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My brother has dad's old Ithaca 51 which I always thought was a dream in the woods. See if you can find one of those to handle.

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Over by Urbana myself, welcome aboard.

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Rich at Outback has picked up some pheasants another breeder crowded so they don't look so hot. Good part is he is offering them for $10 a bird, hunted at Outback, way less than usual non-member pricing. (937) 302-7006 He is doing a "fun" trial this Sat. Two man/dog teams with about 30 minutes in th...

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Sounds like a great one to see and tough one to win! Way to Go!

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Dec 9 & 10 at Outback Hunting Preserve South of Wilmington, Ohio. Contact me if interested in competing or feel free to stop by and introduce!

Colin
ckfowler180@hotmail.com
(937) 631-0258

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Good looking dog! I too will be interested in hearing how he fares.

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Dillon is just NW of Zanesville. Probably come down I-77 to I-70 and get off on 146 on the West end of town. Could cut accross 36/16 through Coshocton and Frazeysburg to hit 146 West of the wildlife area but with back roads, might not be much quicker. I take my setter, friends take thier Weim and /o...

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Tyler, drive down to Dillon for the opener and I'll show you around. Two hours for me now but has been a tradition for us for longer than I can remember. Bring hip boots if you have them. Everybody hunts the fields till they hit the dike for the swamp where the river enters the lake. If we don't fin...

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I have a friend that runs dogs down there, says he is seeing birds.

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... would hate to make a mistake with the power of electric. You mean you didn't nick yourself with it first? :D Actually, I own one that I picked up through here. Small one designed for very small breed that I thought I might someday use on a pup and the price was too good to pass. I did hit mysel...

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Joey Preston, he came up here a while back for a trial and I have run against him, his uncle, and cousin at the Nationals. If I recall, he came for a really hot Sept or March trial where birds were hard to come by and had one really good run. Other dogs were blowing past the gate birds for ones at t...

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I love my English Setter, had a britt and loved her too but the next one will look like this.

Makes my heart skip a beat just looking at her!

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Thanks! Not a large group of dogs but several have multiple X CH titles and great handlers. Got into these and remain largely just to extend the season and hang out with the great people involved. Never figured on titles, Scout is spayed so not building a breeding program, etc. Just tickled that my ...

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FWIW, I don't use one. Too cheap to buy what I would want and I like the relationship part of things (read therapist by day) even the correction parts. I can guage correction done by hand, would hate to make a mistake with the power of electric. No problem with those that use them and don't see too ...

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Scout and I managed to finish the points she needs for her first UFTA and NBDCA Open/Top Gun CH title this weekend. The trial was open for participants to sanction with both organizations but not required. She earned 2nd for Sat and 1st for Sun with UFTA but the team that beat us on Sat was not comp...

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Total package and consistent to win, hold your head up high! Good job!

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This weekend I will be sponsoring UFTA/NBDCA tournament, run and gun events with both Pointing and Flushing dogs, some experienced and some amateurs :o Fastest to shoot and retrieve thier birds will win and NOBODY will be shot. Nobody will run in the field, shoot thier dog to get a low flyer, and no...

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Greg, had figured to shake your hand on Sat at the Weim event but no luck. Congrats late anyway and we'll be at Outback this weekend too if you get bored.

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NSTRA is time limited and you probably must shoot as many birds as your closest competitor to win but Snips is right in that just doing that won't get you in the circle. Dog must have higher performance scores too. UFTA, NBDCA, PHU are all timed events where getting your birds quickest does count (a...

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Sept 30 and Oct 1 at Outback Hunting Preserve South of Wilmington. Open Flushing, Open Pointing, and Amateur Pointing events each day. All welcome to come watch or contact me if interested in running. Sunrise start and usually finish just after lunch.

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On my third rescue with one papered dog too. One rescue hunted way better than she should have given my youth and inexperience at the time. Took us a few years to get the bird exposure but she was pheasant death once she learned. Wish my current pedigreed dog could circle and pin runners that well i...

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Pretty concise descriptions already. Add in tournament types of events where the dog that finds the quota of birds fastest and the handler that misses the fewest shots wins. Arguements over "my dog found more birds than the others" and "my dog has more style and class than yours" seperates many of u...

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I have a Cabelas vest and it works fine. Dog thinks she is invincible with it on!

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Agreed Ezzy, wouldn't shoot over him. Would ask about history around noises and in general though I have had very submissive/shy dogs that loved gunfire but nothing else loud. Also assumed that the current owner would be present while messing with him initially. A couple quail would be cheap and alt...

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Reaction to load noises history by current owner would be very important. Bringing out the bird desire will be easy if it's in there. Correcting gunshyness is way harder for a novice. Would be great to take a couple quail or pigeons when you go to see what they do but you aren't looking at buying a ...

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Sometimes my setter crouches on a point, usually when she spins to nail one or is tracking foot scent. Sometimes she is head and tail high and sometimes she flags llike a whilygig in a hurricane (planted birds, not wild). I see no reason to change it as I think she looks cool crouched and intense to...

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For small potholes where they are already headed, you don't need much. Try a pair of these for $20 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0033450226822a&type=product&cmCat=Search_Results_NYR&returnPage=search-results2.jsp&Ne=2510&noImage=0&Ntt=decoys&Ntk=Products&QueryText=dec...

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Nobody will ever believe that is a Gordon but you could do far worse than to be confused with a tri-color English Setter! Hope you have many years behing her!

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The turning away and maybe a step worked great with my setter. Less confrontational than the direct staredown.

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The UFTA Board has agreed to have it's first Nationals event for the Flushing Division for the 2006 season. They will hold the event at Sugar Creek's club in SW IN, the weekend leading to the Amateur, Doubles and Open Pointing National events. Should look somethinng like Flushing qualifying on Fri F...

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Delaware, Ceasars Creek and Fallsville all have dog training grounds, hunt all year with your own birds :lol: I know Delaware has several ponds to cool off in, would have to look at the others more closely, only driven by them. Need to get my couch potato in better shape and work on steadiness while...

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How steady is or will be your dog? What do you want to show that she can do? Which trials you want to get into will depend on those. Upland Classic events up your way, birds are shot, dogs have to retrieve but not be steady to shot. http://www.uplandclassic.com/events.htm Cover dog trials also over ...

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National Shoot to Retrieve NSTRA http://www.nstra.org/illinois.htm[url] National Bird Dog Challenge NBDCA [url]http://www.nbdca.com/eventspg.htm United Field Trialer's Association UFTA http://www.ufta-online.com American Field AF http://www.americanfield.com/ American Kennel Club AKC http://www.akc....

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Figured you'd jump in here, didn't know your schedule. Looks like 6 hours + from me but should be bout as close as any other event for you guys.

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I have been running events here dual sanctioned by UFTA and NBDCA. Requires folks to get UFTA membership too($30), uses thier rules but little difference and opens the market to both club's members for interest. Check with the folks in NC with UFTA and they'll probably even come help. Let me know da...

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Bill has dogs in the UFTA National Championship photos as he keeps winning them :) Bomber won 2002 and here's Brutus for Feb 2006 http://www.ufta-online.com/field/nationals-2006-open.htm#2005Pictures My dog is a natural retriever, never FFd but I looked for that specifically in the parents. She does...

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If you are in VA, you should go to the coast and check out Stockley Kennels. Very nice people and they live for setters.

http://www.stockleykennels.com/

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Take my faithful 8 yr old setter somewhere there are real numbers of wild birds. MI for grouse and SD for pheasants are prospects so far depending on vacation time and family obligations. Finish her UFTA Open CH title.

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Really sad to hear that. Condolences to you and everyone that special dog touched.

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Way to go Gunner! Let him keep the sock for a while

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Interesting to see the different backgrounds. Name: Colin Fowler Location: Urbana, Ohio Gender: Male Age: 40 Marital Status: Married Kids: One Dogs: English Setter, Lab/Shephard mix Years around hunting dogs:30+ Occupation: Therapist Dog games: UFTA, NBDCA, NSTRA Other Hobbies: fly fishing and tying

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My brother has my father's old 101 and you couldn't have it for that price even without the sentimental value. Look at auction prices on gunbroker or gunsamerica but I would think a 101 in decent shape would bring closer to $900. The skeet version has shorter barrels and more open fixed chokes than ...

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I have a 21" bbl on my BPS, use it for pheasant, grouse, quail, turkey, and duck. It balances nicely for me at that length and guns with longer barrels are rough for me. My sxs has 24" bbls and feels longer than the BPS beeacause of weight distribution but really isn't. Try a few and see what swings...

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Therapist at a residential program for delinquent youth, last 12 years specializing in sexual offenders. Never a dull moment.

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You can keep your dog steady, just remember to hurry over to release them after you shoot! I bet anything you lose in time will come back to you in retrieve points with a dog that trained.

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Way to go Gunner, you just keep on being stoked!

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I have been feeding it for about a year and have no problems.

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Nice looking Gordon. We had a rescue and I will have another one of these days. This one belongs to a friend of mine.

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Roger Johnson in MI, knows GSPs, can get the dog handling, retrieving, etc. 231-592-0037 or jdogkennels@yahoo.com

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March 18 & 19 at Outback Hunting Preserve, New Vienna Ohio.
Colin Fowler (937) 631-0258

March 25 & 26 at Apple Hill Preserve in Waterford Ohio.
Eric Wagner (740) 749-3312

Amateur/Hunter and Open/Top Gun Division, pointing and flushing

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