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DanniGirl
Champion Weim
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
Posts: 810
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Fur Kids: FM Blue Weim- "Danni" |
 Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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I believe it is for a couple of reasons First, gamebirds react differently than pigeons. They are much more nervous and tend to stay hidden much better than pigeons when planted. The other reason is they smell differently than pigeons. I think GB's put of a more intense scent, or at least one that smells better. You really see the improvement of style on a dog that has trained on a lot of pigeons, then moved on to GB's. One's that have only been on a few pigeons don't exhibit as much change. I can't even use pigeons on my female anymore. She won't blink them, but she just stands there. Put out any GB of your choice and she'll give you a show. |
Makes perfect sense! I'm so going to use pigeons for a while! I'd love to see her style up!
| h20fwlkillr wrote: | | The shipping box alone is $18 and about that much to ship. |
Uhhh... shipping live fish costs a min. of $75.00. (They're packaged separately with oxygenated water with separate heating packs, then placed into a large bag which is then put into a Styrofoam box which is then placed into a large cardboard box.) -Not to mention the overnight shipping expense. LOL!  
Hey if you're looking to get rid of quail in a few months (because I'm going to transition over to pigeons for now)- you know who to contact!  |
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h20fwlkillr
Adult Weim
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 404
Location: Holden, Mo.
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:07 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Uhhh... shipping live fish costs a min. of $75.00. (They're packaged separately with oxygenated water with separate heating packs, then placed into a large bag which is then put into a Styrofoam box which is then placed into a large cardboard box.) -Not to mention the overnight shipping expense. LOL!
Hey if you're looking to get rid of quail in a few months (because I'm going to transition over to pigeons for now)- you know who to contact!
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And I thought shipping dogs was high. If you figure it by the pound, dogs are a bargain.
If all goes well, I should have some extra birds. We could probably work something out.
| Quote: | | Makes perfect sense! I'm so going to use pigeons for a while! I'd love to see her style up! |
Style also comes with confidence. Build the confidence, build the style. |
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DanniGirl
Champion Weim
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
Posts: 810
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Fur Kids: FM Blue Weim- "Danni" |
| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| h20fwlkillr wrote: |
Style also comes with confidence. Build the confidence, build the style. |
Thanks, will do... |
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OH10Bowhunter
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Nov 2007
Posts: 63
Location: Clyde,Ohio
Fur Kids: Weimaraner,Gus |
| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| Ok you guys have convinced me to put my pigeon trap back out. I'll still use the quail till their gone but as I catch the pigeons I'll use them as well. Thanks for all the help.... |
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DanniGirl
Champion Weim
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
Posts: 810
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Fur Kids: FM Blue Weim- "Danni" |
| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:18 am Post subject: |
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| OH10Bowhunter wrote: | | Ok you guys have convinced me to put my pigeon trap back out. I'll still use the quail till their gone but as I catch the pigeons I'll use them as well. Thanks for all the help.... |
Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your thread. If you think about the pigeon concept it make total sense...IMO.
I know...I'm setting my trap out as of today. |
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OH10Bowhunter
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Nov 2007
Posts: 63
Location: Clyde,Ohio
Fur Kids: Weimaraner,Gus |
| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| No problem Danni. Thats how we all learn. Good luck with the trap.... |
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dhondt
Housebroken
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Posts: 82
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Who says you can't eat pigeons? SQUAB recipe
lol j/k don't think I would try it... |
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anne
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 2385
Location: Los Angeles, California
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Blech! RATS WITH WINGS!!
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h20fwlkillr
Adult Weim
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 404
Location: Holden, Mo.
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Ok you guys have convinced me to put my pigeon trap back out. I'll still use the quail till their gone but as I catch the pigeons I'll use them as well. Thanks for all the help.... |
If you have a good supply of pigeons, I wouldn't worry about a loft. Use them all for shoot to kill, or just let them fly back and re-trap. At the current feed prices, it might be worth the extra work not to have any to hold.
Mixing birds up a little in training helps spice things up for the dog. |
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OH10Bowhunter
Housebroken
Joined: 26 Nov 2007
Posts: 63
Location: Clyde,Ohio
Fur Kids: Weimaraner,Gus |
| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| H20, That would be my plan with the flying rats. I can't say that I would like having them things around. I have a couple of farms close by and one grain elevator that will alow me to put out traps,so I think birds will be easy to get. |
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