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need advice.
do to some slobs taking shots at my black lab grouse huntingthinking he is coyote,does anyone have a suggestion on vest or anything else to make him more visible.

he gets hot as all our dogs do, so how does vest work,does it cause your dog to heat up or do you all use another type or something else other than vest..

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You've got to be joking. Shooting at a black lab while thinking he's a coyote? First, I'd slap a bell on your dog if he doesn't have one. They make light nylon vests, but I've never used them. If someone is shooting at a black lab thinking it's a coyote, then there probably isn't anything you can do to keep the idiot from shooting except paint your dog hunter orange.

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black coyotes are real prize.
also i was reading on herethat hunters are shooting dogs because they are disturbing their archery /turkey hunting.
so, i got to make him more visible.
bell is good idea for hunters in woods but my problem,so far is ROAD HUNTERS hunting grouse,they just shoot.

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I've heard of hunters shooting dogs for running deer, but never for disturbing their hunting. That's a shame. The person that takes a shot at my pup while she's doing what she's supposed to do had better take me out first.

That being said, I'd look at the light vests. Anything you put on the pup is going to add to the heat, but since they don't sweat it shouldn't hurt. Particularly now that it's getting colder.

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Do you hunt in the woods? A day glow collar and a bell attached should do the trick. Then if they shoot at your dog something would be wrong. Even roadhunters would be able to hear the bell if they are close enough to see it. You have been saying over and over how they shoot at your dog, my question now is has it ever been hit? Perhaps they are shooting to try and get you to go hunt elsewhere? It sounds that way to me with as much shooting that has been done at your dog.

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I run my dogs with day glow orange collars from cabelas, they are like 15.00 with your phone number and address. I also run a bell from Lion Country supply, they sound like cows going thru the woods but better safe than having some guy shoot your dog.

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The same thing I run only from a different supplier, I took a heated nail and made 2 holes in mine so I could rivet the bells on. I also use the 2 inch day glows to help me see them in the thick stuff.

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My dog wears a Cabela's vest. She wears it for 2 reasons. 1st sunday trips to the vet to get stitched up due to barb wire fences get expensive really quickly. 2nd it helped make her more visibile in the field. Labs are a popular dog and when you get a few yellows out there running back and forth in the corn it's nice to have the vest on her for easy recognition. I can vouch that that it has definatly saved her from multiple trips to the vet. It's outer shell is torn up/ripped up from her going through stuff. Well worth the investment (which wasn't much) to keep the dog safe

Best picture I could find with her wearing it

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i use those collars on my lab.but i did not put bell on it.
will see if i can rivet my bell on.

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my dog was only shot at once.
other time this week, roadhunter got out of truck loaded his gun,then i shot in the air, he left.

i hunt along
ROADS in morning here in pa.
the grouse fly down for stones and water in culverts.
as for collars, you really cant see them to good when sun is out and dog running thru brush even on BLACK DOG.
as for bell,i dont think roadhunters will hear bell inside their trucks with engine running.
but i do think thats good idea in woods away from ROADS,i am doing that tonight.

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I am sorry you feel that way, Day Glow collars are designed to glow in the daylight ( Even on a Black dog ) and can easily be seen......They are Day Glow think about it.. For as far as a bell they would need to be death not to hear it even with a motor running. Unless the exhaust is off it and they keep reving it up. I was trying to help you out but, I guessI can't..

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I use a quick spot vest - just runs along the back and sides of the dog- belly is openand works well.....or youmight consider a beeper collar - that will make those guys think twice!

For your bell just use a big key ringtype split ring and runthe collar through the ring. Is what I do.


JW

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my collars are about 3 inch wide or so.
today was first day with bell on, i like it .
makes me feel a lot better.
when i get near roads, i make sure i listen for truck and call my lab back to me.

today, road hunters all over, i cant believe they spend all that gas riding just to shoot a grouse/turkey .
some are drinking beer also and throwing cigarretes out window.

these are ones that shoot at your dogs thinking they are coyotes from road.

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And if it is tha bad with Raod hunters and people who shoot from cars/truckscall the Game Warden and let him or her know! They'll get 'em!

JW

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I dont know how the heck they can afford to road hunt! I park my truck as soon as I can and for as long as I can. I think the bell helps, I dont like it because it gets old after a day but if it keeps the dog safe. I have a hard time with the vests for my dogs, they never stay on.

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I have the Cabela's Chest protector for my pudelpointer. I only use it when we hunt public or when the fields are tall. Don't have a pic of it on her but this is the link to it from Cabela's...if it works. Her e-collar's got a locator so I don't use a bell. They work well too.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0039956660078a&type=product&cm Cat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=dog+vest&N=4887&amp ;Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1& Ntt=dog+vest&noImage=0

I agree with Martlet. If someone's eyeing up my dog, they better think of dropping me first.

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so far, i am using high vis collar with bell riveted on it.
when i am coming out of woods now near dirt roads,i listen for road hunters coming and i call my lab back to me and put leash on him.

just to dangerous .when i saw 2 roadhunters with can of beer in their hands, cigarettes smoking and no teeth in their mouths come by babbling out window,i am watching my dog much more careful now.

what the h is this world coming too.

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If your dog doesn't range too far, the bell will probably work. If he does range far, however, the bell will interfere with him hearing any commands you give. I use the blaze collar plus we hunt with a beeper collar that I can turn on and off from my ecollar remote.

I also tend to keep my dog out of the woods during deer season. Too many stupid people in the woods.

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Heard that. Every year in WI here, weusually have at least 1guy that shoots either a horse, an elk, or some other animal that "looked like a deer", or the freak that likes to pick off people....I gun hunt about 20 miles from where that whole thing went down.

I use verbal commands and when need be, a whistle..my dog rarely ranges out any further than 85 to 100 yards max working between 2 of us. She'll stick closer with just me. My DT collar is black, so it doesn't help me color-wise. I'll probably use the blaze cover on her more. Bought it, might as well use it.

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I am glad you tried it, it works great for me using them..

Here we let them out to bell hereing alot of the time, even more so in Field Trials here. The bell as long as you can here so you can give the signals out will work fine..

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crazy is right.
last night,i have a deer buck decoy in my yard that i move around.
everyone thinks its real, it a 8 point with 22 inch spread.
i forgot to take it in.
at 2 am,car with loud exhaust stopped, my dog was on bed with me.
he started to growl.
i opened window and saw 2 young kids trying to back their car up so they could put headlights on buck.

they said,THATS IT A LITTLE MORE, EASY, EASY.
then they saw me and said,HEY, GUY WITH HIS ******* HEAD STICKING OUT WINDOW.
i think they were going to shoot that buck, grab it and run.

these are kids that are still in school,you believe that,2 am and riding around .
these are also kids whose pictures are in paper with HUGE BUCK.
they are great hunters, for sure..............

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My dogs are part of the family......
I'd just let the bullets fly and answer the questions later.........

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jeff, nice picture.