I'm retarded...I keep meaning Berkshire Valley but, Black Rock keeps coming out on the key board....duh. Window licker on the short bus checking in.

 

Well it look like the weather and my schedule are going to let me do some bird hunting. Taking the dog out for pheasant for the first time and boy is she excited. She knows something is up as I was gathering my stuff and her stuff and putting it in the Suburban. She probably thinks we are going camping or to the range. I should be there 0930. I have never been there so it is going to be a learning experience and a lot of fun. Hopefully pictures of some ring-necks and a happy dog to follow.

Good luck..

 

I was thinking of taking my dog's to port tomorrow afternoon if i get time..

Good luck, Wojo.

Mannnnnn..... I got my license for the first time since I was 15. Im 33 now. I wanna shoot some birds but I know NOTHING. Im lost in this whole hunting thing.

I'm retarded...I keep meaning Berkshire Valley but, Black Rock keeps coming out on the key board....duh. Window licker on the short bus checking in.

 

Well it look like the weather and my schedule are going to let me do some bird hunting. Taking the dog out for pheasant for the first time and boy is she excited. She knows something is up as I was gathering my stuff and her stuff and putting it in the Suburban. She probably thinks we are going camping or to the range. I should be there 0930. I have never been there so it is going to be a learning experience and a lot of fun. Hopefully pictures of some ring-necks and a happy dog to follow.

 

 

Good luck! I banged 2 this saturday out at flatbrook...Let me know if you want to link up again.

birkshire valley is pretty nice... i cant hunt tommorow, but will be at whitingham on thursday!!! 6:43 kick off time!

Dog flushed four birds and we came home with two. Good learning experience for her and me. I got learn her ways and signs that she was getting onto something. I learned that I need to have her a little closer to me, which is why I missed to first two birds. In the high grass, I couldn't see her movements if she was too far away. Once I figured her out, we bagged the next two. She is much more of a flusher then a pointer. Loves to point at chipmunks and moles, but flushes birds...go figure.

Dog flushed four birds and we came home with two. Good learning experience for her and me. I got learn her ways and signs that she was getting onto something. I learned that I need to have her a little closer to me, which is why I missed to first two birds. In the high grass, I couldn't see her movements if she was too far away. Once I figured her out, we bagged the next two. She is much more of a flusher then a pointer. Loves to point at chipmunks and moles, but flushes birds...go figure.

 

If she is a flusher, stay on her. Its fun that way. I am glad you let her run, I think its so annoying when guys are calling their dogs back all the time. The dog quickly realizes its 'Daddy's Game' she's playing...

nice touch on the 2!

I know I am somewhat new to this being that my only two other times hunting pheasants was on private land behind well trained dogs and owners.

 

But there was a pair of hunters today working a dog and the dog had this friggin beeping / homing device that was audible to me at least 100 yards away. It was frigging annoying as hell. I have a sport collar on my dog and then only I do is whistle or cluck or give a pssst come and she comes in tight. If I point at my feet, she comes in quick and stays tight. Beautiful day in the field only to be annoyed by the equivalent of a car alarm around a dog's neck. Another guy had a small bell on his dog's collar which I completely understand and couldn't find one this morning. NO cowbell on my dog that's for sure.

I know I am somewhat new to this being that my only two other times hunting pheasants was on private land behind well trained dogs and owners.

 

But there was a pair of hunters today working a dog and the dog had this friggin beeping / homing device that was audible to me at least 100 yards away. It was frigging annoying as hell. I have a sport collar on my dog and then only I do is whistle or cluck or give a pssst come and she comes in tight. If I point at my feet, she comes in quick and stays tight. Beautiful day in the field only to be annoyed by the equivalent of a car alarm around a dog's neck. Another guy had a small bell on his dog's collar which I completely understand and couldn't find one this morning. NO cowbell on my dog that's for sure.

 

 

LOL,those beeps were well trained dogs with high tech owners...those things beep when the dog stops, so the owner knows when a point is going down, and they beep at intervals so the owner knows where the dogs are. Bells are so annoying...

I didn't realize the stopping caused the beeping. I just figured it was timed thing. Good techie toy, but jeez, it has to have a volume control on it so you can tone it down a bit.

Wojo, glad you had a productive day. Nice pic of the dog and your take for the day. Keep at it with her, she'll only get better.

 

As for those annoying bells and beepers, they do serve a purpose. I am not so high-tech, but prefer a bell, which to me is my idea of an autumn symphony. It's all I've ever used and what I've been using on dogs since my dad's day. A bell serves two purposes: to locate your dog while it's moving, and when the bell "stops;" this tells you that your dog is on point and it's time to locate the dog. In big open fields it's hard to lose a dog in such areas, but in thick heavy cover like Maine, laurel choked Pennsy, or in snow-covered woods; it's sometimes tough to find a dog on point who has wandered out of sight on game and is locked on point somewhere. A good pointing dog that locks up on a bird will never move until you find him and flush the bird. When all goes silent, it's time to look for your dog. When the bell stops, I head in the general direction I last heard the bell sound. I know the dog is stopped for a reason. Many dogs are boot-polishers, so there is no need for a bell. I like to give my dog a little leeway and let him run and find birds. He knows more about finding birds than I do.

 

Some like to use those beeping collars. And there are some beeping collars which also emit a hawk scream; the concept is it will alert you to the dog on point AND the hawk scream is supposed to scare the bird from flying. (No lie, someone really thought of this.) I find both annoying and untraditional. A bit gimmicky but many use them. Flushing dogs and retrievers afield rarely need a bell/beeper unless they run big.

 

Some of my pics to illustrate:

 

Point in snow. (Sometimes tough to find my black & white Setter in the snow)

 

Thick cover in Maine complete with moose roadblock. (Most good grouse cover has limited visibility.)

 

Trailing pheasant in the snow at Whittingham. Without a bell, snow-covered woods blanket any sound and footfalls.

Congrats Wojo, sounds like you've got a great dog. I wish I could get a nice hunting dog

I always wanted a good hunting dog and she was a rescue operation if you will. I developed a fondness for Vizsla's as a family dog after seeing our friends pair of dogs interact with the family. Then some neighbors bought this pup and after a week or two were complaining about how much work a 8 week pup was. They had it for two weeks and something inside me had the wife call to check on them and the dog. Found out the husband was literally at the animal shelter dropping the dog off. I put a stop to that and had them bring her to me. I had a one year at the time and figured if the house was baby-proofed, now is a perfect time for a puppy. Worked out well for everyone.

I always wanted a good hunting dog and she was a rescue operation if you will. I developed a fondness for Vizsla's as a family dog after seeing our friends pair of dogs interact with the family. Then some neighbors bought this pup and after a week or two were complaining about how much work a 8 week pup was. They had it for two weeks and something inside me had the wife call to check on them and the dog. Found out the husband was literally at the animal shelter dropping the dog off. I put a stop to that and had them bring her to me. I had a one year at the time and figured if the house was baby-proofed, now is a perfect time for a puppy. Worked out well for everyone.

 

I would LOVE to rescue a pup, but with both me and the fiance working 12-14 hour shifts, we wouldn't be able to give the dog enough attention.

Eyes of a killer that guy has

Wojo - you relented and put a bell on Fergie didn't you?

Wojo - you relented and put a bell on Fergie didn't you?

 

Last week, I had this new shooter coming out with me and I figured it was cheap dog insurance.

I have hunted with Fergie...she is probably one of the most energetic dogs Ive been out with...Fergie is a hunter, she bumps birds in the butt and gets them to fly...Great dog Scott.

Dog update...I went to Indian Creek this past Friday (T-day +1) for a four hour hunt with my brother down from Canada. I don't know what happened, but all of a sudden she became an incredible pointer. I mean motionless and resisted breaking even after I told her to GET' IT. It took a couple of times where she finally made the move to flush them. I came back so excited. I can see I'll be exploring a bunch of stocking / private hunting farms.

Last week, I had this new shooter coming out with me and I figured it was cheap dog insurance.

 

Ha. I didn't come nowhere near to shooting the dog

 

 

 

or you.

You did good. I am still looking for a smaller bell. With Xmas almost here, I am sure a decoration is going to loose a bell for the dog.

You did good.

 

Thanks!