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- From: mrein3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Matt Rein #3)
- Subject: German Short-haired Pointers
- Date: 25 Jan 93 07:39:07 CST
- Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.073908.19292@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- >
- > Thoughts on (or better yet experience with) the German Pointers? How do
- > they do on the above criteria? Yellow labs? Other breeds? Advice
- > appreciated.
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Robert
- >
- > robert_walton@next.com
- >
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- My hunting partner picked up a shorthair about a year and a half ago
- and has had nothing but good luck with the dog. Last fall he was
- fantastic on pheasants, stays close, and retreives the gaudy birds
- when we connect. He also works good in the grouse woods but he tends
- to stray out a little farther for some reason. I've also seen him
- retreive ducks out of near freezing water!
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- My friend moved to Wyoming this past year and he claims Gib does well
- with the chukars (sp) and sage hens. (As a matter of fact he called
- last night and did some more bragging about Gib after he talked me
- into an elk hunt next fall... permits gotta be in by Feb. 1, $355 for
- nonresidents) Last November while he was back here in MN to go deer
- hunting I snuck out of work early and went pheasant hunting with him
- and Gib. There was a heavy (8+ inch) fresh snow and the walking was
- really tough. We stopped in one spot to rest and Gib kept walking
- around this clump of weeds sniffing away. At least 10 minutes later
- he locked up on point! Sure enough, out pops this big old rooster who
- thought he had us fooled.
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- The next day we were in the woods with him partridge hunting. He
- stopped at the base of this tree and started looking around funny.
- Well this partridge walked that far and then flew up into the tree
- where he flushed while we were standing around with our hands in our
- pockets wondering what was wrong with Gib. (He wasn't pointing, just
- standing there with this dumb look on his face.)
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- The only problem with the dog is that his hair is too short for MN.
- He was dragging his unit around in the snow all day and looked very
- uncomfortable at the end of the day. He also shivers when he stops
- for more than a minute.
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