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  1. birddude

    Might be a bismuth shortage.

    Actually, us gucci 16 gauge guys do not call them purple. We refer them as Lilac. :)
  2. birddude

    You don't run a camera

    Boy's this is Meraca, we can run anything we want to!
  3. birddude

    English setter lines

    Tomoka. Sorry
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    English setter lines

    Takoma is always a good name to look for.
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    Upland Jacket With A Hood

    These are decent. do not buy a size larger as mine ran large anyway. Wound up giving mine away as it was pretty warm and only 1/4 zip.
  6. birddude

    Family

    My brothers were 5 and 9 years older than me. They taught me how to squirrel and groundhog hunt at an early age. Safety was taught by a swift punch in the shoulder or a slap to the back of the head if I did something wrong. I always thought my dad was just too busy on the farm to take me. When I...
  7. birddude

    28 gauge 11-87

    :unsure:... Well I've been called a hell of a lot worse!!
  8. birddude

    Released birds - the numbers

    I would have guessed survival rate would be better than quail,
  9. birddude

    28 gauge 11-87

    OMG I just realized what kind of hunter I am. LOWBROW GUCCI!!
  10. birddude

    Franchi semi autos

    The 48's were what I had experience with.
  11. birddude

    Released birds - the numbers

    I only went to S.D. once. I came away with the impression that there was no way a wild bird population could stand that much pressure.
  12. birddude

    Franchi semi autos

    Only one way to find out. :) To me that's a little steep unless unfired. 1200 would get you another decent sxs.
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    Goldador retriever wanted

    Totally agree. I can't believe someone hasn't bred a field bred poodle to a field bred lab to create a hunting labradoodle no one has really ask for.
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    Franchi semi autos

    Some say they're great. I used to hunt with a guy who was pretty good with his. My opinion is that they are too light and not all that dependable.
  15. birddude

    Family

    Start them young if you can. I loved nothing more than sitting by that monstrous radio on Sundays, listening to my grandfather, dad and uncles telling tales about dogs, guns and hunting. It's a Rockwell painting in my brain. As soon as my grandsons could walk, we were in the woods, fields and...
  16. birddude

    Bird dog foreleg protection

    I have a similar one. It's way too hot. Sylmar is a good one.
  17. birddude

    Bobwhite coveys

    This is a tricky one. I believe 5 is as low as you can go and still have some make it through the winter. Having said that, I think it all depends on how many other coveys are in the area. I have accidently wiped coveys out a few times and found a covey the next year in the same place. It's all...
  18. birddude

    English Setters

    I should have I've never been clearer; horseback trials are the worst. You'd have a better chance with Shoot to retrieve trial dogs. I've never been happy with a dog I had to constantly rein in with a shock collar. Besides, why go to all the trouble of trying to rein one in when you can get...
  19. birddude

    English Setters

    I hope we didn't talk you out of it. Don't get me wrong. In my opinion, the setter would be my # 1 pick for best all-around bird dog. It's just that you need to be careful to pick a dog from hunting lines and not field trial lines.
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    English Setters

    Here's how I read a pedigree. If it has more than one champion in the last three generations, I won't consider it. None is better. To many champions and you'll probably wind up with a dog you can't handle. If you have been presented, you probably know the breeder? Is he a hunter? Ask him about...
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