Hi from So. California!

VersatileDD · Post by **VersatileDD** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:59 pm

Hey all! New to hunting and hunting dogs, I hope to learn much from this forum and hope to have a fine hunting dog in the future. I did a lot of research to decide which breed to add to the family and finally decided on a duestch drathaar. I already put a deposit on a puppy and joined this forum to get more info from experienced hunters. If anyone has any helpful tips please feel free and post away. I also have a question, would having a pigeon coupe make things a bit more easy in training? Or is having birds not necessary?

Garrison · Post by **Garrison** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:24 pm

Bird dogs need birds, pigeon loft and homers are a good way to provide them.

ultracarry · Post by **ultracarry** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:07 am

Just borrow some from garrison... Southern California you can't be over two hours away

BTW Ryan, nice looking shorthair.

thedogmother · Post by **thedogmother** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:51 am

Welcome to the versatile dog world. Check out Socal NAVHDA. Great group of people and knowledgeable people. You will get a lot of pointers there (no pun intended).

VersatileDD · Post by **VersatileDD** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:44 am

Thank you for the replys, guess I will start building a nice home for the pigeons. Any advice on a good place to purchase some homers from?

If he would be kind enough to share

I will check out the NAVDHA.

Troy08er · Post by **Troy08er** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 12:52 pm

Welcome to the forum. If your down my way I have a hook up on chukar $5.00 and quail $4.00.

VersatileDD · Post by **VersatileDD** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:52 pm

VersatileDD · Post by **VersatileDD** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:20 pm

VersatileDD · Post by **VersatileDD** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:59 pm

That is a good price, are they of pairing age? I also have a few other questions would quail be easier to keep and raise compared to pigeons? I know I would lose a lot of quail while training compared to pigeons but what are the pros and cons of both?

Garrison · Post by **Garrison** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:48 am

You can find pigeons on craigslist, quail are to easy for a young dog to run down and catch. I would contact the NAVHDA chapter near you and go to their training days. Good folks that are happy to help.

VersatileDD wrote:That is a good price, are they of pairing age? I also have a few other questions would quail be easier to keep and raise compared to pigeons? I know I would lose a lot of quail while training compared to pigeons but what are the pros and cons of both?

Garrison · Post by **Garrison** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:49 am

ultracarry wrote:Just borrow some from garrison... Southern California you can't be over two hours away

BTW Ryan, nice looking shorthair.

Thanks!

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