Recent content by pudgy gopher

One of the string.

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Puppies first pheasant public ground. Though it was a hen.

Early federal 6s. Late season BOSS 2 3/4 3/5.

I couldn't get a shot off as the pup was in the way. I believe the yote was hunting birds as we had just flushed a group of 20+ birds not more than 50 yardrs from where he stole the bird.

This year I shot a bird over a young dog. As he was running to it for the retrieve a coyote ran out from the ditch grabbed the bird and ran off with it.

There is an etiquette to the country wave: If you pass some one you lift your index finger off of the wheel. Do not lift your hand just your finger. It needs to be high enough off the wheel so the other driver sees it. Be sure not to use your middle finger. If it is a women you use more then...

I hunt with an orthopedic surgeon and a guy that sells him the new parts.

You can google Minnesota Association of field trial clubs and you will get the list of all the clubs and I believe contact information for each club.

This is an area that was developed by the Minnesota Association of Field Trial Clubs in partnership with the DNR. There are a number of different clubs that hold trials there. There is also the ability of people to get a permit to train. This usually requires membership in one of the...

There is a game farm in that area and Pine Shadows Kennel.

So do you guys have trackers on your dogs yet...? Trackers and better training pretty much resolves lost dogs. Not that I am insensitive to a dog being lost just that it is almost always preventable by training, trackers, or someone that knows how to handle the dog.

GPS tracking is a wonderful tool.

We were out west this weekend too. More hunter trafic on Sunday compared to Saturday. I am assuming the nicer weather played a role in that. We did have some challenges finding an area with not as much snow as our farm had received. We are running puppies this year so our expectations are...

Went out on Sat. we did not move as many birds as we did last weekend. We got our limit of 6 and had some great work from a couple of the puppies. They have come a long way this past 4 months.