Recent content by Jayhawk1992

Are you located near KC? I will send you a pm

Numbers are supposedly up 63% in my area of southwest Iowa. I work my dog fairly often on our crp ground and there were noticeably more birds this year than I have seen in the last 15. I am in Freemont County.

I had to hunt solo for almost 8 years. I hunt private buffer strips about 50 feet wide here are a few things that make a big difference. -Stop often, and sit still for minutes at a time. Birds will typically know your location based on the consistent sounds you make. when you take that away from...

Golden and West, He introduced my pup by placing homing pigeons,he threw the frozen quail after the intro session. Im guessing in an effort to gauge natural retrieve/interest.

Gatzby, We first evaluated with a few homing pigeons, the pup has a real strong point so the trainer doesn't want her catching live birds. Could this also be due to teething? She has no problems with bumpers. I'll have them switch to freshly killed quail and see if that helps.

Hey Guys & Gals, Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can work with my 5.5 month old lab pup to get over her feather aversion? I had my pup on wings at a reasonably young age (12 weeks). she absolutely loves pheasant/duck/pigeon wings. She carries them around and will try to pull out...