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    looking for advice: training a lab pointer

    Stawskis fowl dog is good stuff. Train her like a retriever and join a retriever club. Do lots of obedience, solid obedience is the foundation for everything. As for the pointing side I cannot help there. Undoubtedly someone is going to say take her to the trap range for gunfire exposure. DO...
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    Pheasants Forever- SCAM or do they help upland hunters?

    seems like you are the governor of MN:):)
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    Gloves

    Bob Allen shooting gloves with a hot hand pack on the zero and below days. Not super durable, but you can shoot with them on :)
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    Snow

    It's not
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    Snow

    I was out there for the rain, the snow isn't that deep except at the cattail edges as the wind swept the fields pretty clean, and it was only 2-4 inches. The rain melted the fields clean and was absorbed pretty quickly as there is very little to no frost in the ground and the forecast for next...
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    Steady to Flush/Shot Follow Up?

    I have never had an issue with dogs not understanding the difference. I am sure a lot of this can be attributed to hunting out of blinds, or off stands for waterfowl, and freewheelin for upland. But I do require with zero tolerance for non compliance a solid whistle sit no matter what we are...
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    Trip 12/8 - 12/12

    No Kidding. Give me zero degrees and dry...I don't think I will ever get dry again.
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    Steady to flush and shot?

    For competition purposes all my dogs are steady to shot and flush. When we are hunting with people I know and trust I let them roll. If we are guiding a bunch of strangers I will whistle sit them on the first couple flushes and they will be steady, or at least mostly steady :) the rest of the...
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    Pheasants Forever- SCAM or do they help upland hunters?

    Minnesota is a fantastic state burdened with Minneapolis and to a slightly less degree St. Paul. If 1/2 of Hennepin county, and 1/2 of Ramsey county disappeared we would be a mecca 9 months of the year. I am not going to get political but it does feel like we hit rock bottom recently and...
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    And So It Begins Again

    Rue the red lab is pretty special. I handled her for her AKC Senior Title at only 8 months old!! PS No one should ever do this :)! It really isn't a good idea but her temperament made it possible.
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    Do you take a poke at the long range birds ?

    Quite a few years ago I had a AWD Astro van WT (no windows or back seats) 4.3 liter v6 with tow package. This thing was a machine! I added 2# lift blocks to the rear axle and after market torsion bars to allow bigger tires. Throw a couple dirt bikes in and head to OK for an enduro, toss some...
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    Ever gotten in trouble while outdoors alone?

    Or my cousin dumped mud on a pet turkey
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    Ever gotten in trouble while outdoors alone?

    Last fall I got lost in SK. It was foggy when we started hunting and continued to get worse, by the time we quit you couldn't see jack. As the guys started picking decoys I went to get the truck. When I started out I could see tire tracks so I knew I was going the right way. After about 20...
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    Do you take a poke at the long range birds ?

    I find this is insulting, condescending, and foolishly inaccurate. Remy you paint with a pretty wide brush.
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    Cooking Own Meals at the Motel

    Here is a crock pot Jambalaya that is always a crowd favorite 1 pound pheasant or chicken cut into pieces or not 1 pound andouille sausage sliced 1 onion chopped 3 celery stalks chopped 1 bell pepper chopped 2 cloves garlic can diced tomatoes undrained 1 cup chicken broth 2 teaspoon Cajun...
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    Increasing Dog’s Energy Level

    On slow days fire off a shot at the sky. That usually jacks them up again at least temporarily.
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    Northern lights 11/11/25

    I'm just west of the twin city's Lots of lights in my neighborhood but still pretty cool.
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    Car harness for Puppy

    Don't cheap out. get a kennel and put a divider in it.
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    How far between gunners?

    Is your intention to work it in 1 pass? That is a big chunk for 1 pass. I would work it cross wind starting on the north east corner and let the dogs dictate how many passes. Blockers are more or less useless except for the return ride. I would keep them hidden as best as possible, the...
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    RIP Kismet, Final post 1/12/2024

    Thank you for sharing. His contributions I always valued.
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