Recent content by tops911
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German Wirehaired Pointer breeders?
Bianca with her 1 week old puppies; 5 boys and 5 girls. Deutsch Drahthaar vom Verrückten Jäger we are in Montana.- tops911
- Post #5
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Mystery Ranch no more?
That's exactly what happened when they sold Dana Design (their first backpack company(, lasted about a year then gone. I expect the same fate for Mystery Ranch, it's the corporate way- tops911
- Post #3
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Dog vest recommendation
CUGA vests, they come in narrow for the more narrow chested pointers and versatiles which fit way better than vests made for wide chested Labs.- tops911
- Post #9
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Property Taxes
my property taxes have more than doubled in 4 years. I used to get a tax break due to being a 100% disabled Vet. Then I got an 8% cost of living increase and lost my disabled Vet tax reduction due to my income being "too" high. My monthly mortgage went up over $350 a month, I sure have not... -
Grouse! Let’s See Them
Hen spruce grouse on last weekend’s walk. The dogs pointed it up in the tree.- tops911
- Post #185
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Dog tracking system
I have both the Alpha 100 and a 200i. I needed the in reach to keep the wife more relaxed when I go out, we have a lot of dead spots for cell phones here. My biggest gripe is that the 200i is not onX compatible whereas the 100 is/was. Of course onX does not support chips any more so I guess it...- tops911
- Post #20
- Forum: Hunting with Hounds
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WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON OR GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER? True Versatility
vaversatile, I currently have 2 Drahts (my first had passed at 14 years of age). I got my first Draht 20 years ago. I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. I've only owned females, never have they been stubborn or constantly disobedient in training. I actually find them...- tops911
- Post #18
- Forum: Hunting with Hounds
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WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON OR GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER? True Versatility
I use my Drahts to track game for bow hunters and have received several calls to tracks lost pets. I love the calls about a lost cat; they ask if the dogs would track it and I think "yep, but it won't be alive after they find it", LOL- tops911
- Post #13
- Forum: Hunting with Hounds
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Yeti buys Mystery Ranch
Kind of mixed feelings, Dana Design were great packs but after being bought they just died out within a year or two. Hopefully it does not happen again with Mystery Ranch.- tops911
- Post #3
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Quail in Montana….
Nameless Range, Southern Jefferson county has a hunting preserve and I wonder if that's where the quail came from? Was it in the river bottom?- tops911
- Post #18
- Forum: Other Small Game
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Grouse! Let’s See Them
Bianca with her first bird of 2024- tops911
- Post #177
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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"Unleashing" grizzly bears in Washington
These bears have to go somewhere, Montana is over run with them and honestly we've run out of places to transplant trouble bears. They are out in the plains now. So I'm good with putting them in other states.- tops911
- Post #50
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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MT District 302 lost Archery Elk found - Medicine Lodge
I go on about 8-10 elk tracks a year with my dogs and so far I've never went on track for a rifle elk but I did one rifle deer. I get close to 20 calls a year during bow season but I can't go on all of them. I did get a couple calls this year during rifle season to track but for what ever... -
