The Gun Counter

We haven't done one of these in a while.

Me on New Years Eve. And, no, I didn't take the rifle with me when I went out.

Here's me at my sister's wedding.

Dressy seems to be the theme.

Here I am sitting on the rocks at the Giant's Causeway. Fascinating place that stretches for over 1 1/2 miles along the coast.

This was taken this past summer as my stepdaughter's wedding reception. Please note that I have on a clean shirt, clean jeans, and my boots do not have horseshit on them. This is about as dressed up as I ever get.

I'm always being told I look like this guy - to the point people come up to me in public...

DD

Made using the Simpsons character generator about the time the movie came out. I can't seem to make it show up without needing to be clicked on, however.

Here I am with Maggie and the first pheasant she pointed and retrieved.

Slash;

That's a neat picture, but how do you teach a pointing dog to handle pheasants? The ones we had in Iowa would run like deer ahead of a dog, so we used Labs and Springers (although I knew one guy who hunted pheasants with beagles!).

First Shirt wrote:Slash;

That's a neat picture, but how do you teach a pointing dog to handle pheasants? The ones we had in Iowa would run like deer ahead of a dog, so we used Labs and Springers (although I knew one guy who hunted pheasants with beagles!).

Thanks!

Mostly, the pheasants around here will hold long enough for a pointing dog to find them. When the birds are running, using two or three dogs can work well. I have a friend who runs two dogs at a time and when we hunt together, we will run all three of our dogs. Our three have hunted together enough that they work together very well. One of his two hunts in close and the other ranges out at the limit one normally wants his pointer to be. My dog then comes in and hunts in between his two, so we get good coverage and the dogs will bracket a runner.

I have found that I don't have to teach these dogs much beyond basic obedience. Mainly, I get them out in the field and encourage the instinctive behavior I like (such as pointing, honoring, ranging) and discourage the instincts I don't like (such as eating the bird, chasing a flushing bird, etc.). Their pack instinct and naturally pleasant disposition make them good hunting partners and good companions.

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