They keep getting bigger. We just got back today from the Copper River in Alaska ... didn't use rod n' reel, but did use a trusty dipnet. Over 100 Sockeye (Red) Salmon & 6 Giant King Salmon we hauled in. What a day.... http://i...

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Wagonmaster gave you some excellent advice, but since you provided a link to what you are looking at I'll add my 1/50 of $1. Let me preface this by saying this is strictly my OPINION....I have been flyfishing for everything from tiny brook trout here in CO on streams I could jump across to silver sa...

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Welcome aboard....good to have another Centennial State member!!!

Randy

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I typically use my Franchi Veloce SP 20g....it weighs in at 5lbs 8oz. It is probably the best shooting gun I've ever owned...obviously a good fit for me. At times I swear it shoots itself!!! Last season I kept trying to use my backup gun (a Remington 1100 12g), but it felt like I was lugging around ...

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that is very true wingman we have the mojaves here also I believe they have the nuerotoxin which the snake vaccine is completely useless against or is it the hemotoxin i get the 2 mixed up but fact is which ever the mojave has the vaccine is useless against and I know some people that have spent in...

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K9, Very sad story.....but I think you are right, there are certainly circumstances where neither the vaccine or avoidance training is going to work. This is the risk that we, as hunting dog owners, take every time we head afield in snake country. After our pup was bitten, my wife and I discussed th...

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NAVHDA is a good format for getting folks involved, and for giving the average sportsman a way to have his dog evaluated. I just think it's not very effective as a tool for breeders to evaluate breeding stock, and identify the exceptional litters and dogs. At this point, breeding a litter of NA1 GS...

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I must respectfully disagree very strongly with the original poster....I believe the judges should have the discretion to run the test in whatever order the needs (weather, location of each phase, etc.) dictate. Case in point....had my youngest pup at his NA test this last weekend. If we had done th...

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Good analogy......and a huge heap of luck helps too! A hit in the chest/abdomen is generally fatal regardless....

Randy

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Nice pictures! Takes a good dog to pin down blue quail, their little legs were made for running!!!

Randy

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Given my recent experience (see linked post), I wouldn't do without it......it is like carrying a little extra insurance...runs about $25 per vaccination (need 1 primary and then at least 1 booster / year). From my experience, I believe it to be effective although very dependent on circumstances (wh...

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We have a great 2 yr old male GSP, but hubby is making noises like he may be interested in getting another. What's scary is that I've thought about it too. :roll: :o Eeeek! Seems like I've seen someone on this board or another one with the tagline "GSPs are like potato chips, you can't just have on...

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I generally like to use about a 3 to 1 ratio (drakes to hens). The drakes are easier to see at a distance....has worked for me in many different parts of the country and at any time in the season. You may also want to invest in one of those mojo decoys. I have seen the mojo turn them out of their "n...

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Two going on three.....shhhhh.....my wife's not on here is she?!?

Randy

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The bottom line to Ethoxyquin in TOTW is that any dog food manufacturer that doesn't state that they don't have it in their food should be assumed to have it. And those that say they don't should probably be taken with a grain of salt!!! I suspect that some of the higher dollar manufacturers like Or...

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We use two DSLR cameras (just depends on which lens is on which camera).....a Nikon D40x (an amateur level DSLR) and a Nikon D200 (amateur/pro level DSLR). These types of pictures are where the DSLRs have it all over the point-and-shoots! With a point-and-shoot (and I've tried a bunch over the years...

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Great pictures....love to watch GSPs in the water this time of year. It makes for a great workout without having to worry too much about overheating and the dogs just plain love it! Here are some from our moose-watching foray into the mountains a couple of weeks ago. This water was REALLY cold....co...

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Nice looking pup! He is going to be lots of fun......

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This is one of those innocuous little threads that are infinitely valueable. Much like Luke, I also carry one of those skin staplers in my First-Aid kit...no instructions, haven't a clue really how to use it. Now I think I will try to avoid using it unless absolutely necessary...and I'm not even sur...

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Personally, I would keep working them on pigeons and if I were to switch it would be to chukar. I began training my pups using quail, but the pen-raised quail just aren't good enough fliers and are too tempting a target to break point and catch or chase down. After a couple of "catches" I said enoug...

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I've often wondered if bird dogs don't just smell the "life essence" of animals!!! I've had mine lock up solid on point on a whitetail deer lying in tall grass in a treeline (we came up on the downwind side, didn't know we were there) and a muskrat under a log in the water while in SD pheasant hunti...

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Much like you, I hunt slow....for several reasons. First and foremost is I'm not a spring chicken anymore and have a lung issue that slows me down. But even before that, I have never been a meat hunter and don't care whether I limit out....to me hunting is about the experience and enjoyment, and I n...

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What gets me is man in all of his wisdom has decided he is smarter than Mother Nature.We think we can do a better job of teaching a little pup than it's mom and littermates can do is just one example. Remember in the recent past we decided a child didn't need two parents or they didn't need to be t...

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I actually had a farmer on a elevator run stop me while I was hunting a very small strip of WIHA last year and tell me that a couple of roosters had just crossed the road into the milo he had finishing cutting the day before and told me to have at 'em. This is one of the reasons that I will be spend...

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John,

Thanks for the info....never knew it existed. Will add it to the "must go" list!

Randy

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I start with dead quail at 5 weeks of age. I let them carry them around. At 7 weeks I let them chase clipped wing quail. At 8 weeks we go out into the field and I let them start going out and finding planted quail. They are also started swimming a retrieving from the pond at an early age. Pam, IMO,...

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Obviously every one's opinion is going to be different, but I appreciate a breeder that wants to keep them a little longer. I believe that it helps the puppy in their social skills to stay with the litter a bit longer, and it certainly does not affect bonding. I prefer 9-10 weeks and have never had ...

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.... The absolute worst part about Maggie's problems are the recommended 7-10 days crate rest. You know any GSP 's who want to rest, "no running, no jumping" for a week and half?? What up with this dog. She is my 3rd GSP and while I had occasional pad/nail injuries with the other ones from running/...

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I have seen two rattlers so far this year up at my cabin that is around 9800 feet. I thought it was still a little cold for them to be out, but guess I was wrong. I am glad to hear your pup is ok. Also, thanks for posting this. I never knew what to do if a dog got bit, now I do and will be keeping ...

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Aline, It didn't seem real likely to me either...but only given the elevation. I've since talked to folks with the local reptile rescue (who knew they had such a thing?!?) that assured me that there are documented cases of rattlesnakes occurring almost up to treeline. As to the weather, 3 weeks prio...

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Glad you're through the worst of it. Did anyone mention immediate antihistamines as a first-aid/immediate response to keep airways open, etc.? Thanks! On the antihistamines....no, the vet didn't mention them, but remember we didn't get to him until about 14-15 hours after it happened. By then my do...

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Could it have been a Copperhead? They are not as bad as Rattlesnake. I have had both and the Rattlesnake definetly required anti venum. No copperheads in Colorado (thank goodness...one less thing to deal with)!!! My understanding is that the rattlesnake vaccine acts much as antivenin would.....both...

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While I was reading that I was like "why did the vet not put him on IVs?!". lol. Glad to hear hes doing well! Thanks! Knowing what we know now we kind of wonder the same thing!!! He was a young vet and probably hadn't seen too many snakebites, but given the fact that we were headed back into the mo...

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When Shooter was bitten, he went to an excellent ER vet and was on an IV for 2 days. I think he peed a dark yellow for several days afterwards as his body was flushing out the toxins. He received 2 vials of antivenin and a plasma transfusion. Before giving him the antivenin, they had us sign a rele...

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Just thought I'd pass on my experience over the weekend with my 1 year old GSP. Hopefully there will be something here that will help someone down the road... We headed into the mountains Thursday for a 5 day weekend at a cabin I had rented. The cabin is at about 9650' elevation and is very secluded...

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The other thing that is hard to beat about a DSLR is the continuous shooting modes....mine will do 5 frames per second for as long as I care to hold the shutter down (or until the card fills!). This is great for "action" shots......retrieves, birds flying, etc. I still use a p&s for carrying fly-fis...

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Mostly just hunting trips....self-guided....to South Dakota and Kansas. Just bought an Astro, so other big ticket items are possibly a 12g twice barreled shotgun and maybe a remote bird launcher or two. Getting bad when I can't really think of anything I need, but then some creative type will come o...

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Wagonmaster wrote:I think many of us have had to put a dog up, knowing that was the last one. Time should stop just for a little while so you and the dog could be trapped somewhere where the dog could hunt longer. Forever would be good.

Amen....

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Love those pups! Keep 'em in the water early and often....will solve a lot of problems for those of us that need versatile dogs!!! The breeder of one of my dogs started his out like this and now at 1 year old the pup I got from him is fearless. Had him out at one of the local trout waters this last ...

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there are states who are trying to pass laws RIGHT NOW that would prohibit the docking of any tails. That wouldn't be all that bad would it? Is there anything that says you have to dock the tail? Can you not dock the tail and still register it with the AKC? Yeah, it makes them ugly like those EPs!!...

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You might want to take a look at some of the state and national non-profits that promote youth hunting programs. Don't know the names of any off the top of my head, but I'm sure an internet search would turn some up. It kind of occurs to me that unless we can break today's youth away from the TV and...

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Sounds great....there's two things the outdoor channels can use more of.....flyfishing and upland bird hunting (especially minus the inane chattering)!!! What channel is the Sportsman's Channel on DirecTV? I know 'em by number, not name!!!

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Well thank you sir....and likewise on the field! I only wish I had known these things early on in my "dog days" instead of having to learn about it through the "school of hard knocks"....would've made things much easier, but then it wouldn't have built as much character!!!

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One of mine steals his blanket out of the hamper anytime my wife puts it in for the wash. He will root everything else out until he gets to his "blankie" and then he struts around with it, just as proud as could be. I think it only gets washed about 1 out of 4 times that it gets in the hamper. I thi...

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You need to be careful that the dog doesn't get her rear legs through under the wire and get hung up. Don't think it would be pretty even if the wire wasn't electric. Electric works well for a dog that climbs but I sure wouldn't advise it for a dog that jumps. Ezzy Good point Ezzy....once they are ...

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From a slow learner (me) trying to help you learn faster: 1. Expose pup to water early and often 2. Socialize to other dogs and people ASAP and frequently 3. Attend some tests/trials even before you decide to enter any 4. Birds, birds, birds 5. Did I mention birds? Good luck and send me photos for ...

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My point - doesn't matter if you drag live or dead, or a toy, you can't teach a dog to have a good nose, to be cooperative or to track. The dog is or is not born with it. The tracks and drags in NAVHDA are not long enough to judge whether a dog has the focus or cooperation needed to stick with when...

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The electric fence option is probably the cheapest and as effective as any other (more so than some). Just remember that they are designed for animals standing on the ground. Depending on what type of fence you have, you may have to run a ground wire with the hot wire (at least 6" apart probably). A...

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