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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: cpjohnst on March 29, 2011, 03:02:49 PM

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Post by: cpjohnst on March 29, 2011, 03:02:49 PM: Hey all, I wanted to introduce myself - I've just been reading posts while I waited to finally get my new pup and a photo up. My name is Chris and this is Willie, my now 13 week old Pudelpointer pup. I'm wanting to start some bird introductions and was wondering if anyone has any good sources for buying quail or chukar to train with anywhere within a reasonable distance of north Seattle? Thanks for any help and you'll surely see me around here and a few other forums as Willie develops.
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Post by: vandeman17 on March 29, 2011, 03:08:26 PM: Welcome to the forum. I can't say much for quail or chukar but what I used with my pup was just your run of the mill pigeons. My uncle is a professional trainer and he said the most important thing is to let them get the taste and feel of feathers in their mouth and to make it fun for them. The type of bird isn't as important until later on. :twocents:
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Post by: gasman on March 29, 2011, 03:18:46 PM: Welcome to the site :hello:

happy gilmore may be able to help with your request :dunno: he is the only one up that dirrection I know of.

But I would just stop by Wholesale Sports and grab a pack of wings for the time being.
Its a place to start, but don't let him chew them up, just play a little with the wings.
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Post by: wildweeds on March 29, 2011, 04:29:18 PM: How far north you talking about?I'm as north as one can get
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Post by: RC3 on March 29, 2011, 08:42:06 PM: Thats a good looking pup...........Greater Seattle Bird Dog Club has some training days at fort lewis and a few other places.
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Post by: Shannon on March 29, 2011, 10:03:41 PM: Hey Chris. Glad you signed up. Old Dog should have some chukar this year. He is a site sponsor and I have bought quite a few from him. Birds north of Seattle are hard to come by. There was a guy in Stanwood that was selling birds last year but I heard he has a hunt club and is not selling birds anymore unless there on his property around Monroe. Trapping feral pigeons is probably your best bet.

Have you got tired of explaining the difference between a labradoodle and a pudelpointer yet?
Lets see a pic of your pup.
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Post by: cpjohnst on March 30, 2011, 09:33:26 PM: Thanks for the suggestions. I was wondering if that was you I saw earlier on here Shannon. I'm learning to gauge who I'm talking to in determining whether or not to explain the Pudelpointer breed....with some folks it just doesn't seem worth the effort.

If I come across any other interesting sources in my bird searches, I'll let you guys know.
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Post by: Old Dog on April 01, 2011, 11:45:25 AM: PM sent.
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Post by: cpjohnst on April 03, 2011, 09:45:28 AM: Thanks Old Dog, PM sent back - let me know if you didn't get it.
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Post by: singleshot12 on April 03, 2011, 10:24:10 AM: Well if you can't find any live birds, find a pheasant wing and tie it to a dummy. That's what I've always used and it always worked great on all my Labs.
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Post by: kenlguy on April 08, 2011, 11:21:00 AM: Just wondering why you chose a Pudelpointer over other bird dogs like a griffon or drahthaar.

I didn't even know there were any on the west coast.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 08, 2011, 12:07:48 PM: Welcome aboard Chris!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 08, 2011, 12:40:21 PM: Welcome!