Hunting Washington Forum

Seems like a lot of experience on self treatments and diagnosis here however, no mention of one critically important factor. Temperature. Dogs get the *censored*s. They eat stuff, drink stuff and we get to be the recipients of their liquid blessings.

If a dog has a bad case of the *censored*s, taking their Temperature is one of the first signs of what is to come. If their temperature is elevated, its a good time to see the vet and get the source of the issue figured out. If, temperature is normal, proceed with whatever home remedies you think work best for your dog. This still may not be the best answer but, most commonly dogs will start running a temperature if something real bad is going on. They can also drop if something worse is going on.

Your diagnostic tool is a $5 digital probe from any grocery store jammed in their butt til it beeps.

I love my Kuiu Pro, other than its squeeky. I need to see if I can fix that.

In the Fall bull moose travel incredible distances, presumably looking for a cow.  In about 1990 a bull moose hung out around the town of Blaine, WA.  It made the local news and I saw his tracks by the football field. 

A friend who grew up on a farm in the lower Skagit Valley said that twice over the years they had a bull moose in their pasture.   

Maybe they will eventually establish a resident population in Western WA.  Moose have been extending their range southward for the past 80 years or so.  (A factor is apparently logging which opens much more browse.)   Old timers in the Canadian Okanagan Valley said that there were zero moose there in the 1950s, but now there are enough that the area has a general open season for moose.

I feel for everyone hanging out there with animals at this shop, been it that situation a few too many times. I got burned by a shop 15+ years ago, took the deposits and ran, never got the head/hides back. Next one had a deer at a shop for almost 5 years, finally got the antlers back after lots of phone calls, unannounced visits, and finally a public shaming thread on HuntWa. Finding a good shop is hard, and communication is the critical element. My last mount was a long wait, but I was told that upfront, and given updates when the deadline passed. I got that mount back and it's the best one I own, well worth the wait. I have no issue with extending grace and being understanding of life's circumstances, the key is clean communication even if it's bad news/delays. Hope it all works out for everyone involved.

Last time I stopped by the shop no one was there....  I am going to have a buddy stop by some time over the next week as he is much closer than I am at this point being almost 2hrs away.