Gun Dog Forum

JIM K

What you describe is exactly what the Deutsch - Drahthaar was developed for, no other breed comes close . Ya, ok. :roll: Here we go. No other breed of dog can come close to a DD and my grandma is the only one that make chocolate cookies. Do your research, there are all kinds of breeds that can do w...

JIM K

I think if you get a jack of all trades it's gonna be somewhat deficient in several of them. But you might disagree with that depending on how much value you place on dog work. I know of a guy in eastern Colorado that does his bird hunting with his cow dog and is happy as a clam. Climate in the are...

JIM K

here is what most do in my area. say there is 2 of you. one goes with dog,other stands out in field ahead of dog. dog works toward the hunter standing in field ahead. up comes pheasant out to far for the dog hunter and his buddy gets it. hunting yourself,try to stay real close to your flusher, if yo...

JIM K

its this SIMPLE. take my advice, get pup into kennel with other pups or small adult dogs.he will improve quickly.

also people of all types will be handling pup at kennel.

anyone can PM me on my advice or give me call.

you must do this now.DONT WAIT!

JIM K

We have a 11 week old male Britt pup that treats me and strangers like gold, but has gone off on my daughter and wife on two seperate occasions. Ive been working with him on his bite (yelping when he bites too hard and then ignornging him for a few minutes). He is definitely improving his nipping p...

JIM K

Well, turns out my dog will not be going to SD. Spoke with the trainer today, and he says that the dog is just not ready. He's one month into his training and the trainer says he is doing very well and he thinks I have a great dog on my hands, but he doesn't want to take the risk of ruining him wit...

JIM K

Wild bird experience is priceless ! German Shorthairs are tuff dogs if he was bred from good lines no rooster will beat him out of hunting or retrieving ! IMO Can you join them ? This will help you see how your dog works and how the trainer applies the commands this will also get the bond between y...

JIM K

big storm coming to pa has woodcock GONE in my area.
sad, whiskers was having a ball on them.
oh well,i am going to buy hunt for 350 dollars with 25 chuckers .
going to do it around 9 months on whiskers and kill a few birds.

JIM K

Bigriver05 wrote:Jim, I have been hunting in Potter,Tioga and Perry. Going out in Perry tomorrow morning again.

i hunted up in cross forks,pa [potter ] last week.

JIM K

woodcock are moving out of my area of pa today. i think big storm coming is doing it.
you are right, all woodcock i saw were females this week with long beeks.

JIM K

very good advice on young dog and pheasant. 46 yrs hunting pheasants and i had too think back if i ever had dog injured on one? no, i did not but i ruined a few dogs on retrieveing because bird beat up dog with it wings and pecking at eyes. those dogs wanted nothing to do with touching a pheasant af...

JIM K

ok, i will shoot other direction.

JIM K

ha, you folks are hoot.

i just saw pic of woodcock in CAPE MAY,NJ. unreal, there was thousands.

man i would go nuts there

JIM K

Winchey wrote:It is a great place to have bird dogs that is for sure, but hardly anyone does. At our coverdog championship a few weeks ago 35 Grouse and 11 Woodcock were moved the first day.

JIM K

Winchey wrote:[I hope the Woodcock come through our area this next week...

I hope not, there are still plenty here that I haven't shot yet.[/quote]

you are very lucky to have birds like that.

JIM K

Yeah, I'm sorry, but I don't see pen raised pheasants as a problem for young dogs. My dog has a tougher time with pinning down Grouse than ditch chickens. To each his own... :roll: On a good note, I have seen 9 grouse in the last two days afield tho! 8) I hope the Woodcock come through our area thi...

JIM K

Yes....but I also inconveniently mentioned the realities in many areas...so sorry. Hard for you to see I know but I suspect that you will never let realities intrude on an agenda. Make it a good day. sir, i have feeling you have NICE side to you 8) think about way you are coming accross to most of ...

JIM K

like yesterday a truck door slammed around my home and whiskers JUMPED. he is 6 months old .up until 6 months no door bothered him at all.

this is why i am taking it slow. SMALL MUNSTERLANDERS are soft dogs .
no use rushing things .

JIM K

nothing to worry about in my opinion.

JIM K

Winchey wrote:[quote="just mean what I say.[/quote

Like when you had a little tantrum and quit the forum after realizing you are old and don't know what you were talking about?

ha,i remember when i told some i was hunting for 46 yrs and only 58 years old.they said, jim you old fart

i had to laugh

JIM K

Vonzeppelinkennels wrote:You would think but DON'T BET ON IT!!

most trappers use same scents. most of dogs REMEMBER that .i guess some could do it over again.
i seen some dogs get a porky 3 times.

JIM K

When I was a young man I killed evrything that walked , ran , crawled, flew or swam. I guess I've matured in the last 15 years ...we catch a lot of fish all catch and release.We try not to kill the birds...I'm getting more of a rush finding pointing and flushing. Even gave up deer and bear hunting....

JIM K

Something that just come to mind,every dog of mine that was caught in a Foot Hold trap was drawn to it by the scent same as the animals they are set for.If you see your dog go stick his nose to the ground & start digging try to call him off but will probably be TOO Late but get to him soon as possi...

JIM K

friends, traps in foot type, which i used to trap really dont hurt your dog. after first one ,they will avoid next ones. ones that are legal now,SNARE TRAPS here in pa are ones that COULD be your worst nightmare. most times dogs walk thru these and get hooked on legs but some stick there heads in sn...

JIM K

3 years old? That is ridiculous. If your SM is anything like mine by the time he is a year he is gonna like racoons and Canada Geese MOORE if he gets into it with them. A little pheasant isn't going to put him off birds. it does not PUT them off birds, its causes a pup to learn to FLUSH/CHASE. :rol...

JIM K

Lets throw this out there. Its not the bang from the gun that makes the dog gun shy but the muzzle blast from shooting over the dog. Agree or disagree? I would bet you would find more dogs are made gunshy from multiple shots than any other reason, and you know that all of those shots and possiblt n...

JIM K

Our dogs have been trained on pen raised pheasants for years. I use pigeons in launchers in the past few years since they are much cheaper. but when we go to the field it is on pheasants. I am yet to see a pup injured or hurt to the extent that is wouldn't get near them again. For a matter of fact,...

JIM K

I have been out 3 times so far this season. I hunted the first day in the Northern tier of PA and I hunted this past Saturday in Central Pa. We ran into a good amount of birds opening day and they were all based around Hemlock trees near young Beech. This past weekend the birds were once again near...

JIM K

Well, I guess I can see there may be reasons not to put your dog on pen raised birds... and what I know about training pointing dogs, you could fit in a thimble so, I certainly don't claim to know more than a published author... but... I just don't think there are enough wild birds availablein PA t...

JIM K

my small munsterlander pup is pointing. he creeps also and points again. i would just let your pup be pup but i am no expert on this. if he did not point all time in future it would not bother me at all. you like me ,i leave birds LIVE. I VERY SELDOM SHOOT ONE . fun is dog hyaving lots of birds arou...

JIM K

my puppy will not see pen pheasant until he is at least 3 yrs old.dont want to ruin his wild bird pointing as i have been told and read in joan baILEYS BOOK AND BENNETS book on raising a wild bird dog.

my local trainer said,DONT GET YOUR PUP NEAR A PLANTED BIRD.

JIM K

Get a dog. I hunted dogless for many years and in the high grouse years pre-decline in the Apps there were no issues. With the Apps. decline and in tougher terrain a dog helps. Setter Up. If no dog then I would concentrate on early successional clearcuts of 7-15 years and hunt only the last two hou...

JIM K

SHORTFAT wrote:One flush yesterday... Ran a 5K this morning... will try again monday morning...

grouse are very scare here in clinton county this year.

JIM K

Really funny...since I initiated this thread...my son-in-law wanted me to go back to my favorite spots yesterday..I said no..nothing ther anymore. He came back with6 and said that he quit counting flushes after 22 ruffies. Weird science. Tomorrow I'm heading to a new area that supports a large popu...

JIM K

Went out four times in two weeks...Ruffies everywhere..putting up 13 to 19 in a four hour afternoon. Went to my same coverts this weekend Sat and Sunday...we were able to only get a point and visual on one Ruffy. Other hunters said the same thing. Where do they go? I know they'll be back but we pus...

JIM K

Perfect! This is why I joined this forum.....What would you say to the trainer who wants my dog at 4mos and wants to introduce him to birds and guns? Can he ruin my dog? He also wants to kennel my dog for 20hrs/day. does this give the dog more drive? Money? I spent a lot of money on this dog....And...

JIM K

Personally I like to let the pup be a pup. Get it into wild birds as much as possible and let it develop at it's own pace. What is the trainer going to do? 4 months is way too young for any serious work IMO. Birds, birds, and more birds, no pressure. correct me if wrong but dont most trainer want d...

JIM K

i have shot a shotgun over pups that were 6 months old but WHY rush it. first year in my opinion ,is time to get pup in woods around birds and a 22cal pistol. no killing off birds i have done until they are at least 8 months or longer. 9 months used to be around when we did it. my SM i bet i could s...

JIM K

been out every other day and have not flushed 1 grouse here in best area of state,NORTHCENTRAL region.

whiskers pointed 5 woodcock last week, been back to same area, NO WOODCOCK. :roll:
forestry guys told me they are seeing very few grouse this year and very few young broods .

JIM K

no expert but i am only using 22 cal pistol on whiskers until he is older like 8 months old.
next year i will use 20 ga next and kill bird.
no big guns or killing bird this first year.

JIM K

i saw no change in my labs hunting ability after he was nuetered.like said, if you wait year or older,it does not improve aggressiveness in dog or sexual thing.
but doing it too early affects the bones of dogs growing etc.

JIM K

last week i had 6 timberdoodles in small area. i have puppy i am training.
i have gone back to this spot 3 times and no birds.
none have been shot etc.

food and weather conditions usually are reason to see birds or not too see them.

JIM K

i use COSAMIN DS Pills for toby and get them off amazon on sale .I BUY BIG BOTTLES.

JIM K

Jim K, thats a good point about the GPS going out. Not to get off subject but I always wondered about that when hunting big woods in NH and Maine. I figured I might be way back in some day and a war erupts and all the satellites go out. Thats why I always have a compass too. Dont think they can tur...

JIM K

Funniest experience was having the unit tell me the dog was on point. I looked at the arrow/compass that tells you what direction and how far away the dog is. As I watched, the arrow would swing 360 degrees, telling me the transmitter was north, er east, er, south er west. Doh! Meanwhile the dog is...

JIM K

Only thing you have to remember about wild phez and a not fully established pointing dog, is Phez can loosin a dog up, cause some creeping and relocating. Which is fine if its going to be a phez dog primarily. I wouldn't want my half trained dog that i may or may not trial or test starting out on w...

JIM K

now in pa we have coyotes and we have watch our small pups very close as some yotes are getting very bold.
heck i had yote in my yard at 10 am on sunday morning.

JIM K

no expert .pup is young.

JIM K

that is way most here in my area of pa do it to OTHER than they dont use GARMIN. they use dogtra 2000/2500 t&b to LOCATE DOG .most never use the shock at all. most run bell . some dont use bell at all, they run silent and if they needd to find pup,they push button on dogtra . garmin cuts in/out with...

JIM K

bigeyedfish wrote:Concrete is so convenient that I wouldn't recommend anything else, but in Delmar Smith's book, he talks about using sand because it makes the dog's feet stronger.

only problem would be urine in sand.no.2 would clean up easy.

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