Brian Lynn

Montana's Mixed Bag

BrianLynn — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:45:22 -0500

Having just returned from hunting the Ft. Benton area of Montana with Pheasants Forever, I have to tell you it's in stark contrast to South Dakota. Especially a South Dakota ranch managed for pheasants and holding a preserve license. But this is true wild-bird hunting in thick, heavy cover for a variety of skittish avian prey and when you put one in the vest, you, and especially the dog, have earned it.

Shep's Vigil

BrianLynn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:31 -0500

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When a town puts a mutt on equal footing with Lewis and Clark, you know as a dog person you're in the right place. When I reached Ft. Benton, Mont., to hunt with Pheasants Forever, sitting next to the parking lot of the Grand Union Hotel was a statue of a dog. The history behind that statue is a story of enduring loyalty that any dog owner can understand.

Gun Dog Blog: Breeder Guarantees

KristenKeys — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:26:09 -0500

Breeder Guarantees: What to Get

BrianLynn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:24:41 -0500

When it comes to a puppies and genetic disorders, good breeders do everything they can to avoid producing problem animals. That said, odds are that somewhere, at sometime, a genetic disorder will crop up. It could be hip dysplasia, eye, elbow or other problems.

Training: SD Pheasant Recovery

BrianLynn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:57:33 -0500

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After putting the hurt on South Dakota pheasants with some over-and-under shotguns from Browning and Winchester, I take off tomorrow for north-central Montana to chase pheasant, sharptails and huns with Pheasants Forever. There's just a little dog work to undertake to remind my pooch that while fun, he still has rules to follow.

Rooster Wrap

BrianLynn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:06:53 -0500

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It was another phenomenal day of shooting Browning Cynergy and Citori as well as Winchester 101 model over and unders loaded with Winchester Super-X Super Pheasant loads in 2-3/4 inch 4s and 6s here at R&R Pheasant Hunting in South Dakota. If you need proof, just look at the death tally: the second day in a row of 100 birds in the basket. Our three-day tally was in the neighborhood of 260 birds for 11 or 12 shooters per day.

Heaven Scent

BrianLynn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:26:45 -0500

Day Two here at R&R Pheasant Hunting in Seneca, South Dakota, was a blast. Or blasts. Lots and lots of blasts.

After a Day One, which was a great day, scenting conditions improved dramatically, the wind was perfect and we got into some serious birds. Hundreds of birds. When the finally tally came about, more than 60 roosters were sent to the big roasting pot in sky by one group of six shooters and in excess of 40 for another group.

Dakota Decadence

BrianLynn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:53:17 -0500

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The Fall Classic is on and I'm not talking about The Evil Empire playing a city known for sandwiches and booing Santa Claus. I'm in South Dakota for the first time trying knock the hell out of as many rooster pheasants as possible.

Not only is it my first trip to Pheasant Heaven, it's also my dog's first time. I was a bit worried about how Kona would perform but after Day One, all is looking good (hope I just didn't jinx us for the next two days...).

Video Q&A: Answers from Pro Trainers

BrianLynn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:14:13 -0400

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While I'm trying to figure out the video player system here at OL.com, I'm running into some serious technical difficulties. I don't want to keep you Gun Doggers waiting any longer for answers to your dog-training questions, so I'm posting links to each answer below.

After I get all lined up on how to upload vids here, I'll repost each question as its own blog. Until that time, enjoy your professionally answered questions and work at making your dog the best it can be!

Also, congratulations to the winner of the DT Systems Super Pro Launcher!

Winner: DT Super Pro Launcher

BrianLynn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:57:00 -0400

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We had nine questions submitted for the DT Systems dog-training seminar in Kansas this past weekend. Many of them were very good questions and covered several of the most common problems for dog owners/trainers.

All of the questions were answered by either George Hickox or Dan Ihrke in a video format, which I'll be posting.

However, the winner of the DT Systems Super Pro hand-held dummy launcher is...