New Member Florida

thedarrenpeters · Post by **thedarrenpeters** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:02 am

Hello Everyone,

As my user name suggests my name is Darren, I am 21 and new to the gun dog world; however I have some great guidance and help from my friend and his family who have been training GSP's, GWP's and retrievers for 30+ years.

I stumbled upon the forum researching gun dogs about ten months ago and have browsed occasionally.

My GWP, Barrett, is 8 months old and is already proving to be a great dog. He had the opportunity to leave my side for a month and go with his brother (Ruffas, left in picture below, Barret on the right) to Dorchester Shooting Preserve in Georgia and learn a couple things. The two pups have had the opportunity to chase birds 16-18 hours a day there. My friend also had the luxury to take them on guided hunts where right around 2,000 birds were shot over them (Ruffas 1500 & Barrett 500 or so).

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/231 ... 36.jpg?v=0">

Some people criticized us for having pups out and in the wild so early, however, having three months of free access to unlimited amounts of birds on 1200+ acres is hard to pass up.

Look forward to getting more great information from here,
Darren

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:10 am

Darren,

Welcome to the GDF .... Mark

NC Quailhunter · Post by **NC Quailhunter** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:50 am

Welcome to the board.

phermes1 · Post by **phermes1** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:57 am

Welcome!

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:20 am

Welcome to GDF!

Greg J.

Born2Hunt · Post by **Born2Hunt** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:27 pm

Welcome to the GDF

Breton13 · Post by **Breton13** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:54 pm

Welcome to the forum, from a Birt-lover and a new GWP owner. Maybe you can teach me a thing or two about GWP's?

Lab Man · Post by **Lab Man** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:48 am

Welcome to the Gun Dog Forum!!!!!!

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:10 am

Welcome to GDF !!

Mav.....