![]() In Iowa, the club where we went once this past fall to an event was the Iowa Treetop Cur and Feist Club in Nashua, IA. It will most likely be there again next year/this coming season. A lot of folks came up from the Columbia area (Fulton, MO - Show Me Cur and Feist Club) and farther in the Ozarks I believe. The folks hosting it told me that there were 180 dogs there. It took place on March 3rd this year but we couldn't make it because of the blizzard we had and the freeways being closed. There are not a lot of squirrel dog folks there but the Missouri State Championships (NKC) is held in Humphreys, MO not too far from my Dad's hometown of Browning, MO. I hunt a lot in North Central Missouri where my parents are from originally. There are plenty of other arguments for the merits of hunting and I agree with them! That doesn't mean that I am not going to. Things that we would have a hard time believing or replicating now with iron sights but necessity is the difference. The sort of things like: waiting for two squirrels to line up and kill two at once, killing squirrels at incredibly long distances, getting four quail on a rise (shooting the first two then waiting for the last two to cross a ways out) etc. He shot an old octogon-barrel Marlin that my Dad has now and used. He can also tell you about how great a shot my Grandpa was. He will tell you that he is out of practice but as far as I can tell, he doesn't need to make excuses. It helps having little money for shells and relying on small game for meat on the table when he was growing up. There is a tubular magazine that you load through the stock. Dad and Greg are both left handed so the fact that the shells are ejected out the bottom was a bonus. My Dad bought three (one for me, one for my younger brother and one for himself) when I was 12 years old too. ![]() I hope that's how I wrote it on the site.If you don't hear from me in a few weeks after today, it is because I am in the doghouse! Jody was just a pup and getting some fur in her mouth by shaking the squirrel.Īnyway, that is a Browning in the picture. There are plenty of people breeding dogs from these lines all around the eastern United States.A little clarification on that picture before I get into trouble.Jody is the name of Beth's dog! Jody made sure the squirrel was dead when it hit the ground. They are also know to run coon, so if you still want to do a little coon hunting something from these lines might be just what you want. While certainly not big, dogs from these lines tend to run on the bigger side for Feists. From what I understand both men bred a little cur into their lines to help with nose power and gain a touch of size. Sadly Bill passed away this winter, but his son is carrying along with the dogs in TN. Both Bill Barger and Jody Mullins bred Feists for years. I like what I have seen from the Barger and Mullins lines. Pretty darn good mouth on him, especially for a Feist. ![]() He usually hunts around 75 to 150 yards or so, but will go a little deeper if he gets on something, I walk with him, and he hunts along with me. He's sire goes back to Cadillac Jack and Poor Fork Bill. I've got a young male about 18 months old. Lots of walks, runs, baths, and he is big part of the family now. He was pretty skittish when we got him, had been beat around pretty good by previous owner and took a good year or so to trust us but now he is so loyal and so much fun. We adopted him through local rescue group. He is vocal and you know when someone is at the door or outside! Oh, and ours is completely house broken, potty trained, very good family dog, have never had an issue in our home with him, ever. Runs incredibly fast and went with me on 6 to 7 mile runs no problem.įor his little size he isn't afraid of anything. I used to take him running with me a lot too. Has a much different bark and whine when he sees or locates scent from prey but he is more visual of a hunter. He has a crazy hunting drive, more than any dog ive ever been around, seriously.Ĭan't tell difference between a cat or a coon, treats them the same. Very good at finding coyote pee spots and droppings for predator sets too. Loves to tree and will climb too if you let his curled claws grow. Ernie the Wonder Dog is my little rescue feist.
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