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Will be nice having it so close to home, and after hunting season has ended.

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Have seen a dew claw get ripped pretty bad while in the field, far more painful and took longer to heal than the $85 surgery to have them removed at 6 mos. Will always have dew claws removed.

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Great looking dog Susie, and other retriever owners. I enjoyed upland hunting with my lab and britt at same time. This time around I got a retriever and a pointing dog.

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I have a good friend that lives in SW Iowa, for us the glory days ended about 5 years ago. Haven't been since, my buddy also says he doesn't want to shoot the last pheasant in Iowa.

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I got my first britt when I was 7 years old, we always had a couple around the house and were always breeding them. We also had a few EPs and Setters, but the britts were the dog for my family. Needless to say when I was old enough to choose my own dog, I went with the britt, and still couldn't be h...

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Sounds a little like my season so far, all others have been shooting the few pheasant we have seen. Have had 19 points in 3.5 days of pheasant hunting, not one has been a rooster, good experience for the pup though. He has had to get his retrieving in at the duck marsh.

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Called the Bryant motel. In Wakeeney they had a dbl available for 45 a night. Anyone ever stayed there? You will not like that place! It is a nasty roach motel that I wouldn't let my dog stay in. Last year we planned on staying there because it was the best deal in town. That was until we pulled in...

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Sorry about the delay, the trip was good except for the bird hunting, we hunted 3 solid days and only seen a few birds. shot more rabbits than anything. Went out last weekend here in northern Illinois and seen more birds in one day than the three in KS. I talked to several people who thought i was ...

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The heaters work great if you are in a situation to use them, I rarely was. The neoprene vests do help, I also keep a towel or Shamwow in my blind bag to dry the dog off, and a dog blind works great for keeping them out of the wind.

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Today was the first time for my WPG pup wearing a vest, was only 30 degrees but want to get him used to it before it gets cold. After a few retrieves I felt under neath the vest and also noticed it to be quite warm, seemed like it would help to me. Fit is also very important to how well it works, le...

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My dogs have to be able to do it all, as far as birds are concerned. 1st duck retrieve, Oct.23 IMAG0134.jpg Hunt from this morning, starting to feel like a seasoned veteran, if he only knew how much more he has to learn. It was killing him to sit still, there were birds still landing in the decoys a...

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For that price it should be Diamond Naturals(no corn or fillers), I have been very happy with these feeds.

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Have had many different comments and questions about my Griffon, such as thats the longest hair I have ever seen on a GSP. Have even had a guy ask if he was a Weim, not sure where they came from. I get a lot of "what the heck kind of dog is that?", I always like those. One of the best was last weeke...

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My report and others I have talked to isn't very promising. Saw less than 1/8 the birds we are used to seeing. We hunt with a family of farmers on opening day, and they weren't expecting much, they were right. We hunted north and south of Quinter and east to Wilson, I'm sure there are pockets of goo...

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I agree with JKP, that is the same way I use my collars, my favorite has been the Dogtra series. I have no complaints with my SD 1225 Sportdog to date, hopefully it lasts 8+ years as well.

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South central, have relatives that live west of Billings. Very nice, I worked last summer in MT stayed in Billings and worked over around Columbus and Red Lodge, and then up to around Round UP. Great country would love to be able to go back and hunt it. Yea, that is a nice area, my relatives live i...

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Have seen quite a few of them in olive trees during my trips to MT.

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South central, have relatives that live west of Billings.

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Got back from a week in Montana on Friday night, what an amazing trip, Taz far exceeded my expectations for a 10 month old pup. He pointed and retrieved many sharptails, pointed and tracked running huns and pheasants along with his first duck retrieves, two of them being 40 yard blind retrieves with...

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Thanks! Nice to have someone tell me where to go, we had a good talk also. Everyone involved was really great.

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High Voltage wrote:That was you at the Heartland test?

Yea, I take it we talked or crossed paths.

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Went to my first NAVHDA test yesterday with Taz, he ran his NA test. Had a great time and met a lot of great people. Everyone was willing to offer tips for future testing and help out in any way. Wish I could have stayed and watched some UT test today, but had to get back home. Looking forward to fu...

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That was a special day for sure, they don't come around very often. 46 greenheads, 1 canada, and to only have 1 suzie shot with 10 guys in the field was amazing. Especially when you consider that birds were working in fairly big groups, luckily they were sitting down right in the dekes. Not bad for ...

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I also had a dog that was all about wild birds but would refuse to even point pen birds.....I cannot in anyway prove or disprove I somehow caused this....I tend to think we cause the problem with the dog that won't point planted birds. Just my theory. I had a britt who was the same way, didn't care...

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I hunt more waterfowl than anything, mainly cause I can do it 5 minutes from home, the local quail have disappeared and pheasant are a couple hours drive atleast. Unfortunately this is what waterfowling has turned into, the latest crop of hunting videos and mainstream hunters have not helped the sit...

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Gotta love sand burrs, spent opening weekend of dove taking them out of my WPG, he handled them very well though. It is not complete unless you get to pick out some goat horns also! Looks like a great trip, gets me excited about mine that is coming up. Heading to Montana for a week, but I also have ...

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If anyone reloads 12 gauge trap loads, what is the cost to reload a box? I don't shoot trap myself, but I have patterned many loads to see what would work for dove. The load I would use on trap was a 1 oz 7.5 at 1345 fps. Can't remember the exact cost, but was less than five dollars a box, a little...

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Have had quite a few days with crazy pheasant action, let the dogs go and do what they were born to do. You will not ruin a pointer by hunting them in birds like that , after a few days of it, the dogs will learn on the go and get it figured out. After a trip like that you come home with a different...

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In my experiences, the shorthairs and so forth, do seem to get more roughed up on our hunting trips. All dogs would be tired after 3 or 4 days of hunting, but my lab and britt would look normal with no visual signs of the hunt. The pace at whicha dog works will also determine how beat up they can ge...

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Glad to read the info, will be doing the same in a month.

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3 hours one way is the most I will do, if I can't turn it into a 2 day trip I can always find some waterfowl close to home

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Early prairie chicken opens tomorrow here in Kansas, thinking about getting out this weekend. Will have to see how the pup is doing, his shoulder is a little sore right now.

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Thanks Doc, sign me up.

Jerry

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That is such a fun time to be with them in the field, watching how fast they learn everything, once they learn it is the bird you are after, things really start to click. Hunted Thurs. through thru Sun., every day was better than the day before. First day was running around for fun and not sure what...

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Lookin good, sounds like a great first hunt. Experienced the same with my 8 mo. old WPG, did a good job on retrieves and searching for downed birds. Left for the trip with a pup and came back with a hunting dog, also had a solid point on a covey of quail, that got me real excited.

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Good start to the season, i'm a little jealous. You are shooting geese and I am still 9 days away from dove and over 2 months from goose.

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Looking at a 2000 F250 XLT SuperDuty 4x4,Triton V8, off road, crew cab, with 75,000 miles. If we are gonna continue this 4-H livestock project (and i hope we do) then we are gonna need a truck to haul animals and the 6 of us around in. anybody drive one of these now or in the past?? gasoline engine...

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It has been a week since my britt Buck has passed. Was lucky enough to have him for over 15 years, and take many different kinds of birds with him. Whether it be hiding in a dove field, chasing prairie chickens in open oprairie, pheasant and quail in thick cover, or curled up in a duck blind, Buck a...

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My dad and a friend both have the 280 ncp, have had no problems at all. I talked them into buying Dogtra after having a 202 ncp for 8 years with nothing but 1 battery change, 2 years later a friend of mine is still using it.

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I went on my first hunts last year without my own dog since I was 7 years old. Was not real excited when we left, but my dad really wanted me to go. After walking right next to him behind his two britts, and not taking off on my own, I realized what was really important. Time in the field in the mid...

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My 7 month old still squats to pee, I think its great. Having nothing but male dogs my whole life it has me pretty excited. Its funny, I saw a Munsterlander bitch that not only lifts on leg, but balances on her front legs and lifts both rears to pee! That is the stranges thing I have ever seen! My d...

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And thus is the real reason we all have dogs. The ribbons and accolades are nice, but never will replace that look in a dogs eyes, that paw on your lap, and that dedication they give to us. Good job Ray!!!!! Fuzz Couldn't have said it any better. Great story Ray! It's amazing what they can do when ...

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Thanks to everyone for the support. Buck was laid to rest this morning, buried next to his best friend Moose, my choc. lab that passed away last year.
Thanks for the poem Sharon.

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Things didn't get any better today, unfortunately I think it's time.

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I spend most of yesterday (and will be all weekend) swathing CRP patches to be baled for hay... Alot of people (landowners) are going into the ACS office to get permission to swath half their CRP, in this drought. People need hay BAD and there hardly is any. :( I swathed about 75 acres yesterday an...

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Got home this evening and my 15 yr old britt was not doing very well, gonna be a long night. This never gets any easier.

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My britt has been deaf for the last four years or so, I used a Dogtra with vibrate function, worked great.

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Rain! Finally We Have Rain!!! It rained like a cow peeing on a flat rock this evening. Despite the threat of tornado's and damaging 90mph straight line winds, and all my kids at Vacation Bible School crying in the church basement after they took cover, it was a welcome sight! :lol: Heard it got a l...

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Finally caught a break here in NE Kansas, mid nineties with a heat index around 100. Been nice to get out and do some much needed work, dogs have really enjoyed it also. Feels really good after 112 yesterday.

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I have had great luck with these boots off ebay. Very nice to deal with, they stay on and have been tough. Will special order if size is not right.
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