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Registered User Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,092 | You have to have a Dog
Been out twice this year, once solo the second time with Son and Grandson. Both times kind of damp. Score would have been zero without the Dog. She finds them in places I didn't think they would be and more importantly finds the downed birds.
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Registered User Joined: May 2004 From: Central Arkansas Posts: 5,532 |
I miss having dogs. Ours were healthy one day and dead the next, in their pen several years ago; no marks on them that I could find, so I assume someone poisoned them. Don't know for certain, but can't come up with a more likely explanation. Would love to have one or two now since we're out (way out) in the sticks now, but haven't gotten any since having them would mean we'd have to be there pretty much every day to take care of them. Do have a cat, but she can free-range more than I would want my dogs to do. I'd love a pair of Ovcharkas; a male and female named Tiny and Heidi or something similarly non-threatening... ![]() |
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Registered User Joined: Jun 2004 From: Canadian Badlands Posts: 9,240 |
I came into this marriage with a cat, my wife came in with a dog. We promised that when they passed we wouldn't replace them. We spend far to much time on the road travelling to matches from May to October. I appreciate the fact that my youngest spent so much time with them while we were gone.
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,092 |
You both definitely have a point. It's like having a child that you just can't bring everywhere and you have to factor in vacations and boarding. Not too much of a problem since my Son loves the Dog and will take her anytime, but the Cat's are a different matter. That being said, I'm adamant about having a Black Labrador and my Wife is the same way about her Cat's. We work around the Pet's. The only reason I still bird hunt is the pleasure of watching the Dog work. Simply amazing. How does she know not to flush until one of us is in a position too shoot?
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Registered User Joined: Apr 2017 From: USA Posts: 1,205 |
I've taken scores of quail and doves with .22 pistols, just driving the backroads, when you hunt year round, and use earplugs, it's easy. I"ve taken a dozen ducks or geese with pistols, too, on the water. . They seem to weaken swiftly and drown. I guess the water keeps the blood flowing and soon, they are too weak to hold up their heads. I've taken a few out in the fields, too. If a guy was to bait them near several ideal firing spots, it would be each to take a ton of them with a silenced .22lr autorifle. We might get a dog when the kid gets here. Be nice to have food on the hoof that stays with you, if shtf. Night vision has become cheap enough that I might buy a set for the wife. Last edited by boati; 11-25-2019 at 01:43 PM. |
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,092 | Quote:
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Registered User Joined: Jun 2015 From: North Posts: 1,844 |
It never changes.
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 815 |
What’s with the ear plugs? I’ve never used them hunting. Or are you illegally shooting from inside the car?
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,092 | He has stated that he is extremely noise and recoil sensitive. No shotguns or rifles over .223. Yes, he brags about shooting from cars. It's fantasy. He mentions the ear plugs constantly. You'll get used to it.
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Registered User Joined: Jun 2004 From: Canadian Badlands Posts: 9,240 |
sad!
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 815 |
I don't have a dog, but I really enjoy hunting with one with some of my friends. Dogs are awesome!
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Registered User Joined: Oct 2003 From: nashua nh Posts: 2,680 | Quote:
We're talking" felt sound". | |
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 815 | Quote:
if you're going to go with a short barreled gun, the .300 makes more sense. The .223/5.56 isn't really optimal for shorter barrels. Wolf is now selling .300 blackout ammo, if anyone is interested. | |
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Registered User Joined: May 2004 From: Central Arkansas Posts: 5,532 | |
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 815 | Quote:
I currently load my supersonic rounds, and buy subsonics. If you get a load wrong on subs, you can get a baffle strike if it fails to stabilize. if I ever build a dedicated night rifle, then I may start loading subs, but until then, I'm happy buying them. | |
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Registered User Joined: Mar 2017 From: Arkansas Posts: 500 |
Here's one for Melvin. Wonder if he's got one of them cook books ,"101 Ways to Wok Your Dog,"? |
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Registered User Joined: Apr 2017 From: USA Posts: 1,205 | Quote:
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Registered User Joined: Jun 2004 From: Canadian Badlands Posts: 9,240 | Yes Melvin we know, but you have to realize that real men survived in the past without suppressors. They are a nice to have but not mandatory.
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Registered User Joined: May 2004 From: Central Arkansas Posts: 5,532 | Quote:
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Where did he say that a person shouldn't want a silencer? He specifically said he DID have one. | ||
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 815 | Quote:
So yes, we know about putting suppressors on guns, in fact we do so and we shoot them. Legally. Last edited by Dorobuta; 03-23-2020 at 12:57 PM. | |