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nhachman

I'm still feeding Diamond Naturals to my three dogs. The Brittany's have been on EA since late summer when we started conditioning. Their weight has stayed consistent and they had plenty of energy, we hunted 4 days in SD and they were on the ground for 5-6 hours a day and didn't slow down. Went to K...

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I purchased the perfect start in August and started training my new pup using the techniques. So far it has been working well and I plan to get the perfect finish this summer.

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I managed to get out this morning and go up the road a piece with the two Brittany's for an armed nature hike. It was looking to be just that after walking for an hour and a half and seeing nothing but one rabbit. On the way back towards the truck I swung by this one wooded draw in the middle of the...

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To your last point about being smart about how you approach the dog and bird and where you flush, that is spot on and every trialer should think about this. Typically when your dog goes on point you have plenty of time to assess the situation and be aware of your surroundings. Find your judge, the o...

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The old pro at work

The apprentice

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I hunted SE Kansas the last three days, all WIHA. Saturday we found one covey with about 20 birds and killed 2 out of it and didn't see another bird for the rest of the day. Sunday we had a covey of 15 flush and fly to the other side of a river, we got around to the other side but never found them a...

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Once those lands have been converted, in a few years with modern fertilizer and farming techniques they will be producing at a bushel/acre rate that they'll never be wanting to go back to a $150/acre CRP payment again. Even if we think prices have peaked now, they'll still stay above the long term t...

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Hunted with the group all day and bagged 8 birds. Then went out solo the last 30 minutes with the two Brittany's and shot 3 nice roosters over points. The young dog had another nice point, and also found a bird that dropped 200 yards away in CRP. A very nice end to my trip.

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Managed to get the picture uploaded. SD has really upgraded their mobile network since last year, full 4g here now.

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Anyone else in SD this weekend? We've been hard at it the past 2 days with 5 guys and 6 dogs, with only 11 birds in the bag. Tough finding birds with all the crop still in. Have some new ground to hunt tomorrow so hoping for a better day. My Brittany pup had his first pheasant point today which turn...

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I have been getting health certificates for my dogs for the past 3 years before traveling to SD because I was under the impression that I needed to. Maybe this was the case in the past, but it appears to not be any longer. From page 41 of the SD 2013 Hunting and Trapping regulations book: http://gfp...

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The trial is almost full, particularly the amateur braces. If you are interested in running pm me as soon as possible with your commitment.

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Put a few pigeons out this evening for a photo op with the pup. I haven't had him on but a few birds yet but he did well. http://www.missouribrittanyclub.com/content/09302013_boone_1.jpg http://www.missouribrittanyclub.com/content/09302013_boone_2.jpg http://www.missouribrittanyclub.com/content/0930...

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Left Front - 3" Gerber folding knife on clip, cell phone, slim wallet
Right Front - Keys
Left Rear - nothing
Right Rear - nothing
Waistband - CCW Keltec PF9

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Welcome! That's a good looking pup.

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Pointing during training this evening...

Zoomed in on her face, she had a grasshopper on her nose the whole time! Talk about focus!

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I am co-chairing an Open/Amateur Double/Double trial on October 26th and 27th at Prescott, KS. If you have ever wanted to try NSTRA this would be a great opportunity to do so. There are limited entries taken for amateur and your odds of winning are high. Points earned will go towards an amateur cham...

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The Mo-Kan Region NSTRA club usually puts on a half day fun trial that is paid for by the region. The purpose of this is to get people interested in NSTRA in hopes that they will begin trialing. There may be other trial formats that do something similar. I would just ask your local breed club and tr...

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Thanks for all the information John. That Jeep winch transmitter/receiver could maybe be used to operate two launchers if you used the corresponding pair of wires for in/out on the two different launchers.

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I didn't have time to do much this weekend, but I drove up the road to some public land and hunted a pond. Saw about 15 birds, had a shot at 3, and brought down one. Here is Katie just happy to have a wild bird in her mouth after a long summer. http://www.missouribrittanyclub.com/content/2013_dove_k...

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Do you mind sharing your parts list and a basic outline of how it goes together? I'm in great need of a launcher but short on cash and this looks like a great solution.

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http://www.nstra.org/nstra-regions.htm click on the Mid-West region for trials nearest NE http://www.akc.org/events/search/blocks/dsp_event_list.cfm?active_tab_row=2&active_tab_col=4&fixed_id=12&states=NE&club_name=&date_range=CURRYR&event_grouping=FT&save_as_default=Y&saved_states=&select_all= AKC...

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Congrats, and keep it up! Nice looking dog.

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I put down 12x12" pavers as a temporary floor and they're working fine. I had a sore back for a week from moving pavers and using the shovel and rake to level the ground. I didn't put sand due to the temporary nature of the solution, and it's level enough. Next year when I put in my barn I'll have a...

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Crazy Katie

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It sounds like it's not going to be too much of a concern. Thanks for the tips, I'll let you know how it goes.

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Saturday I am going to be buying a pigeon loft, complete with about 10 breeders and a half dozen chicks. These are not bred homers, but barn pigeons that have been hatched and raised in his coop over a few years. It is currently at a neighbors house, about 500 yards (as the pigeon flies) from where ...

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Most bird dog owners think they have something special. It's easy to do because you are partial to your own dog. I was in the same boat after my first Brittany showed she had a good nose, was trained to hold a point, etc. We go out and win a NSTRA trial every once in a while. But the more you see ot...

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Elsa, Keep up the good work, Missouri bird hunters are thankful for your efforts. I moved out of the suburbs and onto 11 acres near Kearney and was absolutely shocked when I flushed a covey from the fence line in the back pasture earlier this spring. I've been listening to them call all around me on...

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Feeding the 26/16 naturals chicken and rice during the slow season. 2 cups / day to my 36# female britt. I'll put her back on EA when we start training and conditioning again.

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Started bird hunting as an adult when invited to hunt pheasant in SD in 2006. Got my first bird dog in May of 2009 from a family member who had a backyard litter of brittany's. Attended my first NSTRA trial in February of 2010 and had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Somehow between then and now...

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Congrats on the new pup, pics and pedigrees are nice to post when you have them. As with any dog, don't try to do to much too fast when it comes to training. Let the pup be a pup for a while. In my experience, a Brittany is not "soft" compared to other pointing breeds. If you follow one of the recom...

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I added those foods to a second tab in the workbook. I want to keep the ones that I'd have to pay shipping on separate. I could not find The Pride available locally or through mail order for accurate pricing.

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Sounds like a fun late season hunt. I didn't get to go out as much as I would have liked this year, I'm hoping next season will be better.

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Now that I have three dogs to feed I've also been looking to find the best food for the money. I have been putting together a spreadsheet of mid-priced "performance" foods that are available to me either locally or shipped free from Amazon, PetFlow, or PetCo. Here's the link to the sheet so that oth...

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Interesting article about the history of the Airedale's and their classification as a bird hunting dog. http://www.gundogmag.com/2010/09/23/gundog_breeds_gd_airedale_1107/ This group is dedicated to promoting the Airedale as a hunting dog, including bird hunting (flushing not pointing). I'd suggest ...

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ezzy333 wrote:So why not juat give a gift certificate so the winner can pick what ever he needs or wants.

Ezzy

Because the contest is doubling as market research for the good folks at GDS

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I have tried teaching her to wait for me to stretch the fence open for her to get through but nooooo she just goes charging through...

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I'd surely like to win one of these remote launcher and backing dummy kits since I'm getting ready to start training my first pointing dog without having them started by a pro. Also have a 3 1/2 year old that only backs when she wants to that could use the services of the backing dummy. http://www.g...

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Welcome to GDF. There is a wealth of information here, start by using the search feature to see what has already been discussed. You'll find plenty of information about retrievers and pointing dogs alike.

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Doug- Looks like you had yourself quite a time up there. Thanks for sharing the pics, those spurs are HUGE!

Nick

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1st MTB Cabo Rita De Scipio - handler Tom White

2nd Piney Run Art - handler Kent Patterson

3rd Oz II - handler Dave Lincoln

4th Cedar Creek Surgeon - handler Joe Waitman

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Hunted up here in NW Mo, Harrison and Davies counties, on Saturday. Walked from 7am until 1pm and didn't see a single bird. Hunted both public and private land. All I have to show for it is a vet bill to get some staples where my dog ran through barb wire and sliced her shoulder open. Going to try a...

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I used the Alpha in SD this year and it worked great. I liked being able to check the handheld to find out where my dog was when I lost track of her when she was in cover. Instead of debating on whether or not to whistle or beep her to come, and risk her being on point, I can just glance at the hand...

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The sand burrs in KS are brutal. I have had them stick in the soles of my boots they are so tough. I don't normally put any boots on my dogs, but I will next time I go out there.

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Willie, are you looking to go solo or with a group?

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Katie is not a deseeker britt. She is from a backyard litter my uncle had. She has some AKC stuff on top, Shambo's Dark Shadow, Scott's Gingerbread Lady, Jac's A Dan D. On the bottom she has NSTRA blood - Nolan's Last Bullet via Bullet's Bravado as well as Renegade's Kansas Kid. The 4 gen pedigree i...

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Just returned yesterday from my annual pheasant hunt with family and close friends. We have gone up for the SD opener for the past 6 years. This is Katie's third year going and has done a good job learning how to pin these running fools. Her first point and retrieve on a wild bird was a SD pheasant ...

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Are you targeting any particular region of the state? All of my experience is in north central SD, nearly to the ND state line. We have hunted some WIA up there that was productive. Most of the WIAs around there are native grass, so you need to be intelligent about when you hunt them. Pick the ones ...

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Made contact with a 12 bird covey up here in NW MO a couple of weeks ago. Talked to a guy down the road who said he bumped a couple of coveys of 15 - 18 birds on his UTV. It appears to be shaping up to be one of the best years in a while.

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