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nowicki2005

mglow wrote:I bought the $5 one at the local gas station or toy store and it got the job done for me.

im not talking about a cap gun lol

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I was wondering if you guys could give me some ideas for some good blank pistols. I would rather not pay $150 for one but I dont want to pay very a really cheap one and have it break or not work when I need it to. Thanks for the replies Also, do any of you use 12 gauge primer poppers? I was thinking...

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I wanted to put out some quail for my dog but I dont know how if at all the snow affects things. Its about 20 degrees out right now, is this going to affect how the quail fly? How does snow affect scenting conditions?

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awesome! I just bought one on ebay. They're pretty expensive for a brush....

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Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they work as well as they say?

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They do go over it briefly in their videos.

What you might want to start doing right now is when your taking them into the field, letting them wear it just so they get used to it and start associating the field with the collar

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Is it even possible for me to get a good o/u in the $500 range? Ideally I would like a Benelli or a Citori but thats not going to be in the budget for awhile.

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I have never done any pheasant hunting before and I am not sure what types of cover I should be hunting now that winter is here and we have about 8 inches of snow. I know areas where I have seen a lot during deer season but the cover there has became next to nothing since the snow pushed it down.

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What are some of the chew toys that you guys use? My dog destroys a raw hide in minutes. He seems to do best with cow hooves but those smell like butt. He doesnt like Kong toys. Anybody have any other suggestions?

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do they run hunt tests this time of year in the midwest or not till spring?

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Check cords should be 20 ft. You can either buy one or make your own. You can start training come with it some more. You just use "come" and a tug of the checkcord together. You could also start to overlay it with a whistle so that he will come to a whisle. One long blast for "come"

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I've kind of neglected this command. My pup is almost 5 and 1/2 months old. I pretty much just worked on here and a version of the whoa command. How do I go about teaching heel? He picks up things very quickly.

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I've road hunted for grouse in the UP of Michigan. Thats how I started and that is just how it is done up there. You drive slow, there will be tons of birds on the road eating gravel. You get out, load up, flush the birds and thats it.

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Is all the public land available to hunt in south dakota good? I would like to take a trip there next year to get my dog a lot of work on some wild birds. I dont want to pay a guide service because I dont want to be paying for all of the extra stuff. I strictly just want to go there to work my dog a...

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6 months?

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so have there actually been shirts made?

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i like the idea of the mousetraps as i think that would correct it very fast but will any injury occur? im assuming it wouldnt because you all suggested it but if it can kill a rat might it cut his nose or something? I'll admit, i'm too afraid to stick my finger in one lol

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ezzy333 wrote:And in the mean time remember what you went through with your kids if you have any. It took three years to teach them to stay down when they were told so puppies are a lot like that just smarter. :roll:

I'm 21, thank God i dont have any kids lol

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well i know nothing so dont listen to me lol

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do you need to be letting her catch quail? if she has already shown an interest I would prolly suggest letting here catch a quail and just using the cc to hold her back on point while you flush the bird then let her chase to build drive.

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my 4.5 month old britt jumps up on every thing, the table, kitchen counters etc... He does so and looks to see whats up there and if anything is near the edge he will take it. How do I break him of this? I tell him no and push him down but he does not listen he will go right back up etc.... He is re...

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I just thought it was interested that he brought it up because the more I thought about it, if a person really wanted to be serious, it becomes a lifestyle....

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The Twins suck, GO TIGERS!!!

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A guy told me that if I ever wanted to get serious into field trialing to make sure that my gf or wife was really into it too. He said that it can put a lot of stress on a relationship if they don't and he has seen some guys as examples. How much truth is there to this in your opinions? At first I t...

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Is frontline really needed in the winter months? I don't know how the cold affects fleas and ticks

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there is a guy in fowlerville that I bought some from. if you pm me ill give you his number. Also I know that there is a guy in Ohio that posts on here that is only like 2 hours from you. I was searching the internet looking for game bird breeders and preserves and I came across a guy just right out...

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what kind of dog do you have? you may not want to teach the sit command

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On another forum a guy said that not a lot can be accomplished by this and that dogs don't learn that way. I was under the impression that a lot can be learned. I thought a well trained dog can show him a lot just by taking him to different objectives. It may not seem like a lot is being learned but...

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I was wondering how you teach whistle commands to a dog and what kind of commands you teach them to respond to with a whistle as far as for field trials go? and when should these start to be taught in the training process?

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If this is your first shotgun, i'm just wondering on the length of the barrel? I'm assuming you haven't hunted much and this makes a difference. The 870 is a solid starter shotgun, it seems like this is everyones first shotgun. Its versatile because you can buy a slug barrel for it and where I live ...

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~ Must Haves ~ For You Shotgun Ammo Clothing There are many different kinds of shotguns and they come in different gauges. For a good example of this please read http://www.thecheckcord.com/archives/shotgunprimer.html A shotgun can be bought at places like Cabelas, Gander Mountain or your local outd...

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can there be an extension to the date like lets say wednesday? I just saw this post last night and don't have enough time to compile everything today. It doesn't even look like anyone else is doing it...

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can you be more specific? Is it just strictly for the "upland hunter"? An upland hunter wouldn't necessarily have a dog or be training a dog and the items could be strictly hunting related items.

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What is the definition of "mentally mature"? Ezzy Well I just remember reading it somewhere and thought it was interesting in the age gap. I guess mentally mature would be a generalization for a breed much as when your 18 years old your legally an adult. You can no longer be considered a juvenille ...

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I think that I remember reading somewhere that brittanys are mature mentally at 1.5 years old and labs at something like 3 years. Is this true? What is it for other dogs?

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Nice looking coop. If you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost to build as I am looking to start building my own soon

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gunner wrote:Born a Hoosier, but generations of family from Capac, Bad Axe, and Grindstone City from way before the Civil War and the Michigan fires.
I love my Michigan roots.

At least you aren't a buckeye...

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thanks everyone

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Did you locate the 8 point? No :cry: He was chasing does through the swamp that I hunt in he was coming in really fast. The angle he came in didnt present a shot as he was pretty much facing me, he didnt turn until he was about 20 yards away. I tried to grunt and stop him but he ignored me, he was ...

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SouthDakotaBound wrote:Not trying to sound like a mother, but why the heck didn't you lower your bow down with a rope, lucky you didn't land on your bow.

I did

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How much maintenance is involved in keeping lets say 6-8 pigeons? Like how often do you have to clean out their coop etc....Feed them everyday?

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I kinda fell out of my treestand last year....It was one of the scariest things to ever happen to me. I had just a nice 8 pt and was getting down from my stand. The bottom 15 ft of my ladder is one of the ladder sticks but the top five feet are those strap on single steps. I was in a hurry to get do...

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my puppy will point butterflys all day long. He will hold point for minutes too if one lands. This is an off topic question but what would happen if my dog eats a live yellowjacket? He nips at anything flying near him and tries to eat it, most things he does eat but there have been multiple cases wh...

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This should be an actual topic full time like the general chat, training, and hunting ones.

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this is the closest place that I found to you, its called Schetter Pheasant Farm and Hatchery. Their address is W5944 Tower #30.75
Carney, MI. 49812 and their number is 906-639-2401. They have quail, pheasant, and chukars

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I did the recall thing before, with a purchased pen prolly the same one u have, doing it in residental area, but the house is set off from the rest in the town there, i was planting them and workin the dog on em a lil, about 60% came back the next day, and i keep letting them out and usin, and they...

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live birds but i know that there aren't hardly any birds where I would be training. Honestly, I've never seen or heard any where I hunt.

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I bought one of those small quail recall pens and plan on keeping about 10 of them. I was wondering how the whole recall thing works. Lets say I bring the whole pen with me to the field, I use 6 birds to train with, then do I just leave the pen in the middle of the field? Do I put it in a tree line ...

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thanks

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Is anyone else having problem with sending private messages? They just stay in my outbox.

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