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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/22/2012 12:17 PM |
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Got out with my dad on Saturday morning. It is GREAT to see all of the training come together. SADIE started FETCHING THE BIRDS!! We got 8 of 8 in a little over 3 and a half hours. Best part was that Sadie pushed two roosters together for a double. I got one, and my Dad got one with Sadie retrieving the one I shot... PERFECT!
You can see the bird in this shot, even though the cover blocked Sadie from seeing it.
First Fetch - I was lucky enough to hold onto the camera.
Sadie holding her first fetched bird
Total birds for the hunt... 8 of 8 (of course, Sadie put up 16 birds)!
With the second rooster on the left (the big brown one), Sadie trailed it for almost a quarter mile before putting it up (our last bird). I shot it, and she retrieved it. I REALLY wished I had a picture of that, but I fell flat on my butt jogging backward making sure she picked it up. She stood over me, holding the bird (probably laughing at me too). Oh well - GREAT day for hunt. |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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Max2
Oneonta NY
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| 01/23/2012 4:45 AM |
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| Good Stuff ! Sadie iseems to be coming along nicely ! |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/23/2012 8:14 AM |
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| Thanks, Chris. Yes, I think she is coming along nicely. Not bad for a first season. Some things to clean up, but for a year-old, I think she is becoming a fantastic hunting companion! |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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oneal3337
Great Falls, Mt
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| 01/23/2012 9:10 PM |
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| Sounds like an awesome hunt! Your dog sounds very talented. A dog that can properly work a running rooster is a jewel to be treasured. Keep working her and hunting her at every opportunity and you'll be amazed when that 3rd season comes along. It won't be long before she'll be working a bird like a machine and it'll make you think she's some kind of terminator. Are your going to do any field trials this off season? If you go to the NSTRA site you should be able to find an amateur trial in your region. They're a good time and the amateur trial lets you compete against other dogs that are just starting to out. Good luck and have fun! |
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knightfarms
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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| 01/24/2012 6:13 AM |
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Awesome! Isn't it great when all the training starts to come together, and you get to have and "ah ha" moment? So that's why I sat shoving a bumper in my dogs mouth for weeks. Or THAT's why I tied my dog to a pole/barrel/etc and told it to whoa!
Great job. Hope you had lots of fun. I know I'm trying to get Cooper and my husband out to hunt again before the preserves close. |
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -Unknown |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/24/2012 12:44 PM |
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Thanks everyone!
oneal3337: Thanks so much. I am very proud of her. I think it has helped having her out a bunch in her first season. It has been warm and the birds have been running a lot. She learns fast. Equally helped that it had just snowed, and I could see she was on the trail. About the field trials, I looked into NSTRA, but there are no trials real close to me in Northern Illinois. GSPCA - Illinois has some trials that are closer. NAVHDA may also have some. I am not sure of the differences between them all. I am also a little hesitant as we do not have a lot of experience around horses, and my last dog, Sophie would freak when she would see one. In any case, I know of 2 hunt clubs fairly local to me that have training areas so I can keep her on birds. I have to admit, though that competition is tempting.
Knightfarms: Thanks so much - it is pretty satisfying to see her do well. There are definately those days where it is frustrating, and you wonder if they will ever understand what you want them to do. And then... |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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weerubbertummy
Ayrshire, Scotland
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| 01/26/2012 11:09 AM |
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| Excuse my ignorance, but what do you do with all the birds? Do you eat them all or pass them on to other people for cooking up and eating? |
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Miss you forever Kintra baby xxx |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/26/2012 12:56 PM |
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We eat them. Rich meat, similar to Chicken, but a little gamier, and darker (no real white-meat to speak of, leastways not like Chicken). Very good in a Soup, or Stew - I like it over Wild Rice. Also good with a wine sauce, although mine ends up more saucy, less winey (I get sauced...). We have people over who like it, but don't like to hunt, or I make it for the pot-lucks at work. Last weekend we had people over, and made Pheasant Stew. I am going to try to make a stir-fry out of it tonight for the family, with a teriayki sauce. I want to try it in a Moroccan Stew - saw it on the "Today" Show. A recipe from the book, "Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time" By Georgia Pelligrini. Although, Georgia makes it with Elk meat.
So... We put the meat to good use. |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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Max2
Oneonta NY
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| 01/26/2012 5:27 PM |
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Another nice recipe with the Pheasant is to make a caserole. I have a great recipe I found online.
Grouse will go from the field to the frying pan ! |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/27/2012 7:49 AM |
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| If you are going to go the Casserole route, I'll bet a pot-pie would be good. By the way, the Stir-fry was FANTASTIC yesterday - I used a Teriyaki glaze (just a bottle that we had from the Grocery store) to mix in with left-over frozen veggies and cubed Pheasant Breast in our Wok - really easy, and REALLY tasty! Put it over some white rice... Kids woofed it down (in spite of cautions of potential shot...). |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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weerubbertummy
Ayrshire, Scotland
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| 01/27/2012 1:09 PM |
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I'm not a huge fan of meat. I realise that's a stupid thing to admit on this section of the forum. But my reason is that we buy crappy cheap meat, but i would love to learn to hunt/shoot etc and train Keely in hpr work and actually eat meat that isnt watered down or full of additives. My other half LOVES meat, so i'm sure he will eat everything i intend to bring home.
I suppose i was really wanting to work out whether i could justify the catching with the eating. |
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Miss you forever Kintra baby xxx |
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weerubbertummy
Ayrshire, Scotland
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| 01/27/2012 1:10 PM |
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| By the way, getting "sauced" is the best part of cooking as far as i'm concerned. |
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Miss you forever Kintra baby xxx |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/27/2012 3:11 PM |
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Well then (about taking on hunting), you want to check out the book... Even if just to check out the online content on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Girl-Hunter-Revolutionizing-Hunt-Time/dp/0738214663/ref=sr_1_1). The book is on my wishlist. |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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pixie bee
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| 01/27/2012 3:49 PM |
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This is a great thread.
Great pics,great recipes and a great dog.
You can do anything with pheasant that you do with chicken.
I'm an improvisor type chef.
Make peppers and onions and slide the pheasant breasts in about 15 minutes or so before you're ready to eat.
Pheasant Cacciatore is good. How about pheasant pot pie?
We like to slice them thin and grill them, then top them with italian style tomato salad,feta cheese and swiss chard - you can make open face sandwiches.
The dogs just love the raw legs and gizzards.
I know white wine is the correct wine to drink with white meat, but I find that it's really not white meat and enjoy a nice Barolo or Barbaresco.
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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pixie bee
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| 01/27/2012 3:50 PM |
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I like to cook with wine....
and sometimes I add it to the food
(poor attempt at a funny) |
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/28/2012 8:37 AM |
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I think Pheasant would be an exception to the poultry = white wine rule. Especially with Cacciatore! Anything with Tomatoes, or a heavy red sauce seems to scream for a red wine to me. Of course, pretty much anything screams for a red-wine for me... AH! Now I gotta go open a bottle  |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/28/2012 8:40 AM |
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OK, ok... I know... it's only 9:37 am. But, it's OK... I had a bottle still open from last night  ! |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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pixie bee
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| 01/28/2012 8:48 AM |
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It must be an Italian thing.
You wouldn't happen to be Sicilian?
I grew up with a grandfather drinking - yep you guess it -
Ernest and Julio Gallo - you know, the gallon jug.
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 01/28/2012 4:47 PM |
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| Nah. We're Genoese. My grandfather drank warm beer. Parents drank E.J.G. I know the Gallon Jugs well! |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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