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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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bill oxner
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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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bill oxner
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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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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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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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soooo
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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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bill oxner
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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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Re: Finally, a trial placement
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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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bill oxner
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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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