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Hey guys, I am from Brooks Alberta, I am new to the forum. I enjoy all of the shooting sports, but especially enjoy Sporting Clays, Pheasant Hunting, and long range precision gopher annihalation and Coyote Hunting.
 
It is very good, as well as most canals within the eastern irrigation district. This may not be the thread, but does anyone here know of a good bird dog trainers in southern alberta? I have a 8 month old German Shorthair that needs some "polishing".
 
Welcome

Welcome to the site, lots of good info here. I'm from Strathmore and I'm big into yote hunting and gophers as well. I'm looking for a yote hunting partner, PM me if you wanna hook up and kill something.:rockOn:
Scott
 
That sounds good.... I have hunted plenty around the Strathmore area, and I have to say, in Brooks we have hundreds of coyotes....... in S'more, you have thousands.... and close to town as well.
 
I've done a lot of gopher shootin between High River and Brooks - extremely nice area. I have some freands who own farms in the area. Be sure to make nice with the Hudderites
 
I have lived here all my life, and have access to some pretty prime land. Most of the Hutterites are very tolerant of hunters... some charge $5 a head, small price to pay I would say. Also, they will usually clean ducks and geese for a small fee.
 
howdy and welcome to the forum.
i lived in brooks for a while ,about three years wile i was working at lakeside .
also lived in castles on a farm at the end of castles road and got to shoot alot of dogs there .
I miss the praries teribly and alberta in general
 
Welcome.

I just moved from Cassils myself, to take up here in Lethbridge.

Good people around Brooks, salt of the Earth most of them. So many of them are good about giving permission too. Hunted for 10 years with my Vizsla along the river, and all over the prairies. Used to love those wild birds around the River, and North of town. Dog no longer with us, and i don't feel like replacing him yet, so missed this season for the first time in a long time!

Your spot on with the Hutterites, great guys, and always happy to have you hunt there land, especially if you are shooting coyotes. I couldn't believe how welcoming they are.............and they like a piece of venison when they can get it. I hope they are as friendly around Lethbridge!!

If your into Sporting Clays, you must have been to the Brooks club out at the Hatchery, i maybe saw you there. Ron and his guys have done a great job out there, and i miss that facility for sure. Hope to make a trip or two up there come Spring. They tell me the place is really well supported now, good on yer.

I considered training dogs for people for a while but couldn't see the customer base to make a full time job of it. I hope you'll forgive me for saying that 8 months is VERY young for any pointer to be out in the field, except under strict supervision, or developing bad habits, at that age they should be just getting steady on the basics, and working on pointing and simple retrieves, preferably on a looooong lead! Whistle commands should have been started by now, in conjunction with hand signals, but ONLY when the dog cannot ignore you, or be chastised immediately for violations!!

There are lots of good books out there, but if you want to speak offline, i would be happy to help.


Enjoy GunNutz.
 
p53Enfield said:
I just moved from Cassils myself, to take up here in Lethbridge.

Good people around Brooks, salt of the Earth most of them. So many of them are good about giving permission too. Hunted for 10 years with my Vizsla along the river, and all over the prairies. Used to love those wild birds around the River, and North of town. Dog no longer with us, and i don't feel like replacing him yet, so missed this season for the first time in a long time!

Your spot on with the Hutterites, great guys, and always happy to have you hunt there land, especially if you are shooting coyotes. I couldn't believe how welcoming they are.............and they like a piece of venison when they can get it. I hope they are as friendly around Lethbridge!!

If your into Sporting Clays, you must have been to the Brooks club out at the Hatchery, i maybe saw you there. Ron and his guys have done a great job out there, and i miss that facility for sure. Hope to make a trip or two up there come Spring. They tell me the place is really well supported now, good on yer.

I considered training dogs for people for a while but couldn't see the customer base to make a full time job of it. I hope you'll forgive me for saying that 8 months is VERY young for any pointer to be out in the field, except under strict supervision, or developing bad habits, at that age they should be just getting steady on the basics, and working on pointing and simple retrieves, preferably on a looooong lead! Whistle commands should have been started by now, in conjunction with hand signals, but ONLY when the dog cannot ignore you, or be chastised immediately for violations!!

There are lots of good books out there, but if you want to speak offline, i would be happy to help.


Enjoy GunNutz.
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She is 8 months but she has whistle commands down, and whoa and ok, sit, and she is getting better at retrieving the dummies, all of these commands only work when she is on a long lead. She is very intelligent and I need to get the e-collar on her and get her working more. Hope she is good enough for this fall, she will be doing a lot of bird hunting this season.

And yes I shoot at the Brooks club in the summer league and I have subbed a few times during winter league. They have done a very good job with the course out there, and they are constantly improving it.
 
I just wrote a huge reply, and got logged out for my trouble, so i'll sped up my 2 fingers and try again.

Get someone else to hold the lead so she doesn't always associate the lead with doing what shew is told. Give her commands when she is close to you, but held ny someone else, who stays perfectly quiet, and just reinforces the commands for you if she ignores them, by pulling on the lead, if you are too far away, to correct her quickly.

She is really quite young and you need to get her absolutely steady on just a few basic commands first, before progressing. Try the fetch thing and whoa commands in a very small area, such as a hallway, where she can't run past you.

Bit drastic yet to get her on the collar so soon, when theres so much more to teach her that can be done on the long lead, or by good use of the type of training area you use.

First thing i always taught my dogs was to sit and be steady for long periods without me by their side, but alwways watching them as i walked round them in a circle. Yes sure, the circle is only going to be a couple of feet at first, but this can soon be opened up as they become steadier and more confident.

Won't harp onanymore, except to say the most fun i ever had with my dogs, was in the training of them, followed by those twilight years of theirs, where commands seemed superfluous!!

Best regards...............P53.
 
p53Enfield said:
I just wrote a huge reply, and got logged out for my trouble, so i'll sped up my 2 fingers and try again.
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That sucks when that happens... when you're doing a long post, always 'copy' the part you wrote. That way, if there is a glitch, just paste it.

DogNGun - Quick question - I'm always looking for new gopher 'opportunities'. Is the best bet simply to drive around, and ask farmers? Or is there a better chance the Hutterites would know where they are, and/or let you hunt on their land? And when you go to a colony, do you just drive up and say "Take me to your leader" and ask that guy? Ask the first dude you see? Flag one down on the road? :D Sounds stupid, but I'm serious. I have NO idea what would be considered normal.

What is the best approach, in your experience?

If you wanted to give them some sort of 'thank you', what types of things are appreciated? Like if you shoot a coyote and bring it back for them, would that be considered a nice gesture, or would they think you are an idiot? :)

Anyway, always good to have rural Albertans around here. Thanks!
 
Hutterites Brethren Colonies.

It was my experience that you either just drive up to the farm area of the colony and ask the first person you see, or ask for the farm boss.

It was as simple as that!

No-one ever asked me for anything, but an offer of venison, especially if shot on their land would go far for PR sake.

Once you have permission once, try get a name at least, and then your in.

That was my experience at least, and if you make a friend on the colony and like sausage or home made refreshments........You had better plan on staying a while!!

That's not to say that your local colony won't be different, of course, however that friendly first approach is all important. Worst thing that can happen is they say no, or you leave a gate open and wind up in the back forty!!!!
 
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