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11-11-2019, 09:11 AM | #3 | ||||||
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I have a novel solution. Throw the beeper away.
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11-11-2019, 09:29 AM | #4 | ||||||
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That solution can’t be but so novel as I’ve heard it many times...and thought to do it myself at times. When I used a bell I’d “lose” a dog on point and spend precious time searching. I’m convinced that I kill more birds with the beeper than without. In the hilly terrain where we quail hunt, and with a dog you’re asking to range out to find birds, the beeper really helps. The GPS trackers will signal when a dog just stays in an area for long enough to set it off. With the beeper I have a much better idea what the pup is doing. It’s worked well for us for many years. There’s an up and down side to everything.
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11-11-2019, 10:33 AM | #5 | ||||||
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Some guys put the collars around the dogs’ waists - it gets the beeper volume away from the dog’s ears but is otherwise equally effective.... unless of course your dog is too, shall we say, “thick” in the middle...
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11-11-2019, 03:40 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Because I have not hunted for so many years, I am trying both ways, I will try with and without for the next few years. When I hunt my brittany with other dogs, its really hard to figure out when he is on point without the beeper. I have been paying close attention to what everybody is saying in this forum. I think I posted in another thread that I went the first 3 weeks or so beginning of this season without a beeper. With just my dog it worked ok, but I lost a lot of time trying to find him. I did get some good grouse points that the bird held early on, but again I am not sure if hunting pressure is what makes the birds move more as the season goes on. I took a friend from the fox forum hunting a couple of weeks ago, and he liked the beeper. I am concerned enough about hearing loss to try other ideas. Thanks for everyone's input on this and all the other threads. I certainly am learning a lot in here.
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