Parkers, Poodles, Pheasants and Friends
 

Spent yesterday afternoon with family and friend hunting gaudy birds on a game farm.
The poodles dug through the heavy cover (Check out the background) and found 9 of the 10 birds we put out, and 2 more in another field from someone's morning hunt.
The PH parker, loaded with copper #5's and 3 drams of black brought the noisy birds out of the sky. Great time was had by all, including two very tired pups.:)

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Nice! Great looking cock birds and good looking dogs too.

I miss the wild pheasants of my youth - and the Trojan 12 I hunted them with.

Robert ,Thanks for posting ,Great Pictures !!! I just mentioned the other day to my Family about some of the guys on the Parker Site hunt with Poodles ,They ," My Wife " laughed at me and mentioned I was crazy , She may be right about being crazy but I knew I was right about you fellows hunting with Poodles ! :rotf:Great Job ! Russ

I will probable get in trouble for saying this but I did not know poodles were good for anything let alone hunting.

Wayne, The standard Poodle was originally a German waterfowl retriever, right up to their webbed feet. Google "Hunting Poodles", then click "Images" at the top.
Here's a link to just one breeder:
http://www.harmonyhuntingpudels.com/

Robert, what preserve did you use for your hunt?

Robert, I think about your dogs and hunting poodles evry time I see a poodle now. Can't remember, I met you and the dogs at either the West virginia SXS shoot or Hausmann's. Congratulation on using those dogs for what they were bred to do. ( Now, if we bred one of those hunting poodles with a good lab, we could have a hunting labradoodle--probably be a great dog!)

Bill, Pheasant Valley, Robesonia, PA

http://www.pheasantvalleyfarm.com/

Harold, The Labradoodle already exists. In my humble opinion it breeds the Poodle brain right out of the dog. :rolleyes:
I believe we have met at both venues you mention.:)

Robert
Here in Idaho, on the Fort Hall Indian reversion an old Native American (indian) has bred an apricot Poodle to a black Lab that has many FCs and AFCs in his pedigree. All are laughing at him. (He wants $500.00) His stud dog was $2000.00 at 49 Days plus air fair into Salt Lake City, and the 400 Mile round trip to pick up the PUP. The puppies are now ready to be picked up. tonight I will take Miss Mary (Wife of way over 50+) to have a look...

My Question to you is, How much trouble do you have with you dogs coat??? We have a lot of BURRS and other nuisance weeds here where I hunt.

Does the dog shed much in the house???? I Really enjoyed your Post with Photos...
David

The best, hands down, general purpose dog I ever had the pleasure of hunting with in 7+ years hunting in Germany and Luxembourg was a Pudelpointer. He was fantastic.