Our Iowa Opener

[mstand]

Ok Ok, so we didnt actually make the opener. We were fortunate to have Baja's breeder from Germany stop by and visit us for a couple of days. So we missed the opener. But Jim and I were able to sneak away today and chase some of Iowa Ringnecks.
No need for a long drawn out story. We could have shot our limits twice. But we chose to only shoot points and we were able to stick to it. We did have a couple of points where we dropped the ball. There were also a lot of hen points.
Baja( 5 months old) was able to get her first point on a wild Iowa Pheasant. That to me was the highlight.

Here are pics and a short 3 minute video.

http://youtu.be/cgqyrKIMpwA

 

[UplandHntr]

all the way from Germany? How cool is that! I still remember my Goldens first rooster.. I could tell the story for the 437th time if you'd like????:cheers:
Enjoy the ride!

 

[mstand]

Tell away bud! I love a good story.

 

[Ranger Rick]

Mstand - Please tell me about your dogs and their breeding.

 

[mstand]

Well, they are Small Munsterlanders or as Iowa Labs calls then "Mustardlanders"

My male and newest female we imported from Germany. My oldest female is from WI.
They are bred to hunt upland, waterfowl and fur. They are also outstanding tracking dogs.
In Germany they were bred for "After the shot" and game recovery.
Very nice house dogs and good with the family.
Hater of cats, unless it is part of the pack. If not, all bets are off.
They are social climbers. If you are not the pack leader, they will be happy to lead it for you.
There are all kinds of breeds that can get the job done. But this is the one that is for me and I will never be without one.

They are not always as close working as the video shows. But the cover dictated that they work in closer. It was prbably not fair that I work the pup in such thick cover.

 

[MNbirdman]

Nice dog work.I am hoping to find time to get to Iowa soon.They are saying that the bird #s are up
Bernie:coolpics:

 

[iowa labs]

mstand your fun to tease

i tease mstand but her dogs are great and really are versatile hunters:thumbsup:. :cheers:

 

[small munsterlander owner]

thats a great little dog you have there!!! my little girl was just turning 6 month on MN pheasant opener & i didnt get her on much bird action but on our MN prairie chicken hunt little LOLA did great she pointed a few birds but wasnt the most steady but she was a monster when it came to retrieving downed birds she marked & ran to 2 birds her self & picked the bird up & brang it to me 2 other birds i had to head to towards the bird but she then picked up on what to do she even found my dads 1st ever prairie chicken!!!

my cousin has a 11 month old SM & she wanted no part of the downed birds??? almost scared of the floping birds???

i need to get my girl on a higher bird population she was doing a lot or work for the few birds we did get up... she did great in the pheasant field up there also she led me to 3-4 birds they were far out & i missed the shot i was bummed!!! for the dog that is!!!

going to be get n her out again soon!!!

great pics & story MSTAND please keep us posted on the future hunts...

also hey is there always alot of difference in the look of each litter of SMs like my 6 month old SM is taller & much more SETTER like in appearence then your dog pictured??? my cousins SM looks damn near like your dog to the T size color & head wise??? my girl has much more WAVY hair on the back & a longer more SPANIEL like head/nose & bigger more floppy ears then my cousins dog & i think yours pictured??? also my SM seems to have more feathering around her legs & neck/ears then your dog & my cousins??? any reason you could think of that this is the case???

i did read some things on-line wear they mention the difference in the SM lines the smaller line & the more SETTER like line is there any truth to that still today in the SM breed???

sorry dont mean to high jack your thread just thought id ask somebody with more knowledge then my-self a few questions about SMs...

thanks again for posting your story & pics keep em coming... if i new how to post pics i would try to do so & show you my LOLA... maybe i can E-mail you a pic sometime??? take care & happy safe hunting

 

[mstand]

Email them to me. Yes, they do have different looks. You have taller and athletic like my male and shorter and stout. It may trace back to the begining.
As far as my girl goes. I know she is lacking in the leg furnishings because I have my dogs out in the fields all the time. I am always combing out burs. My male looks more like a long tailed short hair right now then a Munster.
I will dig up some info for you. There is also a great book called "Pointing Dogs the continetals. You should look it up. It is pricey, but good.

 

[small munsterlander owner]

thanks i will also look up that article i read prior... its funny my dogs tail is even longer then my cousins SM??? my girl dose not have long furnishings just more pronounced then my cousins & my dog is in the field way more then his??? it was cool to look at the 2 different looking SMs standing side by side i should of took a pic! i will be out pheasant hunting with my cousins dog soon i should take a pic of the 2 my dog would be my cousins dogs aunt lol

if you will be breeding with rod jennsen then you may know of my cousins dog? or ROD will for sure its LAKEWOOD'S DIAMOND RIO

my girls mother is BELLE BARONNE V ACHTER DE DUINEN and her father is CRABTREES CAESAR AUGUSTUS "GUS" i think my girl looks a lot like her father "GUS" she is really dark in color also not much white only legs & belly mostly

ill try & email you thanks again for chat n with me MSTAND

 

[1pheas4]

Nice video/photos. The habitat you were hunting looked great! Dogs looked good working that cover too

Thanks for posting:cheers:

 

[mstand]

thanks i will also look up that article i read prior... its funny my dogs tail is even longer then my cousins SM??? my girl dose not have long furnishings just more pronounced then my cousins & my dog is in the field way more then his??? it was cool to look at the 2 different looking SMs standing side by side i should of took a pic! i will be out pheasant hunting with my cousins dog soon i should take a pic of the 2 my dog would be my cousins dogs aunt lol

if you will be breeding with rod jennsen then you may know of my cousins dog? or ROD will for sure its LAKEWOOD'S DIAMOND RIO

my girls mother is BELLE BARONNE V ACHTER DE DUINEN and her father is CRABTREES CAESAR AUGUSTUS "GUS" i think my girl looks a lot like her father "GUS" she is really dark in color also not much white only legs & belly mostly

ill try & email you thanks again for chat n with me MSTAND

FYI, the tail should reach to the tip of the hock. But, she is a pup, so dont even look at anything on her until 18 months. That is when she would be put up for breed approval, if you so chose to go that route.

Ever need help with anything, just let me know.

I have a breeding planned with Rods dog "Daisy". She was suppose to come in Oct. But has not yet. I am looking forward to this breeding.

 

[mstand]

Nice video/photos. The habitat you were hunting looked great! Dogs looked good working that cover too

Thanks for posting:cheers:

I probably shouldnt have had the pup in that kind of cover. It was very tough for her, but she go tit done.

Hope to have more video from this weekend!

 

[small munsterlander owner]

cool daisy is the mother to my cousins puppy lakewoods dimaond rio...

my girls tail is that length now & she is already bigger at 6.5 months then my cousins 11 moth old she will be bigger u can see that already...

the 2 SM lines were like "dorsten" & "hitteman" or something like that???


yes i will be doing the N/A TEST route at least i do want to breed my girl someday & maybe get a male import from HOLLAND or GERMANY??? i always wanted a small ROAN color SM but im now in love with the chocolate & white lol i wanted a dark color SM & sure got it... lol