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Water on the ground
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10/25/15 04:17 PM
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bill oxner
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I absolutely love to hunt when we have standing water on the ground. There are some sloughs, ditches, and drains in the pastures that I hunt. They should hold water for the dogs until well after Thanksgiving even if we don't get anymore rain. How are you guys looking in this area?
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Water on the ground
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10/25/15 05:08 PM
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changedmyname
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Does it help the dogs or help the birds hold? As a newbie, just curious of the benefits.
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Re: Water on the ground
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10/25/15 05:17 PM
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bill oxner
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It's really great benefit to keeping the dogs cool. A friend ran his dog a couple of weeks ago and got it overheated. I now mostly hunt from a UTV and we keep water on there.
I hunted the first 20 or so years and never took any water with me. We managed to get the dogs to water someway.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Water on the ground
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10/25/15 05:20 PM
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Sweese
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Moisture helps with scenting. I also like having some water around. It helps keep dogs a bit cooler/wetter, not to mention providing a bit more drinking water. Birds will typically hold better during actual precipitation.
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Re: Water on the ground
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10/26/15 08:14 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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I love it when there is water in every low spot, keeps the dogs cool. Also, my favorite time to hunt is about 30 minutes after a half inch of rain just came down. Especially if there is about a 5-10 mph wind.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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10/26/15 11:55 PM
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bobcat1
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I love it when there is water in every low spot, keeps the dogs cool. Also, my favorite time to hunt is about 30 minutes after a half inch of rain just came down. Especially if there is about a 5-10 mph wind. This!
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Water on the ground
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10/29/15 04:10 PM
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shooterwalter
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I have 4 ponds in the area where we do the hunts and I plant the birds from one pond to the next and the dogs love it, stay fresh and never want to stop.
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Re: Water on the ground
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11/08/15 08:28 PM
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colt45-90
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I love it when there is water in every low spot, keeps the dogs cool. Also, my favorite time to hunt is about 30 minutes after a half inch of rain just came down. Especially if there is about a 5-10 mph wind. This! X 2
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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