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oldbeek

You guys know I love NSTRA, but I picked my present dog because of all the grandfathers AKC accomplishments in its first 24 months . Peter Gunn won every title known in 24 months, BUT, Carters had him in a trial every weekend. Like 98 in 2 years. I didn't know that when I bought her. Another great B...

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our local chapter has really got serious on safety. Any infractions and you loose your bird and score. When dog points, the judge starts telling you about where everyone else is in the field. Have learned also that these stocked birds usually fly towards the sun. . Going back to this post. In this ...

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BigTub wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 11, 2021 9:00 am
CONGRATS !!!

No pics ???

Cameras and cell phones not allowed during the trials. There is a good video made by the Utah chapter on u-tube

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Surgeon didn't like the MRI and ordered another. I still have cushion in the joint. He is now feeling that I have sever Bursitis. Cortisone cleared it up for a week. Dang pain comes and goes. Wish I could figure it out. My nephew that competes in iron man type stuff thinks I am a bionic man and I ha...

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Sounds like a great trip. Oh to be young again. At the camp ground pics, Are those insulated dog houses?

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I got 2 dogtra quail and pigeon launcher from a trainer.(very Used) One receiver failed. I sent it to dogtra on a Tuesday and had it back fixed the next Wednesday. That I quick service. Dont remember what needed fixed but it was in the electronics. $50.00 Also a very fair price for service.

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For western quail hunting a big running dog with a Garmin will get you a lot of birds. If trained properly you can make them hunt at 30 yards in front of you for pheasants.

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I would put a NSTRA champion up against any AKC dog out there as a hunting dog indicator. Almost everyone in my NSTRA group got into it to extend their hunting season. My dogs grand dad won every title AKC had before he was 2 years old. She has 7 HOF dogs on her recent pedigree including 32x nstra c...

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Bucks Bags makes a vest that feels like a back pack with big pockets upfront. Big zipper front covered by heavy velcro. Front outer pockets have velcro flaps.Has a chest belt and adjustable (hi or Low) waist belt. I can wear it all day comfortably. If game bag is empty I will drive with it on. comes...

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had a gsp that ate the front 2x4 door post away. It was sheeted wit 1/2 inch plywood and filled with fiberglass insulation. Stacked a bunch of green elm tree pruned branches up against the chain link. he switched to chewing on that. He had to drag the branches through the chain link.

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Lots of luck on that one. I went a full year with one calamity after another Hawks, bull snakes, rats eating their legs off. you name it. Finally get good bunch of breeders and don't have a pup to train with them.

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our local chapter has really got serious on safety. Any infractions and you loose your bird and score. When dog points, the judge starts telling you about where everyone else is in the field. Have learned also that these stocked birds usually fly towards the sun.

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Last year bragging about walking full speed for 2 hours. Well now at 80 my right hip socket is worn out. NSTRA does take care of us old veterans. I am allowed to ride my quad during the trial at 4 mph max. This past weekend Missy found 5 and retrieved 5 for 1013 points. That got me a 3 rd place out ...

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The only cut pad I ever had to deal with my vet said it couldn't be sutured. It was quite deep and on a very strong GSP that my vet knew well. He said kennel him for 8 weeks.

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Ray G has some good points, especially about gsp hair. I love Pendelton wool shirts. Gsp hair ties into that wool at both ends of the hair. Has to be picked off one hair at a time.I had big GSP line. I found lava rock was harder on their feet than the Brittanys. My current and last Brittanys had a r...

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Not down and out yet. Will take a bunch of Tylenol and take my kids hunting on the 20th. Scouted 4 more coveys yesterday. Running Missy in a So Cal NSTRA trial Dec 4-5. May ask for a handicap Quad variance for that.

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Went out this afternoon and found 2 coveys. Was riding my quad. Getting a new hip joint Dec 8. Popped one bird for my dog because she isn't going to get much hunting this season. She needs to get some feathers in her mouth now and then. California sucks for everything else but for outdoor adventure ...

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I have had both. I now have Brittanys and like them all. Brittanys scream to a stop in the house. My son has a very hi drive GSP that is a little crazy all the time. Brittanys, I just shave them if going to a high sticker and cockle burr area. Setters look a little butchered if you shave them. Had a...

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I knew you had some back yard coveys down there. They are great for training. Nice photos.

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I have had males that did it all the time, but this is the first female I ever had do it. She was fixed at 2 years and never bred. When she sees someone she really likes or gets real happy excited, she starts humping. Recently she starts doing it at any time. My sons male GSP humps his dog bed. He p...

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Could be they only time the dog gets washed is when she jumps in the cattle tank to cool off.

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BRASS HARDWARE ON DOG COLLARS TURNS MY BRITTANY'S COAT GREEN. Bought one with supposed to be stainless steel hardware. IT TURNS MY DOGS COAT BLACK. Anyone have the same problem? Probably bought the collar at gundog supply. been a while.

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Lots of coveys around Winchester ca but brush is so thick it is hard to get through. This country has lots of openings to work around the brush. I do have to start hoofing it to get in better shape also for the season. I use a quad to scout but hunt on foot.

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Cooler weather is finally here on the desert. I run my Brittany on the open desert with a quad. When we leave the yard she picks the direction she wants to hunt. I just follow and flush when she points. She came to one location and kept hitting false points and then move on. Finally she pointed a co...

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Just google Acme Thunder Whistle

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Quail that live in a normally windy area stick hard when the wind blows. My dog doesn't know how to hunt unless the wind is 20mph. 300 wind generators within the sight of my home.

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I like to find a quail trail that is 5 ft wide and pounded in both directions. Then you know you are in the birds.

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I stayed in a KOA cabin at Kennabeck. Worked for me. Ck that out. That was early season and they were getting ready to close for the winter.

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I'll also say as you get older you don't want a 30 yd dog. I want mine to cover the ground so I dont have too. I agree 100%. I've said this on various forums for years. At 75 I can't cover the ground I once could, thus I want a dog that will work further out and cover the ground for me. Holding poi...

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I worked with a local trainer and was amazed with owners that would bring their pup to be trained as a bird dog. The dogs would not even know their name and had "0" recall. This is very elementary and can be trained at home. If you have money to burn, go ahead and pay $50.00 per hour to teach here o...

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x-2 on Perfection Kennels.Also look for them on YouTube. During Covid they had a live program every Tuesday and Thursday at noon central time zone, on Face book. Look for them on FB. During the live shows they ask for questions and answer them. In the fall they take young dogs up to Dakotas to get o...

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I am using an old Vari-kennel probably 30 years old. 2 light ratchet straps front to back cross in the center top. I saw a big rotund shaped hunter with a big Gsp. He cut an oval in a large crate right behind his back to give him comfortable room. When he got off the quad the dog came out of the sam...

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during Covid Jon was on Facebook live Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12 noon, central time. .Don't know if it is still going. You could ask questions and they would answer. Right now they are in ND running dogs on wild birds. Look for it. They film live training sessions. I like their system. PM me any t...

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I have 4 coveys near my home. I Work each once a week at least. I jus pop blanks over them. I give them plenty of time to regroup before sun down. They are about 1/2 mile to a mile away so my Brittany gets some road time before she finds them. We are blessed and she loves it. These are Valley Quail ...

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I use the same as Garrison

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late to this conversation, but did I sense that you may be hunting ducks in the mid Atlantic states? If so, a Brittany has a pretty light coat. That may be why your Orvis search came up with Brittanys at #11.

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Sorry, I should have got back sooner. Tail healed itself in a few days. Back to normal.

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weimdogman wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:09 pm
Check with any local navhda chapters.
Isn't Brad Higgins in Ca.?

Brad is in Yerington Nevada.

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Look up James Norton in Riverside CA. He turns out some pretty nice dogs. He is on Facebook. What part of So Cal? maybe I can suggest someone closer. Big state even when cut in half. Nortons business name is Wild covey gun dogs.

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Sons GSP with a 6 inch tail missed when jumping up on tailgate. Crashed down on his butt and tail. Now at about 2 inch from his anus it bends down at about 60 degrees. He straightens it out when pooping. Any experience with broken tails ?

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Sorry to hear of your loss. I am 79 and looking for another pup. Love the challenge and feel I have at least one more in me.

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Good news. She ran in 4 NSTRA trials this weekend. She was not going full speed for the entire trial because it was to hot, but no sign of a limp.

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I had my dog in a NSTRA trial this weekend. She came to an area and her ears went back and she let me know there was a rattler there by her actions. I told the judge and he let me know a snake was killed there an hour earlier. Nice to know your dog is that snake broke.

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One year I killed 8 Mojave Green rattlers near or in my yard. Anti venom does not work on the venom of Mojave Green. I had my dog to snake avoidance 3 times. When she smells one, her ears go back and she comes to my side. She may bark to warn me but she is going the other way. Totally believe in sna...

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I have a screen I can put over my landing board area. I put my squeakers out there every day. They have to enter through the bobs to eat. I do this at least 7 times. When I open the loft to let all the birds to fly, they know how to enter. I let them fly before feeding time. Have 3 pairs of homers l...

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Took her to a well respected orthopedic surgery specialist that has several traveling clinic locations in southern CA. He said he would not do an MRI unless I had money to throw into the wind. Rather he suggested that I give her some heavier exercise and see what happens. At this point he thinks she...

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Sounds crazy but every dog I have ever trained I use a small rock pebble to smack them with when they get out to far. I pick up a rock and show them I am picking it up. They keep an eye on me all the time. All I have to do is cock my arm back and they are back at my side. I don't even use a lead. I'...

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Nice pics. I recognize several spots. 20-21 season was a bumper crop year at my home. We were finding just feathered chicks on opening weekend. Hit 2 coveys of over 100 on the last day of the season. next year in my area is going to be zero birds. Only 2 half inch rains since 10-20.

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Bad hatch for Mearns last year. Monsoon rains didn't develop. I found about 50,000 acres of hunt able BLM ground near Sonita in one day. Cattle water tanks every 1/2 mile or so on the ridges, BUT those oak filled canyons are straight up and down and deep. Makes chucker hunting look easy.

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short answer NO!

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