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Birddogz

How would they range that far with that many birds around? They couldn't run more than 300-400 yards without a find. Heck, in Kansas in the 80s you couldn't run further than that, I can't imagine in the 1800s in Georgia. Heck..I hunted private land around Aberdeen, SD 5 years ago and couldn't go 10...

Birddogz

I will bet you on average that bird dogs in ND,SD,NE,KS, etc. are better than most dogs in Ohio. I grew up in Ohio. I know what I have seen. This "it takes a great dog to find birds where there are few" has been created by people who live where there are few birds so they can feel that they have the...

Birddogz

Why do you suppose Pro-trainers go to ND,MT,SD.SK,etc. in the summer/fall for training? Do you suppose it is because there are lots of birds? :D Any trainer worth a darn will tell you it takes birds to make a dog. By your logic, to be a better basketball player, you should only shoot 20 baskets a da...

Birddogz

How would they range that far with that many birds around? They couldn't run more than 300-400 yards without a find. Heck, in Kansas in the 80s you couldn't run further than that, I can't imagine in the 1800s in Georgia.

Birddogz

I think the dogs were probably better 50 years ago, due to much higher bird populations throughout the country. An old man told me it takes 3-400 quail killed over a dog to make them a bird dog. Many people can't find them. The best dogs live where there are lots of birds. Unless the owner travels e...

Birddogz

My question was most about the range. When the trials started birds were thick. Just curious if dogs are running bigger now? I would think so, but I wasn't there.

Birddogz

tommyboy72 wrote:Any event run by people east of the Mississippi River especially the east coasters because they have limitless numbers of wild birds to train on and hunt.

That is funny stuff Tommy!

Birddogz

I guess what I should have said is, when you are going to buy a dog for hunting what "games" would you have liked them to do well in? The kennel I mean, not just 1 dog.

Birddogz

Birddogz They all do and I'll add NBHA and AF Shooting dogs. I truely don't think that your looking for an argument but a decussion. Regardless of wich venue you pick your next pup from you have to train it and take it hunting. I know that's not much help so for the sake of the poll I'll go with a ...

Birddogz

Just curious to what all on here think. Opinions, not fights.

Birddogz

Interesting stuff, thank you very much. Setters really used to kick some tail.

Birddogz

I'm not talking about the format now. I'm talking about what FTs were like at the turn of the century. Even in the 1930s,40s,50s. Have the dogs evolved like athletes have, or are they very similar to what they had long ago?

Birddogz

Like statues. Nothing looks better than an EP on point, and those are outstanding examples. A+!

Birddogz

No need for a locked thread. My question is, have HB trials changed since they were first started? It seems like they would have. With the abundance of game at their creation, a huge running dog wouldn't seem to be needed or advantageous. This forum is about sharing information. If you don't have an...

Birddogz

Thank you for an honest and well thought out post.

Birddogz

I was just thinking that in the 1800s and up until the 1970s/80s there were quail out the wazzou. I talked to a man that was born in 1906 and lived in King City, MO and he would talk about shooting 50-60 quail himself before noon. He said he would walk a quarter section fence row and hit a different...

Birddogz

Where do you live Slistoe? This will be funny.

Birddogz

And there you have it folks. AGAIN. As if everyone on this board did not already know just exactly why some folks prefer a certain type of dog that is not terribly suitable for field trials. I don't know, maybe its just me, but most of the guides I know around here are out of work landscapers or co...

Birddogz

Love it! Dogs are just magic.

Birddogz

Guys - This is somewhat off topic, but there is a common misconception and it has surfaced here once again. Just because a dog has the "ability", the genetic predisposition" or the "tendency"to do a certain thing, it does not follow that the dog "must ' do that certain thing. As regards ground appl...

Birddogz

Right on. There seems to be this idea that a dog that runs at 1500 yards is the pinnacle. Yes it does seem that way if that's what you want, and maybe not if it isn't what you want I guess what gets to me is that 99% of hunters don't require such a dog, yet it seems that a dog that runs really big ...

Birddogz

http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac253/chukar12/BrittPile-1.jpg Great pic. Looks like my house with the exception of 1 DD and 2 Britts. The size of Britts is so nice. When they curl up my wife calls them "pizza boxes", because they are the same size. I think they eat half as much as GSPs and DDs....

Birddogz

if you want a certain type of dog it is wise to go one step above in breeding to get what you want. A lot of Shooting Dog guys go to AA dog breedings to get there dogs. A lot of walking trial dog people go to Shooting Dog or AA breedings to get what they want. So when looking for a breeding, It oft...

Birddogz

Chukar12 wrote:
I'll take tarpon in Boca Grande instead

My God, I admire you...

I knew you would come around.

Any guy who loves Britts isn't all bad.

Birddogz

Sounds like a day at the DMV filling out paperwork, so you can chase around birds that were hatched in an incubator. I'll take tarpon in Boca Grande instead.

Birddogz

This trialing sounds like a blast.

Way better than fishing. :roll:

Birddogz

Best economy in the U.S. Booming! Cold winters for SURE!!!!

Birddogz

2 dogs is the way to go! Twice the noses.

Birddogz

In Mexico those birds have been shot at for months. In Saskatchewan they are still dumb. Thousands of mallards in every slough. Specs, snows, canadas, red heads, teal, Canvasbacks, etc. All have never been shot at that year, AND the MOST important part, they are fat and grain fed, and haven't flown ...

Birddogz

I can't believe not one mention of Saskatchewan :?: I have never been but people talk of it like it is the game mecca of the world. I have hunted a small area named Glenn Ullin North Dakota, great pheasant, some sharpies, and a few Huns here and there. It asks what STATE is best. Saskatchewan would...

Birddogz

My buddy's lab was very old and in poor health, so he took it to the vet to either get him better or send him to doggie heaven. He loaded him up and when he got to the vet the dog had pasted. When it's time, it's time. That not eating to me means it's getting close. I've decided I'm going to cremat...

Birddogz

Doesn't Nevada deserve a nod? Public land o plenty...Chukars, valley quail, huns, a smattering of mountain quail, prarie chickens, snow cocks, some grouse in the sierras, the ruby's and the pine forest...and all the nasty doves, ducks and geese you care to shoot. Miles of streams with wild trout, r...

Birddogz

Hello I live in South East South Dakota. I am five minutes from as many pheasants as I need. I am two hours from the Best Sharptail Hunting in the country. Same with Huns. One hour away Quail, hard to find, but they're here. As far as Ducks, and Geese I have to drive two hours for Real Waterfowl Hu...

Birddogz

Nice looking dogs Tommy, and DARN nice looking CRP!!! That looks like phez central.

Birddogz

Let them bond with you, and let his/her confidence build by exposing them to as many different situations as you can. Then, hunt them as much as you can. Let that prey drive SCREAM! Do not worry if they are steady. Just enjoy them. mDon't give them too many commands. Let them explore on their own an...

Birddogz

If you want a picture of your pride and joy bird dog pointing a bird you already knew was there because you put it there by all means take pictures on set ups. :wink: :lol: Personally those shots do nothing for me and certainly wouldn't grace my walls. I could certainly come up with studio quality ...

Birddogz

I say female. It is close, but I believe that there are always GREAT studs available, and the blue hens are in very short supply.

Birddogz

Dogs built like him don't get cold easily. Well muscled specimen.

Birddogz

Ohio V,
The Astro updates every 10 seconds or so. It beeps you when your dog goes on point. It is very easy to use.

Birddogz

With the quail preserve season coming to an end in the next couple of days, I loaded up my dogs this afternoon and took them to my favorite preserve to guide at. The birds there are released (not planted) and are very strong fliers. My pup, Snip's Queen Bee really wanted to go so I took her along m...

Birddogz

Anyday my friend, the EP is king on the southern wild bird plantations, no ifs ands or buts. It will out run, out class, and out find any other breed time, and time again down here in the Deep South on wild birds. Don't get me wrong I love the versatile breeds, the dog in my avatar is one of my top...

Birddogz

If you had an Astro, you would never lose your dog. I know that they are pricey, but they are the fantastic.

Birddogz

Me likey that pup! Future brag dog.

Birddogz

AAHHHHH! Nothing like puppy breath.

Nice looking pup, keep us posted.

Birddogz

Don't use them on pheasants. Buy a Garmin Astro and call it good.

Birddogz

I've been thinking about it, ND actually sucks. No birds anymore up here.

Birddogz

My buddy has a picture he took while hunting in SD, picture was taken about midnight going back to camp from a bar, of a semi with a 53ft flat bed stacked several rows high with crates full of pheasants........ How many of those do you suppose count for the Million + birds killed there? Not trying ...

Birddogz

This is what happens when guys take high octane dogs and release them on a 40 acre patch of CRP for roosters.

Birddogz

I have lived in KS and NE. Now I live in ND. ND by FAR! Phez, Huns, Sharpies, Ruffs, and the best Duck and Goose in the country.

Birddogz

I might want to explain this.... if your dog doesn't range it won't cover as much ground. If the dog is trained to handle birds it won't bust them. This allows you to hunt more efficiently. If you go to a hunt test check out the dogs that don't range more then 50-75 yds. Those dogs probably won't f...

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