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Leaving Saturday after Thanksgiving for a solo 2 weeks in SD, can’t wait! Taking my new pup who turned 1yr old this Thursday. She did great on a 3 day hunt opening week here in CO. The pup stays close and points ok for her age, hunted well with my bro-in laws older dogs. Quite proud of her...

Due to a shoulder procedure, I went back to shooting my 20guage Ithaca that my father got me back in 1980 (after getting it fitted). Purchased some golden pheasant loads in 5 and 6’s, but didn’t realize that they were 3” shells and my gun takes only 2 3/4”. Bought 5 boxes of the correct size...

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Young 11 month old pup did very well. Ended up with 5.

Come on , “Darknight” is a reference to Batman, and a pun on Golden hour. It was Goose trying to make a joke, one that wasn’t at anyone’s expense. Take a deep breath

Have a friend who farms Kansas, somewhere in the west. Another friend who farms Colorado, somewhere in the east. Both saw little to no birds this summer. Both just finished harvest and said they are seeing a “shit ton compared to last year”, (that’s relative, just need to forget about 15 yrs...

How much do you play fetch with her with balls/toys etc? Is she crazy about retrieving those items? If so, I’d consider stopping all retrieving with those items, but doing retrieving with frozen pheasants/ chuckers etc. And even then, don’t do to many. Do 4 or 5 retrieves and then quite when she...

I would love to borrow/rent a launcher, but I don’t know anyone that has one.

Oh yeah, not being proactive and just letting your dog suffer the consequences when there is a possible solution to a potentially lethal situation is the answer for us “woke dog owners”. 🙄 Don’t worry, dumb comments don’t offend me, but I also don’t give them a free pass.

So here’s an update and lessons learned on the past 6 months of using Chuckers and a Johnny house. #1. Chuckers recall very well to the Johnny House. I would predict that well over 75% of the non shot Chuckers returned into the pen within 24 hrs if the following was in place. A. At least 5...

Ohhhh, good idea. Thanks for suggestions. These are for hearing protection I see, I wonder if it would mess up the communication between us in the field, or if they are designed to let “normal” sounds through and block the sharp/loud retorts simulator to how they are designed for humans

My new pup seemingly hasn’t grown into her ears yet. She’s a hard charger and her floppy ears tend to “fold over”. Add this to the fact that she is a small little lab (mom was 42lbs, dad in high 50’s) who is rarely above the grass and weed seeds. This has caused 2 trips to the vet in order for...

I live pretty far from any clubs or groups that support each other and put those events on, so besides occasionally looking at their Facebook page, I’m not at all familiar with that lifestyle. My main goal is to have a good hunting companion. I have attended one Rocky Mtn training session when...

Thanks for the suggestion. This has worked well so far, I’ve done 2 upland sessions today in the am and pm. Yesterday I focused on insuring basic obedience is sound. Im fortunate in that I have 120plus acres of sagebrush, grass and wetlands that I caretake close by as well as a large flight pen...

Where is this info found online? Thanks

Thanks for this reply. I’m realizing that it’s the locking up on the initial scent is what I’m looking to develop. I can see her catch wind of the bird and then move in until she can see it (then point) rather then lock up on the smell. Obviously, this will not provide me a shot (or her a...

Wild birds happen soon as season starts. Only choices close by are grouse ( which she has bumped) and ducks, which she loves but I haven’t spent too much time with since I’m working on the point prior to teaching her handling skills. She does well with sitting until sent in the duck blind or at...

My 11month old female lab is doing “well” with locating, pointing and whoaing. However, she stops way too close to the birds. If the Chuckers are in deeper grass they hold pretty good (pen raised and would rather they flushed early rather then letting her get close enough to almost stick her...

Unfortunately I had a hard time finding them myself. No one selling them for a few hundred miles. So I purchased 50 new chicks, found an old chicken coop (20x16 ft) that a friend wasn’t using at his house and fed them until big enough to train with. Built a “Johnny house” and moved 10 at a time...

How do the birds get out of the interior pen once they enter through the funnel?