Recent content by Marty Schaefer

welcome from another new guy :)

You will probably want to use the stimulation. If you want a great example of how to set the stimulation level of the collar, get the Perfection Kennels dvds Perfect start and Perfect Finish. If you don't want to get them, set the collar for the lowest setting and keep adjusting up until you...

Puppy's nip to play because that is how they play with their litter mates. When he nips, put your thumb in his mouth and push down on his tongue like you are lipping a bass and tell him no. Don't push down hard, just grab him like you would a fish. He will stop nipping you very quickly and it...

8 months may be a little young to try to steady him up too much. I'd worry about hurting his drive. I'd keep running him on wild birds and he'll figure it out himself and at least start flash pointing. Then I'd remove the birds and do some yard work.

I'd have to go with Alaska. Bird hunting seasons start in August and run to April. I'd love to sample the fly fishing, too.

82d Airborne, '91 - '94

Let your pointer roll. That's the way they are made. The key is biddability and the pup needs to be hunting for you and not self hunting. If the pup is running big, but keeping track of you and checking in, you're in good shape. He will learn to stick and hold roosters, but that is something...

That'd be great. I think that is the real value of these bird hunting forums. Really, there aren't that many of us left. I hunt some of the WPA's over that way quite often.

I got one of the original DC 20's this spring and plan to do exactly what you are doing. I don't like the sound of the beeper and think it scares birds. I will run the astro on the collar with my dogtra 2500.

I'm from Buffalo Center, so we've covered the same country. Although I haven't seen a lot of young un's, we had pretty decent weather during the nesting season, so I'm optimistic. Of course I was last year too and the fall was a little rough. The good thing about NC Iowa is that the loss of...

It's what I do. Thanks for the welcome, guys!

Thanks Bob. Milo is my first brit, and I can't imagine being any happier with a bird dog :)

That's my boy Milo on a rooster last fall.

Just found this site today. I live in NC Iowa and hunt here and in SC Minnesota with my 3 yo Brittany Milo. Been chasing roosters for 25+ years and look forward to talking bird hunting with you folks.