Recent content by paul.anders.j

Oh cool - I’m at Norwalk. Moved here in 2021. Between getting settled into a new job and getting married I haven’t had a lot of time to get connected to ppl in the hunting world. I’ve been leasing a place to deer hunt down by Osceola. Next step is to start doing more bird hunting. My wife’s...

Gah! That’s exactly what makes me reluctant to get a pointer. My chessies would run through a wall to flush. Runners, cripples - no problem. Years ago I hunted over a pair of English Setters. We spent all day with those dogs on point just to find out that the pheasants were running. My...

I’ll do that. Thank you. thanks, Andy. Appreciate your input.

lol! Oh Man- I feel for your friend but that’s pretty funny.

You bring up a good point. I’ve never trained any kind of pointer and fully realize I would need some help. Being relatively new to the area I live in, I don’t have a lot of contacts. Finding someone to help should probably be step 1. I really hadn’t considered a springer or cocker...

Thanks for the input. Glad to hear a lot of positive things.

Thank you. I’m glad to hear that.

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Thanks for the input! I know a couple guys who hunt over Griffons and they love ‘em.

Does anybody have experience with Deutsch Drahthaars? I’ve always been a Chessie guy and have had good luck with that breed. Now that I live in Iowa, I suspect I’ll be doing more pheasant hunting than duck hunting. Thinking about making a change and the drahthaars sound appealing. I’d be...