Gun Dog It Yourself

10/12/2024

Some things simply cant be taught. They have to be experienced. This is as true for our dogs as it is for ourselves.

Nate Czarnota Iron Oak Dog Company

When it comes to dog training, some things are simply experiential. No matter the method or information source, sometimes you just have to put hands on the ...

09/12/2024

What happens when you get a group of dog nerds together at Grouse camp? They talk a lot....

New Episode with Iron Oak Dog Company, Liberty Canine - LLC, and Lost Highway Kennels is live now on Youtube!

Mickey Walgreens Charles G Guyer Nate Czarnota

Every hunt camp is different depending on the people. Some camps are more focused on hunting while others are more social and relaxed in nature. This camp ...

22/11/2024

Whether you can hunt with a dog or not, get out there and go!

You’ll gain experience and education which will only serve you later down the road.
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Is it better to hunt WITH or WITHOUT a dog?

Hunting without a bird dog compared to eventually hunting with a bird dog. The evolution of a Ruffed Grouse Hunter with Nick Larson of the Birdshot Podcast....

20/11/2024

Looking back on some prairie prizes.

Upland Gun Company LLC
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19/11/2024

Listener feedback like this truly means everything. It’s truly humbling everytime I receive a message such as this and it keeps me driven to continue offering valuable content that helps others with their dogs.

Next week is Thanksgiving but I reckon I’ll kick it off early and just say thanks to all my listeners. I appreciate you guys bearing with me throughout the years!

12/11/2024

I stopped off while on my way up to the Northwoods for a few weeks with Jordan Horak of Cato Outdoors . We hung out and ran some dogs through a few drills then sat down to record this conversation in which we talk about some hurdles or challenges for a lot of folks wanting to train their own bird dogs.

WATCH: https://youtu.be/bJGREJXAL6Q

-The impact of wild bird populations on how we train
-You don’t need land and birds everyday to train a bird dog
-Develop a language with the dog
-Find the highest common denominator
-Keeping sessions short and incremental. For both kids and dogs!
-Avoid being a greedy trainer
-Develop the dogs like a kid but don’t TREAT them like a kid
-The dog worlds getting better about timelines and drive management
-Theres no ribbons given out for training
-Starting with a win
-Eventually you may have to push them through
-Sometimes they have to do it. Other times, do we really care?
-Pull away just one nuggets from these podcasts
-Small adjustments and building the toolbox
-You have to be able to adjust and not stick to just one way
-It should be FUN! ENJOY the process

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onX Hunt | Use Code ‘GDIY20’ to save 20%
Sweet Briar Farm Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
Upland Gun Company LLC | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code ‘GDIY15’ to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Chokes | Use Code ‘GDIY10’ to save 10%
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Other Partners:
BPRO Kennels
Eukanuba Sporting Dog [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society

07/11/2024

Terry Ann Fernando joins me to talk about why she favors trialing over testing and hunting. Having spent years in each activity with her Vizsla, Zara, Terry Ann offers valuable insights into what she enjoys about each one and what sets them apart.

Watch: https://youtu.be/8vkHdwZ0eu0

* A positive experience at a JR Hunt Test results in the Accidental Bird Dog
* What appeals to Terry Ann more about trialing and testing?
* Do we lose any “hunt”by focusing on competing?
* The dogs know the difference between hunting and competing
* The learning curves for new hunters
* Are tests and trials the only real way to bring in new hunters in the South?
* Walking entry for horseback trials
* Trials or tests preference?
* Trials are just as welcoming as tests
* The way to appeal to younger and newer people is to actually act like want them to show up!
* Can you compete at a high level while focusing on hunting?
* Does it hurt to have a generalist dog as opposed to a specialist?
* Different context for each type of event
* Playing non bird dog events just for fun!
* Remember what its like to be the new person
* The motivation to write the book, The Accidental Bird Dog
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Presented By:
Standing Stone Kennels Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code ‘GDIY’ to save 15%
onX Hunt Maps | Use Code ‘GDIY20’ to save 20%
Sweet Briar Farm Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
Upland Gun Company LLC | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code ‘GDIY15’ to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Chokes | Use Code ‘GDIY10’ to save 10%
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Other Partners:
BPRO Kennels
Eukanuba Sporting Dog [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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05/11/2024

I spent a week bouncing around Montana hunting and camping on public land with Randall Lykens (Liberty Canine - LLC) and his brother Cory Lykens. We talk about everything in this one to include hunt stories, gear talk, and lessons learned. You don’t want to miss this one!

Be sure to catch it on Youtube as there are some extra footage sprinkled throughout ➡️
https://youtu.be/MUQxrXWfBsA

Highlights:
-Why did we come to Montana?
-Taking client dogs on hunt trips
-Linking the training field with the wild bird field for inexperienced dogs
-Paying attention to context clues
-Some dogs find birds. Some dogs happen upon them.
-Some trips are simply just unlucky!
-From the rattlesnakes to the habitat
-Our mobile camping rig setups
-Water, Power, & Fuel
-Truck bed Air Conditioning for the dogs
-Everyones favorite and least favorite moments of the trip
-Cory’s Sage Grouse experience
-Quinn’s retrieve refusal and how did I handle it?
-Lucy wins for the best impersonation of LEROY JENKINS!!!
-Porcupines, porcupines, and MORE porcupines!
-First impressions from hunting with our Upland Gun Company shotguns!
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Presented By:
Standing Stone Kennels Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code ‘GDIY’ to save 15%
onX Hunt maps | Use Code ‘GDIY20’ to save 20%
Sweet Briar Farm Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
Upland Gun Company LLC | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code ‘GDIY15’ to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
| Use Code ‘GDIY10’ to save 10%
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Other Partners:
BPRO Kennels
Eukanuba Sporting Dog [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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31/10/2024

The dog work takes it to the next level!
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This clip is pulled from GDIY Episode #291
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28/10/2024

Watching puppies and young dogs find the light bulb moments makes for great and memorable outings. Sometimes the day calls for a run with the older experienced dog though.

Rachel still putting in the work after a full decade of chasing the king in the Northwoods.
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22/10/2024

Riding a horse to chase bird dogs across the prairies of North Dakota will be one of the experiences that sticks with me for quite a while. Kenton Bryant, David Stover II , and Will Dun join me to discuss everything about the tradition of horseback field trials.

Watch: https://youtu.be/p2qF2EFhRsw

-History of horseback hunting in the United States
-Horseback field trials in the United States
-Impact of diminishing bird numbers
-American Field Trial is a lifestyle
-Trial dogs versus “hunting dogs”
-Superior independence on the edge of chaos
-Importance of mentorship
-Range and capability of dogs
-Breeds and qualities in a field trial dog
-Horses and the nostalgia
-Ricky Bobby of the uplands
-Developing versus training
-Point ‘em or knock ‘em
-Pigeons on a pole… and horses?
-Can high caliber trial dogs be house dogs too?
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Presented By:
Standing Stone Kennels Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code 'GDIY' to save 15%
onX Hunt | Use Code 'GDIY20' to save 20%
Sweet Briar Farm Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
Upland Gun Company LLC | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code 'GDIY15' to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Chokes | Use Code 'GDIY10' to save 10%
Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code 'GDIY2&1' to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde 'GDIY10' to save 10% on future orders
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Other Partners:
BPRO Kennels
Eukanuba Sporting Dog [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society

10/10/2024

This episode is all about the ever neglected flushing dog! John Huddleston of Over the Mountain Kennels is a tried and true Boykin Spaniel man and joins me to talk flushing dog training and much much more.

-The 2025 St. Huberts Trial on February 8th and 9th is ready for Sign Ups!
-What makes a quality flushing dog?
-The proper range for a flusher
-Steadiness is more for safety than practicality?
-Style in the flush?! Breed standards on how each flushes
-Getting the dog hunting within range-Steering the dog in the field
-Are we building drive in a young flusher puppy?
-The benefits of the place board
-Why is “sit” actually called “hup” in the flusher world
-The traditional dressing up for trials
-The level of retrieving required in the flushing field
-Flushing and pointing dog combos
-How did Boykins become THE South Carolina dog?
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Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code ‘GDIY’ to save 15%
Maps | Use Code ‘GDIY20’ to save 20%
| Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
| Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
| Use Code ‘GDIY15’ to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
| Use Code ‘GDIY10’ to save 10%
Bone Broth | Use Code ‘GDIY2&1’ to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) usde ‘GDIY10’ to save 10% on future orders
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Other Partners:

[What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]

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03/10/2024

Concerns of hunting in wolf territory is a very common question our listeners reach out to us about. With October finally kicking off and many heading to the Northwoods this month, we wanted to revisit the wolf episodes that the Birdshot Podcast and Gun Dog It Yourself released last year.
-podcast | Multiple ruffed grouse hunters join the show to recount their experience encountering wolves with their bird dogs.

Show Highlights:
💥Ted Koehler wolf encounter in Wisconsin
💥Joe Parpala wolf encounter in Minnesota
💥Mike Amman wolf encounter in Wisconsin
💥Ted Sommer .the.surveyor wolf encounter in Wisconsin
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| Randy Johnson, large carnivore specialists for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, joins me to discuss everything Wolves and how they impact us as dog handlers.

Show Highlights:
-Cougars, Bears, & Wolves
-The historical timeline of wolves in Wisconsin
-The Gray Wolf pack structure and size
-Very territorial
-Depredation on local farms
-The ESA impact on responding to depredation
-Opportunistic feeders
-Their response to us entering their home range
-Human interaction
-The wolf conflict interactive map
-95% of conflicts are on hounds and not bird dogs
-Rendezvous sites
-Our options in handling a conflict between wolves and our dogs
-The “tracking bell” vs “dinner bell” debate
-The “decoy” wolf leading to an ambush
-Disease crossover concerns

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Episodes can be found in either show’s bio links or on any audio podcast streaming platform.

Special thanks to Keith Crowley, former guest of the Birdshot show for providing the photograph for this episode post.
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Nick Larson

02/10/2024

Lucy doing her best bearded dog impression.

27/09/2024

The hardest part of ordering your custom shotgun from Upland Gun Company LLC is simply waiting on it to arrive. My patience was well worth it with the arrival finally culminating in an experience I won’t soon forget.

Hit the following link for this week’s GDIY Bumper newsletter to hear more about my shotgun build along with it’s hunting debut in Montana’s Northern Great Plains chasing Sharptail Grouse, Hungarian Partridge, and the Sage Grouse.

https://www.gundogityourself.com/post/the-shotgun-bug-going-around?utm_campaign=a33a6038-ccfa-4dea-bae4-4157fb02b4e1&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=4a364a96-643c-480a-b038-a64f55376063

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24/09/2024

Danielle Prewett of Wild + Whole and MeatEater joins us to discuss her new cookbook, Wild + Whole: Seasonal Recipes for the Conscious Cook. She also shares valuable tips and insights on preparing and savoring the meat you and your dogs have worked so hard for!

WATCH | https://2ly.link/1zlJo

-What does “sustainable” actually mean?
-The price and cost of buying meat
-Eating only wild game and not buying ANY meat?
-Plucking vs skinning vs breasting
-What have your birds been eating recently?
-Red meat vs white meat birds
-“What grows together goes together”
-“Hot and fast” or “low and slow”?
-Neutral flavor oils with high smoke points
-Preferred cooking methods
-Common mistakes when it comes to cooking wild game
-Field care and dry aging considerations
-Introducing wild game to non hunters
-Dont miss the Pheasant Cocovine or the Pheasant/Turkey cutlet recipes!
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PREORDER the cookbook due out on 10/8 | https://2ly.link/1zlId
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Presented By:
Standing Stone Kennels Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code ‘GDIY’ to save 15%
onX Hunt Maps | Use Code ‘GDIY20’ to save 20%
Sweet Briar Farm Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
Upland Gun Company LLC | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing | Use Code ‘GDIY15’ to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Chokes | Use Code ‘GDIY10’ to save 10%
Furvor Bone Broth | Use Code ‘GDIY2&1’ to buy 2 bottles and get the 3rd free (Valid for 1 time usage) use ‘GDIY10’ to save 10% on future orders
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Other Partners:
BPRO Kennels
Eukanuba Sporting Dog [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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20/09/2024

I’m just dropping in for a quick recap of my recent trip to Montana. Also, since I haven’t checked in solo for quite a while I have a few housekeeping items to check off the list!

Watch Here- https://2ly.link/1zpCF

• Some quick announcements and housekeeping
• A new puppy?!?
• From camper to mobile truck camping. A summary of my new system
• Getting to Montana with a stop off in MN
• Horseback trial in the ND grasslands?!
• Some bad luck starts
• Getting to camp and really breaking in the new shotgun!
• Hunting report
• Report cards for the dogs, birds, and gear
• A little bad luck persists
• Getting home and preparing for OCT!
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2024 GDIY Pheasant Hunt | Come hunt with myself and Ethan of Standing Stone Kennels!
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Presented By:
Standing Stone Kennels Supply | Check out their step by step Online Courses and Use Code ‘GDIY’ to save 15%
onX Hunt Maps | Use Code ‘GDIY20’ to save 20%
Sweet Briar Farm Pet Transport | Call (317) 513-4481 for your free quote today!
Upland Gun Company LLC | Check out their online gun builder and construct your dream gun today!
Marsh Wear Clothing Clothing | Use Code ‘GDIY15’ to save 15% (Patreon Patrons save even more)
Trulock Chokes | Use Code ‘GDIY10’ to save 10%
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Other Partners:
BPRO Kennels
Eukanuba Sporting Dog [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20]
Bird Dog Society
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