Gun Dog Forum

Might help to post a location too.

BTW, that sounds like a dream job...training dogs and hunting every day. If you're around Fargo, I'll quit my job and start working tomorrow...what ya say

Our NAVHDA group trains together every Wed. from mid April to mid Sept.. If you come up this way during that time give me a call. We'd be glad to have ya join us. Wow...that's a nice stretch for training! Wish I was closer, but if I'm up there for grouse in September I might have to drop by and say...

Awww man! I was just up in your neck of the woods for a week. Wish I woulda known about this! I had my GWP up there with me, and he woulda had a ball watching some dogs work like they're supposed to

NR hunting and North Dakota kind of go hand-in-hand. It's just something we deal with, and for the most part everything is fine. I'm a former Moorhead resident, and still get up to Fargo quite a bit. About 5 years ago you couldn't flip on a talk radio show in ND without listening to the NR hunting ...

NR hunting and North Dakota kind of go hand-in-hand. It's just something we deal with, and for the most part everything is fine. I myself was an NR for a time before studying at UND and ultimately finding a job and living in the state permanently. But there has been a disturbing tend that has been c...

Oh, this opens up a can of worms for me... My taste for what is my favorite bird to hunt has evolved as I've branched out and experienced new things. And what my hunting hunger years for changes with the season. Just as the calendar marks the opening for another bird, so too does my earnestness grow...

Woops, just read the September thing, so issues with access ought to be less. Still, there are a TON of duck and goose hunters around there who inundate the landowners with permission requests. Things have gotten a bit sour in recent years as far as that is concerned, but if you can find some PLOTS ...

I have an opportunity to go sharptail hunting this September up around Devils Lake, ND. I have never been in that part of the state before for anything. Is there birds there? How is the terrain? What about land accessibility? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. I imagine that by saying "opportuni...

August 15-ish for early goose here in Nodak! Before you ask, no, I will not be hunting them that early. I prefer NOT to get sunburned and eaten by bugs while waterfowling -- totally ruins the experience. Then again, if the temps drop and we get an early frost *fingers crossed* I may have to get out ...

JakeDD has my vote...but I'm partial to the Ugly Dogs

OOOOH MY GAAAAWD....

Thank God I live in Fargo! I'll take 6 months of winter over all those poisonous things you guys have to deal with any day of the week!

Well here's a few "non-training" pics from the 4th of July weekend at the cabin. My 13-month-old GWP Remy (left) plays with his new cousin, a 4-month-old yellow lab, Martin http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc203/Duckslayer100/IMG_0681-1.jpg Remy and I take a little boat ride, courtesy of my uncle'...

"After a few weeks the dog learns to obey his master"
A FEW WEEKS?! Boy...I must be doing something wrong. It's taking me MONTHS

He's a kennel dog, so I imagine he sleeps and dreams about when I'm going to finally come home

I have a few firsts when it comes to hunting with dogs: 1) First time I can remember hunting with any dog, period: I must have been only 6 or 7 years old. We were staying at my grandparents' place in Fergus Falls, and my uncle, Jay, decided he was going duck hunting with a friend in the morning. He ...

870 express super mag since high school. Still goes bang when I pull the trigger, although it sure isn't the pretties thing to look at. But I'll take function over form any day of the week. On that note, I'd love to be able to save up for an auto loader. Since I'm not a big fan of 3.5 inch shells, I...

That's terrible and I'm curious about what's going to happen to the fecesbag that did it. Misdemeanor.....are you kidding me? some people need taken out and gassed for the betterment of the world. We finally agree on something :D . There is one thing that the dog owner said that bothers me......"it...

Ah, that sucks. If I lived there, Id have to move I think, lol. I hunt ruffies 3-5 times a week, depending on weather/work. There are certainly up and down years, but can always find enough birds. When my working days are over, I think SD is where Ill retire to. That's funny. When I retire I'd like...

I'm 27 and love all this dog stuff. I suppose that makes me a yungin'. Does that mean there's still hope for the next generation?

1) Ruffed grouse (No. 1 upland gamebird in North America IMHO)
2) Waterfowl
a) Ducks
b) Geese
3) Sharptailed grouse
4) Doves
5-9) Anything else
10) Pheasants

A key to aging wild game, and birds in particular, is in the condition of the carcass. If it looks rather intact, and there is no noticeable odor that would signify a gut shot, you can hang them for the higher end of the suggest time frame (I have some videos at home that give good advice on aging, ...

That last picture is priceless. Would be a great one for a caption contest

Remy started running with me in December and we ran together all the way up until the Fargo Marathon on May 21. He ran in -20 weather to more than 80, and everything from 3 miles to 8 without a whimper (until the warmer weather, that is. Now he poops out after 2 or 3 miles). Funny thing: I started r...

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Amen to that.. they are worth every penny....

Good to know! I should be getting mine in the mail tonight...now I just have to find some pigeons....

Not sure about the rules on posting links to other forums, but here's one from a site I frequent often from a guy whose dog was attacked by three wolves while he was ruffed grouse hunting last fall in northern Minnesota: http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2407299/1 Dog surviv...

Well we don't have chiggers up here in the great north, and Remy has those all over his belly. Our breeder said its normal and that its from gnats. They bother me more than the dog, as they look awfully nasty. But he doesn't itch and, other than the redness, you can hardly tell he's getting bit. We ...

I dunno, we picked our pup sort of based on looks (he was the last gray/liver color while his three brothers were solid liver). That, and when the breeder opened the kennel door to let them play and have a look, Remy's brothers bolted while he sat at the barrier and stared at us. I thought "heck yea...

Howdy all! Been lurking for a while and finally decided to join. Looking forward to getting in on some discussions.

P.S. Wirehairs rule