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Title: Training birds
Post by: GrousePointer on September 01, 2012, 08:53:27 AM: Hi all,

I'm in the process of moving back to WA after more than four years.

I've accumulated a few Pointers over the last four years and as a result, I have need of training birds. Can anyone recommend a game bird breeder reasonably close to Clark county? Homers would be fine too.

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Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Stilly bay on September 01, 2012, 06:19:07 PM: welcome back! :hello:

I gave up on overpriced/poor flying/ sickly /pen raised/ west side birds along time ago and started using bird launchers and pigeons. I think I have saved a fortune and a lot of headaches going this route.

there are some pro bird raisers on this site that could probably give you a more positive answer than me, hopefully they will chime in. you might be better off heading south into oregon for pen raised birds.
Title: RE: Training birds
Post by: GrousePointer on September 10, 2012, 04:59:41 AM: I've had the same issues with pen raiseds. Homing pigeons are indeed a nice cheap alternative. Pen raised chukar aren't bad either with a launcher.

In this case I have a dog that I'm not quite done gun proofing. Normally I'd call the local shooting preserve, but I'm literally rolling into town and just getting oriented.

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Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Waterfowldoglover on September 21, 2012, 10:24:34 AM: I am looking for birds right now too if I find something will let you know.

Jana
Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Bluemoon on September 21, 2012, 10:38:48 AM: Jana
I am in S.W. WA. and still have lots of Chukar
Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Waterfowldoglover on September 21, 2012, 10:51:26 AM: Bluemoon will message you would love to get just a couple dont have freezer space for a ton but want a few for training my pup.

Jana
Title: RE: Training birds
Post by: GrousePointer on September 21, 2012, 11:25:30 AM: Here's a follow up question.

Due to the speed of my move back here I'm living the nightmare with three Pointers in a house on a postage stamp lot (hopefully this will change in the coming months). Anyhow, this means I have no place to train and even shoot training birds over my dogs.

Are there any areas to do this in Clark county or the surrounding areas?

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Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Bluemoon on September 21, 2012, 11:31:31 AM: You have two areas close by;
Vancouver Lake, check regs with early goose. but it is a state training area
Sauvie Island just west of Portland. You can pick up training permit on the island, you do not have to be a Oregon res. to train there. I think permit is $35.00 for the year. (12 months after purchase date)
Title: RE: Training birds
Post by: GrousePointer on September 21, 2012, 11:48:14 AM: You mean the pheasant release site?

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Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Bluemoon on September 21, 2012, 11:52:26 AM: I do not know if it is a release site. (I only hunt wild birds) But I know quite a few trialers and trainers that train out there through out the summer.
Title: RE: Training birds
Post by: GrousePointer on September 21, 2012, 02:20:15 PM: Is there any organized training club in the area Bluemoon?

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Title: Re: Training birds
Post by: Cascade_fisher on September 21, 2012, 04:10:30 PM: Sauvie Island is the site of a lot of walking field trials and hunt test through the year. Off the top of my head I now the Oregon Weimaraner Club is one and they probably have a links page of other local clubs in that area.