Recent content by Pheasant

My British Lab from britlabs.com has been the calmest house dog ever and great in the field. If I went back to labs I would get another.

My English lab has been an amazing house dog from 12 weeks on - never a problem and very calm. Before arthritis set in, he was a strong methodical hunter, great at all retrieves, and natural very soft mouth. Very easy to train. My only knock is he was a bit to passive in the field. Before the...

Yes, not looking forward to the drive. Would be so much easier if I was on the other side of Chicago!

Yea, finding someone with a big farm that would do a trespass fee would be cool. Google searches mostly bring up professional outfitters. Someone told me ND has a lot less hunting pressure and I might want to think about going there, but from Detroit, SD is plenty far. If I was closer to...

David, I tried to reply to your PM but it says your mailbox is full.

This is my first "Pointer" but the Pudelpointer is a Versatile breed, so if it is retrieving ducks in those cattails it will be as good or better than a lab - they are supposed to have a phenomenal nose - but I am not "Expert" on the breed yet but like what I see so far. The minimum shedding...

Here is what I am looking for: 1. Room and Board (nice lodge for after hunting war stories and drinking a few beers) 2. Day one place to hunt with plenty of birds. I don't want to waste time looking for a parcel to hunt my first day or two. 3. Not have to compete with other SD experienced...

UPDATE: I ended up moving away from Labs and ended up getting a Pudelpointer. I was 10 months on various lists (very difficult dog to get), and finally got the call a few months ago. If I was to get another Lab it would be a Double TT lab. But I wanted to try a Versatile breed that is...

I will soon start planning a SD trip for October 2019 with 3 buddies. Since I have no clue where the best place to go and stay if I hunted public land, I am leaning toward 3 days and 4 nights at an outfitter then 3 days hunting public land once I get the lay of the land and talk to some people...

I have a double tt lab. 9 years old developed severe issues with back legs over the last 6 months and also had issues with right shoulder on and off since 4 years old. Great dog, great hunter, but wish I could have gotten a few more years out of her. :( House dog now. Could be just luck of...