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Re: Let's discuss range
[Re: reeltexan]
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05/05/16 09:47 PM
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bill oxner
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I vote big runner all the way, but you need both.
...and these 60 year old legs are happy to get the closer ones these days.
A big running dog can save you steps rather than costing you an extra step. All pointing dogs need to hunt all the way to the corner. The big runner will go there without you. Same for distant objectives.
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Re: Let's discuss range
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05/06/16 03:02 AM
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My big runners will run 300 yards in woodcock habitat. 600 to 800 yards on the prairies. That's if birds are scattered and low numbers
Maximum Bird contact with dog out of sight is more important to me than keeping the dog in sight to watch him hunt with less bird contact Obviously we hunt very different country. I sometimes won't cover much more than 300 yards in a full morning's hunt.
Last edited by Nogalus Prairie; 05/06/16 03:14 AM.
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Re: Let's discuss range
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05/06/16 08:17 AM
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Re: Let's discuss range
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05/06/16 12:25 PM
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reeltexan
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I vote big runner all the way, but you need both.
...and these 60 year old legs are happy to get the closer ones these days.
A big running dog can save you steps rather than costing you an extra step. All pointing dogs need to hunt all the way to the corner. The big runner will go there without you. Same for distant objectives. good word.
"Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war." - General Patton
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