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    Best all around e-collar for training and hunting

    Garmin Pro550+ and never look back.
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    Sportdog vs garmin

    If you dog train, I'd recommend against an Alpha. K.I.S.S. is very important, and I've seen plenty of missed corrections with dudes fumbling that handheld. Pro 500+ is where it's at.
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    Throw me a bone

    Look at rain maps for may and june. Pick your area. You'll find birds...they may not sit in October, but you'll find them.
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    Meat handling while traveling

    I'll clean critters all night long for a group, as long as someone keeps cracking beers for me!
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    Meat handling while traveling

    Not saying what to do, but I could see a CO pinching you for being over the limit if you have birds split into two. Maybe not though, I'm not a CO.
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    NW ND prairie bird count dropped significantly

    Overall I'd say grouse were average abundance at best. This was my first true opener, and I couldn't believe how spooky they were...no better than week 3-4 of the season. We did hear that there was a lot of professional dog training going on this summer in the area, but I didn't think they could...
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    NW ND prairie bird count dropped significantly

    Tornado chased our group off the land today! Crazy out here!
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    NW ND prairie bird count dropped significantly

    Central ND. 8 miles walked. 3 dogs. 2 coveys. 4 Singles. Not great.
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    Drahthaar experiences

    Packing up the truck for sharptail opener. The PP can barely be bothered. The DD stares daggers every time I come in. She always thinks she's gonna get left behind. This may not make sense, but the PP hunts with passion. The DD hunts with intensity.
  10. M

    ISO dog boot recommendations

    Lewis dog boots have served me well for the last 6 years in AZ.
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    NW ND prairie bird count dropped significantly

    I always look forward to your on the ground reports!
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    NW ND prairie bird count dropped significantly

    That's unfortunate, but it was also steady growth for several years. A drop was probably inevitable? I've always waited til the second or third week of the season to go out, doing my first true opener this year. Can't come soon enough!
  13. M

    Wet Crispi Boots

    I had a pair of Crispi Thors. The most comfortable boot ever out of the box, but leaked like a sieve.
  14. M

    Moving to Minneapolis area help

    She sounds like a tough bird!
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    Moving to Minneapolis area help

    That's a very good point. People like to poopoo Minneapolis, but I work in a major metro hospital and we not only get the tougher cases from our state, but the cases (mostly pediatrics) that Sanford in the Dakotas doesn't want or can't make any money from.
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    Moving to Minneapolis area help

    I actually quite enjoy some of the places getting crapped on. Robbinsdale downtown is quite nice. But I get it for schools, not the best. Polaris is Medina? If that was me I'd do "rural". Delano, Corcoran, Maple Plain. No sense in commuting any further than necessary. And the...
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    Pointers in Cold Country

    One vote for Pudelpointer. I LOVE watching setters and pointers run, but they are upland specialists. If you ever want to shoot ducks or even drop a bird in the drink, you may have a tough time getting to swim. I'm in Minnesota, but hunt extensively in ND and SD and AZ. We start around 70...
  18. M

    Does a Garmin watch paired with your Garmin Controler provide value when hunting

    Instinct and 550+ is great.
  19. M

    Advice on bird hunting trip to Grand rapids ,MN

    The deer rifle season opens 11/8, so you're best bet is the 2 weeks leading up to that.
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    2024 gear review...what worked and what didn't?

    https://youtube.com/@missedagainyt?si=5fIPUzg2h8NMRcbY MissedAgainYT
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