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  1. Drew

    protection while hunting

    I'm still trying to find the right hearing protection. In my Army days, I dealt with explosives pretty much all the time and am trying to minimize any additional hearing loss. I have tried Walker Ear electronic hearing protection and I don't like the background noise that you get when it's...
  2. Drew

    Quick vote

    Thanks Birdman. It wasn't my intention to rub it in at all. I truly lose sight of the value of where I live and the opportunities that it provides.
  3. Drew

    Quick vote

    You guys are making me feel much better about living in the west. There are always a few chukar within an hour of the house and lots of public land and solitude.
  4. Drew

    Why I love labs

    At least Goose seems to have a good sense of humor.
  5. Drew

    New rule regarding versatile

    Do we really need rules to discuss dog preferences?
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    New rule regarding versatile

  7. Drew

    I bought a Stevens 12 gauge 560 Semi-Auto

    I wanted to have a back up gun for multi day trips and purchased a Stevens 560 12 gauge to suit that need. I was able to get one out and shoot some skeet with it prior to purchasing it and it is light, sleek, easy to load, easy to unload and shoots straight for me. So I am now an owner and I...
  8. Drew

    Lab guys sorry but....

    As a historic Lab guy who made the move to a pointing dog, I still hunt with folks who own Labs and one of the guys that I hunt with even has a Golden Retriever. I love Labs as well. I bought a pointer when my lungs and legs wouldn't enable me to keep pace with my Lab!
  9. Drew

    Gucci Time

    The way I hunt and how many folks are involved depends on what the cover demands. I go to Oregon with 3 friends. We hunt chukar expansive country that everyone goes their own direction in the morning and we might meet up at lunch.....maybe. We also hunt wooded draws with cattails in the...
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    Why I love labs

    I have seen some incredible Lab retrieves that I believe would kill the Griffon that I have now. I once watched my Dad's Lab retrieve a wounded pheasant across the entire width of the Snake River (Swan Falls Idaho) which had to be a mile wide. I also watched the same dog retrieve a duck from...
  11. Drew

    Which Barrel First For Over/Under

    I always had two chokes in my over under and always pulled the bottom barrel first. I had the bottom barrel with the skeet or improved and the top barrel with a modified or full. I'm not sure it made a difference but it made me feel better.
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    Lab guys sorry but....

    This post just reinforces how much everyone loves their dogs and the sport of hunting on this site. It is awesome to see all of the passion, mine included from everyone. I have owned and hunted alongside many breeds of dogs, some incredible and some awful. I personally feel that the quality of...
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    Lab guys sorry but....

    The best part for me is a great point, center punching that bird followed by a great retrieve. Actually, the best part is when I hunt with this particular friend and a bird or birds come up between us and I kill the birds before he does. He is the only one that I do that to and it makes me...
  14. Drew

    Lab guys sorry but....

    I shoot the same not matter what, Poorly usually. On quail and chukar I am a 25% guy, pointed birds perhaps better and when I'm blocking I really suck at passing shots. I suck shooting behind a lab as I do a Griffon. Pheasants I shoot much better but they are large and slow.
  15. Drew

    Lab guys sorry but....

    Perhaps you are correct. Perhaps it just makes me feel better being near the action spot.......near the dog.
  16. Drew

    Lab guys sorry but....

    The issue is that large coveys won't hold for very long, if I'm within 50 yards and the dog goes on point I can close the distance quickly enough before they bust and get a shot which breaks up the covey. A lone dog at 150 yards is the only thing that will see the covey and generally a lone dog...
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    Lab guys sorry but....

    I might be in the minority here but I will only tolerate my Griffon ranging 50 yards in any direction, no further. I do hunt all wild birds so perhaps that makes a difference. I invited a setter guy hunting quail and pheasants one time and that dog ruined what could have been a great three...
  18. Drew

    Party Hunting

    Well, are you doing something wrong??
  19. Drew

    Party Hunting

    Thanks LittleBigHorn22. Believe it or not, every time we have the birds in a pile it makes me a little nervous. I also get nervous travelling down the road with an unknown number and species of birds and especially crossing state lines with different limits and different laws generally...
  20. Drew

    Party Hunting

    I hunt with 3 other folks for up to a week at a time. During a day we might hunt 3-4 different spots, three or more species of birds, out of 2 vehicles. Once the birds reach the truck they are put in a communal pile. At the end of every day that pile is cleaned and bagged in communal bags...
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