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Gun Dog It Yourself
By Nick Adair
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November 19, 2024295. Ruffed Grouse Hunting Nick Larson of the Birdshot Podcast joins me for a fireside chat to reflect on how our hunting styles and approaches have evolved over the years. This episode truly has something for everyone!
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Highlights:
- Waiting on colder conditions during the early season
- Recapping Hartley's hunt
- A puppy run complete with fall drummers, porcupines, and bears?!?
- Reflecting back on being brand new to Ruffed Grouse Hunting
- Noticing the pattern in habitat
- You can get as into the weeds on learning habitat as you'd like but its not necessary
- Thinking back on our first hunts with our dogs
- Sometimes the best intentioned advice can create unfair expectations
- Whats the interaction between the dog and bird supposed to look like?!
- Larson figuring out his hunting style
- Larson's map scouting process and avoiding Aspen tunnel vision
- Balancing our scouting with the current conditions
- Flushing the bird- By reading the dog
- Shooting the birds- the 28 Gauge Kool-aid and load selection
- Retrieving the bird- does the dog have to retrieve?
- Cooking the bird- our approach is simple
- Stay open to learning!
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...more November 12, 2024294. Train MORE with LESS! I stopped off while on my way up to the Northwoods for a few weeks with Jordan Horak of Cato Outdoors . We hung out and ran some dogs through a few drills then sat down to record this conversation in which we talk about some hurdles or challenges for a lot of folks wanting to train their own bird dogs.
Watch Here!- The impact of wild bird populations on how we train.
- You don't need land and birds everyday to train a bird dog.
- Develop a language with the dog
- Find the highest common denominator
- Keeping sessions short and incremental. For both kids and dogs!
- Avoid being a greedy trainer
- Develop the dogs like a kid but don't TREAT them like a kid
- The dog worlds getting better about timelines and drive management
- Theres no ribbons given out for training
- Starting with a win
- Eventually you may have to push them through
- Sometimes they have to do it. Other times, do we really care?
- Pull away just one nuggets from these podcasts
- Small adjustments and building the toolbox
- You have to be able to adjust and not stick to just one way
- It should be FUN! ENJOY the process
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Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%-
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Bird Dog Society
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...more November 07, 2024293. Trialing and/or Hunting? Terry Ann Fernando joins me to talk about why she favors trialing over testing and hunting. Having spent years in each activity with her Vizsla, Zara, Terry Ann offers valuable insights into what she enjoys about each one and what sets them apart.
Watch HereHighlights:
- A positive experience at a JR Hunt Test results in the Accidental Bird Dog
- What appeals to Terry Ann more about trialing and testing?
- Do we lose any "hunt"by focusing on competing?
- The dogs know the difference between hunting and competing
- The learning curves for new hunters
- Are tests and trials the only real way to bring in new hunters in the South?
- Walking entry for horseback trials
- Trials or tests preference?
- Trials are just as welcoming as tests
- The way to appeal to younger and newer people is to actually act like want them to show up!
- Can you compete at a high level while focusing on hunting?
- Does it hurt to have a generalist dog as opposed to a specialist?
- Different context for each type of event
- Playing non bird dog events just for fun!
- Remember what its like to be the new person
- The motivation to write the book, The Accidental Bird Dog
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Presented By:Standing Stone Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%onX Hunt Maps | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%Sweet Briar Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!Upland Gun Company | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%-
Other Partners:BPro Kennels
Eukanuba [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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...more November 05, 2024292. Hunting & Camping in Montana! I spent a week bouncing around Montana hunting and camping on public land with Randall Lykens (Liberty Canine, LLC) and his brother Cory Lykens. We talk about everything in this one to include hunt stories, gear talk, and lessons learned. You don't want to miss this one!
WATCH HERE! --> This episode has a number of clips and pictures sprinkled throughout. Please click the link to check it out and hit SUBSCRIBE while there!
Highlights:
- Why did we come to Montana?
- Taking client dogs on hunt trips
- Linking the training field with the wild bird field for inexperienced dogs
- Paying attention to context clues
- Some dogs find birds. Some dogs happen upon them.
- Some trips are simply just unlucky!
- From the rattlesnakes to the habitat
- Our mobile camping rig setups
- Water, Power, & Fuel
- Truck bed Air Conditioning for the dogs
- Everyones favorite and least favorite moments of the trip
- Cory's Sage Grouse experience
- Quinn's retrieve refusal and how did I handle it?
- Lucy wins for the best impersonation of LEROY JENKINS!!!
- Porcupines, porcupines, and MORE porcupines!
- First impressions from hunting with our Upland Gun Company shotguns!
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Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders-
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Bird Dog Society
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...more October 31, 2024291. Hunting the Prairies in the Right Boots You never know who's paths may cross on these trips and when previous GDIY guest from episode 230, Tyson Bowden, messaged saying he was in the area we were able to link up. His buddy Lars Jacobson of Crispi Boots was his riding partner and we all got out in the middle of nowhere for a quick hunt and conversation.
- First impressions of Montana
- Overanalyzing and second guessing yourself
- What cover were the Sharptail Grouse in?
- Goals and expectations coming into the trip
- Keeping camp both mobile and efficient
- A quick break for hunting!
- Hunting large grasslands as opposed to agriculture
- The right boot for the upland hunter
- Boot height
- Boot Flex
- Boot material and waterproofing
- Insulated vs non insulated
- The importance of socks
- Introducing the NEW Crispi Gaiters!
- Shotguns only work if there are shotgun shells....
- Drinking the 28 gauge Kool Aid from Upland Gun Company
- The dog power joining us in camp
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Presented By:Standing Stone Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%onX Hunt Maps | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%Sweet Briar Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!Upland Gun Company | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders-
Other Partners:BPro Kennels
Eukanuba [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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GDIY Links:Patreon | Instagram | Facebook | Website
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...more October 22, 2024290. Chasing Prairie Birds from Horseback! Riding a horse to chase bird dogs across the prairies of North Dakota will be one of the experiences that sticks with me for quite a while. Kenton Bryant, Dave Stover, and Will Dunn join me to discuss everything about the tradition of horseback field trials.
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- History of horseback hunting in the United States
- Horseback field trials in the United States
- Impact of diminishing bird numbers
- American Field Trial is a lifestyle
- Trial dogs versus “hunting dogs”
- Superior independence on the edge of chaos
- Importance of mentorship
- Range and capability of dogs
- Breeds and qualities in a field trial dog
- Horses and the nostalgia
- Ricky Bobby of the uplands
- Developing versus training
- Point ‘em or knock ‘em
- Pigeons on a pole… and horses?
- Can high caliber trial dogs be house dogs too?
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Presented By:Standing Stone Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%onX Hunt Maps | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%Sweet Briar Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!Upland Gun Company | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders-
Other Partners:BPro Kennels
Eukanuba [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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GDIY Links:Patreon | Instagram | Facebook | Website
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...more October 15, 2024Recall | Ep. 223 Ammo Selection w/ Del Whitman Revisiting the conversation I had with Del Whitman of D.C. Whitman Custom Gunsmithing discussing the basics of selecting the proper ammunition to effectively and ethically hunt your targeted game. This episode was originally released on- Local grouse hunting update
- Pointer & flusher combo on grouse
- Getting into ballistics
- Appropriate ammo for vintage shotguns
- Low pressure loads
- Analyzing the ammo for the actual gun you're using
- The components of a shotgun shell
- High brass vs low brass?
- Assessing the types of shot
- Patterning the shot
- Lead vs non-toxic shot
- Shot size and the pellet count reference chart
- Different shot per barrel?
- Picking the correct shell off the shelf
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...more October 10, 2024289. Style in the FLUSH! This episode is all about the ever neglected flushing dog! John Huddleston of Over the Mountain Kennels is a tried and true Boykin Spaniel man and joins me to talk flushing dog training and much much more.
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- The 2025 St. Huberts Trial on February 8th and 9th is ready for Sign Ups!
- What makes a quality flushing dog?
- The proper range for a flusher
- Steadiness is more for safety than practicality?
- Style in the flush?! Breed standards on how each flushes
- Getting the dog hunting within range
- Young puppy walks with the whistle
- Steering the dog in the field
- Are we building drive in a young flusher puppy?
- The benefits of the place board
- Why is "sit" actually called "hup" in the flusher world
- The traditional dressing up for trials
- The level of retrieving required in the flushing field
- Flushing and pointing dog combos
- How did Boykins become THE South Carolina dog?
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Presented By:Standing Stone Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%onX Hunt Maps | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%Sweet Briar Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!Upland Gun Company | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders-
Other Partners:BPro Kennels
Eukanuba [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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GDIY Links:Patreon | Instagram | Facebook | Website
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...more October 08, 2024288. Ugly Dog Talk Mike Neiduski of Ugly Dog Hunting joins me for a discussion that spans a number of relevant dog topics which most of them simply come back to the question of "Why are we testing?"
WATCH HERE!
- Impressions of the upland community through so many unique lenses
- Becoming a judge to become a better handler?
- Learning by seeing so many different dogs and handlers
- IF using a command then actually use it!
- Test jitters and nervousness
- Why are we testing?
- Where does ego fall into testing and preparation?
- "I'll fix that later"
- Are people losing the "purpose" of how we test?
- Some dogs find birds. Some dogs happen upon birds.
- Field search vs duck search criteria to earn a prize 1 in Utility
- Judging AND training by committee
- Tracking is the biggest wild card in NAVHDA
- The judges only get a limited window to view each dog
- Dream booking the duck search event
- Don't be afraid of new ideas!
The Ugly Dog Podcast Ep. 22. Nick Adair- Gun Dogging It Yourself-
Presented By:Standing Stone Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%onX Hunt Maps | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%Sweet Briar Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!Upland Gun Company | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders-
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Bird Dog Society
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...more October 03, 2024Recall | Ep. 209. Wolves One of the concerns for dog handlers in certain regions would be the presence of wolves. How concerned should you actually be though? Randy Johnson, large carnivore specialists for the Wisconsin DNR, joins me to discuss the species and how it impacts us as dog handlers.- Cougars, Bears, & Wolves....oh, my!
- The historical timeline of wolves in Wisconsin
- The Gray Wolf pack structure and size
- Very territorial
- Depredation on local farms
- The ESA impact on responding to depredation
- Opportunistic feeders
- Their response to us entering their home range
- Human interaction
- The wolf conflict interactive map
- 95% of conflicts are on hounds and not bird dogs
- Rendezvous sites
- Our options in handling a conflict between wolves and our dogs
- Prevention is #1
- The "tracking bell" vs "dinner bell" debate
- The "decoy" wolf leading to an ambush
- Disease crossover concerns
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The Birdshot Podcast Wolf Encounters episode--
Presented By:Standing Stone Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%onX Hunt Maps | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%Sweet Briar Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!Upland Gun Company | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Choke Tubes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders-
Other Partners:BPro Kennels
Eukanuba [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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GDIY Links:Patreon | Instagram | Facebook | Website
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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