Another pass here.. How well does it transition from the shuttle to the boat for year round use along with network or imaging capability? Moving in the right direction but still have a ways to go.

Along with Tom and HRG’s input I would also verify that the land isn’t in any forestry programs or anything like that for tax break purposes. Not familiar with MN but in WI there are programs that will give you breaks on taxes, but they somewhat have control over when and what you need to harvest. There are programs that keep the land private or open to the public. Might be a good idea to confirm if the neighboring properties are in these as well. Best of luck on being a landowner, it’s rewarding!

An approach would be to
1: Pin down a color and a gender
2: Determine what your budget is whether it’s just the cost of the pup or having it professionaly trained. Can add up fast..
3: Find out what the waiting list is for each Kennel your considering and what/if the deposit is.
4: Good idea to visit a couple of Kennels and see if the sire and ‘mom’ are on site to get a look at. Also gives you and idea of the environment the pup will be in for the first 49 days of it’s life.
5: Ask what the breeder will guarantee on the dog such as hips, eyes, etc.
6: If considering a female, ask the breeder about the hunting background for both sire and ‘mom’. We ran across some kennels that only had the ‘moms’ there for breeding and never hunted them. Was kind of a big turn off for us. Their genes go in to the dog as well.

Congrats on getting the green light. All types of dogs can be great dogs it just depends on the work you put in to them. That being said we’ve had American labs for 40 years in my family and while they’ve differed in personalities and hunting ability all were good dogs. We’ve always had females and chose them because of the size difference and the type of hunting we do. Our current lab is a British and she is amazing in her intelligence, demeanor, and just a joy to have around the house. She is really laid back and will just chill if you’re in the boat, wheel house, garage or home. Doesn’t seem to shed as much for some reason compared to our American labs. British labs, English labs… IDK if they are the same but ours is a streamline profile and can run like crazy when she gets going. She is around 52-55 pounds depending on the season. I remember them having some in the 42-45 lb range as well (females). She isn’t the hunter ( but still does well ) that my other labs have been but that’s my fault as I haven’t been able to put in as much time with this one as in the past. The heaviest male he bred at the time was only 70 lbs. Mosly blacks and yellows. The breeder I got her from is Royalty Brisish Kennels out of Milaca.

https://www.royaltybritishkennels.com

I think his Kennel was on Kent Hrbek’s show a few years ago..

Good Luck in your search and have fun with it!!

I feel like the pack is in a holding pattern with the receiving core. They have (even without Jordy) a good amount of talent. Problem is that they all do their best in the same space. Without someone who is a legit threat over the top Rodgers is going to be throwing into a traffic jam every time he doesn’t check down. Either start stretching out defenses with Davis or Janis with more playing time or cut them and get a dynamic player in that can.

Thanks wimbie:
Thought about doing that too but didn’t want to carry an extra ducer my unit can’t get the most out of. Suppose it could be a back up..are you having good luck with your unit set up that way. I didn’t know for sure if/how the non-chirp ducer would work with the G2’s. I thought I read in one of the bird threads that you need to have the XI 15 21 but that may not be correct. I haven’t bee in touch with HB for that particular question.

Those are some of the places I’ve looked among many others. Hopefully all of us waiting for these will get to use them this hardwater season yet. I appreciate your replies.

These guys are spot on. Summer kit is the way to go for year round use. Finally did this myself and haven’t looked back.