hunting in the west with dogs
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Topic: hunting in the west with dogs
Posted By: BEAR
Subject: hunting in the west with dogs
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 11:44
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So many western states WY, MT, CO have those small 2" round ground catcus. Are they a problem for hunting with dogs for birds and other small game? Do people put shoes or boots on dogs? ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
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Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 12:08
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YUP! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia Bad news for dogs and people too. Even with my heavy Kenetrek boot I have had penetration. It does not take long for a dog to learn to avoid them as do most coyote. PS never wear your muck boots in to a patch of Prickly pear, no longer water proof. Don't ask how I got that piece of info. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 12:17
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The ones I see are small 2" balls covered with spines. First got wrapped up in them in Arizona. seems they are everywhere WY, MT CO also. I knw nothing abour cacti. always thought they were prickly pear; but all pic show something else. they are a pain in more ways than one. find my boots completely covered with the bast^%ds. Now I always carry needle nose pliers when out west. they certainly go thru sneakers. Must be tough on dogs. Did you ever see a 'ote with some of these stuck on him? ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 12:28
Yes, some but never in there pads, the pups eat prickly pear and you see the spines in there muzzle. I have see them in there dropping too, one tough $hit I'll bet.  ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
BEAR wrote:Posted By: jsgbearpaws1
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 13:34
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Mystery solved! Thats why they howl and yip so much. ------------- ...oh yeah! thats gonna hurt! |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 16:08
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LOL jsg. I'd howl too.
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Posted By: windywales
Date Posted: 15 July 2020 at 23:17
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Some do ok with the cactus, some can't. My cocker/springer cross was the world's best chuckar dog; she seemed to levitate over 'em. Hunting with another surveyor's shorthair, I wound up hunting while he carried his dog; it couldn't handle the prickly pear or those little star-spurs or whatever they're called--those'll take out car tires, too. Any country around eastern washington that gets overgrazed gets prickly pear; it's especially bad along the breaks of the Snake and Columbia, but I've had good luck with my springers, better than average with my labs. Most of the pointing breeds just don't hold up. windy ------------- Whar i growed up "magnum" wuz anuther wurd fer "lousy hunter" |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 16 July 2020 at 11:08
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My German Shorthairs didn't do good with cactus. Around here we have a lot of sharptail grouse and they are pretty safe because they live in the areas where the cactus is. That might be how the grouse survive the fox and coyotes. It might not be worth it to go in after them. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |