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i am another hour north of that. Going to the brule area on wednesday. i have off this whole week, so i am going to be hitting it hard. I will probably not have another day like that up here, i don't think the woodcock will be sticking around too much more. we had snow on the ground this morning.

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I recently bought a house so i have been tied up for the last 3 weeks. The dogs were driving everyone nutz. I took them out on Sat from about 10 to 3. I had a great time. Flushed 40 or so birds. Woodcock were everywhere. I was afraid i would be too late, but they are still up north in wisconsin. Als...

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I am hunting then together and i think that may be one of the biggest problems. They both are steady to flush on pigeons from the coop. Probably 8/10 9/10. But i realize that is not "hunting" just a simulation. For now i will follow the directions from RayG. And I will only hunt 1 dog at a time for ...

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The older is 2 1/2 the younger is 1 1/2 Both are whoa broke and will put the brakes on instantly when told to. But i don't like to talk at all when i am in the field. I open the truck door, and close my mouth. Every once in a while i will say "get in there", point to a spot to get them to a "good sp...

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So far i am the proud owner of a German shorthair flusher and German wirehaired flusher. Once in a while they will get it right, about 3 out of 10 they will point. My question is what to do with the dog after it bumps a bird; and you know they smelled it and ran in and flushed it, not and accidental...

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you could always get rid of the labs and get a pointing dog

or better yet, keep the labs, and get another pointing dog. One for the road and one for the brush.

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Why not go in there yourself and show her where you want her to go. Teach her a command like " hunt em up" and cast her into the spot you want here to hunt. It will take an amount of time and birds to get the dog to realize that the birds are not on the road. You could setup a launcher in the brush,...

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I read this on a forwarded email and happened to like it. > A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the > scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. > > He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead > for years. He wondered where th...

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http://picasaweb.google.com/duggerfam/S ... 3701763842

1 of the 16 we saw today.

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we went on Sat morning only for about 4 hours. 3 guys 4 dogs. Lots of leaves.

Flushed probably 12-14 wookcocks, and more than a dozen grouse. had a couple of little points, but most birds were bumped.

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You friend sounds like a smart enough person. I would keep looking for a breeder that works with him and will understand his situation. Sounds like a a normal house to me. he may get push back because of the fact that he is not going to test the dog. If he changes he mind about that, i am sure the b...

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What about the launchers that some of us kept. Do they need to be shipped back to you for a software update?

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Does anyone have links to the new SD or ND hunting land maps?

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What are the issues with this production run. I thought the only issue was the antenna not being soldered correctly. Is there more going on here with the launchers than we know?

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i couldn't agree more.
I hunt with duct tape on my mouth, and beepers in point only mode. And i still flush and bump many a bird.

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What about a beeper in silent (point only) mode. Keep the collar on all the time then.

Plus
On most beeper collars you can always hit a locate button and find the dog.

That is how i run my dogs up here in wisconsin. But the beepers never go off here because we have no birds.

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That may be an issue...
But at least it will be working

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Driveby
maybe post the instructions or pictures on how to fix for others to see.

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I had to send 1 of mine back, and don't believe i will get my shipping money back. That is a fact of life i suppose, but to send out products that have not been tested, especially in a first production run, doesn't look the best and probably won't sit well with everyone who has to pay more money now...

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I agree with letting a young dog, 7-12 weeks play with a live bird. It think it helps them become more bold and realize that they have power of the birds, and also prevent bird shyness.

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maybe luke0927 or littleking will send you theirs.

What a long wait this has been. I just looked at the calander and bird season is only 6 weeks away.

I probably won't even need launchers until next spring now.

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i got my 2nd launcher today in the mail. it works great up to about 50-60 yards.

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http://www.houndhunter.com/cat_pagesJMY/collars.html

i found that link while looking for collars somehow. Pretty cheap prices. I haven't ordered yet, but will be soon. My leather collars are stretched and warn out. i am switching to nylon.

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I had to ship mine back due to a error with the antenna, Mine only launched from about 6 inches away from the board.

Scott did call me and was a pleasure dealing with.

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I ordered mine late april, early may I got 1 today of 2 ordered. The launcher itself looks good, but no instructions, number to call for help etc... Just the launcher in a box. No charging information, and of course i can't get mine to work. Mine doesn't seem to be working. Unless i cannot figure it...

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i would stay away from innotek. I recently bought a sportdog 1850 and am extremely happy with it. It has 1-8 stim. But it is going to vary from dog to dog as to what level you want and what level works. Don't be afraid to get a model with just continous stim. You can do a momentary stim, just press ...

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Wondering if there is any interest in creating a new section with just videos, or links to dog training videos on youtube. I know i have searched on there but you never know what you are going to end up with. It would be nice to see a place to put your video links up for others to see.

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Scott,
maybe we should get a free water bottle with our order because of the long wait

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He is my .02 for what it is worth. to start. you have a great pup. If you want her to work close to you, less that 50 yards away, i would continue to call her like you were doing when she is ranging out. If you want her to be a bigger ranging dog, now is the time to keep the talking to a minimum, or...

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Can i borrow your dog from September to January? i am sure i can find room

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The email came to me last thursday the 17th. So i would assume by the 25th. But we all know what assuming does.

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What about 4 coveys of 4 birds each? That would be nice to handle steadiness to wing.

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Scott emailed me on Thursday and stated that he is almost done and i will have my launchers later next week. So i will keep my fingers crossed.

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Hate to get off topic but the website said those were introductory prices, probably had to have enough orders to have a run at the factory. Not enough orders they cost $500 ea just to make. Of course demand can drive the price up some, but prices for everything are going up 25% or so. Materials, En...

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Right.
It was the innertube, not the tire.

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I saw an article a few months ago. A guy used a pedal bike tire and electric/athletic tape. He swore by them. Pretty cheap too. I have never done this yett, but will be this winter.

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If you look you can find deals on most anything. I am just stating that it may be worth the extra money to get a name brand launcher from a large commercial company. This rings true the closer the price differences are. I got mine for alot cheaper that that 159.99 price. But if it was 159.99, honest...

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I see on his website the price went up now to 159.99 i don't think many more will sell at that price. The price is now creeping into the same area as the other major distrubuters, but without the warranty, and support that a 1 man shop can afford. don't get me wrong, i am all for the little guy, and...

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I had a dog with E and also used the same drug. I would keep a detailed journal like stated above. Also if you haven't already figured it out, the meds are alot cheaper online than at the vet.

If seizures continue, obviously talk to your vet, and they will probably up the meds a tad.

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I don't like those flat nylon cords. I would make my own before buying that. if you go to walmart, and get some snap rings, and rope you would be better off. You could build 3 checkcords for probably 10 bucks. They have some decent rope there. And to stiffin it up, leave it overnight in water, or gi...

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i am using them. Everything is pretty much laid out in front of you step by step.

bad news is you need tons of birds. And raccoons just broke into my pen and killed all my pigeons.

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My hunt dead command is "find' I start it young with pieces of hotdog in the yard. Command FIND once, and let the dog find the hotdog. You can also do tracking drills this way for versatile dogs. I have never taught "find" in a forced method. I always do make sure that everytime i use the command, t...

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* No talking / whistles / yahoo's / anything - this is the toughest one for me

Of all the tips, this is the most important in my opinion. I thought i would highlight it for you. Good post jczv

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These dogs were broke and standing birds with check cords - with no sign of wanting to move - now we are off CC and I'll be darned if they aren't getting lose feet.

Are you using E collars?

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She looks bigger. She was eating 6 full cups a day, now i think she is getting too full because she will leave food in her dish. So i just leave the food there all day, I would like to free feed the dogs. I am thinking they will self adjust. I don't have a scale so i need to find a friend and get he...

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That collar will probably sell for 250 on ebay. I was just pulling your leg. i would also post it on this forum, as well as gundogsonline.com I would ask 250 for it, if it all works and is in good condition.

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I would say that is only worth about $100 bucks. Do you want to sell it

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My preproduction sample was supposed to be here on the 29th of may. I got word today that it was shipped out yesterday. I don't have an exact date yet but, 2 weeks will be pretty real close. They are express shipping me enough to get the pending order filled. Are you saying that the orders are goin...

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i built this one for about 100 bucks. I have room for about 10 birds.

http://www.uplandbirddog.com/training/loft.html

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It has only been about 2 weeks or so since i switched food and started feeding her 6 cups a day of the 30/20 food i haven't weighed here yet, I have been in Seatlle working for a week, i am going to weigh her and see if here weight improved. i am thinking i need to weight at least another 2 or so we...

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