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  1. Gatzby

    Hunt Club Metro Area ? - 1 Hour Drive

    Pheasant Ridge in Ogilvie is probably the best bang for the buck. I personally do not care for Oakwoods birds, the few times I've purchased them they were small and didn't fly well
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    Any Professional trainers?

    I am not a professional trainer but I do occasionally FF and CC dogs for "clients". We always agree on rates before the work starts, and that's all I expect. Now if the guy is a fisherman a bag of walleye filets is always welcome. My favorite gift I received was from a carpenter who made me 2...
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    Honoring point with a flusher.

    Whistle sit is the easiest, if your dog handles you all ready have it done.
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    Hen! Hen! Rooster!

    I am responsible for deciding when to pull the trigger for myself. If I cannot see well enough to identify a bird is it possible that the sun may be causing me to not see another hunter or something else? Pretty damn slim chance of this happening but I'm not going to risk it.
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    Drainage Ditches?

    Having been involved in "Redetermination of Benefit's" for ditches and receiving assessment's for these said "Benefits", legal or not I wouldn't push my luck by hunting a ditch with out landowner's approval. Ditches and assessment of benefits can get really contentious and hunting them might be...
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    Drill/Training Advice for Lab puppy

    FF needs to be done with anything you reasonably expect the dog to retrieve. Put her back on the table and go through all the steps with a pheasant, first with a frozen bird then a fresh bird. This should go pretty quick if she's been properly FF'ed, probably only a couple days. Now the next...
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    Hard mouth

    Oh heck I've been trying hard to avoid giving internet dog training advice. When I was training my first "real" competition/gundog the little bastard would fly out and grab the bumper and shoot back to me like a rock star. Probably over half the time he would have the bumper by the rope. I...
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    Should I change my screen-name from PairOfLabs to TreyOfLabs?

    Dang but Brady is a big guy!
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    Let’s see em.

    This guy does it all!
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    What do you feed your Hunting Dog

    You have to be kidding me. Full disclosure I didn't watch the entire video, a couple minutes was enough for me. My vet who is a sporting dog specialist feeds brand X, that's good enough for me.
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    Aberdeen Lodging

    The Ramkota has promotional rates later in the season that are killer (and a decent bar/restaurant). Cannot remember where else we had supper, I guess it was only ok. South of town there is a sporting goods store shaped like an igloo that always has ammo and decent prices.
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    Pointing Labs

    I remember many conversations about the wessel pointer. They mostly centered around how many pups he needed to cull, and how often he brought in new blood to loosen the line breeding a little. I'm not sure if he's still in action, starting a new breed isn't for the faint of heart or anyone...
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    The day finally came

    So sorry to hear this Dogs only have one fault. They never live long enough.
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    Went to the Darkside

    That's an awfully cute puppy! How big do you expect him to get?
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    anybody try "HV Dakota country Pheasant" loads from runnings?

    I shot a few boxes and thought they were really good. I still prefer copper plated but only by a small margin
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    Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

    I've never heard of anyone hunting Cavalier King Charles. I have spent a fair amount a time around a couple Boykins, the older one is a spitfire that I would hunt over anytime, the other is only about 14 weeks old and loves to retrieve and wrestle with the big dogs. Only time will tell
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    Stud Dog Up For Consideration

    Thanks buddy. Ty might be my "dog of a lifetime". He is a really good trailer. Part of the NAHRA upland program involves a trail so I have trained for it. I'm sure he would blood trail a deer if I worked on it, he would try and retrieve it too. Boy that would whiz of the the lunatic...
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    Stud Dog Up For Consideration

    If you are looking for a great Labrador stud please consider this guy. I do require all recommended heath testing is completed (per Labrador Retriever Club) including Brucellosis testing. Please contact me for stud fee and breeding terms. Thanks for looking Admin, if this doesn't conform to...
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    Off season food advice

    I am interested in why you don't feed PM only year around? I switched to once a day feedings with my pack years ago and love it. The dogs seem to as well.
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