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ksduckhntr

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I am curious as to what breed of dogs guys here in KS have and hunt. I had my eye on a SM for both ducks and upland but ended up with a free EP. 2 1/2 years old and hope to get him into quite a few birds this year.
 
English pointers for quail. Waterfowl duty falls to my labs. Also do hunt tests with them as well (labs). I don't pheasant hunt much at all.
 
Duck- my EP loves hunting quail and it is a joy to watch him hold point on a covey, but it is equally awesome to watch him creep/re position while holding a pheasant. He also gets possessive over pheasants but with quail just runs on to find the next covey like a game.

FC- I have known a few springer owners and they loved their breed. I just never could get over the amount of cockerburrs that long hair gathers. Flushers like that are sure fun to watch though.
 
I like Setters. They have a style and class that does something to me.
They have always been my favorite dogs.

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Setter - how are setters in the field? I have hunted with GSP who like to run as does my EP. Lots of range and cover lots of ground. I have hunted with a Brittany that was more like a methodical machine. Back and forth, back and forth, never really ranging very far but did cover the ground really well. Do setters run, or are they more methodical in their pursuit?
 
ksduckhntr said:
Setter - how are setters in the field? I have hunted with GSP who like to run as does my EP. Lots of range and cover lots of ground. I have hunted with a Brittany that was more like a methodical machine. Back and forth, back and forth, never really ranging very far but did cover the ground really well. Do setters run, or are they more methodical in their pursuit?
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You can get a setter with about any range you want. My Indy is a pretty big running dog, he can cover ground in a big way. Prairie Chicken hunting in big open areas he will be 400-600 yards a fair amount of the time.

Then I just lost Ace and he was more in the 100-200 yard range. He was one of the better pheasant dogs I have hunted with.

There are many option with setters, you just have to know what you want.

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FCSpringer said:
I know tons of folks down there that have English Springer Spaniels and use them on ducks, quail and pheasants. Couple clubs down there with some rather large trials each year as well.:thumbsup:
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Are there any ESS clubs in NE Kansas?
 
I have a Shorthair, but have also owned a English pointer and have hunted behind my father in-laws English setter quite a bit. I love all types of bird dogs, hard to go wrong with any.
 
Toad said:
Are there any ESS clubs in NE Kansas?
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Zenda Kansas, Liberty Nebraska, Spivey, Kansas, Dunnegan MO, Are the areas they conduct their field trials. I can get you in touch with those 4 clubs to find people training and where. But they are scattered around all over down there. Some great folks.:thumbsup:
 
I too prefer a dog that won't collect debris as it works a field. My first dog was a lab. Now I run a Vizsla.
 
"If English Pointers and Setters are the High-performance sport cars of the pointing breeds, the German Shorthair is the pick-up truck. It's low-maintenance, reliable as the day is long and it can carry a load."

-Pointing Dog Journal


I only run shorthairs because of their incredible loyalty and versatility they offer their owners.
 
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