2026-2027 Dove Hunting thread - Page 7

FirefightAg

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6:21a, 10/11/26

AG

Migrators showed up. Had a ton of birds in the field, they decoyed to the mojos way better than any birds all season.

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In reply to FirefightAg • 5:37p, 10/11/26

AG

On my way to having a bird dog.

How do you simulate a dove hunt with retrievers? I've been told it's hard because of the amount of gunfire on a dove hunt.

Or are you isolated enough that there aren't a million shots going off and confusing the dog?

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In reply to ChoppinDs40 • 8:29p, 10/11/26

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Get some shotgun poppers and a bird thrower and simulate it by yourself before you introduce him to multiple guns going off. Make sure you teach force fetch first, once puppy teeth are gone. Until then just make him have fun and fetch a dummy with a 30' long lead line in a long narrow place like a hall way or narrow dog run. Worked for me on my Draht.