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Natty light, missing lost ones and looking forward to hunting in the morning in fresh snow. Maybe the pheasants will hold tommorrow for me!

Ferrel's out of dogs? News to me

I have had good results feeding the EA. does ur dogs activity level warranty a hotter feed though? If the other is working then why would you switch?

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I trial and bird hunt. heck of a way to spend your off season while all the pure bird hunters are sitting around watching football. Seems to be a good way to keep the dogs busy when bird season is a short one. May I ask what you do to keep your dog sharp the other 10 months of the year?

I have shot lots of pheasants with a .410, a 28 can do the job. You have to be a better shot though. Try a full choke.

WIth all the talk saying " just put 3 birds in a field, run all these dogs together and find out who was best" this only creates another venue. It does nothing to level the playing field to find the best dog. I have hunted behind AA, HB, Walking, NSTRA, Navda, UBH, etc dogs and as title of this thre...

Always better than a good day at work! Glad to hear you had fun.

If you want to go hunting give me a call and I will "try" to put you on some birds. I havent found many this year. I know they are out there though cause I have seen them all year long. Conditions are tough on the dogs with no moisture until now

I believe Rockstar has been banned, No need to keep beating a (silent) dead horse.

There is some good walk in ground down by Osage city, look on your map and you can find them. I wouldnt head west of Topeka because of the city boys blasting and pressuring birds. Its to easy for them to take I-70 to get to those places

Rockstar- You obliously dont know much about bird dogs, especially trial dogs. How many folks to you talk to and tout their "birddog" is out of "two dogs humping"? No they all state my dog is out this and that FC ch? You will never see someone brag about a dog that is unproven and trialing helps the...

Back to the original posters question refer to my original post.

"folks just dont know what they dont know"

Rockstar- Have you ever hunted via horseback? . Never. My dog does seem to not like horses.. And I think its pretty unsafe in general ie guns, horses, dogs, birds and trying to limit.. not a good mix. I prefer walking. You can close the gap quick. The "I think" part is right. You can think somethin...

Rockstar-
Have you ever hunted via horseback? You can close the gap quick. Pheasants here in Ks will hold, even those late season roosters if you have a good enough dog to hold them.

The best answer is, GO WATCH ONE. Dont watch some guys dog that "says" this is an AA dog. Go with someone that does it, that has placements with their dogs, and you WILL know the difference within a matter of seconds.

Stan has never judged the National.

Meller you have to be kidding. Are you going to ask or even worse, sue the landowner if your dog jumps off a steep imbankment, runs into the barwire fence/ gets trampled by their bull? A dog getting caught in a trap is part of the risk of hunting. I wouldnt pay you a dime if your dog got caught in m...

What good would seeing a dog that wouldnt find you any birds do?

Whatever is cheap, I ALWAYS kill more birds than anyone in my hunting party and usually shoot 7.5's out of my 20 ga. with a full choke. Its not thed shell, its the shooter.

I raise birds and guys are calling me all hours of the day and night looking for birds. I didnt raise enough this year to meet the demand. Hopefully next year I will be able to get some more flight pens built so I can raise 10,000 in hopes that they will all move.

SmokinJoe is right, you need more whoa. The dog doesnt understand what is being asked of him because he hasnt been taught. You need to get the dog steady on whoa before anything else. He is young though and you have recieved good info about letting the dog go for a bit and put some age on him.

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Do You feel better being armed and able to defend yourself? Are you legal? Who is still committing gun crimes? CRIMINALS

Who was the Japanese man in the 2 world war the stated something to the effect, America will never be invaded because behind every blade of grass there will be a gun. Seems to be he may have been onto something and provides good reason to arm ourselves despite how people over here decide to kill eac...

Come on folk Newbie, you are obviously also new to common sense. Hope that bit of sarcasm didnt offend you in light of people being murdered EVERY day across this nation by LAW BREAKERS. The best defense against crime surely isnt laws, people that want to break the law dont care what the law says so...

How is this possible? Murder is Illegal, that should keep everyone from having to fear being murdered! All guns should be illegal, that would change gun violence since everyone :roll: follows the current laws on the books so lets make more. (Piece of advice to you all of out there, speeding it also ...

Nothing wrong with it and makes kennel clean up much easier!

I have never fed $1 a pound feed and cant see the reason to. My dogs are athletes and are fed as such, but a $1 a pound is overkill.

I run excusively Dogtra and havent ever had a problem. 15+ years. The only problem I have ever had with Dogtra products is that the bark collar comes in black and so does the shock collar, when you have the one dog unit. (I honestly cant see the benefit in all the bells and whistles like beepers, tr...

Welcome and good luck with the pup, your in the right place.

Ray gave good advice, get a pinch or prong collar also.

I run a dogtra collar on my dogs with a tracker. Cant remember ever having to program, download, or even losing a dog with one. Maybe the proven track would provide an easier and cheaper avenue. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Nothing can replace a bird in training while giving you the same results. You stated that the dog will have been on birds before you start this so you must have access, so stick with the real deal.

I would have to agree. Ks is not what it has been in years past, but where is? Bird numbers are down EVERYWHERE in multiple states.

Translation :

Northwest Kansas

I dont see any reason not to hunt your "trial" dog, the handler is in charge of the outcome and wild birds make dogs not pen raised. With a competent handler it doesnt matter if the birds are wild or pen raised, although wild birds can teach so much more than a pen raised.

Burn it and turn a third.

If you care about the population you dont hunt singles. Hit your birds off of the covey rise and then leave them be. If you must chase them you dont need to wait.

The 10 times I have been out bird hunting this year I have only seen 2 roosters. On the other hand I have seen TONS more birds while out deer hunting, trialing, and working dogs but only 2 roosters while hunting. I havent hit the same place twice this year and usually dont. Birds are at a premium th...

They're half hour braces. If you're worried, the dog isn't in proper condition. If you do get 90 minutes down time, get the dog up and moving 15/20 minutes before you go. I'd prefer back to back, maybe 5-10 minutes max between. +1 If the dog is properly conditioned it shouldnt be a problem at all. ...

I started in High School in shop class, its really pretty easy but you need someone that can teach you the basics. The rest is really technique and practice.

Like was mentioned, the dog gets 15 minutes to eat and then remove the bowl. I set time for dinner at my house for my kids, it keeps them from screwing around. Why should it be any different for dogs? Freegrazing isnt the answer. A popular phrase in my house to the kids is as follows, "You get what ...

The only problem I can find in all my research is your dog wont have the balls to "get it done".

Make sure to wait till the dog has the required levels of testosterone to develop properly though.

Good luck to all involved! Should be a good time, I contemplated riding down with Pat and entering a dog myself but I couldnt get away.

Good to hear, Rowdy is a really nice guy and I would imagine a pleasure to do business with!

Nice pictures and it looks like you had a heck of a time!

Ruffshooter wrote:
topher40 wrote:When you own a dog that points and pins the dogs down there wouldnt be a need for a "herding" type approach/dog.
Why would you want to pin a dog down?

Smart A! You know what I meant.

Color isnt coformation.

Garrison wrote:
topher40 wrote:When you own a dog that points and pins the dogs down there wouldnt be a need for a "herding" type approach/dog.
Ever try this approach on wild pheasants in a sunflower field?

Yes. Shot lots of birds out of sunflower fields.

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