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Ken Lynch

Just put a smug spot of chap stick center of left eye piece of your shooting glasses.

Ken Lynch

Sounds like he is looking for a shoot to retrieve trial circuit.

Ken Lynch

I still remember my Mother's comment after she had cataract surgery over 10 years ago. "I can't get over how vivid the colors are." The process has made great advances since then also. Go for it. I may not be too far behind you. However, so far so good.

Ken Lynch

Since my name has been mentioned, let me say this about that. I did not do it! I was never there and I have never met her. On a different subject... The following is a breeding I hope to get done this Fall/Winter. Waiting for Kati to come into season. If interested please PM. http://i915.photobucket...

Ken Lynch

Bruce, upon returning home from my fun trip I find I have a conflict with your event. As much as I would like to go I have a long standing commitment to guide a friend and his son on hunts at a local hunting preserve. Unfortunately I find out that he has chosen that weekend to take his son hunting. ...

Ken Lynch

Here is the picture of WOLF PLAIN BROOKS RAVIN after her two wins.

Ken Lynch

JAM - DC SNIPS MIDWEST MAVERICK - Handler: Richard Miller (standing) http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/KennethRLynch/10-2-11068a.jpg 4th - FC AFC LIVERHEADON THE LOOSE - Handler: Peter Wilkin http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/KennethRLynch/10-2-11058a.jpg 3rd - FC WOLF PLAIN BROOKS TUC...

Ken Lynch

JAM - DC Snips Midwest Maverick
4th - FC/AFC Liverhead on the Loose
3rd - FC Wolf Plain Brooks Tucker
2nd - FC/AFC Snowy River Full Gauge
1st - Snowy River Sambo Smokin

Ken Lynch

Brace four both dogs made it around to the end. However, bottom dog was birdless.

Brace five top dog picked up and bottom dog made it to time. I do not know is there was any bird contact. The brace just finished and is on the way in.

Ken Lynch

Third Brace both dogs still down at end of brace. Since I do not ride the braces I have no idea if the dogs had bird work in second series.

Ken Lynch

Second brace both dogs had problems.

Ken Lynch

First brace both dogs around clean.

Ken Lynch

Second Series: First Brace top dog - Short Stuff Von Greiwe bottom dog - Wolf Plain Brooks Tucker Second Brace top dog - Snips Midwest Maverick bottom dog - Palm Glades Mr Spock Third Brace top dog - Snowey River Full Guage botton dog - Stimpfel's Dream Maker Fourth Brace top dog - Snowy River Sambo...

Ken Lynch

Mark, when are you going to show up? Bring the puppy - you know which one. Are you brining any smoked barbecue?

Ken Lynch

Approching this problem from a different direction. What kind of floor do you have in the kennel?

Ken Lynch

Guns are like Wine or Beer. You try it. If you like it you keep going back for more. If you don't you move on and try something else until you find what you like. Some people find something they like and stop searching others continue to search and build up a collection of what they like. Which ever...

Ken Lynch

Thanks all for the nice comments. My last hunt was today. I was out specifically for Woodcock. They were needed to round out a meal I had planned for tonight with my friends who are training my dogs. Only had 1 to 2 hours to hunt because I had a lot of traveling to do to get things ready to break ca...

Ken Lynch

Well today’s hunt went even better in one way but not another. Yesterday was a cool, damp, and drizzly day. Today was a hot, bright sun shine day. The woodcock were around just in deeper cover where it was cooler and damp. The first two pieces of cover gave plenty of bird sign but no birds. In the t...

Ken Lynch

Yesterday, 9/24/2011 was opening day for Woodcock in U P of MI. I have been up here with people who train dogs for field trials. They have two of my puppies, Smoke and Bones, in their program. Well Bones started having issues with listening and coming when called. So he was taken out of training and...

Ken Lynch

You have been shooting a single barrel gun and it is probably what you have learned on. An o/u is probably the better bet for you. Especially if you get it fit to you. The reason shows up most of the time on crossing shots. But can even show up in straight away shots. When looking down the barrel of...

Ken Lynch

Thanks Bruce. Just learned something I did not know. Dogs run with bells. Therefore I will bring one. Are beeper colars allowed? Are GPS collars allowed?

Ken Lynch

Hi Bruce - I will be there. Hope to get you to explain more about the CoverDog trial in October.
Ken

Ken Lynch

Bruce, thanks for the info. Sorry to ask more questions. When you say the event will be "Judged to a Coverdog Standard" what does this mean. Does AKC have such a standard and if so where do I go to read about it. You reference American Field stuff. Does this mean their rule will be used for an AKC e...

Ken Lynch

For what it is worth, this is what the finished product looked like in the camper out in the middle of no where in the U P of MI. http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/KennethRLynch/9-20-11014a.jpg It tasted as good as it looked. The only thing I had a problem with was I did not get sauce thick e...

Ken Lynch

How is this type of event judged? If you have a bull in the china shop type of dog which spooks the grouse out of cover into trees yet locks up on sent is it faulted? If a bird is heard leaving cover and dog does not stop is it picked up on the presumption that is busted the bird? Never been to one ...

Ken Lynch

Thanks. I am currently in the U P of MI and got lucky on Grouse. I have a jar of canned pears from this summer with me and wanted to do something special for some friends I am with. I think I will go with the recipe that uses the heavy cream. I might be able to even post some pictures of how it turn...

Ken Lynch

Seems to me at some time in my life I ran across a recipe for Grouse and Pears. Can anyone help me out?

Ken Lynch

Well I have been up here in the U P of MI for Grouse which opened September 15. This is my first time here to hunt. I have been traveling around and checking out likely cover. I am hunting by myself. That and heavy vegetation makes it almost impossible to get a shot. Opening day of Grouse season was...

Ken Lynch

Break out of the rut and use different birds in training. Stake out a quail, chukar, and pheasant instead of the pigeon. Also do you lead him up to the bird or is he free running? Is he your only hunting dog? If so this season might not be much fun. Be prepared to put him on lead and quit for an hou...

Ken Lynch

The operative thing is that the dog must change it's behavior. Looking in the direction of the dog on point does not give permission to say whoa which stops the dog and consider that a back. Again I will repeat my example of how many times have you looked for something that was directly in front of ...

Ken Lynch

Senior is the first level where backing gets judged. Senior is also recognized as not a finished product but more a work in progress. Backing at this level in not a pass or fail requirement. It is judged on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 a perfect score. The question has become one of gradation. What be...

Ken Lynch

Are you sure of the spelling of the dogs name. I have BEIER'S MISTY BLU in my data base. Do you have a AKC registration number?

Ken Lynch

To me see is different than acknowledge. See is looser than acknowledge in the following way. I think we all agree that acknowledge is a change in behavior with the change being a recognition that the other dog is on point and the backing dog has started to slow down. See is different in that there ...

Ken Lynch

I vote for pictures. It will incurage more people to take pictures which make post's on forum more interisting.

Ken Lynch

PM sent. I have full pedigree.

Ken Lynch

Is that white vinegar or apple vinegar or ? vinegar.

Ken Lynch

Not knowing what clubs you have on your list I will simply say I am attending a Dual Sanctioned trial Sept 3-4 in NY put on by a Britt Club.

Ken Lynch

Hi Doc,
Been to the Labor Day field trial before. Had a great time but just had juvenile dogs, so never got to see the broke dog course. This time will be different.

Ken Lynch

In your mind answer question 2 first. If you want the puppy to reach its top potential you need to expose it to a verity of situations. If you only want a foot hunting dog or mayby a hunt test dog then go no further. As to question 3 the answer is yes only to your expectations and the age of the dog...

Ken Lynch

DGFavor - Some day I hope to meet you and talk photography. In the mean time I have found that if you take the average of what a winning dog takes to cover ground in a normal stake and then run the dogs in chains over that distance things happen. Start out letting the dog set the pace, no birds. How...

Ken Lynch

John, Not sure what you mean be a grouse trial. I usualy run AKC events. At this point dates are very important. I have a trip planned leading to Grand River, IOWA on October 1.

Ken Lynch

Thanks for the info. I found out about the August trial which is walking. Not sure about the later one. I think that both will be out because each would cause me to back track from the primary direction of my trip. Thanks for the info though.

Ken Lynch

So far I have found trials for Sept 3-4 in NY and Sept 10-11 in MI. These are on my way to Oct 1-3 in IA.

Ken Lynch

Ultrac.. - Been out there once in Feb and put a Walking Gun Dog major on one of my dogs. That’s a long way for me but made the trip once in my life. That year actually only found the one walking field trial. I spent most of my time up near Edwards Air Force Base with a pro who was training another o...

Ken Lynch

Wems - Thanks, that club has walking in Spring only.

Ken Lynch

Greg - Thanka for the suggestion. As a result I have found one in Aug. A tad earlier than I want but will probably do. Brenda - Thanks for the info. I blew by it on the AKC site because it did not say it was a walking trial. This one will sure take me off my beaten path if I go. This points out diff...

Ken Lynch

Been there done that. Looking for people who know about trials that have not been posted yet. Each trial ground has a schedule of events that are known for the season, Spring or Fall. However, some of the clubs scheduled for those grounds are not always known for getting their paperwork into AKC in ...

Ken Lynch

I am planning to go to the GSPCA NAGDC event in Iowa October 1 to conclusion. I am picking up my puppies (I hope) at the September 10, German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Michigan field trial in Ionia, MI. I am looking for any Walking Field trials that accept all breed entries that might be anywhere ...

Ken Lynch

The last 10 retrieves were about 40-50 yards out into the pond, and on the last throw, he didn't see it in the air, or when it hit. Uh oh- He trotted off as if to find it, but soon realized he didn't know where it was, got about half way out then returned. I am surprised that nobody mentioned throw...

Ken Lynch

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