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Opening Day Of Quail Season, Missouri 2024

Posted on November 3, 2024 by windypointsj1s@aol.com

For fifty some years I have been quail hunting on opening day in Missouri. I wish I remembered when I started. I got my first bird dog, an English setter, in about 1967 or 1968. I think I have hunted … Continue reading →

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More October Training Of The Puppies

Posted on October 21, 2024 by windypointsj1s@aol.com

With the bird hunting seasons opening real soon I needed to shoot over the young dogs. Annie and Stormy are doing well on their training but I am always really careful about shooting around young dogs. Most dogs are fine … Continue reading →

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Working Dogs In October

Posted on October 1, 2024 by windypointsj1s@aol.com

October has started really well. It was in the fifties this morning with the noon time temperatures in the upper sixties. Really good weather to work dogs. During the hot weather I worry about the birds as much as the … Continue reading →

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More Training Of Young Dogs

Posted on September 16, 2024 by windypointsj1s@aol.com

Our weather is up and down. A few days of nice cool mornings and then we have the warm mornings. When I’m working the dogs I can see the dogs and should be able to tell when they are too … Continue reading →

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