Goosemaster
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I came upon some released roosters today.They saw me coming, and didn't run.No tail feathers, not big. That was my first time encountering these birds.I slayed one.Strange deal.
Released birds on public land.
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Goosemaster
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It was a montana wma up north. Very easy birds.
Goosemaster
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I'm totally against releasing these birds.I don't think they will survive the winter. They were standing out in the open, on a wma road.
A5 Sweet 16
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They won't last long. Should've shot them all just to end their misery. Was this up on the highline, Goose?
Goosemaster
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Yes.Ive never come across any Usually you have to work hard for a bird at this wma.An eagle could have picked them all off easily.
Goosemaster
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I wonder if south Dakota is releasing birds?
Bob Peters
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I bet the driver of the SD gfp bird wagon released a bunch of birds up at Ludlow and they migrated across the state line.
Goosemaster
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Ha ha. This is the high line of central montana. Yes they are releasing these I'll prepared birds.
Goosemaster
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When I first saw the 8 roosters standing out in the open, I thought it was odd.
KEOutdoors
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The real question here is did your new puppy tear it up again?
Goosemaster
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My puppy likes to schred birds. That is an E collar thing.
Goosemaster
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I have criticized these e collars,but I bought one. Unfortunately I forgot my charger on this trip, so keeping puppy in line was difficult. My puppy did pick up a bird, and started towards me,before my 10 year old lab took it from him. That was encouraging.
Haretrigger
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Don't think so....good way to screw up up your pup.
Goosemaster
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I don't use the shock. I use the vibrant. I only paid 200 dollars, so it isn't a real fancy one.
The GFP does not release birds. But there are private individuals that might and preserves are required to release birds.
I know its a bitoff topic, but my experience with the e-collars is that they it very helpful with recall without having to yell or whistle over high winds. 99.99% of my e-collar use is vibrate mode. If I have to use the shock mode on a very rare occasion, it doesnt take more than a nick setting 1 or 2 when she refuses to mind the vibration.
KEOutdoors
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Ecollar is a training tool, and emergency tool in the field. A fully collar conditioned dog should never need to be nicked in the field unless it gets on a coon or skunk or something to that sort. And you shouldnt be out collar conditioning your dog in the field during a hunt...
You should never ever vibrate or shock a new untrained puppy with a bird in mouth, unless you want that puppy to drop the bird and never touch another one again. You said it yourself, training is for dumb dogs.. I refuse to believe you have trained and now collar conditioned that 5mo old pup.
You should never ever vibrate or shock a new untrained puppy with a bird in mouth, unless you want that puppy to drop the bird and never touch another one again. You said it yourself, training is for dumb dogs.. I refuse to believe you have trained and now collar conditioned that 5mo old pup.
Goosemaster
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Yes I have used that a few times.I forgot my charger on this last trip.Big mistake.
MinnHunter
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We run into mentally challenged wild birds occasionally. On opener my dog got one up while hunting a long ways from my buddies when we split up. It was really stupid from the get go and I couldn't shoot it because it was too close to my dog. It flew directly to my buddies and provided an easy shot. We called it the suicide bird.
Hell yes Nebraska sell's the 450,000 birds EVERY year!!!