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Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 04:42 PM
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Field trials are much more enjoyable when you have a dog that’ll handle well and play the game. Got my first placement at a NSTRA amateur trial this weekend. Just have to work on a couple issues so we can beat those bearded dogs. Notice the walking bird in the second pic.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 04:45 PM
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 04:45 PM
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Congratulations. I remember my first placement. The world stood still.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 05:24 PM
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How many quail did you find?
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 05:24 PM
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3, check out the condition of the cover. The birds were limited on hiding places. Lots of them along fence rows at the OB markers
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 06:09 PM
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I've been to trials where they had to break up square hay bales.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 06:22 PM
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Hopefully more cover at the next one in April
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03/08/21 07:12 PM
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Awesome!
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 07:58 PM
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 08:29 PM
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GOOD JOB
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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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 09:31 PM
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congrats! sure not much cover.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/08/21 11:25 PM
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Keep them coming.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/09/21 08:03 PM
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/09/21 09:12 PM
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Nice Mike! That low cover is kind of crazy, but easy for the pooches to cover it quickly, that's for sure. I have been bass tournament fishing of late, and the way the past couple of tourneys have gone, probably would have been better off running NSTRA.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/09/21 11:46 PM
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Entered the Phantom gyp in a trial this weekend near Brownfield. Weather will be be interesting.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/09/21 11:50 PM
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You could get lucky depending on the time of the day.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/10/21 03:07 AM
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Nice. I need to get into trials.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/10/21 10:40 PM
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3, check out the condition of the cover. The birds were limited on hiding places. Lots of them along fence rows at the OB markers I'm sure a lot of cover was lost due to the freeze.
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/10/21 11:21 PM
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3, check out the condition of the cover. The birds were limited on hiding places. Lots of them along fence rows at the OB markers I'm sure a lot of cover was lost due to the freeze. I remember you came very close to a placement on your first day..
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/11/21 01:44 AM
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Well done ‘68. That does not happen without a nice dog!
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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03/13/21 01:15 PM
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/13/21 02:52 PM
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There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/17/21 06:26 PM
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Hopefully more cover at the next one in April I take it you didn't need chaps.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/25/21 11:56 PM
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Nice, Congratulations. Forrest
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/27/21 06:34 PM
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At trial in Winters this weekend. First dog DQ, found 2 birds in first 4.5 minutes. But took them both out. Second dog runs brace 15 this afternoon. Hoping for better luck.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/27/21 07:18 PM
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/28/21 07:38 PM
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Tigger If it isn't white it is not a birddog.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/29/21 01:16 AM
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That all it is. Just something for the dogs to do after season.
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03/29/21 02:35 PM
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I like games and a good chance to talk bs
Tigger If it isn't white it is not a birddog.
KC Lying is lying. Don't bitch about one doing it and condone another. That's called hypocrisy. _________________
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/29/21 03:07 PM
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3, check out the condition of the cover. The birds were limited on hiding places. Lots of them along fence rows at the OB markers I'm sure a lot of cover was lost due to the freeze. I remember you came very close to a placement on your first day.. We cleaned up the bird field. Dang dog decided retrieving the bird just out of reach, was good enough that day. He was FF after that trial.
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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03/29/21 05:57 PM
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Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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04/08/21 12:28 PM
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I dreamed last night that I was getting ready to run Cookie in three NSTRA fields. A fried had run her the previous day while I was judging and found only one bird. Here is a little trivia for you. Bobby Clark had several national champions. He. Is the farther-in-law of Big Billy Kinder who also ran dogs in NSTRA.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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04/09/21 01:58 AM
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Just saw this. Congratulations Rustbucket! Keep those placements coming!
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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04/09/21 02:05 AM
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I dreamed last night that I was getting ready to run Cookie in three NSTRA fields. A fried had run her the previous day while I was judging and found only one bird. Here is a little trivia for you. Bobby Clark had several national champions. He. Is the farther-in-law of Big Billy Kinder who also ran dogs in NSTRA. I’ve met Bobby Clark, nice guy. He bought my dinner one night after a trial.
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Just saw this. Congratulations Rustbucket! Keep those placements coming! The last few braces have not been so successful. But it beats sitting around the house.
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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04/22/21 09:13 PM
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It was 19 years ago this week.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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04/22/21 09:29 PM
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I skipped the trial at Maggie’s place in Iola last weekend. Dogs were not holding in the last trial, one was DQ in 4.5 minutes for taking out 2 birds. It’s fun, as long as the dogs cooperate. When I have another open hole in the kennel, I’ll get a trial only dog.
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04/22/21 10:05 PM
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Tigger If it isn't white it is not a birddog.
KC Lying is lying. Don't bitch about one doing it and condone another. That's called hypocrisy. _________________
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04/22/21 10:21 PM
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I skipped the trial at Maggie’s place in Iola last weekend. Dogs were not holding in the last trial, one was DQ in 4.5 minutes for taking out 2 birds. It’s fun, as long as the dogs cooperate. When I have another open hole in the kennel, I’ll get a trial only dog. Been my experience wild bird dogs don't respect pen birds and yes they know the difference. Just my opinion.
Bobby Barnett
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04/23/21 01:11 AM
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I skipped the trial at Maggie’s place in Iola last weekend. Dogs were not holding in the last trial, one was DQ in 4.5 minutes for taking out 2 birds. It’s fun, as long as the dogs cooperate. When I have another open hole in the kennel, I’ll get a trial only dog. Been my experience wild bird dogs don't respect pen birds and yes they know the difference. Just my opinion. You are correct! And are collar smart.
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04/23/21 01:49 AM
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I skipped the trial at Maggie’s place in Iola last weekend. Dogs were not holding in the last trial, one was DQ in 4.5 minutes for taking out 2 birds. It’s fun, as long as the dogs cooperate. When I have another open hole in the kennel, I’ll get a trial only dog. Been my experience wild bird dogs don't respect pen birds and yes they know the difference. Just my opinion. You are correct! And are collar smart. The Multiple field trial champion is not always the best bird finder in the box. But usually the best behaved. A buddy of mine had a fine pair of pointers and one had 4 NSTRA champion titles. She was a great all around dog that did it all. Her bracemate never made a trial dog but found 4 Wild coveys to one on the champ. Guess which dog I liked the best.
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04/23/21 12:52 PM
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My last dog Cracker broke out fine. Never saw her bump a bird in the fired. Back from a half an acre away. Found her share of wild birds, but never found close to her share at NSTRA. I gave up and only hunted her on wild birds. I stayed in NSTRA and judged a few trials, but my heart simply was not in it. I gave up NSTRA all together. Pen raised birds. Wild birds.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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