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by ACooper
Mon May 19, 2014 6:19 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: For You GMO Defenders
Replies: 59
Views: 25438

For You GMO Defenders

I wouldn't use swine as an example, they're currently loosing 25% of their piglets to disease that's compounded by the way most factory swine are housed.
by ACooper
Fri May 09, 2014 1:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Misuse of an E collar?
Replies: 45
Views: 17645

Misuse of an E collar?

PLEASE STOP FEEDING THE TROLL.
by ACooper
Thu May 08, 2014 6:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Misuse of an E collar?
Replies: 45
Views: 17645

Misuse of an E collar?

This is IRRELEVANT to this post.... In fact most OPPOSITE from the OP than it could be.... :roll: :lol: :mrgreen: Proper use of the collar isnt an issue here. User avatar kibafang90 Rank: Junior Hunter Posts: 83Joined: 16 Sep 2013, 16:07 Someone needs to explain why proper use is irrelevant to non-...
by ACooper
Mon May 05, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Trials vs. Hunt Tests
Replies: 36
Views: 15451

Field Trials vs. Hunt Tests

Rich, Just an opinion...but I wouldn't run a non broke dog in derby or puppy if pen reared birds are released. Way too easy for the pup to catch birds. That would make it all the harder to break the dog. If everyone followed this advice, the stakes would never have any entries. It's rare we can mak...
by ACooper
Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: new pup
Replies: 31
Views: 14022

Re: new pup

RoostersMom wrote:I have a Rooster - my red dog. I decided much before I started pheasant hunting. I do get a lot of crap from people about his name, but I'm a huge John Wayne fan so I went with it.
I also had a Vizsla named Rooster, heck of dog.
by ACooper
Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:08 am
Forum: Brags
Topic: 2014 ABC Chukar Classic Championship
Replies: 18
Views: 13521

2014 ABC Chukar Classic Championship

Joe this is becoming old hat, I'm sure people groan when they see you guys on the running order. Congratulations!
by ACooper
Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: DC40 and DC50 Interchangeable?
Replies: 19
Views: 8512

DC40 and DC50 Interchangeable?

I have not been able to locate the memo I thought I saw on the DC50.
by ACooper
Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: DC40 and DC50 Interchangeable?
Replies: 19
Views: 8512

DC40 and DC50 Interchangeable?

Here is the list from AKC.

www.akc.org/trackingdevices/

If I remember the DC50 is 3 or so ounces heavier than the 40.
by ACooper
Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: DC40 and DC50 Interchangeable?
Replies: 19
Views: 8512

DC40 and DC50 Interchangeable?

Dc 50 is also a collar. The handhelds are astro 220 and 320. A dc 40 will work with an Astro 320 a dc 50 will not work with an astro 220.
by ACooper
Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: First Horseback Successful
Replies: 27
Views: 13262

First Horseback Successful

Did Terry have something for you?
by ACooper
Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:20 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: GSPCA National Amateur Gundog Placement!
Replies: 12
Views: 8223

Re: GSPCA National Amateur Gundog Placement!

SubMariner wrote:
ACooper wrote:Congrats it was nice meeting you all there.
Great to finally get to put a face to the name, Andy. Hope we can see each other at another event. :)
Ohio next year? I am already planning on it!
by ACooper
Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: GSPCA National Amateur Gundog Placement!
Replies: 12
Views: 8223

GSPCA National Amateur Gundog Placement!

Congrats it was nice meeting you all there.
by ACooper
Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Joe Gower
Replies: 13
Views: 6881

Joe Gower

Congratulations Joe, you and the dogs continue to roll!
by ACooper
Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:58 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: New (First) FC
Replies: 11
Views: 9209

New (First) FC

Awesome! Congratulations!
by ACooper
Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: AKC WALKING GUNDOG CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Replies: 1
Views: 984

AKC WALKING GUNDOG CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Placements! 2014 Pointing Breed Walking Gun Dog Champion - FC JBs Double Action Ruger / Vizsla / Owner-Chet and Jody Beckley / Handler - Jody Beckley Runner-Up Champion - FC AFC Dash Away / Pointer / Owner - Spero Manson / Handler - Steve Bailey 3rd - FC Last Chance Crop Duster / GSP / Handler - Jon...
by ACooper
Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:45 am
Forum: Tributes to the Departed
Topic: My hunt partner went EOW
Replies: 11
Views: 11093

My hunt partner went EOW

Fun dog wrote:We always fed our sleddogs right after a run to get the carbs in them. Never had any trouble. Now exercise right after feeding is to be avoided.
Are sled dogs prone to bloat?
by ACooper
Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes and Dogs
Replies: 225
Views: 96857

Re:

birddog1968 wrote:Want to see if yotes attack dogs, go to pleasant hill productions Facebook page and read and see what happed at the Virginia amateur AA Trial the other day.
I saw that, crazy! Mating season makes them more aggressive but jeez.
by ACooper
Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:28 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13
Replies: 10
Views: 5280

Re: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13

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by ACooper
Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: First Horseback Successful
Replies: 27
Views: 13262

First Horseback Successful

Congratulations, HOA is a great club, glad Tom was there to help as well, he's been very helpful to me also.
by ACooper
Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:43 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13
Replies: 10
Views: 5280

Re: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13

Reattaching the premium, this one should work.
by ACooper
Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:29 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: Thanks BDK ( update 3-30-14 )
Replies: 13
Views: 8806

Re: Thanks BDK

Congratulations! She has an impressive record. Beating 43 dogs at the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Nebraska trial? That is doing something!
by ACooper
Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:47 am
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13
Replies: 10
Views: 5280

GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13

Sent
by ACooper
Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:55 am
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13
Replies: 10
Views: 5280

GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13

Hmm I'll look into the premium issue, I uploaded it with a Mac maybe that's it? Who knows. I can email the premium if needed.

We're confident the AA will have a good draw.
by ACooper
Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:31 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13
Replies: 10
Views: 5280

Re: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial

Doenges Ranch just a few minutes NE of Bartlesville, OK.

Premium attached.
by ACooper
Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bloodlines
Replies: 43
Views: 26115

Bloodlines

Sundby wrote:I'm curious why when you look at navhda breeders majority of them seem to be along the german bloodlines? And field trial dogs are American bloodlines... Did I word that right?
Many folks subscribe to the "horses for courses" theory.
by ACooper
Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:28 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13
Replies: 10
Views: 5280

GSPC of OK Spring Field trial 4/11-4/13

We got a late start but out club will be holding our spring horse back trial near Bartlesville, OK from 4/11-4/13. Open all age will start 4/11.

We will be running two courses Sat and Sun.

Stakes to be offered.

OAA(ret)
OLGD
OGD (ret)
OD
OP
AGD(ret)
ALGD
AWD
AWP

Premium coming soon!
by ACooper
Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: National Championships
Replies: 100
Views: 33999

Re: National Championships

Neil wrote:There should be a dual standard that is followed. One great breed.
I agree with this.
by ACooper
Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stoked!
Replies: 8
Views: 3073

Stoked!

We'll be there.
by ACooper
Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:46 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: 2014 NAGDC
Replies: 3
Views: 2294

Re: 2014 NAGDC

First series is 30 min with retrieve on course. Second series is 45 min.
by ACooper
Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:16 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: 2014 NAGDC
Replies: 3
Views: 2294

2014 NAGDC

by ACooper
Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: field trial question
Replies: 33
Views: 18657

field trial question

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by ACooper
Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dog in Range Rover commercial
Replies: 11
Views: 6967

Dog in Range Rover commercial

Pointer. Fci type
by ACooper
Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:59 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin receivers on or off at Grand Junction National Ch?
Replies: 16
Views: 6822

Garmin receivers on or off at Grand Junction National Ch?

Are the telemetry collars bigger than the garmins? No, for the most part they are significantly smaller/lighter. My Tracker Supra Lites are much smaller, my Marshalls are about 1/2-1/3 the size of a Garmin collar. You can find telemetry collars like some of the hound guys run that are pretty I was ...
by ACooper
Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin receivers on or off at Grand Junction National Ch?
Replies: 16
Views: 6822

Garmin receivers on or off at Grand Junction National Ch?

I was more curious if you couldn't just use your own telemetry collar...opt out of the Garmin? I don't think so. I know when Tracker was a sponsor, Larry Garner furnished some on unique frequencies that you had to use. There was some minor grumbling from the guys more comfortable with Marshall and ...
by ACooper
Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Inability to communicate using decent language
Replies: 83
Views: 26947

Re: Inability to communicate using decent language

asc wrote:I like dirty talking wimmins :mrgreen:
This really cracked me up.
by ACooper
Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: field trial question ?
Replies: 107
Views: 33529

Re: field trial question ?

I have not read every post, after being a member of various forums for the last 10-12 years I have a pretty good feeling about how this thread has gone to this point. To the original poster, I was raised with bird dogs and have never been without one for 35 years. A couple of years ago we started to...
by ACooper
Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Inability to communicate using decent language
Replies: 83
Views: 26947

Inability to communicate using decent language

While I agree coarse language has no place here, as stated above it is viewed very differently depending on what generation you "relate" to. I hate to say my mouth is pretty poor when with my friends.
by ACooper
Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Conformation vs Show Conformation.
Replies: 108
Views: 33082

Re: Field Conformation vs Show Conformation.

I have heard on multiple occasions that tight line breeding will eventually result in smaller dogs, I don't know if it's true or not, and I can't currently remember where I read it, as I never thought much about it. But I will see if I can find it
by ACooper
Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: field trial scouts
Replies: 52
Views: 21629

Re: field trial scouts

I get the biggest kick out of you!! You most certainly are a credit and ambassador to the sport. I especially like your philosophy which I think works well in all situations, not just field trials: "don't get caught...". I think I'll teach this to my children. You've missed the forest for the trees...
by ACooper
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Quest's top of the Marc
Replies: 7
Views: 4309

Re: Quest's top of the Marc

Is he a west coast dog? Out of Washington state?
by ACooper
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:54 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Putting pigeons on Dogs backs ?
Replies: 9
Views: 2732

Re: Putting pigeons on Dogs backs ?

I've seen several people claim that it was a steadying drill. For what it's worth I've never seen it done by a pro.
by ACooper
Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes and Dogs
Replies: 225
Views: 96857

Re: Coyotes and Dogs

I prefer to kill my coyotes over points...
by ACooper
Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: BO REPEATS
Replies: 76
Views: 38765

Re: BO REPEATS

Elkhunter wrote:They will just cost more, its like 3X as much to get an AA bred setter and an AA bred pointer. I tried to get one, and they were all $1500 +++. I paid $400 for my pointer.

So for $400 you have a 2 x CH? Or am I mistaken? Does he have a runner up in there also?
by ACooper
Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:17 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OKLA Spring walking trial
Replies: 7
Views: 4319

GSPC of OKLA Spring walking trial

Entries close tomorrow!
by ACooper
Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS
Replies: 12
Views: 4805

AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS

Thank you.
by ACooper
Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:57 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Training collars
Replies: 88
Views: 28034

Training collars

Could I get Ezzy to delete my profile or have a kind person tell me how to do it. I am going to get on out of hearing and leave you good people alone. Not my intent to offend sorry if I did. Thanks for responding Birddogger. Really isn't that hard to stop typing the address in the browser, no need ...
by ACooper
Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:29 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS
Replies: 12
Views: 4805

AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS

AZ Brittany Guy wrote:Must a person applying for a AKC Judge's certification have experience in handling and competing dogs in AKC Field Trials or have they dropped that requirement?
Last I heard you had to have six placements as a handler, I could be misremembering.
by ACooper
Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Trial Question - Commands allowed?
Replies: 26
Views: 11354

Field Trial Question - Commands allowed?

I knew a fellow had a trial wise dog so he clipped the CC on it every time in practice - the dog handled perfect because it knew it was hooked up. When approaching the dog on point he thumbed the clip on his CC. Dog performed perfectly. Commands are an odd thing - sometimes when dogs do "weird" thi...
by ACooper
Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:05 am
Forum: Events
Topic: GSPC of OKLA Spring walking trial
Replies: 7
Views: 4319

Re: GSPC of OKLA Spring walking trial

Entries close on 2/25.