Hunting Dogs!!! Post your pics & stories!!!

When I run my dogs we also occasionally come across birds, I use them as training opportunities and like stubblejumper avoid nesting areas during the breeding/nesting season.
 
stubblejumper said:
I run my dog in a field for training, and on occasion we come across birds. It's not like we are out searching out birds. And once the birds are nesting, we go out of our way to avoid the nest areas. If anything, my removing five coyotes from this area in the past few weeks had given the birds in the area a much better chance of survival.
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Good work on the yotes.

South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Michigan, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado would disagree with you. All around this time of year as well.

Nice pic to btw.
 
We come across birds on a regular basis on our daily walks, does not really matter which direction we head out. Come spring I try to catalogue where the birds are especially after the chicks arrive. The birds generally lead the dog away from their chicks so I have a pretty good idea where to stay away from. I will sometimes run my dog on a leash with the ATV to stop them from harassing the birds at this most vulnerable state. This during a big bird year where they are everywhere, slow years I gravitate to places where haven't put any up. Off leash gives them a much better run so is preferable.
 
JIMMY 808 said:
Good work on the yotes.

South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Michigan, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado would disagree with you. All around this time of year as well.

Nice pic to btw.
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I don't live in any of those states,I live in Alberta, and there is no legislation against running my dog in agricultural fields at any time of year here. And the birds are not even paired off here yet, they are still in larger coveys.
 
stubblejumper said:
I don't live in any of those states,I live in Alberta, and there is no legislation against running my dog in agricultural fields at any time of year here. And the birds are not even paired off here yet, they are still in larger coveys.
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No you certainly don't live in any of those bird mecca states.

And you can shoot Huns September 1, pin feathers and all doesn't make it right.
 
Right now the birds are not breeding so stubblejumper has done nothing either illegal or unethical, I don't know what has you upset or what Alberta's hunting regulations have to do with your issue of his dog pointing birds outside of the breeding season. This has a possibility of turning into an ugly thread so why not let it drop.
 
hunter5425 said:
Right now the birds are not breeding so stubblejumper has done nothing either illegal or unethical, I don't know what has you upset or what Alberta's hunting regulations have to do with your issue of his dog pointing birds outside of the breeding season. This has a possibility of turning into an ugly thread so why not let it drop.
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You are right and wrong too but yes I will drop it.

Here is a dog and a kid for feel good feelings.

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Unfortunately Photobucket is now being greedy and won't let you share you images to forums without giving a bunch of money and your left nut.

I have a 6 year old chocolate lab, Maggie. She loves to tag along hunting eventhough she doesn't participate in the retrieving part too much, she still has fun and gets exercise. When I met my girlfriend Maggie was already 3 years old and never really been around guns, so she was scared at first. She doesn't mind them now, but still isn't much of a retriever. We are getting a golden retriever puppy the end of October. Just went on thursday and put a deposit on one. He's only 2 1/2 weeks old right now! We named him Gus, and I plan on working with him more so he will retrieve. Will post pics of both once I find a new photo hosting site.
 
Took the boy's out hunting today ( Chip and Bug) , we had a good day with a limit of Huns by noon. It was bug's first hunt for just Huns but he figured it out quick. I forgot the dang camera but here is a pic from a while ago.

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Chip and Bug are good looking boys also. I love to see all the working/bird dogs on here, but have a special interest in pointers, especially Brittanys. It was 29C here today, never been so hot while bird hunting in the "fall"! Had 1 nice point, turned out to be a couple of mourning doves at the base of a white pine, something I have never seen in the bush in central Ontario. Here's a few more from the last year. I call the last one "Blind Retrieve", as once the bird stopped flapping, she couldn't see where I was, but her "hold" is good, and I talked her right in.....

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Nice retrieve. Do have wild chukars in your area? I've run across them once here after someone must have been training in the area and a few survived before the snow fell. Here's Bug the other day pointing a Sharptail.

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Nos was retrieving for us yesterday on the opener of waterfowl in Southern Ontario. By the end of the day, it was 39C with the humidity and today it's supposed to be 41C!!! WAY TOO HOT!!!

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Jay



Here he is tucked under my back in the layout blind. Works pretty darn good with the internal frame in the blind.

When I pop up, he jumps out & GAME ON!

 
No, the chukar pics are planted birds. In southern Ontario we have wild ruffed grouse and woodcock, and some areas raise and release pheasants. Further north there are also spruce and sharp-tailed grouse. Bug looks solid on that sharpie!
 
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