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    China Island refuge flooded out

    Will not being going to usual refuge this year. the San Joaquin River borders the state refuge. The River has flooded out much of the refuge which is underwater. Not much room for habitat this year. Going to LB for the opener this coming season.
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    Worst Opener Ever

    I knew it wasn't going to be good but this one was bad
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    Pheasant opener

    My hunting partner cant make it over for the first. Anyone looking for a hunting partner let me know. I am hunting the state wildlife refuges in central california. I currently put in for four reservations at China Island, Los Banos, Salt Slough, and Los Banos
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    Pheasant Season 2021 - Might Be a Tough One

    Might be a tough one this year at some of the refuges early on if we don't get a good amount of early rain. Due to the drought and lack of water storage at Shasta, the refuges are only going to receive 40% of their normal allotments this year. That probably means holding back flooding of some...
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    Training older dog to hunt upland

    I have an older GSP. He is about three years old now. I got him from a young couple who kept him as a family pet. He is a purebread and AKC registered. When I got him he was wild. He would take off running and not listen to me when I tried to call him back. I worked with him awhile and I got him...
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    California Ammo Background Checks

    Anyone go through the process? I went through it. What a mess. I am not in the CA DOJ system because I have not purchased a firearm since background checks went into affect. It was a mess. Too much to get into detail now
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    Training 2 Year Old GSP

    I purchased a two year old German Shorthair Pointer from a nice young couple. They treated the dog well but the problem is it appears they left the dog in the backyard but was never trained to do anything. They pampered him more than anything. He can't do anything. He just runs wild and does not...
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    Pheasant Season Opening Weeks Away

    I spoke to our local state refuge manager and he said conditions again were excellent this year and they are pleased with the pheasant numbers they are seeing. Not sure about the refuge by my house. Half of it was flooded all spring and early summer. Going to check it out this weekend. Give my...
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    Season Drawing Near

    Only week and half till the opener. Looking forward to it. Got a lot of rain last weekend. 2.5 inches in less than 24 hours.
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    Pheasant numbers

    Spoke with one of the guys that runs the North Grasslands complex, which consists of Los Banos, Volta, Salt Slough, China Island, San Luis. He told me conditions were ideal this year and they had a good hatch. They are seeing a good number of birds this year. Better than they have seen in...
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    Dove Opener Tmw

    Maybe no pheasants around but alot of doves are anyway.
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    Spring rains

    Had a good amount of March and April rains here in Central CA. Hoping the rains help this spring's hatch
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    Springer Spaniel Training - Update

    I posted a thread earlier about training my Springer Spaniel. I can't work with him everyday right now because of the short days and am working with him 3 days a week. Two year old Springer Spaniel that I am basically starting from scratch. I found several videos that were helpful. I am using...
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    Happy New Year Everyone

    Hope everyone is having a great New Years Day. I am trying to get some things done on the ranch here and working with my new dog. The dog has really bonded to me. I tried to see if he would go with my daughter for a walk but he just wants to stick with me. When my other dogs tried to get in on...
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    2 year old English Springer Spaniel heel

    I obtained a two year old Springer Spaniel. I have little experience training dogs. I owned two labs before. The first lab was trained by a pro trainer both obedience and for upland. Second dog no training at all. I want to start learning how to train dogs. My lab was taught to sit on the heel...
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    Merry Xmas Everyone

    Hope everyone has a safe and happy xmas. Pheasant closes this Sunday. I am planning on going. Gonna take the dogs for a walk this morning. There was shooting somewhere behind my property yesterday when I took the dogs for a walk. It was a good distance but could definitely hear it and the...
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    Gun Safety

    https://www.facebook.com/XplicitNationMedia/videos/897589420296422/ My brother sent me this video, lol. Proof of the importance of gun safety courses when you have idiots like this handling firearms.
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    One Week Till Pheasant Opener

    Looking forward to season opener. Will be going solo on the opener. No one I know could make it down to Central CA for the season opener.
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    Pheasant Hunting - England

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CWFP2Lj1Cw Video is funny. Guys out in the field wearing ties and the guy waving the flag like its Le Mans, LOL
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