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Post by 161 on Feb 21, 2010 10:13:06 GMT -5
I really didn't like this gun when I was a kid. But I been havin a ball with it this year. Been shooting cheap 2 1/2 dram 7/8 0z 7 1/2 shot in the imp cyl barrel and the same load with #6 in the mod. Killed 25 bunnies all but 5 with the Stevens. Guss, my German Short hair is a pointing machine. She'll lock up and you can't force her to move in to flush. My little Jack Russel will plow in an run em out. I've probably missed 10 or 12 but that's ok. I know a lot of people would have a fit if their dog pointed a rabbit but I couldn't care less we're all having fun.
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Post by ET on Feb 21, 2010 19:15:48 GMT -5
I couldn't care less we're all having fun. 161 This is your hunt and having fun is part of game. Enjoy Ed |
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Post by tar12 on Feb 21, 2010 19:32:13 GMT -5
A 311 was my first gun!I could not even begin to remember how much game fell to that gun!Me and my childhood friend had a old Mec single stage and we reloaded with our paper route money,every last penny went into shooting!We had a mutual friend that had a farm where every year starlings would congregate and nest....we would almost melt those barells down!Man I sure do miss those days!
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Post by 161 on Mar 1, 2010 21:36:00 GMT -5
Rabbit season closed Sunday. Final total 28. Took the Short hair out in some tall grass and she made two beautiful points on hen pheasants.
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Post by ET on Mar 4, 2010 19:41:16 GMT -5
Rabbit season closed Sunday. Final total 28. Took the Short hair out in some tall grass and she made two beautiful points on hen pheasants. 161 28-bunnies is not a bad count for a season and Guss is ready to please some more. Look forward to hearing of future hunts. Don't want to give the impression of prying but I'm thinking/wondering if the Mrs has adjusted to Guss yet? Hope Guss has won her heart and is fully a member of the family. Ed |
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Post by 161 on Mar 4, 2010 22:42:24 GMT -5
I think the wife may be warming up, I see her petting Guss sometimes when she thinks no ones watching. Zoe, the Jack Russel has excepted Guss. I think she'd be lost without her new friend. When I brought Guss home she was about 43 lbs. She's 58 lbs. tonight an looks good. I worried about letting her point rabbits, but after watching her change gears an start pointing pheasant I feel better. A guy who raises an trains Short Hairs told me to read up on them. He said they were bred to hunt fur or feathers. I hunted her as hard as I had time for, and saw huge improvement in the way she worked an obeyed commands. She isn't great about retrieving but we'll work on that this summer.
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Post by ET on Mar 5, 2010 8:35:10 GMT -5
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Thanks for responding to my query and glad to hear the family is unifying towards a strong bond.
Hope there’s no surprises when Guss is taught to retrieve and will have a soft mouth so to speak. My belated hunting companion was difficult to control when he got onto a hot scent but never chewed up birds when he brought them back.
Please just consider this just as a suggestion. When training my belated companion I employed a specific hand or arm signal with my command when he was looking at me. Overtime all I needed was a hand signal without the voice command for a specific response when he looked back at me. If I needed his attention a good whistle did the trick. Here too a good whistle has other qualities not mentioned yet.
Again I am not trying to direct you in any way on how to train your dog but adding suggestions that I believe will be helpful. The two of you will develop a unique relationship of unison working as team over time. When that happens you’ll have some of the best hunts and memories of them that will last a lifetime.
Ed
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