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A long time ago I used to have an all metal, pooper scooper. It was attatched in the center with a rivet or bolt and was once peice. All I can find now are the two peice plastic jobs. Really like to find the one peice again. I can't remember where I got the ones I used to have but it seems like a lo...

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Heavy hail screen is what mine is. Large enough sqaures to let droppings fall through but yet allow them to walk and keep predators at bay. No need for straw. Lean a small 1ft by 2ft or so piece of plywood against the side for them to get under at night.

I assume this is a johnny house set up???

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A bred to the hilt "pointing" type lab will be hard to find. Never understood the fasination with a lab that can point.

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Your best bet is to download the info on HT from AKC. Also I would definately go watch a few tests to get an idea of what to train for instead of interpreting on here what someone is trying to explain. Field trials are an entirely different animal.

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A lab would most likely be your best bet in my opinion. I love Chessies, more so than labs. But, it is of my opinion that a some Chessies take a little different training approach than the majority of labs.

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Just a word of caution for everyone else. Never give more than .60 of a cc no matter how heavy your dog is. The daily dose to kill mites is higher than this so what is the reasoning behind your statement? That depends on how heavy your dog is. I just finished up a 60 day treatment for mites in 2 pu...

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Welcome.

What are your two dogs out of?

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3 EP'S 1 Vizsla (retired) 1 Lab I want to get an English Setter to replace the Vizsla with someday. Oh, what the heck might as well make it to Setters so that I have a brace to hunt with. Don't wanna mix and match!! 8) :lol: Mine are all outdoor dogs in 5X12 pro-built brand kennels and dog den II's ...

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Thats a great looking Chessie! I love the intense look of a Chesapeake! All business. Being a Chessie he will probably teach you way more than you teach him about dogs. Fair warning though. You two are going to have more fun than any one person probably deserves to have. Where did you get him?

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5ft leather flat leash flat collar that buckles and NOT clicks together 25ft check cord e-collar bird launcher, remote is the best option if you don't have this then a helper when working with birds choke chain supply of pigeons 10-12 pigeons that home back to the coop some land to train on starter ...

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I actually wouldn't mind having one for hunting. Let us know what you think after a few skunk encounters :lol: :lol: Been there done that with a dog in the truck with me. Just have to suck it. Been sprayed myself before too while coon hunting. It's nothing that you can't get over. It's a hunting bu...

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My Vizsla has been a poop eater for 13 yrs now with no side effects other than making me cringe when I saw him first do it. Now I don't even pay any attention to what he is doing. He seems to like it more during the fall and winter than spring and summer. Won't eat his own or another males poop but ...

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Don't forget to have some jalepeno/cheese summer sausage made up!

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I actually wouldn't mind having one for hunting. I could keep the dogs in their crates where it's warm and dry along with all my gear and be able to lock it when I go for lunch. Or, be able to haul decoys, chest waders, guns ect ect all inside out of the rain and weather. All of that and still get g...

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Thats very interesting and he is only one of thousands of military personnel who have been faced with that predicament when getting out of the military. If his physical limitations were of such that he could not continue on four more years doing something in the Navy then he should have a medical re...

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These people have been watching too much reality TV shows like "Pickers" where they haggle about price. It's not like you really need to get rid of the pigeons probable and like you say you can always kill them over your dogs which to me would be worth way more than 3 or 5 dollars a bird! Guys like ...

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Actual boots on the ground maybe 4 hrs within a couple hours of the house. I don't get up at the break of day anymore (except to duck hunt).

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How many of you would have known about this had he not recieved national attention from his book? I wouldn't have.

Its a sad day when ANYONE gets murdered.

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Get a good training program and follow it. There are quite a few out there. You said you have done the reading. What program are you following? When a dog is properly broke to the gun he will associate that gunfire with birds or the chance to get to retrieve therefore the gunfire should be music to ...

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Vision wrote:Why would you want to put yourself on a Government data base list?

The Government knows more about you than you do already. LOL

I know what your saying though.

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It's a little early to tell yet for prospective areas for next year. The areas that had quail this year is where I would start looking for next year.

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Get you a good training program and follow. Research it. There are a bunch out there, some are better than others but at least find one. Put the gun away for now. Do NOT take him to a gun range of ANY kind. NO pup should be taken to a gun range EVER before having been WELL broke to the gun. And even...

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I switched to Diamond chicken and rice. I think its 26/16. My dogs have been doing very well on it. I had to adjust their feeding amounts and now have what I think is the right amount for each dog. I do think that their stools are a little on the soft side on this feed though which can sometimes be ...

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870 Express or a 500 Mossberg. No need for 3.5 inch guns in my opinion.

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I've been kind of interested in this entire meat feeding deal for a while now. I'd be interested in hearing more about it. Portions, kind of meat, etc etc.

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Driving about and hunting and scouting this year in NE KS I have seen more habitat destruction this year than any years previous. Entire hedge rows bulldozed in to piles and burned. Where there was a hedge row last year will be corn next. Also a bunch of CRP being disced under and corns or beans pla...

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I have a Glock 19 and really like it. I'm not much on 1911's personally.

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Doco I like your way of thinking!

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Most of those steps are too vague to draw any conclusion. I would have to agree with this. How many children have died in schools because of fire? Answer - 0. Why? Because we have preventative measures in place and we practice what to do when a fire may break out. The preventative measures are very...

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I carry a Gerber. I have the bigger Gerbers in each map pocket on the doors of my truck and one in my hunting vest along with a multi-tool. I love the Gerbers. Qaulity knife that is very reasonable to purchase and will give a lifetime of service.

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Brazosvalleyvizslas wrote:There people who eat possums and I would put them a step lower in the gene pool.

At least a step lower, just above a vulture.

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I had an 07 Tundra. It was a lemon from the get go. Spent almost as much time in the shop as on the road. In the early years (of the full size Tundra) they had "bed hop", probably didn't hurt anything but sure looked weird when it hit bumps. Fuel mileage was absolutely terrible. I wasn't a fan of th...

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I'd suggest you get ahold of a fence company. They can make panels to your specifications and do it cheaper than what you pay for prefabricated kennels, especially after you factor in shipping. Doesn't hurt to call and ask and it's free. If you go with chain link and you want it long-term, make sur...

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Color makes no difference, breeding makes all the difference, in a lab or Chessie. Females come in heat twice a year and males are always in heat as Doc said. Chessies are not stubborn or hard headed. They are actually very intelligent dogs and require a thinking man to train one. It's been my exper...

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I worry about that alot where I live. I've seen a coyote on the edge of my yard eye balling my beagle once a few years ago in broad daylight. A couple months ago one was standing at the edge of the yard eye balling my wifes little ankle biter around midnight. I always go out with the spot light at n...

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We lost our old V last year at 14, he was a double bred Askim dog if I remember correctly. He was much more "bulky" than most Vs I see today, absolutely beautiful dog. 100% natural taught him to whoa and he did everything else right out of the box. Great personality, great ability, no aggression wi...

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If she is nuts about retrieving then its definately not to cold. I just would make sure when you were done that she wasn't done and was wanting more. That will really build the drive in a retriever. I would put the boat at the edge of the water for the first session and then if she is going in and o...

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My old guy turns 13 this month. I took him out Sunday for a short hunt and he would have hunted until he collapsed if I let him. In his prime he was a great pheasant dog. Not much on quail but I never hunted him on them either, he cut his teeth on pheasant. He hunted according to the cover. Thicker ...

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Are you using the neoprene for waterfowl retrieving or upland hunting? If upland I wouldnt use a neoprene. You can trim the neoprene with scissors and custom fit it to your dog. I've done it to every vest I've owned for my retrievers. I was seriously thinking of getting a skid plate for my pointer b...

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Oh ok. That's pretty cool that your close to that area. I bet it was nuts around there during the filming.

Sure would like to go back to the UK sometime. Keep the pics coming! Beautiful countryside.

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We were around Lincolnshire. That was many years ago though. I was a basically a kid then and really not interested in what the world had to offer and seeing history. I was more interested in getting home to shoot ducks back then!

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I really enjoy the photos of your hunts. Please keeping post them and lots of them too! I have to ask, what is "boxing day". Also, are those released birds or is there a wild population of pheasants? And what are the smaller birds in the pic? When you say duck flight are you decoying the pond then? ...

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Congrats!

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Did you train initially with the boat on dry ground ? . ^^ This. If you can get the boat or A boat on dry gound and then transition to water it will fix it. Some dogs don't need it and others do. Depends on the dog. I start mine on dry ground, only takes a few times and they know what it's all abou...

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Good read Ezzy. I think your the only one that has said what you said about dog food (on forums) that I have seen, literally. But what you said makes sense. I'm going to try some HE next bag. I switched to Diamond about a month or so ago and I do notice a definate energy increase in them. Weight on ...

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I feed the chicken and rice adult dog. So far I am happy with it, dogs seem to have alot of energy on it. I am however having some difficulty maintaining weight on my older male pointer. I notice on the HE food the first ingredient is "chicken by product" and ground corn as the next. The EA is chick...

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Retired USAF. I now putt around full time as a Police Officer for extra money for my outdoor hobbies.

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Thats great! I think Cabelas is tops in customer service as well. I've never had any problems with them.

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This is all very interesting to me. Keep it rolling in!

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Milford gets hit very hard with Ft Riley, JC, and Manhattan all close and also a short jump out I-70 from Topeka. It can be a tough row to hoe finding birds there. All are very educated and those that aren't are dead.

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