In part one we saw a guy using various forms of weaponry and cars for the skeet. Part II features a very large clay target and a tank, you gotta love it.
New Dove Lease Listing Charlie at the Picosa Ranch has recently listed his dove lease on our free listing service. THANK YOU, Charlie. Our goal at DD&S is to build a free site where hunters can view available listings and read reviews from hunters who have hunted these leases. So Charlie, get some of......
2009 New Shotguns This year many popular brands have came out with new models that will make out goal of limiting out on dove a little easier, and we'll be doing it in style. Let's look at some of the different models unique features. Benelli's Cordoba Performance Shop Edition: Automatic, Available in 12......
Shotgunning Tips I was looking through some past articles on Field & Stream's website site and came across an article with some very good tips on five tough shots for dove hunters. It covers: The Incomer You See Forever The Dove With Its Jets On The Long Crosser The Dove That Comes......
Man Fined Over Migratory Bird Treaty From Field & Stream: A Kansas man has been order to pay a fine for beating a Heermann's seagull with a stick at Laguna Beach, Los Angeles. after the gull attacked his wife's ice cream. The $275 fine came after a Fish and Wildlife review of witness statements showed that the......
And the Season Begins Today, in central and north Texas, thousands of hopeful dove hunters seek to bag their 15 dove. Stores like Academy and Bass Pro have pallets of shells and dove decoys on the floor seeking to entice last minute buyers and me I'm stuck at work. A mild cool front set......
A bad mount can ruin your day Mounting your shotgun is vital to successful shooting. It is also vital to being able to shoot numerous rounds. I've found myself with bruises on my shoulder and cheek bone from not placing the gun in the shoulder pocket correctly, or not holding the shotgun tight enough. My article on shooting......
Positive Reinforcement Training What exactly is positive reinforcement training? According to expert dog trainer, Don Hanson, it is the practice of rewarding your dog with food or play for behaviors you want repeated. Hanson says that "rewarded behaviors tend to be repeated and unrewarded behaviors tend to be extinguished." By using using positive......
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14 Here is a good public land spot for hunting dove in south Texas http://bit.ly/OHTTY # It's almost time to start dove hunting, stock up on shells now! http://bit.ly/162Bx9 # A good place to buy guns online http://bit.ly/9bQBm # RT @DoveHunting101: New blog post: Man Fined Over Migratory Bird Treaty......
Proposed legislation to infringe on hunter's rights Infringe is putting it mild. There are two bills in the Texas House of Representatives that are aimed directly and Texas hunters and gun owners. If passed, we could find ourselves needing some legal counsel. The following is from Texas State Rifle Association's website: Bad Bills~Bills to Stop HB 736 by......
Layla Learning to Fetch Layla has rapidly became a part of our family. She is spoiled and loved by all four of my boys and my wife. My youngest son, who is 15 months, has a playmate. They fight and play just like siblings. Make no mistake about it though, she is my dog.......
Proposed legislation to infringe on hunter's rights Infringe is putting it mild. There are two bills in the Texas House of Representatives that are aimed directly and Texas hunters and gun owners. If passed, we could find ourselves needing some legal counsel. The following is from Texas State Rifle Association's website: Bad Bills~Bills to Stop HB 736 by......
Save the Bob Whites Texas' wild quail numbers continue to decline Its sound is distant as it whistles out its name: Bob-White. but the sound is becoming increasingly muted as the quail population across the state decline. "The landscape for quail has changed very significantly over the last 40 years," said Dale......
Okay, it’s been almost two months since Layla’s last video. I’m no expert trainer, but I am one proud papa. She aims to please. Notice the distance has increased and she has graduated from a toy to a camo decoy.
I spend 15-20 minutes on training a day (or most days) and Layla does the rest. Positive reinforcement has worked well. She has been sitting since she was 7 weeks, retrieving since 8, and actually is hunting the decoy when she loses sight of it.
I think the next step will be using some scent on the decoy. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes. For now, I couldn’t ask for a better dog.
Do Dove Decoys Work Every year I see hunters placing decoys around the dove fields. I've always wondered if they were worth their salt. Let's find out... Ducks, Geese, Turkeys are all susceptible to decoys. With ducks being the most social of the game birds. These flock oriented birds find safety when they spot......
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-21 Using positive reinforcement training yo train your hunting dog. http://bit.ly/Zt81d # Tips on Starting Kids Out Hunting http://bit.ly/jdFYt # Just broke 100 followers, THANKS to everyone. # Good night tweeters # An interesting article on dreams http://bit.ly/dWX4Z # 96 pound catfish!! http://bit.ly/Q1ITZ # Just broke 200 followers, THANKS EVERYONE,......
Picking a spot in the field Who hasn't done it, shown up for a big dove hunt and put yourself in a bad spot. It is simply miserable to listen to all the blasting around you as you contemplate everything from moving spots to what you did to deserve this. The best bullets, most expensive shotgun,......
The Positive Reinforcement Training For Your New Puppy Psychologists have been promoting positive reinforcement as a way to change undesirable behavior to acceptable behavior in humans for some time. The method can be described simply as rewarding behavior that is considered acceptable and ignoring behavior that isn't acceptable. Animal trainers have learned lately that this same method......
How to Use Hunting Decoys Learning how to make use of hunting decoys can be a very important part of your hunting experience. Regardless if you are new to hunting, or if you are a seasoned veteran of the fields and forests, learning how to use decoys as part of your hunting can advance things......
Sticking with Your Resolutions Why do we make New Year's resolutions? What's the purpose? Did you even bother making any resolutions, or did you refrain due to the associated pressure and oft resulting disappointment from trying to follow said resolutions and failing? We make resolutions because we want to move forward; we want to......
If you haven’t seen the following video, let me warn you, what you are a about to watch contains graphic images of stupidity. These guys are dumbasses and probably couldn’t hit a low flying airplane with a shotgun, so they shoot sitting ducks with semi-automatic rifles. They need to be caught, put out in the pond and have some target practice taken out on them.
If you live up there, find these idiots and turn them in. They give real hunters a bad name.
Shotgun Ammo & Chokes Choosing shotgun shells and choke tubes can be confusing to say the least. Just go to Academy and look at the variety, 1oz., 1 1/8oz., 7 shot, 7.5 shot, 2 3/4", 3", lead, tungsten etc, etc, etc. If your not careful you could spend a fortune on the wrong stuff. Let's......
Father Charged in Hunting Accident From BullsandBeavers: St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) - A 44-year-old Lyndon Center man is being charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his son while the two hunted for turkeys earlier this month. The Vermont State police say that Kevin Kadamus was processed Thursday at the state police barracks in......
Skeet Shooting is Best Practice for Dove Hunters According to Phil Bourjaily of Field & Stream. Phil is a well known writer/gun expert and has some really good points on improving your kill ratio. I've always felt that skeet was a great warm up for dove season. I always start with my shotgun a little lower than most shooters to......
TOC Marketing The best kept secret breakthrough in marketing and business strategy is... (drum roll) TOC Marketing. Or in full: Theory of Constraints Marketing. Listen. If business growth is important to you, this may be your greatest discovery for 2010. Let me explain: Marketers are misunderstood. And it's their own fault. We......
3D Studio MAX Plug-Ins Guide: Create Killer Graphics Images and Animations with 3D Studio MAX Plug-Ins Product Description Features 32 pages of glossy, full-color images generated with MAX plug-ins. Gives tips and tricks for using some of the best and most popular plug-ins. Teaches graphics effects including mesh painting, metaballs, particle techniques, dynamic animation, and much more. Provides step-by-step techniques for creating plug-ins from Tom......
Choosing your Shotgun If you are looking for a firearm that can be useful for a variety of different purposes, then the shotgun is one of the greatest options that you can consider. Aside from the fact that the shotgun is useful for recreational purposes, law enforcement, hunting, personal defense, sporting and military......
When To Start Training I'd like to introduce you to Layla. She's six weeks old and I just brought her home two days ago. Soon she'll be retrieving my dove but for now I have to start the training process. Let's face it, at six weeks old her attention span is short and......
Positive Reinforcement Training What exactly is positive reinforcement training? According to expert dog trainer, Don Hanson, it is the practice of rewarding your dog with food or play for behaviors you want repeated. Hanson says that "rewarded behaviors tend to be repeated and unrewarded behaviors tend to be extinguished." By using using positive......
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-05 Bass Pro offering free shipping over $125 http://www.dovehunting101.com/ # Anybody know how to keep your puppy from biting everything, besides beating her? # I just downloaded and installed tweetdeck, works like a charm. Highly recommend it # Looking to build a free online listing of quality dove leases. Most......
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the kids are a great help with Layla.
WARNING: The video you are about to watch has nothing to with dog training, but it does illustrate another really good reason to get a puppy. Layla and Colton are growing up together, and it is priceless to watch.
Walking the field Perhaps my favorite way to hunt dove is to walk the field for those dove that have lighted in the field. Of course, if you are in a big shoot with many other shotguns, you can't do this for obvious safety reasons. However, later in the season this method can be......
Layla Learning to Fetch Layla has rapidly became a part of our family. She is spoiled and loved by all four of my boys and my wife. My youngest son, who is 15 months, has a playmate. They fight and play just like siblings. Make no mistake about it though, she is my dog.......
Picking a spot in the field Who hasn't done it, shown up for a big dove hunt and put yourself in a bad spot. It is simply miserable to listen to all the blasting around you as you contemplate everything from moving spots to what you did to deserve this. The best bullets, most expensive shotgun,......
Hunting and Hunters Lexicon Abomasum - This is the fourth chamber within the stomach of a deer. Along with the omasum, this is considered to be the true stomach of the deer. It helps to aid in digestion through the production of acids that break down food particles making it easier for nutrients to......
3 Secrets to Dog Training by Craig Clemins It seems these days that there are literally thousands of dog training methodsits easy to get mixed up amongst all the fuss. In this brief article, I'll uncover what I believe are some of the Secret to Dog Training. You might be surprised to learn that the......
Benefits of Weight Lifting for Women Many people ask questions about weight lifting for women, because they are not sure about whether or not it is the right course of action for a woman that is looking to lose weight or to get healthy. Many people think that weight lifting for women is the same as......
Well, Layla’s growing like a weed. Already weighing in at 22 pounds.
I’ve been trying to mainly use positive reinforcement during all of her training, and believe me, she knows which behaviors call for a treat or other reward.
I try to reinforce basic commands at least twice a day, and fetching at least once a day. I think the progress in tremendous.
If you remember the first training video, it took like five takes to get her to bring the sock back correctly. I’m proud to say that today, it was only one take. Forgive the camera work, as I’m not the best producer (yet).
Upland Bird Country Review Recently my brother did a little quail hunting courtesy of the folks at Upland Bird Country. He had a blast and I asked him to write up a review for all you bird hunters who live near Dallas, TX. Thanks bro. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upland Bird Country Review Location: Corsicana, TX (~60 miles......
TPWD seeking dove leases Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking to lease some more dove land for its public land. Landowners interested can click HERE for more information or call 512/389-4505. This a great opportunity for farmers to make some short term cash. The state generally pays about $5 per acre of land......
Waller County Complex, #2438, Public Land My dad, boys, and I hunted the Pattison road unit this drizzling Saturday morning. All I can say is get on the north end. There was a lot of shooting there, but also a lot of hunters too. So go early, if you go. We were out of position to......
Reader Email Makes My Day Last week I got a nice email from a reader that went like this: I just wanted to email you and let you know I think your blog is great! I just stumbled across it by clicking the link in a comment you made on MyDollarPlan (mainly because I was curious about the......
How to Really Correct Your Dog [caption id="attachment_59" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Correcting Behavior"][/caption] When it comes to dog training, perhaps the most overlooked aspect of working with a dog is understanding how to correct it. It takes more than simply knowing the right way to do something; you have to be able to "translate" what you know......
Learn How to Speak 'Dog' [caption id="attachment_205" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Talk Dog."][/caption]Because dogs work so well with humans and seem to give an understanding eye when it comes to our behaviors, we often forget how little dogs understand. Some people even suspect that their dogs believe themselves to be humans, part of the family! When it......
Layla has rapidly became a part of our family. She is spoiled and loved by all four of my boys and my wife. My youngest son, who is 15 months, has a playmate. They fight and play just like siblings. Make no mistake about it though, she is my dog. No matter who throws the ball , she brings it to me.
She is sitting and comes when called (most of the time). I’m using treats to reward her for good behavior and it seems to be working great.
2009 Electric Collar Review An electric collar can be an effective tool when training your hunting dog. E-collars can be used to reinforce commands and keep your hunting dog from getting into a bad spot. Today's collars have many features and levels of stimulation to help control your dog in any situation. Remember, e-collars are only......
Left-Handed Shotguns Left-Hand Shotguns are few and far between. Finding one that has any style can be hard and expensive. I'm in the market for an over-under 20 ga. or 28 ga. and am getting frustrated. I listen to my brother going over all his options and I'm stuck choosing between plain......
When To Start Training I'd like to introduce you to Layla. She's six weeks old and I just brought her home two days ago. Soon she'll be retrieving my dove but for now I have to start the training process. Let's face it, at six weeks old her attention span is short and......
Holiday Entertaining – Focus on Potluck As you all know by now, I’m a huge fan of the idea of potluck meals. I really think that they are the best way to handle the work and cost of large family dinners. Potluck dinners allow everyone to share in the preparation work. Potluck dinners also allow hosts......
Save Time, Money and Space in Over 80 Ways If you're looking for handy gadgets, tools and various items that can save you time, money or space (or all three!) this list of more than 80 top products is just what you need. Everyone's got saving money on their minds these days. Some of us are always looking to......
The Fab Five - Midweek Roundup Edition Below are five interesting posts I've had the pleasure of reading so far this week. Back later today with my own post on discovering (nearly) effortless ways to shave a little extra off your monthly expenses. Now is a Good Time to Be Living on a Budget. Often times when......
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