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I learned upland hunting in western KS with a group. Everybody in the group was safe and it was a lot of fun. But there was one guy in the group that was a self-centered schmuck to begin with, and who evolved into a real jerk. I started to type out some of his stunts, but decided not too...

Thanks for the reply. I get what you’re saying. I did this in a pretty controlled way—started back away, looked at his response and adjusted. Agree this isn’t the perfect way to get a dog acclimated to a hunting environment, but feel it’s a reasonable step the way I did it. Appreciate the...

OK @Bob Peters I had to read back through and see why the sad face. I had him on a leash well away from the range in the parking lot to begin with. As I saw how he was reacting I got closer to the fence. He wasn't interfering with anything or anybody. And since everybody loves a puppy, he was a...

I've always just taken my new pups out to the range and let them walk around, watching their reaction and adjusting. That's worked for me. We've got a four month old Brittany pup who is easily startled by things/sounds he doesn't know. I took him out to the local shooting range last weekend...

Both were my dad’s and they’ll each get one someday.

Molly B'Golly. Got her in 2001 and was the first Brittany we had with a good pedigree (grandfather was Renegade's KS Kid). I put quite a bit of effort into training her. Also had a lot more opportunities to hunt back then. Was in a western KS group that hunted every year, took her to WIHA in KS...

Max A'Million right there in my avatar. We lost Max in September, just short of his 14th birthday. I don't have the heart to change the picture yet. We've also got Ruby Sue (as in Vacation). She's a nine year old L&W Brittany. Both of them were named by the kids.

Thirsty's in Hays was a pleasant surprise for us coming back KC from the Southwest part of the country this summer.

Western MO :D

Nice report!

Nice! Congrats.

Hey bc -- it's been a while. Wish I had a youth or two to take out! My babies are in their 20's now.

Love to see that!

Never cotton, as many have said. Wicking base layers for both shirt (long sleeve) and pants. Many, many vendors out there -- UA not the only one. If it's really cold, a wool-blend union suit is next. Wool shirt. The Gore-Tex hunting pants and coat, so I don't get wet from the outside. If this...

Used to be home base for the group I hunted with. Too bad the owner couldn't hold on a little longer -- musta been some pretty good reason to close it so close to the season.