Gun Dog Forum

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Do you guys hunt leased land, preserves or public? Does the state try to do a good job maintaining quail habitat?

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Just out of curiousity, but where do you find woodcock in NW Mo? I didn't know they were that far west. I've never hunted them. Not even sure I've ever seen one. I didn't think there was enough timber to hunt them in NW MO.

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If your waiting until after Thanksgiving to hunt you shouldn't have to pay to hunt. Just go knock on some doors and hit some WIHA. Not a good year to come to KS but it beats staying at home!

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Gosh if I had the room I would adopt in a second!

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It's opening weekend. Isn't scheduling a bird dog trial on this weekend kind be sort of like having the Superbowl on a weds afternoon?

Actually if it's raining to much and I'm not duck hunting I may come up and watch a little bit. Where will this be held at?

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Every new pup I get grows up in the house with the family. All mine have hunted just fine.

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Went out yesterday for 1st time. Was only on the ground for a couple of hours. Saw one covey of quail but did get into some pheasants, which I haven't seen on this property in several years. Alot of the area has been cut for hay. Also leaving for Kansas on Friday. Hopefully it will be better. Don't...

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Are you bringing any of them with you when you come out to KS?

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How old are they?

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Here is another way to look at it. What do you plan on hunting the most? You never said what type of fur your going to hunt.

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When I was a kid I had a beagle. Her and I hunted anything with fur on it! From rabbits to coyotes. Nice bawl mouth on her too. I dug out many a furred critter from holes with a shovel after she found them. But her main quarry was rabbits. If I had her on a coon track and she ran across a rabbit sce...

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Drahthaar comes to mind when you throw fur into the mix. Mountain Cur would come to mind except for the waterfowling part. Hard to beat a good Lab either. I had a Chessie that would squirrel hunt though. Best pheasant dog I've seen as well.

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I have the very first shotgun I ever owned which my father bought for me. It is none other than a left handed, 20 ga, 870 Wingmaster! Those Wingmasters will NOT wear out! I plan on taking it out opening day of upland this year. It's about a 76 model or so. Congrats on the new to you gun! I hope you ...

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Oh its not all doom and gloom. Just stay out of Topeka city limits and Shawnee county if you can. Manhattan is about an hour from downtown Topeka. Lawrence maybe 30 minutes or less to downtown Topeka. A really nice area is west of Topeka on K-4 Hiway around Dover/Eskridge area. Love it out there! Be...

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Do yourself a favor and DO NOT move into the city limits. Like mentioned above plenty of smaller communities around that are much better to live in. And if you have a family they are better yet. The PD in Topeka is, well, enough said on that subject. Topeka is not a huge city (maybe 150K) by any mea...

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I'm with Jess on this.

Very good points.

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Almost all roping, cutting and barrel horses are neutered. Just saying.......

Ever watch a cattle horse work? Doesn't get much more intense than that.

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No effect on them at all. Have had neutered and spayed dogs both. All were great in the field. I personally think it's a great idea to spay or neuter. Especially spaying a bitch. Never have to worry about a heat cycle and not being able to hunt her. I don't agree with the cities law because I think ...

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The reports I have seen in papers aren't saying nearly what this thread is. Saying quail pops are still way down in MO. I'd like to come hunt MO once in one of the quail areas just to see what MDC is doing with the habitat.

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How do you keep your adult dogs from jumping out over top of those indoor kennels? I'm looking at doing something similar with the exception of the boxes. I think I am going to use their dog dens inside in the winter months and then come spring they (dog dens) will go back outside blocking them from...

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One of the dangers of living in wolf country I suppose. I occasionally will have a coyote that starts getting a little to comfortable being close to the house so I end his days with a well placed shot from my M4 before he ends the days of my wifes bichon. And I agree. There are places where co-exist...

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Are you wanting to quail hunt? Pheasant hunt? Why don't you bring those Kentucky pointers out here to KS? We can see how big they can run! PM me if you would like and I can give you some pointers in where you may want to concentrate your hunting. In KS we don't have big prairie to speak of, at least...

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The e-collar is not necessary to have a good gun dog. If it were me I would put that e-collar in the closet and forget about it for now or at least until you know darn sure how to use it. I use e-collars but only as of recent and I have had some "bleep" good gun dogs without them ever having one on ...

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I use pieces of carpeting.

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jimbo&rooster wrote:Never seen a hawk here....... but we got coyotes that sit in trees....

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Has he been broke to the gun yet? You didn't mention that he had ever been hunted over. Would hate to see a nice young prospect gunshy.

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All are nice dogs. However, if you plan on having them retrieve waterfowl in cold water I would go with the pudlepointer. Don't know much about the Griffon, may be a good choice as well. I have a Vizsla and his coat is similar to a GSP in that they won't take much cold water. I think Pudlepointers a...

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Awesome!

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She needs to be force fetched. I am a firm believer that every retriever should be force fetched. It teaches so much more than just a good delivery to hand. You will find that she will be much more confident after being force fetched.

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12 weeks and your worried about it sitting on the whistle? At 12 weeks I would be happy if they sit just sometimes on command. Let that puppy be a puppy. Work on the "here" command with it and get it used to the leash and collar. But most important of all right now is lots and lots of field walks, h...

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What a great looking pup!!!!

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Everyone will recommend a different breed. And they all can be good or bad just the same. Depends on breeding and training. A Viszla is a great dog if you want to keep it in the house. They thrive on human interaction. They are tireless hunters and very people friendly. Mine is old now going on 13 a...

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Pheasants! Your going to need to bring some to put out. :lol: Doesn't look good for the most part. But there should be some locally good areas. It can be very hot and windy or you could be hunting in snow. Be prepared for either. Kansas weather changes fast and frequently. Download and print off the...

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About 25 yrs ago or so I sold the very first shotgun that my dad bought for me when I was about 8 years old or so. It's a Remington 870, lefthanded wingmaster. I sold it to a guy I used to work with because I wanted something newer and better and always regretted selling it. Last year he called me a...

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The A5 is a wonderfully reliable gun. I have 3 of them all Belgium 2 of them round knob light 20's and one magnum 12. I love the 20's on quail.

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Those Jagds look like a tasmanian devil! They just have that look of "ok, give me something to chase, tree or kill boss".

That top picture, the squirrel on the right is that a grey or a grey/fox cross? It's a biggin for sure!

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Try lamb and rice. This is the only thing my BLF can eat without having squirts. I just switched from Science Diet lamb and rice to Iams lamb lamb and rice trying to save some money on feed bills. So far she is doing fine.

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Great pics! And from one lab man to another thats a great looking black dog you have!

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Every dog I've ever owned for the last 45 years has been a full blown collar dog, retriever or pointing dog. I don't care how well trained you think a dog is, one day he'll give you the paw and take off. The ecollar is the greatest safety aid ever invented for the dog trainer, the Astro is the seco...

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Let it thaw out out mostly. It is hard for a dog to pick up something like that because they can't get a good grip on it. On a side note one other thing to add would be force fetch. You may not want to do it but I am a firm believer in with retrievers. Not only will it get a nice pretty delivery to ...

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Yep. Always have had them. Being without a good retriever would be like going without a car for me. I just couldn't do it. I'm a waterfowler first. But, that being said I do have a pretty nice, although old red dog. Looking for another pointer for those days I don't feel like trudging through the ma...

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