Anyone hunting with a Pointer? Anyone looking for one?

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Hi folks,

Just wondering if many folks hunt with pointers. I did hunt a wee bit many years ago with one (that was in pre-kids years); will likely get back to it in the future. We just rescued a young Weimaraner, not sure about her potential, we'll go for a walk this fall for sure and see how she behaves!

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In related news, a friend of mine is a small-scale breeder of top quality German Shorthaired Pointers (she does hunt with her dogs). Anyone seriously looking for a pup can send me a PM for contact info.

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louthepou said:
Hi folks,

Just wondering if many folks hunt with pointers. I did hunt a wee bit many years ago with one (that was in pre-kids years); will likely get back to it in the future. We just rescued a young Weimaraner, not sure about her potential, we'll go for a walk this fall for sure and see how she behaves!

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In related news, a friend of mine is a small-scale breeder of top quality German Shorthaired Pointers (she does hunt with her dogs). Anyone seriously looking for a pup can send me a PM for contact info.

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She is beauttiful, Lou and knowing your family, should fit right in.:):D

One question - does she point the hens in the chicken run? :p
 
I love GSP's but I don't have time to train one properly right now. I have hunted over a couple and been a shooter at a field trial and worked with probably 25 there.

They are a great breed, in a perfect world I would like a GSP and a Lab to hunt with as a pair.
 
What a gorgeous crowd of puppies.........
How did you manage to get them to stay put?
I sent you a pm on these pups.
Cheers and thanks for the photos. :)
 
You do realize it`s not allowed to post pictures of pups on here, that is considered cruel and unusual punishment. Nice looking pup you got, just not a GSP. Have two dogs now and that is lots one is getting old though. Maybe in a year or two. Damnation i do like the GSP`s.
 
I have a 1.5 year old GSP and love hunting with her. She can find and point birds and rabbits she also retrieves from land and water as well as busts ups turkeys for me in the fall sesone for me to try and call one in. I think every upland and small game hunter should at least have one GSP in there life time. Good hunting to every one this fall.
 
I have three weimaraners, they are the most intelligent and driven dogs I have ever seen. They point and retrieve birds on land, retrieve birds in the water, track game, point rabbits, are smart as anything I have seen, have no end to their desire to hunt and please me, and they are my best friends. I love 'em!
 
I have had 4 Stradivarius GSP's - Rook is 11 now. When the owner terminated operations in 2006, I began looking at other breeds. I love GSP's, but since I got my first Drahthaar 1.5 years ago, it would take something pretty special to pull me away from this breed.
 
Crashman said:
I have three weimaraners, they are the most intelligent and driven dogs I have ever seen. They point and retrieve birds on land, retrieve birds in the water, track game, point rabbits, are smart as anything I have seen, have no end to their desire to hunt and please me, and they are my best friends. I love 'em!
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That's good to hear. I am interested in getting a dog and would like it to be a pointer first, but would also like it to be able to retrieve ducks out of the water. I have had a couple of guys tell me that you can have either a good pointer or a good retriever, so that's encouraging to hear your weimaraners are good at both. Where did yours come from? I am in southern ON and head out to eastern ontario often.

Good luck with your dog OP!
 
looch said:
I love GSP's, but since I got my first Drahthaar 1.5 years ago, it would take something pretty special to pull me away from this breed.
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I had never heard of Drahthaar's before, but just looked them up. Very interesting. Just looking at www.vdd-canada.ca and it was saying that they will point, retrieve and track large game. What have you trained yours to do? It would be amazing to have such a versatile dog.
 
oneskilledshooter said:
I had never heard of Drahthaar's before, but just looked them up. Very interesting. Just looking at www.vdd-canada.ca and it was saying that they will point, retrieve and track large game. What have you trained yours to do? It would be amazing to have such a versatile dog.
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All the versatiles are supposed to do those things - GSP's and Weim's included. I went with the draht because I wanted a wire-haired dog to put up with the prickly ash we have here in the uplands. Another reason is that their registration process all but eliminates any fly-by-night kennel - something that is important to consider if you are unable to personally visit the kennel ahead of time.

Now that I actually have a draht, I can say that I have never had an animal so in tune, scarily smart, and with such a work ethic. If I ask her to fetch something it had better be there for her to find because she has a real hard time giving up.
 
Thinking said:
I don't know the dam well, but the sire is one heck of a great dog. Should be a lot of potential in that litter.
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Thinking, I can only assume you know one of the two kennels? I only know the one which provided the dame, Champmarais kennel.

I retrieved the details of the sir and dame:

Beaumont von der Merrymeeting (Monty) X Champmarais' Beatrix (Cheyenne)
 
I love the European "versatile" breeds - all of which are pointers, trackers and retrievers. I currently hunt with a Pudelpointer, and have another pup in training.

Our Saskatoon Gun Dog club sponsors standardized hunt tests for the Versatile Hunting Dog Federation. Besides the Weimaraners, GSP's and Drahthaars already mentioned, we have hunted with and tested some wonderful Brittanies, Large Munsterlanders, Vizlas, and others.

There are at least 52 continental pointing dog breeds. The best reference I have found for detailed comparisons and objective assessment of these various breeds, their characteristics and hunting ability is author Craig Koshyk's massive new pictoral reference book "Pointing dogs - Volume one, the continentals" I'd highly recommend it to anyone wanting to acquire a new pointing dog.
 
This is my pup, going to be training him this fall. It's my first season hunting in years, and since I'm moving up to Whistler it'll be challenging training the dog on my own, but he's already way above the skill level of a 6 month old dog in every other way.

As a pup:
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Longwalker said:
I love the European "versatile" breeds - all of which are pointers, trackers and retrievers. I currently hunt with a Pudelpointer, and have another pup in training.

Our Saskatoon Gun Dog club sponsors standardized hunt tests for the Versatile Hunting Dog Federation. Besides the Weimaraners, GSP's and Drahthaars already mentioned, we have hunted with and tested some wonderful Brittanies, Large Munsterlanders, Vizlas, and others.

There are at least 52 continental pointing dog breeds. The best reference I have found for detailed comparisons and objective assessment of these various breeds, their characteristics and hunting ability is author Craig Koshyk's massive new pictoral reference book "Pointing dogs - Volume one, the continentals" I'd highly recommend it to anyone wanting to acquire a new pointing dog.
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Great post! Thanks! I will check that book out. One thing I was thinking about was the coat; maybe a Drathaar would be a good choice because of it's wire hair? I would think it would keep a little warmer retrieving in the water in the fall than many of the other pointers.
 
The Drathaar and the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon are the exact same breed. I have a Griffon and he is a hunting fool. He doesn't tire and will hunt from daybreak to sunset. I first considered a GSP but the Griffons double coat and resistance to cold won out. The heat of summer or the cold of winter is of no consequence, when I pick up his collar, he is bouncing off the walls.

And Lou... if you want to get rid of your Weimaraner, my boy can always use a partner!
 
louthepou said:
Thinking, I can only assume you know one of the two kennels? I only know the one which provided the dame, Champmarais kennel.

I retrieved the details of the sir and dame:

Beaumont von der Merrymeeting (Monty) X Champmarais' Beatrix (Cheyenne)
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Montys owner is the director of training of our NAVHDA chapter. The dog is awesome. Monty is out of Blaine and Patty Carters Merrymeeting kennels in Maine, one of the best GSP/DK kennels in North America, and definitely the source of many great dogs. If I were a DK or GSP guy (I'm a Pudelpointer fan at the moment) I'd be looking for their dogs on a pedigree or I'd go straight to the source.
 
Griffoneur said:
The Drathaar and the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon are the exact same breed. I have a Griffon and he is a hunting fool. He doesn't tire and will hunt from daybreak to sunset. I first considered a GSP but the Griffons double coat and resistance to cold won out. The heat of summer or the cold of winter is of no consequence, when I pick up his collar, he is bouncing off the walls.

And Lou... if you want to get rid of your Weimaraner, my boy can always use a partner!
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Actually the Drahtaar and the German Wirehair Pointer are the same (for the purposes of this discussion anyway, the DD and GWP are bred based on different standards, leading to many arguments as to wether or not they are the same...it gets messy). The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is a very different dog in many ways.
 
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