Photo of the Day

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:38 am

Looks a little like one of her grandsires, check out the pointed toe

Ruffshooter · Post by **Ruffshooter** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:11 pm

This looks like a painting. Great shot.

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Fieldmaster · Post by **Fieldmaster** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:21 pm

DonF · Post by **DonF** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:49 pm

stevoman wrote:
bumper52 wrote:well, maybe this is better....a boy and his best friend with some pheasants! it don't get any better!!!

great pics and great hunting. bring me back to when my grandfather used to always bring me huntingas a child and takes me back to the cold winter mornings whn i learnt the trade of pheasent shooting.

well done, cherish those days!

Ya know old buddy, I don't recall seeing any photo's of dogs or country in Ireland.

Would love to see some!

DonF · Post by **DonF** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:04 pm

Bodie had the only find this day. Squirt is backing him.

Post by **Sharon** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:21 pm

birddog1968 wrote:

Looks a little like one of her grandsires, check out the pointed toe

That pointed toe is fascinating. Of course we know that many genes are passed on but that characteristic? Fascinating.

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:02 pm

There is a page in Snakefoot- the making of a champion by Robert Wehle that shows two pictures of dogs hooked up to a pulling team with Mr Mcgoo in the lead position, in the two pics are a mother in one up on Mcgoo's back and the other with her daughter in the exact same pose on Mcgoo's back. Pretty neat.

Wish i could attach it, would have to scan the book.....

In the above of my dog, that is her great great grandfather....

wems2371 · Post by **wems2371** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:45 pm

We had the dogs out again on Friday 12/2.

A hen pheasant point.

Staunch point on the fence for a bit. She then moved forward a few feet and we took the opportunity to call her back into the field. Not sure if it was a productive point or not, because the other side of the fence is private land, so we didn't have the opportunity to work it out without trespassing. Boy, did I get the color different on these 2 pics.

Wildweeds · Post by **Wildweeds** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:01 pm

The best AA prospect from my litter in the yard today,ran him last week at the wma,150 yards and hanging at the front is pretty good for a 16 week old pup IMO.

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:52 pm

Cool shots!!

Scoots on a nice covey of huns with Bugs paying his respects:

Wife's new pup standing still for a moment:

cjuve · Post by **cjuve** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:22 pm

Did someone forget to doc the tail on that one Doug..... looks a little long for your style

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:31 pm

Did someone forget to doc the tail on that one Doug..... looks a little long for your style

Heck, I dunno, I just hunker down in a corner of the house and wonder what my wife's gonna bring home next!! Tough sale to convince her to get a GSP - she's been around mine too much!!

Some landscape for a change of pace:

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:15 pm

OK, OK, no landscapes. Liked these B&W's from today.

Monster covey of chuks on the flats by Bugs:

Brow 'o the hill chuks by Scoots:

Wildweeds · Post by **Wildweeds** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:39 am

Love the black and whites Doc

crackerd · Post by **crackerd** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:29 am

Since this seems to be a pictorial exercise in tall tails -

- or tales...

MG

SetterNut · Post by **SetterNut** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:24 pm

A couple pics of Indy (6 months) and Ace.

Wildweeds · Post by **Wildweeds** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:24 pm

So much for "Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill".........

SetterNut wrote:A couple pics of Indy (6 months) and Ace.

SetterNut · Post by **SetterNut** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:01 am

Well if Indy would have backed Ace I would have had some pics the other way around

They should make a good team next year. I am not really going to hunt them together much this year.

hustonmc · Post by **hustonmc** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:32 pm

See we don;t always hunt steep sage brush covered rock piles out west. Every now and again we have to put them in the thick stuff and put the power steering back into them and install a governor.

Outlaw · Post by **Outlaw** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:46 am

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ymepointer · Post by **ymepointer** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:26 pm

Nice pics everyone!..Keep um coming will ya

asc · Post by **asc** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:19 pm

Quail on Friday,

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ducks today,

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work tomorrow.

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SetterNut · Post by **SetterNut** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:03 pm

Took Indy out for his first real hunt today on his own. Really wanted to get him into some quail. But we are having problems finding them even with experienced dog. I didn't get him into any quail.

But we made a swing through some prairie grass up above a couple of plum thicket draws.
He pointed a rooster in this pic. I hit is lightly twice, it came down running. We looked and looked but couldn't run it down.
Would have been his first wild bird shot over him,

For 6 months I was very happy with the way he ran and worked cover. Wish we would have found some quail, and I would have held up my end of the bargin on the rooster.

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:48 pm

I picked up my new baby boy from Friedelsheim's GSPs this past weekend. Here is a photo of my pup propped up on one of his brothers. I'm extremely excited about him.

Gertie · Post by **Gertie** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:54 pm

That is one cute pup! Congrats Jordan!

Gertie · Post by **Gertie** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:48 pm

Being a pup is tough work...

DonF · Post by **DonF** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:27 am

Gertie wrote:Being a pup is tough work...

I just don't see how that sweet little thing could ever frustrate you!

DonF · Post by **DonF** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:18 am

Birds are all but gone around here anymore. But did get Bodie on a covy of quail last month.

Went to the river yesterday and Squirt got on a single.

Elkhunter · Post by **Elkhunter** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:05 pm

Small covey in my after work spot!

Lookin like a popsicle..

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:03 pm

Ben on Valleys:

Jersko watchin' some sage dinosaurs fly off after a nice find by his pointer Abby:

The Mrs. takin' her baby for a ride:

gsps4evr · Post by **gsps4evr** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:31 am

December limit in Minnesota.

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:49 pm

asc · Post by **asc** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:04 pm

That white dog has a nice stance.

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:08 pm

Thanks, Ive been admiring your dog as well.......Hows it bred?

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:02 pm

There really are some incredible photos in this thread. Elkhunter and DGFavor, I especially enjoyed your contributions above.

Here's me taking my new boy out to chase a few quail. I put him in the truck before the shooting started. He chased down some birds and didn't show any fear or apprehension around them. So far, so good.

codym · Post by **codym** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:07 pm

My young trainer

HTA pup

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:19 am

Cool shots!

Stoney yesterday - there is about a half dozen hungarians literally right at his back feet in this pic like he was in 'em before he realized he was in 'em. Has the "oh shxx" look in his eyes!

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They let me walk almost right up to him then startled me so bad I botched the flush photo and barely caught up with one of 'em. Really hard for the cam to autofocus on a streaking brown object against a brown background:

Bugs on a combo sharptail/hungarian point sharing a little patch of sage:

ACooper · Post by **ACooper** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:07 am

birddog1968 wrote:

Whats that L&W dog doin so far back? Don't she know there are birds up there?

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:08 pm

ACooper wrote:
Whats that L&W dog doin so far back? Don't she know there are birds up there?

She's got shorthair in her, cut her some slack

DonF · Post by **DonF** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:23 pm

You probably need to introduce them to fish early!

Elkhunter · Post by **Elkhunter** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:23 pm

Ruger and Sadie sharing a find, I did not even see Ruger at first since he was in ambush position!

Woody pointing a single from a LONG WAYS....

Best part of the night was walking over into a saddle and finding Sadie on point with Woody on point below her, just a single to end the day.

Woody still kinda rusty at the whole retrieve part of the game, hence you can see him in the background still looking for it...

wems2371 · Post by **wems2371** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:26 pm

Out this morning. 2 roosters, with one in a corner pocket that almost got overlooked. He flushed wild. Another later flushed under my feet. 4 hens seen after that, with points off 2 of them.

A lot of times, this is as much of my pointing dog as I get to see, in this cover. And autofocus mode always picks the foreground weed sticks to make crisp and clear!

(Brandi on point.)

Barely got Brandi in the frame on this one!

Roxi & Brandi on point. Not sure if Brandi is backing or got in the scent too. Dogs were running pretty close together at the time they hit this one. I was too dang close for my zoom lens to get both of them in the frame, so it's taken from the GoPro.

Brandi's half of the above point. Kind of a constipated look when she slammed on her brakes.

The phez don't give me much time to work around the dog though, to get a better angle.

SHORTFAT · Post by **SHORTFAT** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:28 am

An unproductive day in the grouse woods still was a fun day out!.. Fiona posing...

asc · Post by **asc** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:14 am

Christmas eve in Fl.
Opening some presents...

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Afternoon swim...

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Sunset fishing with cold adult beverage..

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Merry Christmas y'all!

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:51 pm

And autofocus mode always picks the foreground weed sticks to make crisp and clear!

Gotta switch to manual focus in the thick stuff. I switch to manual then hunt thru the weeds with my viewfinder and focus ring trying to really lock on an eye if I can since that's what brings life to the shot usually. Depending on the lens your depth of field for sharp focus may only be a matter of a few inches and I think it makes for some cool shots.

I don't know what the right way to do anything is but what I like to do when I'm hunting and shooting pics "on the fly" is just put my camera in Action Auto mode so I don't have to do any exposure thinking on the fly, put it in continuous drive, continuous autofocus. When the dog is on point and everything is static, I hold down my manual focus override button which on my camera is under my right thumb and manually focus on the dog (on the eye if I can) to get crisp shots - when the birds flush and things start moving, I release the manual override and the cam switches back to continuous auto and I just start firing 5 frames/second and praying. Sometimes get a shot or two I like.

crazyboy · Post by **crazyboy** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:39 pm

Cell phone pic, crappy detail.

Crestonegsp · Post by **Crestonegsp** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:21 am

Sant said he was changing to GSPs for his sled

Elkhunter · Post by **Elkhunter** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:33 pm

DGFavor wrote:
And autofocus mode always picks the foreground weed sticks to make crisp and clear!
Gotta switch to manual focus in the thick stuff. I switch to manual then hunt thru the weeds with my viewfinder and focus ring trying to really lock on an eye if I can since that's what brings life to the shot usually. Depending on the lens your depth of field for sharp focus may only be a matter of a few inches and I think it makes for some cool shots.

I don't know what the right way to do anything is but what I like to do when I'm hunting and shooting pics "on the fly" is just put my camera in Action Auto mode so I don't have to do any exposure thinking on the fly, put it in continuous drive, continuous autofocus. When the dog is on point and everything is static, I hold down my manual focus override button which on my camera is under my right thumb and manually focus on the dog (on the eye if I can) to get crisp shots - when the birds flush and things start moving, I release the manual override and the cam switches back to continuous auto and I just start firing 5 frames/second and praying. Sometimes get a shot or two I like.

Doug do you know if the D3000 has the feature? I was looking but could not find anything.

northern cajun · Post by **northern cajun** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:05 pm

Elkhunter wrote:
DGFavor wrote:
And autofocus mode always picks the foreground weed sticks to make crisp and clear!
Gotta switch to manual focus in the thick stuff. I switch to manual then hunt thru the weeds with my viewfinder and focus ring trying to really lock on an eye if I can since that's what brings life to the shot usually. Depending on the lens your depth of field for sharp focus may only be a matter of a few inches and I think it makes for some cool shots.

I don't know what the right way to do anything is but what I like to do when I'm hunting and shooting pics "on the fly" is just put my camera in Action Auto mode so I don't have to do any exposure thinking on the fly, put it in continuous drive, continuous autofocus. When the dog is on point and everything is static, I hold down my manual focus override button which on my camera is under my right thumb and manually focus on the dog (on the eye if I can) to get crisp shots - when the birds flush and things start moving, I release the manual override and the cam switches back to continuous auto and I just start firing 5 frames/second and praying. Sometimes get a shot or two I like.

Doug do you know if the D3000 has the feature? I was looking but could not find anything.

Just grab the focus ring at any time for instant manual override. Use the "M/A" position of the M/A - M focus mode selector on the lens.

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:13 pm

Just grab the focus ring at any time for instant manual override. Use the "M/A" position of the M/A - M focus mode selector on the lens.

Yup, that's the way my buddies D90's work I think. Personally I don't like it as well as the button system my Sony uses as I tend to continue holding the lens barrel/zooming as I'm firing and want to be sure the thing is autofocusing. With the Nikon system, I think I'd futz it up continuing to manually override the autofocus hanging onto the lens. More intuitive for me to release my thumb from the override button and continue working the lens but like anything, you adapt to using what you got!