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In this issue Bill Hanus writes about I (love) small shot, Dave Duffey writes about Avoiding Dumb Clucks. David Krassler talks about Mas- tering The Blind Retrieve. Bethann Roettger penned a great article she called Another Medical Mystery? Joseph Healy takes an expert from his book Training A Young Pointer to teach us all How Experts Developed My Bird Dog. IN addition we have the latest news from the states and all the organizations for a fun and educational read.

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© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 7 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com the outset that it will occasionally be stopped while taking an initial Training line. My recommendation is to stop the spaniel on one out of four casts. Most spaniels will stop and Mastering The Blind take the “back” command without By David Krassler loosing stride. However, there are some that will just sit there Well, so far you have been Let’s get right to the fun part refusing to cast back. In this case, focusing your spaniel on the two of schooling: the blind retrieve! simply move up as close as you pieces of the puzzle that are re- We are going to use the same area need to your spaniel. Give another quired in constructing a blind that you have previously used for back cast. Often this reinforce- retrieve: “lining and casting.” the eight legged pattern blind. We ment through proximity will be This month we will start to put the want to have the pattern blind set enough to encourage your student two pieces of the puzzle together. up exactly as it was when you were to go back. For some, you may Hopefully you have developed introducing the dog to lining. need to throw a dummy to the pile good attitude on the lining and to convince the dog to continue casting drills. Your spaniel now is Set out your dummies ahead his line. kicking up some dust when he is of time, because we are going to A word of caution. Be careful sent on the “back” command. start this drill cold. Choose a line to run. Using the proper wind that you do not stop the dog too of- Before I begin this month’s direction to assist your spaniel ten while running pattern blinds. lesson, let’s do a quick review of in being successful, I would start This will cause the spaniel to begin what our spaniels have learned. this drill on a 100-yard line to the “popping.” What is “popping?” They now can perform the three- dummy pile. This is when a spaniel will stop, handed casting drill “cold,” with turn to the handler, and look for 95% success. We expect the same Line up your spaniel, and direction as to which way to go. in the lining drills during the send him for a retrieve from the Dogs who “pop” do this without “pattern blinds.” They are also dummy pile. Line him again and a whistle or verbal command. It capable of running a selected line send him back to the same pile. is a highly undesirable habit, and “cold” with the same success rate. When the dog is approximately is penalized in field events. “Pop- It will be nearly impossible to get halfway to the pile, stop him with ping” has two common causes. a consistent 100% success rate on your whistle. Naturally, he should The first occurs when the animal is all drills every day. There are too immediately, turn and “hup,” fac- stopped too often on its initial line. many environmental issues that ing you. Set yourself in the prayer The spaniel will start to anticipate can arise. If our spaniels are 90% position. Count to three, and then the stop command, and beat you successful in these exercises, then cast him on with a hand signal and to the whistle! This also will cause it is time to put things together and a verbal “back” command. We them to loose their desire and at- move forward. want the dog to understand from titude on taking and running the initial line. The second cause of popping occurs when the spaniel is stopped and cast too often. The handler fails to give the dog enough independence to hunt his bird. This makes the spaniel stop and look for direction (or reaffirmation) from the handler while questing game. In either case, the dog has lost his independence, and will not hunt for the bird through its © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com scent cone. This is highly undesirable. We want confident, intelligent, bold spaniels. You want to continue the drill through all of the other legs on the pattern. Stop your student at random lengths while taking the initial line. Teach the dog to stop and face you in all different wind directions. Be sure to continue driving the dog all the way through to the same dummy pile several times to maintain good attitude on running the line. Once this is learned, we will transition to a related drill. Line the spaniel to a 100-yard pile, using the same initial line throughout our session. Stop the dog at the 60-yard mark and give him a left or right hand “over” cast. We want him to pick up a dummy from the adjoin- ing line that has dummies set out at the 60-yard mark. Like many drills, it is best to begin this session by sending the spaniel into the wind. The spaniel’s nose will pick up the scent from the dummy pile. Continue to drill this in every different wind direction. Cast the dog back, left and right with the “over” command. Move up to help the dog when you are given a cast refusal. Remember you are teaching them to leave their initial line and take an over cast until they find the blind bird. You can even use an initial 60-yard line, stop them half way and cast them “over” to a 100-yard line then cast “back” to the dummy pile. However you must maintain and teach them that the initial line, if taken properly, is the right line to take to the blind bird. So drill this more often than stopping and casting. We are only going to handle them if they drift off line and/ or to get them on the right side of the wind. We are very close to running cold blinds. While teaching this part of handling, be very careful and don’t be too harsh on your reprimand. This will cause them to freeze up. You will start getting a lot of “no goes” and cast refusals. This is a very technical drill. However, it also must be fun for you and, most importantly, your spaniel. Next month we do the real thing and run a cold blind.

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CHAPTER 10: Working on Steady to Wing and Shot

I HAD FINISHED OFF THE TRAILER TO MAKE IT ROAD AND CAMPING READY The walls were patched and sound, the windows and roof air vents were weatherproofed, the toilet and water lines were cleaned, drained, and flushed. The water tanks were full, the fridge was chilled. The two inch trailer ball off the back of my pickup, anchored to a heavy-duty undercarriage towing rig, fit the trailer’s hitch like hand in glove. The brake lights and turn signals and running lights on the trailer all checked out. The electric brake control was installed under the truck’s dashboard. All systems were go. I even practiced backing up with the beast.

C and I took the Grouse House on two test voyages. The first was to Woodford State Park in southern Ver- mont. A terrible argument ensued during the parking Tanglewood in Massachusetts, where we phase. I was sure C was messing with me as I attempted saw Tony Bennett and Diana Krall with my to back into the narrow camping space, backing to- parents, who came over for the show from ward a jackknife, pulling out, backing up again, with central New York. That Labor Day weekend the same results each time, none of them good. C kept of 2000 was a washout-it stormed like hell on with “A little more left; a lot more right” for long above Tanglewood. Someone was struck by enough to frazzle me. After about ten tries and half an lightning, the rumor circulated. Mom and hour later, I got the trailer on fairly level ground. The Dad stayed in the trailer the first night, and tears in Cs eyes when I got out of the cab of my truck (I C and I were flooded in our tent. The next had yelled a blue streak from the cab of my truck) told night, after the show, my parents went to a me that she had no agenda-she’d been earnest in her hotel room. C and I made good use of the attempts to help a bullheaded man park his unwieldy back bed in the trailer, with rain beating over camping craft. our heads. What satisfaction I felt for the weatherproofing work I had done! Next we went to a private campground near In preparation for Reilly’s first hunting © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com season, her training intensified John missed with a shot from his missed a beat from the day back for the next two weeks. Every 20-gauge. We marked it, and I in July when I dropped her off. day, she pointed birds in the hitched on Reilly’s lead and led I told John I’d stay in touch morning and John worked her her down toward the bird. She through the hunting season and on field commands in the af- pointed it a second time, though asked him to let me know how ternoon, in preparation for the not completely stylishly, as the Bo did. Then I gave him a picture graduation field test that John bird was wind-washed and not so of him and Reilly I had taken in and I had agreed on: a released- full of scent. She crept toward it the orchard, held in a heavy sil- bird hunt in late September at a bit, or tried to as I held her; her ver Orvis wing-shooting frame. the farm, with chukar partridge tail was not at full mast. I tried He was touched. He told me it and quail. and missed the shot, and that would go up in his house. bird flew directly to the pond on On graduation day, John, the property. John thanked me and hand- wearing a faded blue polo shirt ed me my last invoice for the and jeans tucked into his rubber Reilly, against my commands September training and the boots, planted a couple birds to “whoa,” ran down to the pond birds used in Reilly’s training. I around the orchard grounds. and established point facing the told him that I couldn’t express “Reilly knows the quail,” he told stone fence at the water’s edge. my thanks strongly enough me, “but wait till she sees the When John and I got there, no for letting me tag along on all chukar. Shoot when they get up. bird was in sight. He released those morning walks and train- Shoot quick. But just go ahead the dog, and she leapt at the stone ing sessions in the orchard. In and shoot. They get up quick and wall, digging at it, whining and the subdued way of hunters, flare-not like a grouse. We don’t barking. Did the bird drown? Or we nodded to each other, and I want these birds to get away, if did it burrow into the gaps in the drove off toward home in North we can help it.” Better for us to stones? I came forward to “whoa” Bennington, where C waited to shoot them than to offer them up her. Told her to be easy. John fol- welcome Reilly and me. as fare for coyotes or foxes, was lowed, said the bird clearly was the message. under the grass or had taken up It was September 21, and residence in the rock wall. We grouse season had already I knocked down quail on never found it. It never came opened that year in Vermont. each of Reilly’s first three points. out. Reilly had been at the farm for Steady. No gain. No creep. about two and a half months. Staunch, with a high, rigid tail. A “Cagey birds,” John said. She smelled of cedar chips and wood-stiff pointer point. She half “Just like grouse. You can hit one dirt and something dead she had retrieved these birds, too, pick- and it’ll disappear.” Reilly was rolled in that week. I was ready ing them up with a soft mouth, jumpy after that, so we staked to make her my dog again. C said but not bringing the birds to her and brought out Tabasco and she would give Reilly a bath. hand when called. John said one of the other setters to find And I thought about getting the we’d work on that next year. For the second chukar, though to no dog in the woods in search of now, he said, it was important avail. And then graduation was wild grouse and woodcock. that she was pointing so well and over. didn’t chew up the birds. Reilly had done well on the “If you want her to retrieve, birds. I just wanted to get this we’ll work on that.” I told him year old doggle back into my that’d be fine, if the training fit life. I said my good-byes to John the dog’s disposition. and called Reilly to the cab of Thanks to Stackpole Books we my truck. She jumped into the Then came the chukar. Reilly offer you an excerpt from Training passenger’s seat, panting and A Young Pointer by Joseph Healy found the first of these birds by a drooling. It was as if she hadn’t Copyrights Stackpole Books 2005 stone wall, but it flared away and © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 11 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com them up, perhaps you’ll indulge me a bit farther while I speculate Duffey’s Domain on why this should be. Words and wisdom from Dave Duffey Pups and mature dogs that study the face of a trainer are both bold and biddable; the latter Avoiding Dumb Clucks term meaning that the dog wants By Dave Duffey to please. Such dogs are self- confident and have enough trust in humans to figuratively “look are a tip-off of a gun dog’s learn- They are hard to define and you in the eye”. tricky to measure, those “natural ing capabilities and the likelihood smarts” possessed by our favorite that, if used in breeding, he or she Dogs with the smarts detect hunting dogs. Most would agree will pass on the smarts to their nuances in expression and read that a good gun dog that responds off-spring. “body English”, then key off those clues to anticipate what’s to maybe a dozen different com- For me, as an insight into coming; a command, a signal or mands is a “smart” dog. whether a pup is highly intelligent verbal expressions of praise or and will be readily trainable, two That might be, but isn’t neces- displeasure. sarily, accurate. Could be that smart signs have been well-nigh infal- dog was blessed by a devoted lible: how a pup looks at me and Such anticipation, coupled an diligent trainer rather than an how a uses his front paws. with strong desire to please, often will cause them to “jump the gun” abundance of grey matter. Ability A combination of intelligence and begin a routine performance to learn is inherited. Obeying or- and biddabilty is most important before the trainer actually speaks ders doesn’t indicate much about in the proper development of or gestures. Looking at “errors of a gun dog’s intelligence. hunting and companion dogs. The commission” done in the spirit of “smartest” and “best” dogs I’ve Conversely, a lot of dogs are trying to please should suggest to ever owned have been pups that constantly cussed out and dubbed a trainer that harsh discipline is searched my face intently in an ap- “dumb dogs” because they are out of place for such lapses. troublesome and cause problems. parent effort to read my expression But those “dumb clucks” who and used their paws incessantly, to Their ability to “reason” be- don’t do it right may be natively gesture and to touch. ing restricted by the lack of an extensive vocabulary and the con- more intelligent than some docile As noted , not all really smart comitant one-way verbal commu- tail-waggers who have had man- dogs are a pleasure to own and nication with humans, dogs must ners drilled into them and accept some dumb dogs can be efficiently rely upon “feel” or the proverbial whatever life offers. trained. I’ve come to respect and “sixth sense” to get along well in trust the “eyes and paws” criteria Escape artists that no fence a human-dominated environment. as being almost infallible for se- can hold, the cautious, distrust- The desire and ability to overcome lecting pups that not only learned ful, bull-headed or run-off that or to bridge this communications readily (both on their own and in ignores commands for example, gap is the prime indicator of a training) but were pleasant and may be highly intelligent dogs no truly smart dog. matter how out of step with more easy to get along with. Humans may be born with this responsive counterparts. No scientific or physiological same knack. Some may develop studies are available to verify or Intelligence encompasses a it in response to domination or dispute the efficacy of my puppy lot of things, including the ability oppression by other individu- pickin’ tools. But they’ve worked and willingness to learn. So it’s als or a social system. Different hundreds of times in a lifetime’s important that dog owners, train- amounts of “spark’ in each person association with my own and ers and breeders be able to get an the way they are “handled” by other men’s dogs. If you’ll with- some kind of line on what makes a those who dominate them usu- hold “writing off” my conclusions smart dog. All to frequently puppy ally “make out” in life; the very because I have no statistics to back buyers miss obvious clues that docile becoming most obedient

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com servants, the calculating doing excitement, supplication or joy. than just robot-like responders well as good citizens and the rebel- Oddly enough, dogs don’t seem to to commands learned by rote, or lious becoming revolutionaries or use their paws imitating threaten- clownish mimes trying to ingra- troublemakers. ing or punitive human gestures. tiate themselves in the hope of It is thus and so with canines Perhaps that flaws the theory of getting a pat on the head or some as well. Once a dog’s basic intel- why smart dogs use their paws gustatory req reward for their ef- ligence bent is determined it’s as they do. Misanthropists, on the forts; characteristics displayed by up to the man in charge, a dog’s other hand, may interpret that as virtually all dogs, sharp or dull. trainer, to mold the dog into what a cogent commentary on an innate I choose to believe that such he wants as a hunter and com- goodness that makes digs more emotions as jealousy, anger and panion. pleasant to deal with than men, “hurt feelings” are part of the ca- i.e., “the more I see of humans, the The old saying that “imitation nine as well as human psyche. I better I like dogs.” is the highest form of flattery” may know that some dogs can be clever be the explanation for the extensive Anthropomorphism, the as- grifters trying to gull naive own- use of front paws by intelligent cribing of human characteristics ers. That means they can “think”, dogs. The dog that can’t keep his to creatures not human, may strike even reason and solve puzzles to a paws off you, often is monkey-like some as foolish or risky means of limited extent. in reaching and “grabbing” with attempting to explain “why” of an Whether dogs actually share curled claws or makes appealing off-beat method of evaluating a such characteristics with humans or appeasing gestures with paws dog’s intelligence and trainability. or only appear to, the smart and as well as tail-wagging, is imitat- However, no matter what we are biddable ones do study you with ing you and other humans with proposing, explaining, or justify- intense concentration, gaining whom he associates. ing about virtually anything, in- different perspectives by cocking cluding spirituality and religious The theory has been advanced their heads and do use their paws beliefs, our references are to things that a domestic dog’s barking, in in a manner imitative of the uses familiar to humans and couched contrast to more limited verbal humans make of their hands. in terms of human understanding expressions by wild canines, is an Dumb dogs don’t. and behavior. effort to emulate human speech. So no harm is done in speculat- That could be. Whether or not When striving to train a dog ing as to why this is. Whatever the that’s an acceptable theory is for properly, the job gets done much reasons, the best and most interest- you to decide, but my postulation easier when the trainer is able to ing dogs I’ve owned and trained, seems at least equally logical. envision and understand what’s or trained for other owners, did going on. As noted, I offer no sup- In no way can the smartest pup those things. The indicators I’ve porting data for my conclusions whelped hope to duplicate the five suggested are obvious and require and lack of academia credentials facile digits we have on each hand, no “testing” or understanding of in the field of animal behaviorism, but all really smart ones darn sure behaviorism so subtle that none being only a trainer of gun dogs try when they wave, pat, paw, but trained observers would rec- and an admirer of their ability reach and grasp which, to me, is ognize or imagine it. and acumen in the hunting field the tip-off in assessing high canine Check what I’ve suggested and the home. So, I’ve no argu- intelligence. against your own experience, if ment with the expert (in fact am it’s broad; or discuss it with others Pawing at you may be simply in agreement) when it is pointed before you accept it as probable a demand for attention. It can also out that canines are not humans and practical. When you do, this represent a caress, reverse pet- and we should be cautious about “knowledge” can help in selecting ting; just as you grab a dog to get blessing them with emotions and a dog for training or breeding, ap- his attention or control him, you thought processes recognized in preciating the good ones you’ve even more frequently lay hands human beings. It’s just that a lot of had in the past and understanding on him to express affection and/ us get lost in the alpha and omega, and training the gun dog in your or praise. passive aggressive, dominant maze present and future. Just as humans wave their of scientific jargon. Dave Duffey hails from hands, intelligent dogs make mo- Smart dogs, however, are more tions with their paws that express New London, WI © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 13 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com a 7/8 oz. 20 gauge load, you can get serious about routinely taking Guns doubles on pointed bobs, woodcock and ruffed grouse. With high velocity No. 8’s (and 40-yard capabilities) in the first barrel backed by No. 7-1/2’s (okay, No. 6’s if I (love) small shot you are chasing Prairie Chickens with a flushing dog) in the second barrel, you’re all set for pheasant, By Bill Hanus dove and desert quail. www.billhanusbirdguns.com No. 9 shot size is now available in 16 gauge loads from two dif- ere’s a bumper sticker more pellets in the air, without sac- ferent makers. Fiocchi has added every birdhunter can rificing effective ranges. Smaller No. 9’s to their Game & Target/ display. The changes pellets for larger birds -- that’s Multi Sport dove load, a 1 oz. load thatH have come about in the last the bonus that higher velocities with a muzzle velocity of 1165 fps. few years in the small gauge shot- deliver. Winchester’s new Super- B&P offers No. 9 shot in their F2 shell business give new meaning Sport™ Sporting Clays No. 8-1/2’s Classic line, a 29 gram load (1- the phrase: little things mean a lot. load sacrifices only about 17% of 1/16 oz.) with a muzzle velocity Boy, do they ever! the No. 9 pellet count – but check of 1280 fps. out the bonus you get in effective Two major developments that Before WWII, when skeet was yardage gained when they crank will change birdhunting forever: a 5-gauge sport, it included the 16 up the muzzle velocity up to 1300 1. The availability of number gauge. Sixteen gauge ammunition fps. 8-1/2 size shot was quite common at that time 2. The increase in muzzle veloci- Speed kills . . . and all the and Winchester’s development of ties to 1300 fps and faster. major ammunition makers offer WS-1 and WS-2 (which we know Number 9 shot is the “official” loads in this high performance today as Skeet 1 & 2, or Quail I & shot size of the skeet field, where 1300 to 1400 fps velocity class. II) for their great Model 21 side- the maximum target distance is 21 Check out Bascheiri & Pellegri’s F2 by-side shotgun really got the best yards and the rules of the game call Classic line; Federal’s Premium® out of No. 9’s – on the skeet field for a maximum of 1200 fps loads. and Wing•Shok™ brands; Fioc- and for birds shot over dogs. The No. 9’s work well on 20-yard tar- chi’s Golden Pheasant and High 16 gauge was a champ then and gets (and are a good choice for the Velocity lines; Kent Cartridge’s these small pellet-size loads dem- first barrel of a double gun when non-toxic IMPACT™ ULTIMATE onstrate why it still is a champ. shooting over close-working dogs) UPLAND® and VELOCITY® The small pellet sizes: Nos. but 1200 fps loads poop out pretty lead loads; Remington’s Express® 7-1/2, 8, 8-1/2 and 9 are vastly rapidly after that. High-Velocity Extra Long Range under-rated as birdhunting loads. Loads and Winchester’s Super- But then along came Sporting And the increased velocities now X® line in addition to the Super- Clays with new rules that encour- available on many of these loads Sport™ AA® Sporting Clays line aged shotshell makers to enhance only enhance and extend their per- mentioned above. the performance. Winchester intro- formance. For small gauge shoot- duced the No. 8-1/2 shot size. Yep, This empowers small gauge ers, these smaller pellet options halfway between No. 8 and No. 9. shooters – a throw-in benefit of lend credibility to the concept. You’d figure it to be maybe a 26 these high velocity loads is that Visualize a 28-gauge shooter or 28-yard performer. But wait, if makers use absolutely the best shooting No. 6’s on pointed pheas- you hype up the muzzle velocity components and their hardest, ant. He gets only 169 pellets in to 1300 fps, the effective distance roundest shot to maximize perfor- a standard 3/4 oz. Load. But he extends to 33 or 35 yards! In practi- mance. With 375 No. 8-1/2-s in a gets over 300 No. 8’s or 375 No. cal, everyday terms, you get to put 3/4 oz. 28 gauge load and 435 in © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com 8-1/2’s. Small pellets give him a 2-to-1 chance of a dead-in-the-air head or neck hit. And if he had the wisdom to slip a load of No. 9’s in the first barrel, he’d put 439 pellets in the air, increasing his odds to over 2-1/2-to-1!

That 25¢-piece in your pocket will cover the head/neck target area on quail and dove; and a silver dollar will do the same for grouse and pheasant. Now imagine either coin flipped in the air, 20 or 25 yards away. Which shot size has the best chance of nicking the coin? 169 No. 6’s, or 375 No. 8-1/2 pellets? Hmmm?

Your toss -- heads or tails.

Bill Hanus hails from Newport, OR

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 15 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com harsh conditions,” Gabbert The Birds said. GFP has received several requests in recent weeks to supplement feed for Winter Habitat Key to pheasants. “In reality, feeding Pheasant Survival pheasants can attract birds into marginal habitat where The winter of 2009-2010 mortality is due to preda- they are more suscepti- is already one for the re- tion, although exposure ble to harsh weather or cord books, leaving many to severe weather can also predators,” said GFP up- South Dakotans wonder- cause mortalities.” land game biologist Travis ing how their state bird, Runia of Huron. “Provid- Large cattail sloughs the pheasant, can survive ing food plots and woody provide excellent winter the elements. cover in close proximity on cover for pheasants during an annual basis are really A Christmas storm most winters. In extreme the best ways to sustain brought widespread bliz- conditions, quality win- pheasant populations in zard conditions. Since ter roosting habitat such winters like this.” then, subsequent blasts of as wide shelterbelts with snow, wind, and freezing low-growing shrubs and Concerned citizens rain have belted the state. coniferous trees is critical, may start preparing for Harsh conditions can lead he said. the next harsh winter by to high mortality for pheas- contacting GFP for techni- GFP annually main- ants and other wildlife, but cal and financial assistance tains 11,000 acres of food providing critical winter on woody habitat and food plots and 8,500 acres of habitat – such as woody plot programs. Visit http:// planted woody habitat on cover and food plots – can www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/ Game Production Areas. boost winter survival. privatelands/Index.htm Additionally, GFP and to learn more about the “Fortunately, pheasants Pheasants Forever shared available cost-share for es- rarely starve to death even the cost of about 25,000 tablishing wildlife habitat during the harshest winters acres of food plots on pri- on private lands. because of available food vate land in 2009. plots and waste grain,” “Pheasants will travel said South Dakota Game, several miles to find qual- Fish and Parks resource ity winter cover that is biologist Andy Gabbert of adjacent to a food source, Sioux Falls. “Most winter such as a food plot or harvested grain fields, during © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com

Things We Can Learn From A Dog 1. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. 2. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. 3. When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. 4. When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience. 5. Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory. 6. Take naps and stretch before rising. 7. Run, romp and play daily. 8. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you’ve had enough. 9. Be loyal. 10. Never pretend to be something you’re not. 11. If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. 12. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. 13. Thrive on attention and let people touch you. 14. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. 15. On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. 16. On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree. 17. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. 18. No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout ...run right back and make friends. 19. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 17 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com white-fronted geese through Iowa in the spring. When those birds Life come back south in the fall, you hardly ever get to see them here because most fly to the west of Iowa. White-fronted geese are a very beautiful goose and they’re North Iowa Waterfowl Hunter so noisy. Going Strong at 80 “I also have ducks of all kinds Story and photo by Lowell Washburn come right in and land next to my [snow] goose decoys. The males have all their spring color and are fascinating to watch,” adds Posted: April 6, 2010 80-year- Infante. “Seeing all those different bulk of this year’s snow goose mi- birds makes it well worth being old, Al Infante takes advantage of gration has this year’s spring snow goose sea- c u r r e n t l y son at the Ventura Marsh. Seeing passed to the all those different birds makes it north, there well worth being out here whether is always the I get to see any snow geese or not, possibility says Infante. If I do shoot a goose, of luring in then I guess it’s just like icing a straggler. on the cake - I mainly come out It happened here to watch. Photo by: Lowell just the other Washburn d a y w h e n VENTURA MARSH - Al In- a wary old fante has been on a wild goose gander suc- chase ever since he was knee high cumbed to to a grasshopper. Still going strong the plead- at 80, he rarely misses an opportu- i n g n o t e s nity to get out on the marsh. of Infante’s 50-year- This week, Infante is making old Faulk’s the most of Iowa’s spring snow brand goose goose season. During the past few call and cir- mornings, he’s been hunting at cled a bit too Ventura Marsh. And although the close to the decoys. “This is my favorite time of the year to be out here,” says Infante. “In the spring, you get to see just about every kind of wild duck there is -- a lot more kinds than you normally out here whether I get any snow see in the fall. We also get a lot of geese or not. If I do shoot a goose, then I guess it’s just like icing on © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com the cake. I mainly come out here that I’ve tried it all,” says Infante. to watch.” “I’ve done pass shooting, jump shooting, hunting with decoys Like most Old Timers, Infante --- all that stuff. But what I like is quick to reminisce. One of his best these days is getting out on very first hunting companions, the marsh in a duck boat. For me, he recalls, was a Dalmatian coach that’s the best way to hunt.” dog. Best known today as a symbolic firehouse mascot, Dalma- Although Infante has success- tians are, in fact, closely related fully hunted a variety of water- to the English pointer and was fowl species and loves them all, he still widely regarded as a hunt- admits to the mallard duck being ing breed during the early 1940s. his easy favorite. Infante’s Dalmatian was no excep- tion, effectively pointing pheas- “I’ve hunted them in snow- ants in the uplands and eagerly storms and have even set my swimming and retrieving ducks decoys on the ice,” says Infante. “I from the marsh. love to see the flocks come in, land in the decoys, and then go sliding “When I was young, we’d go across the ice on their tails.” all over the place hunting ducks, and I’d wade clear from one end of the marsh to the other,” says Infante. “I was a young buck back then, and I could easily handle all that mud and all that wading. “When I was a kid, I mostly hunted with my cousins and we had some really great duck hunting then,” he added. “Today, I still hunt with my cousin, Joe Herrera, who is 73. Sometimes, I just go by myself. “I’ve always hunted ducks and geese and I guess you could say

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 19 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com Things to know about a septic pleuritis: • Onset is often insidious or unappar- Day At A Time ent, with few clinical signs until late in the course of the disease • Clinical signs range from decreased performance, to collapse to anorexia; cough Another Medical Mystery? and fever may or may not be present • Pleuritis is painful so clinical signs By Bethann Roettger (above) could be referable to pain, but your s fall is approaching many seem in any distress I would bring her in dog may just seem off, less willing to move, of us are thinking ahead to the next morning for an exam. tender the upcoming field trial The next morning she was still • A chest wound may not be apparent and Ahunting season. We are checking acting the same way. I arrived at the by the time clinical signs develop our gear, buying the newest gadgets vet’s office and after another exam we • Chest x-rays will usually reveal fluid, and hopefully getting the dogs in shape decided to start with x-rays. While I which will prompt your vet to tap the chest; and tightening up their performance. was waiting for them to get the x-ray diagnosis of pyothorax can be made if fluid We know this is what is needed for a room ready Haley became is obtained successful and safe hunt or trial experi- very weak. I picked her up • A complete blood count ence. No less a dog that is in top physical and carried her into the will usually reveal white blood condition. I was out doing just that this backroom as it seemed cell abnormalities, but may not be August when, unbeknownst to me, my like something serious ordered if fever is not present dog got into a situation that took her life had changed. In a matter 3 weeks later…. of about 1 minute she was Treatment of septic pleuritis I had taken my field bred English gasping for breath and the requires extended hospitalization, Springer, Haley, who is 8 years old out doctor immediately went during which time a chest drain- to my local management land for a good to insert an air tube. As age tube will be placed. The tube run. It was warm outside so we didn’t she was doing this Haley facilitates drainage of the septic stay too long but she got a good stretch. took her last breath and fluid and lavage (flushing) of the I never saw any sign that there was was gone….. chest cavity. Systemic antibiotics alone are not sufficient to treat sep- anything unusual with her condition. So what on earth had tic pleuritis, but are necessary in About 3-4 days later, I let Haley out of happened? her kennel as usual in the morning and combination with chest drainage. it was obvious she was in pain. She was Septic Pleuritis by Dr. Vici Surgery is sometimes required to slow moving, head straight out and Ribeiro DVM clear fibrous adhesions within the when she would go to lay down she Septic pleuritis is the chest or walled-off abscesses, or to would suck in air and let it out very infection of the pleura, or remove a foreign body. slowly. I took her to the veterinarian lining, of the chest. It is usu- Avoidance of such injuries is impracti- and after a thorough examination we ally the result of foreign body aspiration cal in hunting and sporting dogs, since it found a sore spot on one side of her (into the trachea) or penetration through would require that they don’t engage in vertebrate that could be causing the the chest wall. Although less common, it activities that they were bred to do. Check- problem. The veterinarian prescribed a can also occur as an extension of infection ing your dog for wounds following each course of Rymidal. This apparently did of the lung (pneumonia). It results in an sporting event or hunting trip may help, the trick because in 48 hours Haley was accumulation of pus or septic exudate in as well as closely monitoring for subtle bounding around as usual. the chest cavity (pyothorax), and fibrous changes in behavior. If your dog is “off”, adhesions (connective tissue strands) follow, In the next 3 weeks she was swim- and has recently (within 2-8 weeks) been forming abnormal connections between the ming, retrieving, etc….just like normal. worked or hunted, then consider asking your chest wall and the lung, as well as the other Then one afternoon she came out of the veterinarian to do chest radiographs, and/or tissues in the chest. It is more common in crate in that same odd position with her a complete blood count. head extended and this time her breath- cats than dogs, but hunting and sporting ing was a bit labored. She was not pant- dog breeds have an increased predilection I would like to thank Dr. Ribero ing and didn’t seem to be in distress just toward developing septic pleuritis, because and her wonderful staff at the Forest breathing from her diaphragm instead of of the obvious increased risk of foreign body Lake Veterinary Hospital for the won- her lungs. I took her temperature and it inhalation or of penetrating chest wounds. derful care that they give all of our dogs was normal. She was also having some Complications of pyothorax include walled and especially how they handled this contractions in her abdomen but they off abscesses (require surgical correction), situation. I wish everyone a successful went away quickly. After consulting the chronic lung lobe atelectasis (collapse), and and exhilarating fall hunting season Vet again we decided that since it was so lung lobe torsion. Untreated septic pleuritis and most importantly a safe return for late in the afternoon and Haley did not can result in death. both hunters and dogs alike.

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com rewarding of all. Matching your skills against the creek, Mother Health Nature and wildlife can easily turn the tables to the advantage of the ducks. So any success is greatly earned. Hunting Woodies from a Several tips may increase your success. Easing along the inside of Canoe a bend in the creek can sometimes offer better and closer shooting opportunities. Listening for the call By Jim Schrenkel, Wildlife Biologist, Division of of the woodie can let you know Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries they are in the area. Many times you can hear them splashing in the water while feeding or land- Duck hunting is an exciting and sloughs. Canoes can oper- ing. Sometimes you may be able activity enjoyed by many. The ate in shallow water, even with a to notice small ripples in the water challenge of effectively calling somewhat heavy load including, next to shore to give away their waterfowl into a decoy spread is hunters, dog, decoys and other position. Being able to observe very rewarding. However, if this gear. Allow plenty of time to reach little signs can be the difference is the only waterfowl hunting you your spot so you do not overexert in seeing tail feathers or meat on have participated in, you may be yourself and start sweating, as this the table. missing out. Hunting waterfowl, could make for a long morning. especially wood ducks, from a The canoe can easily be stashed As with any form of hunting, canoe is particularly challenging. or pulled next to shore and used safety is of utmost importance. If you think that all you have to do for a blind. Always wear approved floata- is float down a creek and shoot a tion devices. Know the canoe’s limit of “woodies,” you have never The second option, and my limitations as well as your own. Be tried this type of hunting. Just favorite, is to float a creek and try familiar with the operation of the paddling a canoe can be difficult to sneak within shooting distance canoe; practice makes perfect. Un- at times. Throw in guns, waders, of the ducks. This requires more load your firearm when crossing decoys, maybe a dog and other skill and finesse. A canoe is not deadfalls in the creek and while paraphernalia, then you have the the most stable water craft built, entering or exiting the canoe. Al- making of an interesting hunt. so setting up for the shot can be ways think safety, safety, safety. quite challenging. Often there is With duck hunting boats get- very little notice of a potential Hunting woodies from a canoe ting larger and the drive for quan- shooting opportunity because the can be extremely challenging. tity over quality, many small next woodie may be just around Many exciting and rewarding creeks and duck holes often are the bend. Hunting with a partner hunting opportunities are ready overlooked. A canoe is an effective usually requires that the back to be discovered on the miles of way to access these areas. Canoes person paddles and maneuvers creeks and abundant backwaters are very quiet and maneuverable. the canoe so person in front can found throughout Alabama. Re- They may be paddled tandem or concentrate on looking for wood member, the journey is often as solo. The light weight also makes ducks. Sometimes deciding who enjoyable as the destination. it easy for transport and hauling sits in the front of the canoe first over or around deadfalls (and may be the most challenging as- believe me, they will be encoun- pect of the hunt. tered). As you can imagine, hunting Two basic options are avail- solo is the ultimate challenge. You able for hunting with canoes. The must paddle, maneuver and be first is to use the canoe to access ready to shoot at the drop of a hat. remote beaver ponds, backwaters This experience can be the most © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 21 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Bird Banding Laboratory Conservation (BBL), located at the U.S. Geologi- cal Survey Patuxent Wildlife Re- search Center controls and issues all federal bands and banding permits. A federal banding permit Reporting Bird Bands is required, and only federal bands By Gene Carver, Wildlife Biologist may be used on wild migratory birds. Only federal and state au- thorized individual agencies are allowed to band waterfowl species because the banding information As someone who enjoys the of them when they returned the is used to set harvest and season outdoors, you may have noticed next year. Dr. Paul Bartsch of the regulations. metallic or brightly colored bands Smithsonian Institute started the on the legs of some birds. If you are first systematic, scientific band- Permitted banders include fed- an avid birder or hunter, you may ing program of birds in North eral and state agencies, university have actually gotten close enough America in 1902. He banded 23 researchers, and private individu- to read the information written on black-crowned night herons with als. Permit applicants must be able these bands. The small print will serial numbered leg bands with to show they are qualified to safely include a number code and an the return address of “Return to capture, handle, and band birds. address or a telephone number, or Smithsonian Institute.” Bird banding data is helpful maybe just a cryptic message such Jointly administered by The in both research and manage- as “AVISE BIRD BAND WASH U.S. Department of the Interior ment programs. The band on a DC.” These are all instructions for and the Canadian Wildlife Service, bird identifies that individual reporting information about the the North American Bird Banding and can provide knowledge of its bird you have observed, caught, Program began in 1920. Over 63 movement, survival and behavior. or harvested. million birds have been banded Bird band data is used to study Banding of birds for identifica- and over 3.5 million have been bird habitat use, reproduction, tion was first recorded about 1595. recovered and reported under and migration patterns; monitor One of King Henry IV’s Peregrine this program. Bird bands range populations; assess and manage Falcons was found over 1,300 in size from very small to fit a endangered species; and set hunt- miles from where it was lost and hummingbird leg to very large to ing regulations. was identified by its leg band. The fit the leg of a trumpeter swan. No All federal metal bands, aux- first recorded banding of birds matter their size, the information iliary markers such as colored in North America was by John gained by reporting bird bands is leg and neckbands for geese, and James Audubon in 1803. He tied significant. bands from foreign governments silver cords on the legs of nest- Banding of all migratory birds should be reported to the Bird ling phoebes and identified two in the United States is controlled Banding Laboratory by calling the telephone number on the band or logging onto http://www.pwrc. usgs.gov/BBL and following the links on how to identify and report a bird band. The reporter will receive information on when and where the bird was banded. One ongoing project could make bands visible to our citizens. Alabama is one of 27 states currently participating in a mourning

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com dove banding project. Data on banded. Individuals may band age specific survival and harvest pigeons, parrots, cockatiels, and rates of mourning doves is being finches. State agencies may band obtained. In the past three years, non-migratory birds, such as quail 3,329 doves have been banded in or turkey. Alabama. Report mourning dove Banding birds has proven to be bands by calling 1-800-327-band a very successful method of gain- (2263) or going to the http:// ing valuable information. Should www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL Web you find a bird band, by taking site. the time to note the band number Other types of bands may and reporting the information, you be encountered. Falconers may may have contributed significantly legally have birds of prey that are to an on-going project. Managing bird populations is global.

POEM FOR NEW PUPPY OWNERS Don’t smell crotches, don’t eat plants. Don’t steal food or underpants. Don’t eat my socks, don’t grab my hair... DON’T RIP THE STUFFING FROM THAT CHAIR! Don’t eat those peas, don’t touch that bush, Don’t chew my shoes, what IS this mush?!? Eat your cookies, drink your drink, Outta the toilet! Outta the sink! AWAY FROM THE LITTER BOX, IT’S FOR THE CAT! (and must you kiss me after that?!?) Raising a puppy is not for the lazy, Those rugrats are funny but also quite crazy. Don’t despair through the toil and the strife, ‘Cause after three years you’ll get back your life! So let’s go for walkies, so you can do your “thing”, And maybe I’ll get back my good diamond ring! -Author unknown

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 23 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA). American Veterinary Medical The AVMA’s scientific experts have twice testified before Con- Association gress that broad-based antibiotic bans, such as PAMTA, would have Dr. René Carlson, former Wis- adverse effects on animal and AVMA briefs consin Veterinarian of the Year and public health. past-vice president of the AVMA, Congress on explained the indispensible role The AVMA continues to em- importance of that antibiotics play in treating phasize the importance of judi- cious use of antibiotics. antibiotics various ailments that affect household pets and the process that “Antibiotics are a vital part of — The nation’s largest veteri- veterinarians use to determine the veterinarian’s toolkit,” said Dr. nary association briefed Congress whether or not to use antibiotics. Ashley Shelton, assistant director today on the uses of antibiotics “Whenever I consider using an of the AVMA’s Governmental Re- and how they help protect animal antibiotic in any of my patients, I lations Division. “There are very health, providing in-depth scien- always look at four outcomes,” few drugs available for treating tific information on the necessity Dr. Carlson said. “First, will it suc- animal disease, and the AVMA of antibiotic use for preventing cessfully treat a diagnosed medical believes that antibiotics should and treating disease in companion condition? The second outcome be used judiciously and in the animals and livestock. is prevention of an infection in a best interest of animal health and Two educational sessions were high-risk patient because of a par- public health.” held by the American Veterinary ticular injury or procedure. Third, Speaking last week, Rep. Medical Association (AVMA) with I look at a decreased likelihood for Schrader reaffirmed the role of honorary hosts Rep. Kurt Schrad- development of a resistant infec- veterinary medicine in protecting er, DVM, (D-Ore.) and Sen. John tion or organism. And finally, I public health and the safety of Ensign, DVM, (R-Nev.), the only am concerned with the protection America’s food supply. veterinarians serving in Congress. of the health of the animal and The discussions allowed congres- its owners who come in contact “America has the safest food in sional staffers to learn about when with it.” the world. Advanced animal hus- and how veterinarians utilize bandry, 21st century technology, “The principles of antimicro- antibiotics to keep both food sup- sanitation, appropriate veterinary bial use are the same whether ply animals and household pets and medicinal therapy allow us to for companion animals or food disease-free. compete on a global scale while as- animals,” Dr. Carlson added. “The suring the health of our livestock Speaking at the briefings as an difficulty comes when owners of and poultry,” Rep. Schrader said. expert in livestock medicine, Dr. the animals don’t consult with a Lloyd Keck, a worldwide animal veterinarian or comply with the AVMA and WebMD health consultant to the poul- veterinarian’s instructions.” try industry and former AVMA join forces to The briefings were part of Congressional Science Fellow, the AVMA’s continued efforts to offer online pet dispelled arguments related to hu- educate Congress about the com- man antibiotic-resistance risks. information plex and crucial nature of treating “Antibiotics are necessary for America’s animals – and how the The American Veterinary veterinarians to protect the health health of those animals impacts Medical Association (AVMA) and and well-being of animals,” Dr. human health, whether through WebMD have teamed up to launch Keck said. “Benefits to animals the food supply or through direct a pet health community called and people outweigh the current contact with pets. the Pet Health Exchange. Visitors risk associated with bacterial re- to the new site can discuss pet The AVMA is strongly op- sistance. Going forward, we need health issues with AVMA member posed to H.R. 1549 and S. 619, the to let good sense and good science veterinarians. Preservation of Antibiotics for guide this issue.” © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com “The AVMA is concerned Food safety in on finding ways to disrupt the about the vast amount of misinfor- biofilm process, thereby provid- mation about pet health that can America ing a major tool to combat gastric be found on the Internet,” explains Americans are more concerned diseases such as cholera. For more Dr. Larry R. Corry, president of than ever about the safety of their information, contact Stephanie the AVMA. “Through this col- food. Recent events in the news— Specchio at 607-253-3369 or sas6@ laboration with an established and including deadly chemicals con- cornell.edu respected resource, we hope to taminating pet foods, eggs, milk give pet owners an opportunity to and even candy—have heightened get accurate, sound advice about those concerns. But food safety animals in general and, more spe- isn’t a simple task, or even a single Cutting both ways cifically, about their pets.” task. It is a monumental endeavor Millions of people in both the comprised of a number of different More than 20 veterinary Guest developing and developed world jobs that must be completed cor- Experts are involved in the Healthy may benefit from new immune- rectly to ensure the safety of food. Pets Exchange to date. The Guest system research findings from the It requires that there be enough Experts encourage discussion and University of Pennsylvania School veterinarians in the field to keep help owners ask the right ques- of Veterinary Medicine. The Penn food animals healthy and working tions of their pet’s veterinarian to Vet researchers, studying how the as food safety inspectors—there open a dialogue that can lead to immune system operates, have are shortages in both areas. Also, the most appropriate diagnosis discovered a previously unidenti- it requires information from FAR- and treatments for their pets. fied cell population that may be the AD—a database that helps vet- body’s double-edge sword, fight- “The Pet Health Exchange will erinarians keep drugs and other ing off parasitic infections but at help pet owners keep up to date on contaminants out of the nation’s the same time causing the harmful pet information about their pet’s food supply—which is currently immune responses that can lead to health, so they can provide the shutting down because the federal allergies and asthma. The research, very best care for their animals,” government has failed to continue which may aid in the development says Dr. Corry. “But no online funding for it. Food safety is a con- of new drugs, could benefit two community, no matter how well cern today, but if it doesn’t receive patient populations: Those in de- it is done, can ever be a substitute the attention it deserves, it could veloping countries still wrestling for the relationship between vet- be a true crisis tomorrow. Contact: with parasitic worm infections erinarians and their clients.” Tom McPheron, (847) 285-6781 and those in more industrialized The link to the new Pet Health environments where parasites are Exchange is on the upper right on less prevalent but where immune the www.webmd.com, and you Breaking up the party responses can rum amok, leading can also visit the new WebMD to a higher incidence of allergies Health Pet Exchange directly at Bacteria, it appears, are happi- and asthma. For more information, http://exchanges.webmd.com/ est in groups – very large groups. contact Kelly Stratton at 215-898- pet-health-exchange. For any Scientists have known for decades 1475 or [email protected] other information about veteri- that bacteria like to form biofilms, nary medicine, please visit www. consisting of millions of their germ avma.org. friends, to increase their ability to cause infection and disease, and boost their resistance to antibiotics. A new discovery at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, however, may help prevent the bacteria from hooking up. After identifying the protein that helps the bacteria send signals to start biofilm formation, the Cor- nell researchers are now focusing © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 25 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com such as strong scenting ability of the Beagle, the eager-to-please at- News From The AKC titude of the Golden Retriever and Labrador, and the bold nature of the German Shepherd, make them effective in their careers today. American Kennel dog, this energetic and fun-loving “Despite advances in secu- Club Announces breed is a loyal family pet, ideal rity technology, the canine and its Most Popular Dogs companion and dependable K-9 unique abilities remain a valued partner when duty calls.” resource for the military and law -- Labrador Retriever Remains enforcement agencies that work to 2009 Most Popular Dogs in America’s Most Popular Dog as keep us safe,” said Peterson. “The the U.S. loyalty, intelligence and hard- German Shepherd Makes A 1. Labrador Retriever working nature which make these Move For The Top Spot -- breeds desirable as K-9 partners 2. German Shepherd Dog -- Breeds That Help Keep Us in the field also contribute to their Safe Dominate the Top 5 -- 3. Yorkshire Terrier status as valuable companions in the hearts of dog owners around For the 19th consecutive year, 4. Golden Retriever the nation.” the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, 5. Beagle but could this be the last year for 6. Boxer PET PREFERENCES: FIFTY the Lab’s reign? 7. Bulldog OF THE LARGEST CITIES According to American Kennel Top trends in 50 large cities in Club® (AKC) 2009 registration 8. Dachshund the U.S. include: statistics released today during a 9. Poodle press conference at Grand Central * The ever-popular Lab is Terminal in New York City, the 10. Shih Tzu slowly losing ground in some German Shepherd Dog overtook towns – more U.S. cities featured a the Yorkshire Terrier last year and breed other than the Labrador Re- is now ranked second most popu- WORKING K-9s “SNIFF OUT” triever in its top spot this year than lar in the nation for the first time THE TOP 10 in 2008. The breeds responsible in more than three decades. The German Shepherd Dog for ousting the 19 year national favorite? The German Shepherd An American favorite since the isn’t the only breed Americans will ranked first in Columbus, De- time of Rin Tin Tin, the German spot at the airport or train termi- troit, Honolulu, Memphis, Miami Shepherd Dog became the number nal when they travel – Labradors, Providence and West Palm Beach; one breed of the 1920s, but then Golden Retrievers and Beagles the Yorkshire Terrier triumphed in slipped in popularity until after work throughout the country to Oakland, Tampa, NYC, and Phila- World War II. keep the homeland safe. These breeds are used by law enforce- delphia; the Bulldog rose to the top “Labs have been America’s ment military and homeland in L.A.; and the Bull Terrier was a top dog for nearly two decades security personnel for a variety of favorite in Newark, NJ. due to their loyal and gentle na- tasks ranging from border patrol, * The Bulldog is a favorite in ture,” said AKC Spokesperson bomb and narcotics detection, to California, perhaps due to celeb Lisa Peterson. “But the German searching for missing persons and owners such as Adam Sandler, Shepherd Dog has gained ground tracking down fugitives. Kelly Osborne and John Legend. recently, quite possibly due to the The breed reached the top spot in increased attention they receive These four breeds were devel- Los Angeles, the only city where for their security efforts at home oped for various forms of hunting it currently reigns as number and abroad. Hailed as the world’s or herding, but the traits that made one. The wrinkled pooch nearly leading police, guard and military them so effective at these jobs, reached the top in San Diego as © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com well, coming in at the 2nd spot. and the Doberman Pinscher which 2010 Obedience served heroically with the U.S. * South Florida loves its Ger- Military during WWII (from 23rd Regulations at a man Shepherd Dog. The breed to 15th). ranks first in West Palm Beach as Glance well as Miami, where it has held * A trend toward easy-to- Effective January 1, 2010 the top spot since 2002, the first groom breeds is seen with the rise year the American Kennel Club of the Mastiff (from 39th to 27th) Obedience Clubs will have the started tracking city registration and the Rhodesian Ridgeback option of holding two all-breed statistics. (from 56th to 48th) as well as the obedience trials concurrently at decline of higher maintenance the same site on the same day. This * Providence is the only U.S. breeds such as the corded breeds changed from clubs only being city where the Labrador Retriever the Komondor (from 132nd to able to offer two trials of the same does not factor into the Top 5. De- 154th) and the Puli (from 123rd event type consecutively. spite ranking second in 2008, the to 149th) and on the Irish Terrier breed dropped off the list, making Trial Secretaries and Superin- (from 108th to 132nd) and Sealy- room for the German Shepherd in tendents are now allowed to move ham Terrier (from 138th to 157th) first place, along with the York- a dog that has been entered in an which require hand-stripping. shire Terrier, Golden Retriever, “A” class for which it is not eligible Boxer and Poodle. * Among rare breeds on the to the “B” class at the same level. decline are the Curly-Coated * Unusual breeds on local top Obedience Advanced Team- Retriever (from 114th to 142nd), five lists include the Bull Terrier work is now a new non-regular the Sussex Spaniel (from 135th to (1st in Newark), the Mastiff (4th class. 159th) and the Irish Water Spaniel in Des Moines), the Miniature (from 130th to 150th). (The non-regular classes can Pinscher and Shetland Sheepdog be judged by any person who has (3rd and 5th, respectively, in Rich- * Even before the Obama fam- trained a dog to the Utility Dog mond) and the Chihuahua (3rd in ily selected the Portuguese Water title and has been approved to Honolulu). Dog it was on the rise in popularity judge non-regular classes. A pro- ranked 80th a decade ago to 60th visional judge may be willing to currently. However, it did make a judge the non-regular classes for PET PREFERENCES: 1999– jump from 64th a year ago when the experience.) 2009 all the interest in this mid-sized, hypoallergenic breed began. Effective April 1, 2010 Some of the most notable recent trends in the past decade Dog lovers can see and learn Mixed Breeds. Any club eli- include: more about all of their favorite gible to hold all-breed obedience breeds on Saturday, February 6, trials may open their trial to dogs * The most popular pets with 2010, when the AKC/Eukanuba listed with AKC Canine Partners the biggest increase in rankings National Championship – where at their option. over the last decade included the the country’s top dogs compete Effective July 1, 2010 Bulldog (from 21st to 7th); French for $225,000 in prize money and Bulldog (from 73rd to 24th); Cava- the title of “National Champion” Beginner Novice Optional lier King Charles Spaniel (from – airs on Animal Planet and the Titling Class. This class is a transi- 58th to 25th) and the making the Discovery Channel, 8-11 p.m. (ET/ tion between Rally and Obedience, largest leap the Havanese (from PT). You can also catch the AKC combining elements from both 92nd to 32nd). Humane Fund Awards for Ca- sports. nine Excellence honorees, which * Working K-9 breeds favored An insert to the current regula- include the Golden Retriever by law enforcement and the mili- tions is available to download. tary have shown modest gains “Robin” in the Law Enforcement as pets including the Belgian category. In 2009 the Companion Events Malinois (from 95th to 81st), the Department introduced a new Border Collie (from 71st to 52nd) regulation promoting the limiting Bloodhound (from 51st to 43rd), of entries based on judging hours © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 27 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com and not by class size. This is an their belts, including freeing 10 Oklahoma City bombing site, the effort to help clubs reduce their ex- and 8-year old siblings from the Columbia Space Shuttle recovery penses. The change gives clubs the rubble. operation site, and in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina relief chance to fill entries as received, In recognition of their efforts, efforts. until an 8 hour judging limit per the American Kennel Club and judge is reached. Please remember AKC Companion Animal Recov- We’re especially proud of that no judge will be assigned to ery Canine Support and Relief our purebred search and rescue judge for more than 8 hours in one Fund have donated $25,000 to the ACE winners including Labrador day, including any breed judging United States Police Canine As- Retrievers, German Shepherds, assignment when the obedience sociation Region 7, which includes Golden Retrievers, Border Collies trial is held in conjunction with a New York City, to enhance ongo- and other sporting, hunting and dog show. ing search and rescue education herding breeds. For a job requiring of law enforcement K-9s and their a well-socialized, healthy dog with Chairman’s Report handlers wanting to further their predictable instincts and work eth- training in detecting and locating ic, purebreds are the dog of choice. February 2010 -- lost, missing or injured persons. If you know of a deserving search Celebrating the Work and rescue team please nominate The AKC and AKC CAR have them for the 2010 ACE at: http:// and Dedication of a long history of supporting SAR www.akc.org/news/ace/. America’s Search and teams. The AKC CAR Canine Sup- port and Relief Fund was created We hope that you join us in Rescue Dogs -- in the wake of the September 11, saluting these brave dogs and With the recent earthquakes 2001, terrorist attacks in response the important contributions they in Haiti, much attention has been to the exemplary work and dedica- make in supporting our country brought to the search and rescue tion of the search and rescue dog and world in the worst disasters, dogs working to free trapped first responders. Since its creation, as these search and rescue teams citizens from the rubble. With the Fund has provided $3 mil- truly represent the best of what certain capabilities far surpassing lion to date in search and rescue dogs have to offer. those of a human, these dogs have grants as well as disaster relief in saved innumerable lives - and response to hurricanes, floods and Oklahoma Breeders wildfires. after working long shifts without Bills to be Considered complaint, these animals also The fund accepts both dona- provide comfort to their handlers tions and applications for grant Oklahoma Senate Bill 1340 in distressing conditions, making money at the following sites: and Senate Bill 1712, which seek to us appreciate the extraordinary http://www.akc.org/donations/ provide state oversight over certain canine-human bond and the in- and http://www.akc.org/dogny/ dog breeders, will be considered numerable ways dogs contribute grants.cfm. by the House Economic Develop- to our lives in the most incredible ment and Financial Services Com- ways! The American Kennel Club mittee on Wednesday, March 24. has also recognized search and We strongly urge all concerned Locally, New York Task Force rescue dogs since 2000 by award- responsible dog breeders and own- One, sponsored by the NYC Of- ing an AKC Humane Fund Award ers in Oklahoma to consider the fice of Emergency Management for Canine Excellence (ACE) in a provisions of the bills (described and staffed by NYPD and FDNY search and rescue category. Over below), and to contact their elected personnel, deployed to Haiti the past nine years, search and officials with their concerns. with four search and rescue K-9 rescue ACE winners have located The American Kennel Club’s teams in early January to assist lost Alzheimer’s patients, chil- mission includes working to pro- with earthquake recovery and dren, and people with mental dis- tect the rights of all dog owners relief efforts. After a more than abilities; have worked at Ground a week-long deployment in Port and promoting responsible dog Zero at the World Trade Center ownership. The AKC agrees that Au Prince, the dogs and handlers on 9/11; and served in Iraq, at the returned with six rescues under kennels with deplorable conditions Texas A&M bonfire collapse, the must never be tolerated. However, © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com or more intact female dogs will be we also support reasonable and of animal care and welfare speci- required to be licensed. Licensees enforceable laws that protect the fied in SB 1340. will be subject to: welfare and health of dogs without restricting the rights of owners or * Provide that while hobby * Pre-licensure inspection of breeders who take their responsi- or show breeders are exempt from facilities, the undetermined cost of bilities seriously. inspection requirements, they which must be paid by the license must register annually, at no cost, applicant. Senate Bill 1340 with the Oklahoma Secretary of * At least one inspection Known as the “Kennel Defini- Agriculture for the purpose of es- annually, during normal busi- tions Act”, SB 1340 seeks to: tablishing that they are hobby or show breeders. ness hours but without advanced * Define “commercial breed- notice, of each facility kept by the er” as a person, other than a hobby * Require commercial, hobby, licensee. or show breeder engaged in the and hobby show breeders to ad- * Inspections based on writ- business of breeding animals for here to significant, costly building ten complaints received by the sale or for exchange in return requirements for indoor housing Board. for monetary consideration, and facilities. who harbors more than 25 intact * Impose vague consumer * License display require- females for the primary purpose protection provisions for puppy ments at the licensed facility. of breeding animals for sale either buyers. through the internet or via brokers * License number disclosure or directly to the public or directly * Designate violators as requirements on advertisements, to pet stores. Commercial breeders a “puppy mill” without doing sales contracts, and transfer agree- must be USDA certified and fol- anything for the tangible benefit ments. of dogs kept in substandard facili- lowing the guidelines of the fed- * Annual reporting require- ties. eral Animal Welfare Act, and shall ments. meet or exceed all requirements of Senate Bill 1712 animal care and welfare specified * Record-keeping require- in Sb 1340. SB 1712 will create the Board ments for each dog maintained in of Commercial Pet Breeders to en- a licensee’s facility. * Define “hobby breeder” as force and administer the provisions Under the bill, the Board is a noncommercial breeder who har- of the Act; and will adopt rules es- required to adopt all rules by bors less than 25 intact females for tablishing license fees, procedures November 1, 2010, and licensees the primary purpose of breeding and requirements for license ap- are required to come into compli- animals for sale either through the plication and renewal, conditions ance by January 1, 2011. Licensees internet or directly to the public. under which licenses are revoked who violate the act may have their Hobby breeders are required to or denied, and qualifications for license revoked, and be subject to meet or exceed all requirements of registered breeder inspectors. a misdemeanor punishable by a animal care and welfare specified The Board will also be required to fine of up to $500 and/or a year in SB 1340. establish minimum standards for in jail. Those who interfere with proper veterinary care, treatment, * Define “hobby show breed- an inspector would be subject to feeding and watering, shelter and er” as a noncommercial breeder a fine of up to $1,000 and/or two confinement, grooming, exercise, who breeds animals with the years in jail. primary purpose of exhibiting socialization, transportation, dispo- or show the animals at state or sition of dogs, and other standards Both SB 1340 and SB 1712 municipal or county or registry it deems necessary to protect the will undoubtedly prove costly to club-sanction events or shows, public health and the health and enforce at a time when Oklahoma improving the breed, or selling the welfare of animals. Additionally, is expected to experience a $1.2 animals for the specific goals of the Board will maintain a public billion shortfall for the upcoming exhibition or exhibiting, and hav- directory of licensed commercial fiscal year budget that begins on ing no more than 10 intact females. pet breeders. July 1. Hobby show breeders are required Should SB 1712 be enacted as to meet or exceed all requirements currently written, those with 11 © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 29 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com figures are available). During that News From the Enemy Camp and the Good Guys period, license sales have held at approximately 14.5 million annually, according to that U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. cost than if a similar amount was Typically, hunting license Hunting License purchased at the supermarket.” sales data does not become avail- Sales Up By 3.5 States participating in the able until 18 to 24 months after sales end. “NSSF and Southwick Percent in NSSF NSSF License Sales Index are New York and New Jersey in Associates saw there was a need Index of States the Northeast; Florida, North to work directly with states to Carolina, Louisiana and Tennes- receive data in a more timely mat- In a year when one word, ter,” said Curcuruto. “fewer,” described life in America see in the Southeast; Minnesota, -- fewer jobs, fewer home sales, Indiana, Kansas and Texas in the The NSSF Hunting License fewer purchases -- hunters were Midwest; and Oregon and Utah Sales Index is designed to be an responsible for generating a wel- in the West. States were selected indicator of hunting license sales come “more” category, as hunting for their ability to provide license but not an exact measure of all license sales rose by 3.5 percent sales data on a regular basis. The hunting license sales nationally. in 2009 in states that make up geographical selections were Should the 3.5 percent rise hold NSSF’s Hunting License Sales made to offset potential varia- true nationwide, it would repre- Index. tion in license sales by region. As sent one of the largest percentage more states are able to provide increases in hunting license sales The 12-state index comprises necessary data, the number of in over 20 years. several states from four main re- states will be increased, said gions of the United States. Nine Curcuruto. The index is a new project of those states recorded hunting involving NSSF and Southwick license sales increases from Janu- According to the index, li- Associates. The 2009 data was the ary through December of 2009 cense sales got off to a good start first released in what both parties over the previous year, accord- in the first half of 2009. In the expect to be an ongoing effort. ing to Southwick Associates, a key turkey hunting month of NSSF performs this type of re- research firm that monitored the April, license sales rose by ap- search to better equip its member license sales information. proximately 17 percent over the base with information that will same month the previous year. help them make more informed “Many factors such as weath- In June, which is the start of the business decisions. er and the economy affect hunting fiscal year in many states and, license sales in any given year, but hence, the month when many Results from the index were in 2009 the economy likely had a annual licenses go on sale, sales first reported to NSSF members more significant effect,” said Jim increased by 16.2 percent. In the and media at the recently con- Curcuruto, NSSF’s director of latter half of the year, which is cluded 2010 SHOT Show. “Due industry research and analysis. when the bulk of hunting activity to positive feedback from those “While the reasons for the 3.5 per- occurs and most licenses are sold, sessions, NSSF plans to continue cent increase are speculative, past August and October sales were funding this project in 2010,” said research shows that during slow- down, but September, November Curcuruto. downs in the nation’s economy it and December sales were up. Results are based on a weight- is possible that people have more ed average of trends among time to hunt and that hunters Curcuruto noted the findings participating states, so that states take the opportunity to fill their were a bright spot when consider- with larger hunter populations freezers with nutritious, high- ing national hunting license sales have a greater impact on the protein meat acquired at lower totals from all 50 states showed little change from 2005 through results than smaller states. Due 2007 (the most recent year that © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com to confidentiality agreements, license sales data is not available on a per-state basis.

Quarterly Firearm and Ammunition Excise Taxes Up 29 Percent According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released by the Department of the Trea- sury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers report excise tax obligations to be more than $115.8 guns and ammunition and 10 Long guns: $37,086,945.59 million in the third calendar quar- percent on handguns). / .11 = $337,154,050.82 = $337.2 ter of 2009, up 29 percent over The report, which covers million for long guns the same time period reported the time period of July 1, 2009 in 2008. Ammunition: $48,887,389.15 through Sept. 30, 2009, shows that / .11 = $444,430,810.45 = $444.4 This dramatic increase fol- $29.85 million was due in taxes million for ammunition lows a 52 percent increase in for pistols and revolvers, $37.09 excise tax obligations from the million for long guns and $48.89 Total estimation for the quar- previous quarter (2Q, 2009) and million for ammunition. Com- ter: $1.08 billion more than a year of record-high pared to the same quarter in 2008, FBI background checks for fire- collections were up 50.2 percent arm purchasers -- another strong for handguns, 33.4 percent for Firearms Industry indicator of firearm sales. ammunition and 11.5 percent for long guns. Hails Washington Excise tax obligations over the last reported 12 months, Oct. 1, Translation to Sales: State Supreme Court 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009, were more Using the latest collections as Decision Second than $445.6 million, an increase of an indication of sales, a projection $124 million or 38.6 percent over Amendment is an of $1.08 billion was generated in the preceding 12-month period, Incorporated Right the third quarter (calendar year) Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2008. The of 2009. Please keep in mind that The National Shooting Sports year’s substantial increases in although excise taxes are one of Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade background checks and federal the best indicators of industry association for the firearms indus- excise tax obligations began just performance, they only reflect try - hailed today’s ruling by the prior to the 2008 elections and what excise taxes the manufac- Washington State Supreme Court flourished despite a worsening turers have filed and do NOT holding that the Second Amend- economy. reflect retail mark-up and final ment rights of law-abiding Amer- Manufacturers of firearms retail sales. icans are applicable to the states and ammunition pay a federal through the 14th Amendment. Pistols and revolv- excise tax -- a major source of ers: $29,854,743.52 / .10 = “This decision by the Wash- wildlife conservation funding -- $298,547,435.20 = $298.5 million ington State Supreme Court is a on all firearms and ammunition for handguns welcomed development and vic- manufactured (11 percent on long © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 31 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com tory for the rights of law-abiding tions Advance America Awards other firearm safety programs, firearms owners,” said Lawrence program, a national competition accidental firearms fatalities have G. Keane, NSSF senior vice presi- sponsored by the American So- dropped to their lowest levels dent and general counsel. “Amer- ciety of Association Executives since record-keeping began in ica’s firearms industry remains (ASAE) and The Center for As- 1903, including a 60 percent de- optimistic that the U.S. Supreme sociation Leadership in Wash- crease in fatal firearms accidents Court will rule in the upcoming ington, D.C. Project ChildSafe is among youth 14 and under in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case now in the running to receive a last 10 years. that the Second Amendment is a Summit Award, ASAE and the Through Don’t Lie for the fundamental individual liberty center’s top recognition for asso- Other Guy, NSSF assists the that all states and local govern- ciation programs, to be presented Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- ments must respect.” at ASAE’s 11th Annual Summit arms and Explosives in educating Awards Dinner at the National The NSSF filed an amicus federally licensed firearms retail- Building Museum in Washington, brief in support of the petitioner ers on how to better detect and D.C., on Sept. 29, 2010. in McDonald v. City of Chicago, prevent illegal straw purchases set to be heard by the High Court “The National Shooting Sports of firearms. An advertising com- next month. Foundation is honored to receive ponent of the program warns the these awards for Project Child- public that to illegally purchase a Safe and Don’t Lie for the Other firearm is a serious crime. Don’t Guy from ASAE and The Center Lie for the Other Guy, which is NSSF Wins Awards for Association Leadership,” said funded by the firearms industry for Two Programs: Steve Sanetti, president of NSSF. and U.S. Department of Justice “It is through Project ChildSafe grants, has been launched in Project ChildSafe that NSSF promotes the safe and 25 cities, with the focus in the and Don’t Lie for the responsible use and storage of past year along the U.S.-Mexico Other Guy Honored firearms to millions of gun own- border. The program’s straw pur- ers throughout the country and chase deterrence message—”Buy Two nationwide initiatives through Don’t Lie for the Other a gun for someone who can’t and developed by the National Shoot- Guy that NSSF helps prevent buy yourself 10 years in jail”— ing Sports Foundation—Project illegal purchases of firearms by recently topped one billion media ChildSafe and Don’t Lie for the prohibited persons.” impressions. Other Guy—have been recognized by the Associations Ad- Project ChildSafe’s goal is The NSSF programs Don’t Lie vance America (AAA) Awards to help reduce firearms-related for the Other Guy, Project Home- program. accidents through the distribu- Safe (the forerunner to Project tion of free gun locking devices ChildSafe) and Step Outside were NSSF received an Award of and safety education literature. previously recognized by ASAE, Excellence for its Project Child- With support from the firearms the last time coming in 2006 when Safe program, the firearms safety industry and U.S. Department of Don’t Lie received an Award of education effort that has distrib- Justice grants, Project ChildSafe Excellence. uted 35 million gun lock safety has distributed approximately Now in its 20th year, the kits. Don’t Lie for the Other Guy, 35 million gun lock safety kits prestigious Associations Ad- the NSSF program that works to to nearly every law enforcement vance America Awards program prevent the illegal purchase of department in the 50 states and recognizes associations that pro- firearms, was named to the AAA U.S. Territories. Law enforcement pel America forward—with in- Honor Roll. then provides the safety kits free novative projects in education, of charge to gun owners in their NSSF is one of only 13 orga- skills training, standards-setting, communities, reminding them to nizations nationally to receive business and social innovation, safely handle and store firearms an Award of Excellence in the knowledge creation, citizenship in their homes. Through the ef- first round of the 2010 Associa- and community service. Al- forts of Project ChildSafe and © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com though association activities have this trace request stem from “We remain increasingly con- a powerful impact on everyday UN-efforts to impose arms trade cerned that ongoing efforts to life, they often go unnoticed by control treaties that would lead restrict or ban the civilian and pri- the general public. to a ban on the civilian posses- vate ownership of firearms taking “NSSF’s programs truly em- sion and ownership of firearms, place at the United Nations will body the spirit of the Associations possibly even in the United States severely restrict and frustrate the Advance America campaign. It despite Second Amendment pro- lawful international commerce in is an honor and an inspiration to tections and the recent Supreme sporting firearms and ammuni- showcase these activities as an Court decision (Heller v. District tion products and undermine example of the many contribu- of Columbia) reaffirming that the United States’ national sov- tions associations are making to Americans have an individual ereignty and America’s cherished advance American society,” said right to keep and bear arms.” firearms freedoms protected by the Second Amendment and our 2009-2010 Associations Advance Tracing a firearm is the pro- hunting and shooting sports heri- America Committee Chair Ping cess by which law enforcement tage,” concluded Keane. Wei, director of educational op- tracks the chain of custody of a portunities for the American firearm through the licensed dis- Society of Civil Engineers. tribution system to the original For more information about (first) retail purchaser. In this par- Firearms Industry NSSF’s Project ChildSafe, contact ticular case, the manufacturer de- Fires Back against Bill Brassard at bbrassard@nssf. clined to provide the information org, and for Don’t Lie for the to the United Nations and instead Proposed Ban on Other Guy, contact Ted Novin at advised UN officials to make its Traditional Shot [email protected]. request through proper international law enforcement channels. Shells in California This would ensure that ATF, the The National Shooting Sports appropriate law enforcement en- Foundation (NSSF) – the trade Firearms Industry tity responsible for handling such association for the firearms, am- Concerned Over requests, would be aware of the munition, hunting and shooting world body’s actions. United Nations sports industry – criticized the “Some foreign states and introduction of a bill in California Request for Firearms well-funded non-governmental to ban traditional shot shells con- Trace Data organizations, like the Interna- taining lead BBs in state wildlife tional Action Network on Small areas. The National Shooting Sports Arms (IANSA), are using arms Foundation (NSSF) – the trade The sponsor of the bill, As- trade-control talks at the United association for the firearms indus- semblyman Pedro Nava (D), an- Nations to restrict or ban the try – has learned that the United nounced the proposed legislation private ownership of firearms,” Nations has filed its first firearms at a press conference, where he continued Keane. trace request. The move by the was flanked by representatives United Nations, which has long Though this trace request from the Humane Society of the advocated for civilian disarma- appears to have been an isolated United States (HSUS) – the coun- ment, raised concerns from the incident, members of the firearms try’s largest anti-hunting group. NSSF. industry are troubled by the prec- Just yesterday the assemblyman, edent. who is running for California at- “Firearms trace data is a law torney general, was endorsed by enforcement tool to help aid in the Sierra Club California. The specific criminal investigations,” involvement of the HSUS and said NSSF Senior Vice President the timing of the endorsement and General Counsel Lawrence demonstrate that the real motive G. Keane. “Our concerns with behind the ban is to diminish

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 33 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com hunting in the state by making SHOT Show Thrives new products -- guns, ammuni- it much more expensive to buy tion, targets and more -- and I ammunition, thereby forcing in Las Vegas really appreciated that the ex- more hunters out of the field and With firearms and ammunition hibitors were willing to take the keeping new hunters from going sales having surged last year in a time to give me the attention I afield. struggling economy, there were needed.” Among the products many positive signs this week Duncan found interesting were Wildlife management policy at the industry’s annual trade new models of firearms intro- must be based on science, not on show -- the Shooting, Hunting duced by Taurus International opinion or political or symbolic and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show and Smith & Wesson, and Win- gesture. Assemblyman Nava’s -- that indicated sales will remain chester’s 410 ammo. claim that traditional shot shells robust in 2010. need to be banned to protect Manufacturers like Dwight Van wildlife populations is simply not The show’s return to Las Vegas Brunt of Kimber were equally supported by sound science. sparked a rise in attendance over pleased. “This is an amazing the previous year, with buyers show,” said Van Brunt. “We “Wildlife population man- packing exhibit booths to review came in with some trepidation, agement decisions and hunting products and then placing orders wondering if it was going to be regulations are best left to the on the latest shooting, hunting busy the whole time. We were professionals at the California and outdoor gear. slammed 45 minutes into the Fish and Game Department Overall attendance was 58,444, show. You couldn’t see the color based on sound science,” said only several hundred shy of the of my carpet, and it stayed that NSSF Senior Vice President and show’s all-time record set at the way for the first two days. This General Counsel Lawrence G. 2008 Las Vegas Show and more show is great.” Keane. “The Legislature is not than 11,000 above last year’s Scott Hanes of Remington Arms the appropriate forum for these show in Orlando. The show at- said, “There’s a lot of excitement, decisions to be made.” tracted an all-time high of 31,280 and people are very positive. I The introduction of the tra- buyers, and the 1,804 media pro- was a little surprised that there ditional ammunition ban comes fessionals attending established would be this big of a positive at- on the heels of the Montana Fish, a new record. titude at this time of year because Wildlife and Parks Commission The SHOT Show filled the Sands last year was so big. You figure (FWP) rejecting a similar proposal Expo & Convention Center for you’re going to have a little bit in its state on the grounds that a four days, January 19-22, reaf- of a downfall later on. I’m not ban lacked “biological justifica- firming its stature as the world’s seeing it.” tion.” premier exposition of firearms, Mike Slack of optics company “If Assemblyman Nava’s bill ammunition, outdoor and tactical Leupold & Stevens said, “This passes,” continued Keane, “it apparel, optics, cutlery, camping booth has been absolutely flood- is the state and local economies and related products and servic- ed with people. I can’t remember that will need help. The proposed es. The show is owned and spon- a busier SHOT Show ever.” He ban, while doing nothing to help sored by the National Shooting added, “How could you not come wildlife, would force hunters to Sports Foundation, the firearms to the SHOT Show? If you’re a use other more costly ammuni- industry’s trade association. dealer, this is the place to be. You tion alternatives. This would From the opening to closing just can’t miss it.” make hunting more expensive bells, the mood was upbeat. Re- Professional shooter Doug and ultimately lead to a decline tailers like Glenn Duncan, owner Koenig, who was representing in hunters, hunter support for of Duncan’s Outdoor Shop in Bay Smith & Wesson, said, “It’s been wildlife conservation and hunter- City, Mich., said he values the packed, every day, non-stop, all generated income.” SHOT Show for the opportunity day. And the buzz has been re- it affords to learn about exciting ally good. I think it’s going to be new products. “It’s good to see another great year for Smith & the industry offering so many Wesson.” © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com Greg Sesselmann of Scent- educational seminars for firearms award of appreciation for real- Lok said, “This is where we retailers. The pre-show SHOT izing a 25-year effort to open the get to communicate with each Show University seminars were world-class Clark County Shoot- other. People are generating busi- completely full and featured pre- ing Park. NSSF also recognized ness, coming up with new ideas. sentations by the Bureau of Alco- the important role Sen. Harry There’s that synergy of working hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo- Reid (D-Nev.) and the rest of the together on these things that you sives and marketing experts. For state’s congressional delegation just can’t do over the phone.” the first time, the show provided played in securing the federal Exhibiting companies num- seminars for law enforcement assistance necessary to make the bered 1,633 -- about 125 of them professionals, sponsored by NSSF park a reality. international -- covering 700,000 and Law Officer Magazine, which Next year’s SHOT Show is net square feet in the convention complemented the show’s law slated for January 18-21, 2011, center’s halls and the Venetian enforcement product section. at the Sands Expo & Conference Hotel’s meeting rooms. The record turnout of members Center in Las Vegas. The show got off to a grand start of the outdoor media was notable at NSSF’s opening-night State of since the press publicizes the the Industry Dinner, where NSSF show’s many products to their National Shooting President Steve Sanetti welcomed hunting and shooting readers more than 1,500 industry profes- and viewers. Sports Foundation sionals, saying, “With sales and J. Wayne Fears, outdoor writer, Launches ‘Insights,’ revenues in much of our industry said, “I’ve been coming to every at a decade-long high despite the SHOT Show since the first one in A New Radio Show worst recession in a generation, 1979. It’s extremely valuable in Produced by Award- we have thrived. I have to say that that I get an opportunity in one winning Walker the state of the industry in 2010 place to meet all of the people is about as strong as I’ve seen it. who produce the products that I Agency We have millions of new firearms write about.” Each week listeners are in- owners that have joined our ranks At the State of the Industry Din- vited to learn about the history, since we last met in Orlando -- a ner, veteran journalist Dave Pet- excitement and value of hunting testament to the popularity of zal of Field & Stream received the and the shooting sports on a new firearms ownership in America Grits Gresham Shooting Sports radio show called “Insights,” and proof that hunting and target Communicator Award presented sponsored by the National Shoot- shooting remain popular activi- by the Professional Outdoor Me- ing Sports Foundation and pro- ties among all ages.” dia Association. duced by the Walker Agency. Comedian Dennis Miller pro- NSSF took the opportunity “We are excited about the vided the evening’s entertain- at a press conference to correct possibilities this new radio pro- ment. Many celebrities were on confusion about one of the in- gram offers NSSF, our industry hand at the show, including actor dustry’s most misunderstood and our sports,” said Mark E. Seven Seagal, who is launching products, the AR-style modern Thomas, NSSF managing direc- a new line of tactical gear. “My sporting rifle. NSSF reinforced tor, marketing communications. impression of the SHOT Show is that modern sporting rifles are “‘Insights’ will help NSSF reach it’s amazing,” said Seagal. “It’s semi-automatic, firing one round a new audience of hunters and probably the greatest gathering with each pull of the trigger, that shooters, and will inspire poten- of special technology for police they are widely used for target tial participants who are listening and military I’ve ever seen in shooting and hunting, and that to try our sports.” one place. It’s extremely impres- they should not be confused with sive.” similar looking military rifles. The show increases NSSF’s presence on radio and comple- In addition to the sale of hunt- Prior to the show, NSSF present- ments its existing efforts on cable ing and shooting gear, the SHOT ed Clark County officials with an Show is known for its many television and in Web-based and © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 35 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com traditional media to support His reports have been seen and NSSF’s members and grow the heard on ABC, CBS and CNN. shooting sports. The show is sponsored by Host John Quaintance will NSSF, produced by Pete Walker delve into the world of hunting and edited by Mike Walker. For and target shooting to report information about becoming a on a range of fascinating topics, broadcast affiliate, contact Mike ranging from the history of the Walker, mike@walkeragency. American flintlock, to the devel- com, 602-569-0340. opment of the modern conservation movement, to great hunting and shooting tips that will help millions safely enjoy their sports, as well as the latest news and information from NSSF, the trade association of the firearms industry. “Our experience in creating interesting and entertaining radio programs that have collectively won more than 85 broadcast awards gives assurance that ‘In- sights’ will attract listeners, and once we have them ‘by the ears’ we can encourage them to enjoy the shooting sports,” said Mike Walker of the Walker Agency. Scheduled to launch March 1, 2010, the program will be offered to radio stations on a barter basis. For those who can’t receive the program via radio, the shows will also be available for download at www.NSSF.org/Insights and available as podcasts on iTunes. NSSF encourages its member companies to let their local radio stations know about this free daily radio program. Station managers should contact NSSF for a sample program and to learn more about adding the show to their lineup. John Quaintance is an Emmy Award-winning former television and radio reporter with over 30 years of broadcasting experience.

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com throughout the Atlantic Fly- way, and is used as an index of long-term wintering waterfowl State News trends. The Atlantic Flyway is a bird migration route that gener- through five divisions: Marine ally follows the Atlantic Coast of Alabama Police, Marine Resources, State North America and the Appala- Prescribed Burns Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife chian Mountains. The states and and Freshwater Fisheries. To Canadian provinces that make up Planned for Wind Creek learn more about ADCNR, visit the Atlantic Flyway all participate State Park www.outdooralabama.com . in the survey. In Connecticut, the State parks personnel will be survey is conducted from a heli- conducting several prescribed Arkansas copter and a census is obtained burns along State Highway 128 Commission sets from the coast, the three major within Wind Creek State Park hunting seasons in river systems, and selected inland from mid-February to mid-March Arkansas lakes and reservoirs. as part of a Piedmont longleaf Commissioners from the Arkan- Survey conditions for the 2010 ecosystem restoration project. sas Game and Fish Commission Midwinter Waterfowl Survey This project will be following ap- today formally approved regula- were excellent. Prolonged cold proved burn plans and permits tion changes as part of the 2010-11 weather in the weeks prior to from the Alabama Forestry Com- hunting season-setting process. the survey resulted in many of mission and the Alexander City One change would allow hunters, the inland lakes and ponds being Fire Department. 65 and older, to participate in the frozen. When inland water areas Prescribed fire is a safe way January portion of the statewide freeze, waterfowl concentrate to apply a natural process that youth season. along the coast and on the major benefits various habits, reduces The 2008-09 season was the first river systems. Clear skies and wildfire risk and ensures ecosys- season that hunters 65 and over moderate winds on the day of the tem health. Wildlife habitat and were allowed to harvest a deer survey led to unlimited visibility animals such as deer, turkeys, when accompanying a youth and good flying conditions. and quail flourish in areas that are hunter during the November Counts of all puddle ducks were maintained with prescribed fire. youth season. After examin- above their short-term (5-year) Some rare animals such as the ing the harvest data, less than averages. The mallard count red-cockaded woodpecker and 5 percent of the harvest during was the highest in over 15 years, the gopher tortoise require fire- the two-day youth season was as was the count for American adapted habitats to survive. attributed to 65+ hunters. The black ducks. American wigeon Recently Gov. Bob Riley desig- move will simplify deer hunting and gadwall counts also were nated February 2010 as Prescribed regulations, while providing ad- above their respective five-year Fire Awareness Month. The offi- ditional hunting opportunities averages. Following a recent cial proclamation encourages all without negatively affecting the trend, however, most puddle Alabamians to learn about the resource. ducks were observed in urban importance of prescribed burn- sanctuaries, often associated with ing to the stewardship of our Connecticut supplemental feeding activities. natural resources and its role in 2010 Midwinter “The Department discourages the protection of our citizens from Waterfowl Survey citizens from feeding waterfowl wildfires. Results for a number of reasons, including increased risk of disease The Alabama Department of The Connecticut Department of transmission, potential for poor Conservation and Natural Re- Environmental Protection (DEP) nutrition, and a clouding of the sources promotes wise steward- conducted the annual Midwinter real issue facing waterfowl and ship, management and enjoyment Waterfowl Survey on January 4, wildlife in general in Connecticut of Alabama’s natural resources 2010. The survey is conducted © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 37 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com – loss of suitable habitat,” said Atlantic brant numbers were swans to Iowa. So far, the pro- Rick Jacobson, Acting Director lower than last year and below gram has been successful to the for the DEP Wildlife Division. the recent average. Canada goose point that a new modern-day re- The Department has published counts were high for this survey cord of 40 successful nesting pairs a brochure, “Do Not Feed Water- and the highest recorded in a of trumpeter swans was recorded fowl,” that outlines the potential decade. during 2009. hazards of feeding waterfowl. It Connecticut Midwinter Water- Anyone with information re- is available on the Department’s fowl Survey Results for Major garding this incident is asked to Web site at www.ct.gov/dep/lib/ Species* call DNR Conservation Officers dep/wildlife/pdf_files/game/ Stacey Sisco at 712-301-6735 or NoFeedWF.pdf. Iowa Steven Griebel at 712-301-4009 or The scaup count was well below Trumpeter Swan Shot in the TIP (Turn in Poachers) hotline that of last year and continued Woodbury County at 800-532-2020. to be lower than the historical Public assistance is being sought Quail Forever Awards wintering numbers for Con- in the investigation of a trumpeter necticut. Declines in scaup num- swan shot and killed over the past Local Hunter $100 Prize bers throughout North America weekend in Woodbury County. for Assisting Wildlife continue to be of concern for Iowa Department of Natural Bureau with Survey biologists nationwide. Habitat Resources (DNR) officers are The Iowa Department of Natu- changes on the breeding grounds investigating the shooting death ral Resources is studying small may be a factor in the long-term of a trumpeter swan that was game populations and harvest on decline of scaup. Mergansers found Sunday in the backwaters public wildlife areas in southern were abundant but below levels of the Little Sioux River near Oto. Iowa to learn more about hunter observed last year and just under The swan had a single rifle shot use and harvest on the areas. This the five-year average. The counts through its neck. It is illegal to is the second year of the study. for common goldeneyes also shoot swans. Quail Forever supports any were less than last year. Counts research aimed to guide better for buffleheads and long-tailed The DNR has been releasing management and sustainability ducks were above those from last captive produced young swans of the native bird and offered a year and slightly above their five- on state wetlands since 1995 with $100 prize to a hunter who chose year averages. a goal to reestablish a wild, free flying population of trumpeter to participate in the survey. Nearly 100 hunters were sur- veyed about their small game Species 2010 2009 Five-year Avg. experience, which includes quail, Atlantic Brant 1,000 1,700 1,400 pheasant, rabbit and squirrel. The Black Duck 3,200 2,900 2,000 survey was designed to measure the harvest during the season Bufflehead 1,100 700 900 and timing of when the harvest Canada Goose 4,800 3,500 3,300 occurred. Canvasback 0 100 100 “We are investigating one of Mallard 2,500 1,400 1,100 the many factors involved with upland game management,” Merganser 900 1,800 1,100 said Mark McInroy, upland game Mute Swan 700 700 800 research technician with the Old Squaw 200 100 100 DNR. “We know hunter harvest Common goldeneye 400 800 800 is rarely a cause of population declines, but on small, local scale Scaup 800 1,900 2,200 and under certain circumstances, * rounded to nearest hundred hunters can indeed over-harvest game even within the confines of © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com current seasons and bag limits. The DNR will accept written Sutherland Reservoir We do not anticipate that this is comments supporting or oppos- Waterfowl Meeting happening in Iowa, but this study ing the rule changes, or requests is a way of double checking, to see for a public hearing through 4:30 Scheduled if it is occurring on public wildlife p.m. on May 21. Comments must The public is invited to attend areas.” be submitted to: Jason Abraham, an informational meeting to discuss the future of waterfowl The 2009-10 survey included Box 20, DNR, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4020, or by hunting on Sutherland Reservoir, hunters from Michigan, Ken- according to the Nebraska Game tucky, South Carolina, Illinois and e-mail at jason.abraham@state. mn.us. and Parks Commission. The Indiana, with the most being from meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. southern Iowa. on March 24 at Butchs Steakhouse “Hunter cooperation is the key. Nebraska in Hershey. Without that, we would not have Prescribed Burns Commission staff will present any data,” McInroy said. information regarding current Randy Phillips, from Keosau- Scheduled This Spring waterfowl and waterfowl hunter The Nebraska Game and Parks qua, won the prize. use on the Lincoln County reser- Commission will conduct pre- voir, which is owned by Nebraska scribed burns on wildlife man- Minnesota Public Power District. DNR seeks comments agement areas (WMA) this spring on bear hunting, game when conditions are favorable. The primary goal of a burn is to Light Goose refuge and small game reduce invasive species compet- Conservation Action rules ing with native species. Burning Begins Feb. 6 Citizens interested in proposed improves the quality of habitat Efforts to control the light goose rule changes pertaining to the available to a variety of wildlife. Lac qui Parle Game Refuge, bear population continue with the Areas (WMAs unless otherwise outfitting, bear hunting, trapping, Light Goose Conservation Ac- noted) scheduled for burning, by falconry, goose and mourning tion, which begins Feb. 6, accord- region, are: dove hunting may submit writing to the Nebraska Game and ten comments to the Minnesota Northeast – George Syas, Parks Commission. Department of Natural Resources Wilkinson, Council Creek, Sunny The dates for the conservation (DNR) through Friday, May 21. Hollow, Dr. Bruce Cowgill, Don action are: Zone 1, Feb. 6-April 18; Dworak, Dead Timber State Rec- The rule changes do not include Zone 2, Feb. 6-April 1 and Zone reation Area, Ponca State Park any of the deer hunting, water- 3, Feb. 6-April 18. fowl, furbearer or small game Southwest – Oxford White and blue-phase snow proposals discussed at 2010 pub- South-central – Bittern’s Call, geese and Ross geese may be tak- lic input meetings. Alexandria, Kissinger Basin en statewide during the conserva- “The rules in this package have Southeast – Schilling, Gifford tion action, but different regula- been discussed in most cases Point, Tobacco Island, Hamburg tions apply in each zone. Read the for several years,” said Jason Bend 2009 Nebraska Waterfowl Guide, Abraham, DNR rules specialist. which includes regulations for “Many of the proposals were the the 2010 conservation action, at subject of public input meetings http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/ in years past and received sup- hunting/guides/waterfowl/ port.” waterfowl.asp. A copy of the proposed rules Considerable effort has been put and additional information about toward the reduction of the mid- the rules process is available continent snow goose population. online. This population attracts attention because of the damage to Arctic

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 39 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com habitats it has caused. The use North Dakota indicates fewer than 100 males in of methods to increase harvest the population. When the spring has resulted in more than a mil- Sage Grouse Counts breeding population increases lion snow geese being harvested Remain Low above 100 males, Game and Fish annually since 1998, with nearly Results from North Dakota’s Department biologists will rec- 1.5 million taken in 1999. It is esti- spring sage grouse survey in- ommend the season reopen. mated that 1.4 million snow geese dicate the number of strutting would have to be harvested annu- males observed remains well Sage grouse are North Dakota’s ally to reduce the population. below management objectives. largest native upland game bird. Therefore, the sage grouse hunt- They are found in extreme south- There are no bag or possession ing season will remain closed in western North Dakota, primarily limits during the conservation 2010. in Bowman and Slope counties. action and hunters may shoot 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 Aaron Robinson, North Dakota minutes after sunset. Hunters Game and Fish Department up- Hunting Guide and land game bird biologist, said a may use unplugged shotguns Outfitter Test Set for May and electronic calls during the record low 66 males were counted conservation action. on 15 active strutting grounds. 8 Last year, 69 males were counted Individuals interested in taking Hunting is allowed statewide on 17 active leks in the south- the guide and outfitter written except for several state wildlife west. exam are reminded to preregis- management areas and federal ter by calling the North Dakota waterfowl production areas in the “A big increase in the population was not expected due to last Game and Fish Department at Rainwater Basin region of central 328-6604. Nebraska. year’s wet spring, including the snowfall we received in June,” The test is scheduled for Satur- In Zones 1 and 2, hunting will Robinson said. day, May 8 at 1 p.m. at the depart- be allowed only on Saturday, Sun- ment’s main office in Bismarck. day, Wednesday and Thursday. The number of males counted on leks each spring has gradually de- The test is given periodically to Beginning March 24, hunting will anyone interested in becoming a be allowed seven days a week. clined since 2000. In 2008, spring counts dropped dramatically hunting guide or outfitter in the In Zone 1, it is illegal to hunt throughout North Dakota’s sage state. within a half-mile of the outer grouse range. The specific cause In addition to passing a written channel of the Platte River be- of the decline was unknown, but exam, qualifications for becoming tween U.S. Highway 281 and Ne- West Nile virus was suspected. a guide include a background braska Highway 14. In Zone 2, it There is no indication that hunt- check for criminal and game and is illegal to hunt light geese with- ing has caused a decline in the fish violations, certification in in a half-mile of the outer channel population. cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the Platte River between Feb. and standard first aid, and em- 8 and March 10. The no-hunting “Our numbers are holding consistent,” Robinson said. “One ployment by or contract with a area expands to 3 miles (changed licensed hunting outfitter. from 5) between March 11 and thing is clear we have not taken April 1 to provide protection for another big hit by West Nile Hunting outfitter eligibility endangered whooping cranes. which hopefully indicates some requirements include the guide resistance.” qualifications. In addition, a po- Conservation action hunters Management of sage grouse tential outfitter must have held age 16 and older are required to a hunting guide license for two have a Nebraska hunt permit, Ne- in North Dakota has followed a specific plan developed by a di- years and have proof of liability braska Habitat Stamp, Nebraska insurance. Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Migra- verse group of participants. The tory Bird Stamp, and a Harvest plan outlines hunting harvest Information Program number. objectives for the species with a Permits may be purchased at recommendation that the hunting OutdoorNebraska.org. season close if the spring census © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com Game and Fish Pays Sharp-tailed Grouse Spring Light Goose $434,000 in Property Observation Blinds to Seasons Opens Feb. 20 Taxes Open North Dakota’s spring The North Dakota Game and Several national wildlife refuges light goose season Fish Department recently paid and a state wildlife management officially opens Feb. 20, $434,595 in taxes to counties in area will offer sharp-tailed grouse which the department owns or observation blinds for public use but hunters shouldn’t leases land. The 2009 in-lieu-of- this spring. The blinds are popu- expect to see geese tax payments are the same as lar with wildlife photographers migrate through anytime property taxes paid by private and others interested in watching soon. landowners. the spring courtship rituals of North Dakota’s annual spring sharp-tailed grouse. The Game and Fish Department season opens in February in case manages more than 200,000 acres Grouse blinds typically receive weather conditions allow for an for wildlife habitat and public widespread interest and are avail- early arrival. Availability of food hunting in 50 counties. The de- able by reservation only. Those and open water dictate when partment does not own or man- locations offering blinds usually snow geese arrive in the state. age any land in Traill or Renville start taking reservations for late Early migrants generally start counties. March or early April, weather showing up in the southeast part Following is a list of counties permitting. Peak grouse dancing of the state in mid-to-late March, and the tax payments they re- activity usually occurs from mid- but huntable numbers usually ceived: Adams, 138.22; Grant, April into early May. aren’t around until the end of 765.49; Ramsey, 1,368.41; Barnes, The North Dakota Game and March or early April. Movements 3,910.03; Griggs, 318.10; Ran- Fish Department has an obser- through the state largely depend som, 1,166.55; Benson, 2,581.81; vation blind at Lonetree Wildlife on available roosting areas and Hettinger, 2,844.91; Richland, Management Area southwest of the extent of the snow line. 14,099.64; Bottineau, 3,520.49; Kid- Harvey. Call (701) 324-2211 for Residents can hunt during the der, 9,452.67; Rolette, 17,457.83; reservations. spring season by having last fall’s Bowman, 1,551.18; LaMoure, Contact the following national 2009-10 bird licenses. Otherwise, 6,022.68; Sargent, 12,366.20; Burke, wildlife refuges for information hunters will need to purchase 636.68; Logan, 1,208.89; Sheridan, and availability on blind reserva- either a 2010-11 combination 54,227.49; Burleigh, 29,043.80; tions: license; or a small game, and McHenry, 1,550.10; Sioux, * Lostwood National Wildlife general game and habitat license. 363.61; Cass, 5,456.51; McIntosh, Refuge, Kenmare, (701) 848- Licenses are available from the 6,008.13; Slope, 1,484.94; Cavalier, 2722. North Dakota Game and Fish 23,666.50; McKenzie, 24,289.65; Department’s Bismarck office, the Stark, 239.64; Dickey, 13,327.40; * Des Lacs National Wildlife department’s website at gf.nd. McLean, 42,543.36; Steele, Refuge, Kenmare, (701) 385- gov, or by calling (800) 406-6409. 7,854.78; Divide, 3,003.32; Mer- 4046. Hunters must obtain a new cer, 11,445.57; Stutsman, 6,081.63; * Long Lake National Wildlife Harvest Information Program Dunn, 6,960.95; Morton, 15,561.11; Refuge, Moffit, (701) 387-4397. registration number before ven- Towner, 1,738.30; Eddy, 3,151.26; * Arrowwood National Wild- turing out into the field. Those Mountrail, 10,894.90; Walsh, life Refuge, Pingree, (701) 285- purchasing a license are able to 8,131.44; Emmons, 2,755.93; Nel- 3341. register with the HIP at that time. son, 4,423.37; Ward, 76.11; Foster, Otherwise, hunters should call 2,400.00; Oliver, 2,458.78; Wells, * Upper Souris National (888) 634-4798. The HIP number 34,712.13; Golden Valley, 178.77; Wildlife Refuge, Berthold, (701) is good for the fall season as well, Pembina, 14,460.09; Williams, 468-5467. so spring hunters should save it 4,952.67; Grand Forks, 9,985.47; * J. Clark Salyer National to record on their fall license. Pierce, 1,758.47 Wildlife Refuge, Upham, (701) 768-2548. © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 41 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com Nonresidents need a 2010 spring Nontoxic shot is required for Last year’s severe winter broke light goose season license. The hunting all light geese statewide. the pattern of more geese staging cost is $50 and the license is good Driving off established roads and on the Missouri River in North statewide. Nonresidents who trails is strongly discouraged dur- Dakota, when only 9,700 geese hunt the spring season remain eli- ing this hunt because of the likeli- were counted during the mid- gible to buy a fall season license. hood of soft, muddy conditions, winter survey. Prior to that, sev- The spring season does not count and winter wheat that is planted eral years of unseasonably mild against the 14-day fall hunting across the state. winter weather allowed numbers season regulation. To maintain good landowner of Canada geese using the river A federal duck stamp is not relations, hunters are advised to through winter to increase. required of either residents or seek permission before hunting “Since 2005 a new record was nonresidents. on private lands or attempting established every year, reaching The Game and Fish Department any off-road travel during this 175,000 geese in 2008,” Szyman- will provide hunters with migra- season. Sprouted winter wheat is ski said. “But geese could not tion updates once geese have en- considered an unharvested crop. tolerate the severe weather last tered the state. Hunters can access Therefore, hunting or off-road winter, thus the dramatic drop the department’s website, or call travel in winter wheat is not legal in numbers.” (701) 328-3697, to receive gener- without landowner permission. From 1998 to 2004, the number alized locations of bird sightings All regular hunting season of Canada geese on the river dur- in North Dakota until the season regulations not addressed above ing the midwinter survey was ends or geese have left the state. apply to the spring season. For between 2,000 and 89,000. Prior to Migration reports will be updated more information on regulations 1998, the count was rarely more periodically during the week. refer to the 2010 Spring Light than 10,000. The spring season is only open Goose Hunting Regulations and Szymanski said it takes years to light geese – snows, blues, and the 2009 North Dakota Waterfowl for geese to establish a migra- Ross’s. Species identification is Hunting Guide. tory pattern, and that’s why it important because white-fronted Game and Fish may take several more years of and Canada geese travel with favorable staging conditions be- light geese. The season is closed Completes Midwinter fore the record high numbers of to whitefronts, Canada geese, Waterfowl Survey the mid-to-late 2000s are reached swans and all other migratory The North Dakota Game and again. “It’s really important for birds. Fish Department’s annual mid- those birds to maintain a posi- The statewide season is open winter waterfowl survey revealed tive energy balance,” he added. through May 9. Shooting hours 25,400 Canada geese wintering “Otherwise, we may not regain are 30 minutes before sunrise to on the Missouri River in early the numbers of geese we had 30 minutes after sunset. There is January. several years ago.” no daily bag limit or possession Waterfowl biologist Mike Szy- Hunters Asked to manski said harsh winter condi- limit. Electronic and recorded Participate in Post- calls, as well as shotguns capable tions beginning in mid-December of holding more than three shells, pushed most waterfowl out of the Season Surveys may be used to take light geese state. “A mild fall allowed a sig- North Dakota hunters receiving during this season. nificant number of smaller-sized a questionnaire are encouraged to complete the survey and return There are no waterfowl rest Canada geese and snow geese to it to the state Game and Fish De- areas designated for the spring move through the state before partment. season. Hunters should note that Thanksgiving, but there was not private land within the waterfowl a pronounced movement of large- rest areas closed last fall may be sized Canada geese through the posted closed to hunting. area,” he said.

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com Jerry Gulke, data processing Special Canada Goose, GFP Commission coordinator, said deer bow, small Tundra Swan and Proposed August game, waterfowl and turkey questionnaires were recently Nonresident Waterfowl Management Take for mailed to randomly selected Hunting License Canada Geese hunters. “The number of surveys Numbers Finalized In an effort to alleviate depre- returned to us has been declining The South Dakota Game, Fish dation concerns in eastern South in recent years to where it is be- and Parks Commission has final- Dakota, the Game, Fish and Parks coming a problem,” Gulke said. ized the Special Canada Geese Commission has proposed an “We really need the data.” and Tundra Swan seasons and the August Management Take of It is important hunters complete Nonresident Waterfowl hunting resident Canada geese. and promptly return the survey, license numbers. The Management Take would Gulke said, even if they did not The Bennett County Special allow hunters in Brookings, hunt. Canada Geese hunting season Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, “The harvest survey is very will run Oct. 16 to December 19. Hamlin, Grant, Kingsbury, Lake, important because it allows us The Special Geese season has 800 McCook, Marshall, Minnehaha, to evaluate the hunting season,” available three-tag Canada goose Moody and Roberts counties to Gulke said. “What we are able to licenses. shoot eight Canada geese a day from Aug. 14-22. determine include the number of The 2010 Tundra Swan hunting hunters, amount of hunting activ- season will run Oct. 2 through The Commission will take final ity and size of the harvest.” the end of the light goose hunt- action on the proposal at its May A follow-up survey will be ing season. All counties east of 6-7 meeting in Custer State Park mailed to those not responding the Missouri River except Charles at the Sylvan Lake Lodge. to the first survey. Mix, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay, Residents who would like to Union, Lincoln, Turner, Hutchin- provide written comments on son and Douglas Counties will be the proposals may do so up until South Dakota open to hunting. 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 5. Com- Pheasant and Mourning Single-tag tundra swan licenses ments may be mailed to Game, will be available to 1,100 residents Fish and Parks Commission, Dove Seasons Set 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, S.D., PIERRE, S.D. – The Game Fish and 200 nonresidents. 57501, or e-mailed to wildinfo@ and Parks Commission has fi- Nonresident waterfowl hunt- state.sd.us . All comments must nalized two popular game-bird ers will have the same number have the senders’ full names and seasons. of licenses available this year as addresses in order to be included the 2009 season. The maximum The 2010 Pheasant Season will in the public record. run a total of 79 days, from Oct. number of nonresident waterfowl Comments may also be pre- 16, 2010, Jan. 2, 2011. The only licenses issued by lottery will be sented in person at the GFP change from the 2009 season is 4,000 special nonresident licenses, Commission meeting during the the Sand Lake National Wildlife 2,000 early fall Canada geese public hearing at 2 p.m. MDT on Refuge Pheasant Season, which temporary nonresident licenses, Thursday, May 6. will be Dec. 13, 2010, to Jan. 2, 2,000 fall three-day temporary 2011. nonresident waterfowl licenses, GFP Proposal Would and 10,000 spring snow geese The Commission also set the Give Dog Training temporary nonresident licenses. 2010 Mourning Dove season as Permit Control Back to Sept. 1 – Nov. 9. Forest Service A proposal to be considered by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission would give the U.S. Forest Service control over permitting dog train- © Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell 43 Ads starting from $160/Yr February/March 2010 Now in our eighteenth year www.Bdarn.com ing from horseback on National This past year, Sportsmen Last season, sportsmen donated Grasslands. Against Hunger reimbursed almost $30,000 to SAH through An existing state rule lets GFP participating meat processors an optional check-off program allow up to 30 individuals to for processing 2,045 antlerless when applying for big-game tags. train dogs by horseback on the deer and 261 doe/fawn antelope Hunters are encouraged to sup- National Grasslands. The new donated by hunters, an increase port the program by contributing proposal would let the govern- from the 1,946 antlerless deer and through the check-off program ment agency that holds land- 354 doe/fawn antelope donated when applying for 2010 tags. management authority oversee in 2008. In addition, hunters To make a tax-deductible do- those dog-training permits. donated 245 buck deer, 54 buck nation or see a complete list of antelope, and 5,929 pheasants The GFP Commission will take participating processors in South for which the hunters paid all final action on the measure at its Dakota, visit the following Web processing costs. May 6-7 meeting in Custer State site: www.feedtheneedsd.com Park at Sylvan Lake Lodge. Processed meat is periodically The Game, Fish and Parks collected from participating pro- Residents who would like to Department, through the GFP cessors and distributed to needy provide written comments on Commission, has been a sig- families and individuals across the proposal may do so up until nificant supporter of Sportsmen the state through more than 60 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 5. Com- Against Hunger. Other support food pantries, which frequently ments may be mailed to Game, has come for many years through are in short supply of fresh meat. Fish and Parks Commission, grants from Wal-Mart, Scheels, Commercially processed game 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, S.D., the Elmen Foundation, the Great meat was also donated to food 57501, or e-mailed to wildinfo@ Dacotah Chapter of Safari Club banks through a clean-out-your- state.sd.us . All comments must International, and the Black Hills freezer food drive in many areas, have the senders’ full names and Advertising Federation. or was taken directly to food addresses in order to be included “Many people contribute to banks. in the public record. the continuing success of Sports- Total donations in 2009 amount- Comments may also be present- men Against Hunger,” Olson ed to 390,000 healthy meals for ed in person at the GFP Commis- said. “They include hunters who the needy. sion meeting during the public harvest a few more deer than hearing at 2 p.m. MDT[cts2] on “The generosity of hunters they would normally take, the Thursday, May 6. never ceases to amaze me” said 49 participating game processors Jeff Olson, president of South Da- who generally reduce their fees

kota Sportsmen Against Hunger. for processing donated game, Sportsmen Against “I am surprised by the increase, as food pantries that distribute the Hunger Helps Feed the donations of deer and antelope to donated game meat, and hunters, SAH programs across the country private donors and corporations Needy were down in many states last making generous contributions to Hunters donated about 97,000 fall. To show any increase at all the program in South Dakota.” pounds of game meat to needy really shows the sportsmen are individuals and families across “Sportsmen Against Hunger becoming even more dedicated to South Dakota during the 2009 volunteers, and all those who this program in South Dakota.” hunting seasons through Sports- have benefited from the donated men Against Hunger, nearly Sportsmen Against Hunger meat would like to send a big reaching the organization’s goal reimburses participating proces- ‘Thank You’ to all participants in of 100,000 pounds. sors $50 for each antlerless deer yet another banner year for the donated. The certificate program program,” he said. Sportsmen Against Hunger is is costly and the organization is a non-profit organization whose always looking for new ways to mission is to find a convenient fund the program. way for hunters to donate harvested game to needy families.

© Bird Dog & Retriever News, 563 17th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 612-868-9169 Cell We are the largest read hunting/dog magazine February/March 2010 We average over a million hits a month on the net. www.Bdarn.com Pheasant Harvest Near discussed by the Central Flyway mark, but say they will forego a 1.7 Million in 2009 for the past five years. It is con- third collection effort this year af- ceivable that non-lead shot re- ter preliminary statistical evalua- The Game, Fish and Parks De- quirements could be proposed for tions and discussions with ballistic partment estimates that South the hunting of all migratory game and university consultants. Dakota’s pheasant harvest in birds, including doves at some 2009 was just short of 1.7 million “Statistical analysis of the exist- future date. This could have con- roosters. ing data indicates that one more siderable impact in Texas, which year of dove collection will not “We complete a science-based boasts the nation’s largest dove significantly enhance our under- random survey of hunters each population at an estimated 20-25 standing derived from the data year at the end of the hunting million breeding birds and a rich collected thus far. Additionally, seasons,” said Corey Huxoll, hunting tradition that sees from given the cost and effort needed GFP harvest surveys coordinator. 300,000 to 350,000 hunters take to to obtain a couple hundred more “Thanks to the overwhelming the field each fall. Texas hunters samples, we feel that further col- response these hunters provide harvest about 6.4 million doves lections are not warranted” said us, we are able to get an accurate annually or roughly 30 percent of Corey Mason, TPWD Dove Pro- picture of their success.” all doves taken nationally. gram Leader. A survey of those who hunt There is also an economic con- The study parameters call for upland birds – pheasants, grouse sideration. Based on a 2005 survey between 5,000 and 7,000 shots and partridge – indicates that conducted for the U. S. Census fired. After two years of collec- more than 70,000 South Dakota Bureau and the U. S. Fish and tion, TPWD has recorded about residents and nearly 98,000 non- Wildlife Service by Southwick 6,300 shots taken by 58 volunteer residents hunted as least one of and Associates, Texas dove hunt- shooters. ing has an economic impact of those species last year. Currently, 500 dove are being $316 million annually. Texas dove processed (x-ray and necropsy) Hunters harvested an average hunting produces 3,145 jobs in the and approximately 360 previously of 10 birds. The 1.7 million birds private sector and $21 million in collected birds will be processed in was the 6th highest in the past sales tax revenue. 40 years. 2011. TPWD Program Staff antici- Given the popularity of dove pates producing publications on In addition to the pheasant hunting in Texas, TPWD is con- the study findings in the summer harvest, hunters took more than ducting a study to determine the of 2011. 39,000 sharp-tailed grouse and effectiveness of lead versus non- prairie chickens during the 2009 lead shot on dove under real Texas hunting season, and 8,500 par- hunting conditions. This study Wisconsin tridge. was designed by an internation- ally recognized shotgun ballistics 2011 Wisconsin expert, who has designed over waterfowl, turkey and Texas a dozen similar studies involv- pheasant stamp design TPWD to Wrap up Dove ing waterfowl and upland game contests open Lethality Study birds. This research is supported All three contests to be judged to- by many organizations, including A bird in the hand is worth two gether for first time at new venue the Central Flyway Council, the in the bush and Texas Parks and Association of Fish and Wildlife Artists entering designs in the Wildlife Department officials are Agencies and the Wildlife Man- 2011 Wisconsin waterfowl, turkey content with the 1,360 birds col- agement Institute. or pheasants stamp contests will lected during two years of field enjoy a new and highly appropri- research comparing lead and non- The goal of the dove lethality ate change of venue for the judg- lead ammunition effectiveness for study was to collect between 1,050 ing competition: the Aldo Leopold doves. and 1,500 one-shot-kill doves un- Legacy Center in Baraboo. And der real hunting conditions. Wild- Public concern about the inci- for the first time, the judging for life officials need fewer than 200 dence of lead in the environment all three contests will be held samples to reach the 1,500 bench- is growing. This issue has been together.

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Juniper Pheasant Recipe 3 dressed pheasants 1/4 cup cooking oil 6 sliced bacon 1/2 tsp salt 1 stick melted margarine 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 cup Juniper berries Sprinkle the pheasants with salt and pepper, place them in a casserole dish breast side up and drape bacon strips over them. Pour cooking oil and melted margarine over the the pheasant. Spread juniper berries around the pheasants. Place the casserole in a preheated 375 degree oven, let it cook for 1/2 hour, or until tender, baste frequently as it cooks.

Wild Ducks Honey Glazed 3 dressed ducks-halved 3/4 cup orange liqueur 1 cup honey 3 teaspoons dry mustard

Combine the honey, liqueur, and mustard together in a bowl, then dip each duck half into the mixture one at a time. Next, place the duck halves on a broiling rack about eight to ten inches below the heat in the oven, then let them broil for about one hour, or until they are tender. Turn and baste the duck halves with the remaining honey mixture frequently while they are broiling and lower the rack to prevent burning, if necessary.

Orange Honey Grouse Jubilee

Split 4 Grouse breasts 4 tbsp lemon juice onions 6 oz concentrated or- 4 Tbsp butter 2 tbsp chopped parsley ange juice 1/2 tsp onion salt 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 cup honey 2 medium chopped 2 tsp ginger

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown breasts in butter and place in a casserole pan and sprinkle with onion salt. Saute onion and parsley in skillet, while adding more butter then add to the casserole dish. Stir remaining ingredients together in a skillet and bring to a boil. Pour ingredients ver the breasts, cover and bake for 1 hour.

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This ritual between Bill and didn’t....there are all kinds Again, the trucker lowers the the hooker continued for days. of breasts...depending on a window. As if they’ve never spo- He’d run by and she’d yell, “Fifty woman’s age— In her twen- ken, the blonde says brightly,”Hi dollars!” ties, a woman’s breasts are like my name is Heather, and you are He’d yell back, “Five dol- melons, round and firm. In her losing some of your load!” Shak- lars!” thirties to forties, they are like ing his head, the trucker ignores One day however, Hillary pears, still nice but hanging a her again and continues down decided that she wanted to ac- bit. After fifty, they are like on- the street. At the third red light, company her husband on his ions.” “Onions, Dad?” “Yeah, the same thing happens again. jog. As the jogging couple neared you see them and they make All out of breath, the blonde gets the problematic street corner, Bill you cry....” out of her car, runs up, knocks realized the “pro” would bark Not to be outdone, his sister on the truck door. The trucker her $50 offer and Hillary would lowers the window. Again she wonder what he’d really been asks her mother, “Mom, how says, “Hi, my name is Heather, doing on all his past outings. He many kinds of penises are and you are losing some of your realized he should have a darn there?” The mother, delighted load!” good explanation for the junior to have equal time, answers, “Well, daughter, a man goes When the light turns green Senator. As they jogged into the through three phases. In a man’s the trucker revs up and races to turn that would take them past twenties, a man’s penis is like the next light. When he stops the corner, Bill became even more an oak, mighty and hard. 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