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Sorry that my post was so confusing. My friend has owned GSPs and English pointers and so is very familiar with their characteristics and exercise requirements and also owns a farm. Pheasants are...

A friend of mine recently had to put down his english pointer, and he is now looking for a replacement pup. Is anyone able to provide any recommendations for breeders of english pointers? My...

friends that were hunting some of the larger lakes in the Waikato reported some of their best shooting. I hunted in a new spot near Mercer this year and so I having nothing to compare it to.

Okay. Sounds like you know what you are talking about. Could you remind me which preserves take their Guns (pegs are what they stand on) for a duck drive on the same day that they shoot driven...

This is a storm in a teacup. There is only a small number of preserves and a small number of Guns (people who shoot driven game). I have hunted with lots of Guns over the years and I don't know...

As you are in Hamilton contact Kevin Hutchinson (Operations Manager) at Waikato Rivercare. He has more experience building ponds and habitats than most and is a very good waterfowl hunter. He also...

Gavin Paton. His details are on the NZ Shooting Federation website. Top bloke to boot.

It sounds like she is self-hunting. That is not her fault as it is something that she has been allowed to do, but it is now your problem and it is not easy to correct. My suggestion would be to go...

Sounds like she is self-hunting. What do you do when she takes off? do you repeatedly call her name/whistle? do you run off after her? Also do you hunt with her or plan to hunt with her? If so...

You are from the Stewart island you don't have to worry about that. Every time I have been down there for a hunt the locals just seem to be cutting down a bunch of feed and then waiting for the...

I was just interested to know what (if anything) people are doing to get their dogs ready for the upcoming bird season?

My older dog is almost 8 and has had a lot of training and has done a lot...

Feeding dogs is a pretty polarizing issue and you will struggle to get the right information. Part of the reason you will struggle is that very little research has been undertaken. Most information...

Keepersmoor has just had a litter. All fox red labs. I don't know the sire, but the dame is a bitch called Timber and she is a very good upland game dog.

Is anyone able to recommend a boarding kennel in Auckland for two labs?

+1 Kevin Gaskill. His number is 07 825 8742

Check out te awaiti hunting adventures. They do some very reasonable meat hunts. Tora is also an amazing part of the country. I used to spend a bit of time out there surfing when I was a student...

You must like crossing streams. The area has been hit by helicopters a bit over the last few years and so it can be quite tough hunting. There is a video on YouTube by NZ gunsandhunting from about...

If you just go out for a couple duck shoots each year then do not get too hung up about cast. But you do need to know is where you are shooting. In simple terms this is a matter of mounting your gun...

There is a 2013 documentary called A Dog's Life. It looks at how dogs perceive the world. It has been a while since I saw it, but I think that the researchers in that documentary concluded that dog...

Exactly right

It looks like a lab to me. I have working labs and they do not meet the breed standard, but I know genetically that they are labs. Attached is a photo of my youngest dog who is 14 months old. Most...

I realise that most things posted on the internet are 100% correct and reliable, but I would still like to read the research that this video is purportedly based upon. I am not sure that this is a...

Went out for the first upland game shoot of the 2017 season on the weekend. I considered one last duck hunt, but the draw of a quail hunt was too great. It was my younger dogs (14 months) first...

Massive Attack is correct. I would only add that you also need a fancy looking lanyard to hold all your calls. Even if you are just duck hunting, it is important to have all those fancy goose...

I use a single reed. Harder to learn, but more versatile in terms of tone, volume and pitch. That said, I learnt on a single reed. I just got hold of bad grammar and spent a lot of time in the...