Pigeons and bird training for new dog
11-26-2004, 09:35 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Northern Arizona
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Pigeons and bird training for new dog
I am about to embark on training a retriever. Can anybody give advice as to where to find pigeons or other birds to use in training when the time is right? I live in Arizona.
11-27-2004, 07:51 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Colville WA USA
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RE: Pigeons and bird training for new dog
1. If you want to try your hand at catching them, get a large fish net -- put a long handle on it as well as a bright flashlight and go to "overpasses" at night. Shine the light on them, put your net up and "flush" them out of their roosting places. It can be a lot of work, and fun at the same time. Grain farms will usually have some hanging around as well and the farmers are usually happy to get rid of them.
2. Get a pigeon trap - this is successful if you find the right places to trap them.
3. Find some people who raise "racing pigeons". They usually cull their birds a few times a year and will sell them to you very cheap.
4. Join a Retriever Club. You can either find out where the dog club buys them or there are often birds left over at the end of Training Days or Hunt Tests. The clubs will usually sell them at cost + 50 cents more.
5. Once you get enough, you can build a "loft" and raise your own. Below is a pic of my Bird Pen. I raise my own ducks and pigeons. Sometimes I will raise Chukars as well.
2. Get a pigeon trap - this is successful if you find the right places to trap them.
3. Find some people who raise "racing pigeons". They usually cull their birds a few times a year and will sell them to you very cheap.
4. Join a Retriever Club. You can either find out where the dog club buys them or there are often birds left over at the end of Training Days or Hunt Tests. The clubs will usually sell them at cost + 50 cents more.
5. Once you get enough, you can build a "loft" and raise your own. Below is a pic of my Bird Pen. I raise my own ducks and pigeons. Sometimes I will raise Chukars as well.
