April 17, 2013 1 min read
A good quality game shear is a must have item for small game hunters, and the Gerber Take-A-Part Game Shears fill that need quite nicely. They are constructed with high impact plastic handles and surgical stainless steel blades. The blades are heavy duty and the handles are designed to give you maximum leverage for cutting Continue reading?
April 15, 2013 1 min read 1 Comment
Happy Jack Mitex is a liquid treatment for ear mites in dogs and cats. It is available in half ounce bottles, which is enough to treat several dogs. When one of my dogs started scratching his ears and doing a lot of head shaking and a quick look in his ears showed some crusty brown Continue reading?
April 12, 2013 1 min read
When my oldest son, Hunter, was 14 he harvested his first banded Canada goose. We later learned the goose was banded the previous year, and coincidentally, on Hunter's birthday! My friend's Lab made a beautiful retrieve, and brought the bird to hand. The bird was still alive so my friend issued a quick twist Continue reading?
April 10, 2013 2 min read
The day Scooter, a shorthair pup, died senselessly in a trapper's snare on a steep Idaho chukar mountain my friend, Terry, lost not only a rising star but a considerable investment in time and, of course, money. The day before on the same mountain, in the same drainage (off a county road, public land and a popular chukar spot.
April 09, 2013 1 min read
When I trained my first Lab, I was not aware that Safety Lining Poles existed. I wished I did. I did not know how to send my young dog on relatively long blind retrieves, and instead, used my youngest son, Connor, as a visual aid by having him stand a couple of hundred yards away Continue reading?
April 05, 2013 1 min read
Recently Lion Country Supply started carrying high definition shooting glasses. These are a lightweight, open frame style glasses with amber colored wrap around lenses. When I first checked these out I was impressed with how clear the lenses are. There is no apparent distortion in the lenses, even in the peripheral portions of the lenses. Continue reading?
April 02, 2013 2 min read
I first met Rick Smith and, dad, Delmar in the then brand spanking new Lion Country Supply store. Rick was here for a training seminar to be held next day. Delmar was holding court in the store, signing books, answering questions and so forth. Suddenly the front door burst open and a guy walked in-I Continue reading?
March 29, 2013 2 min read
A few months ago I returned our metal folding dog crate to the original owner. It was our dog's preferred place to go at bedtime and when she was home alone. Some experts say that the dogs? natural instinct is to find a safe denning place of her own (similar to what the crate provides) Continue reading?
March 26, 2013 3 min read
Throughout its range, thanks to politics, habitat loss and dwindling numbers hunting in most places is difficult at best. Not so in Montana, where hunters enjoy a 62 day season, 2-birds daily bag limit, 4-birds in possession and over the counter license. But the best things are public land hunts with little or no competition. Continue reading?
March 22, 2013 1 min read
We receive many customers in our retail store on their way to pick up a new pup, or returning home from picking up a pup, with the intention of buying necessary supplies. Sometimes they work from a list, but most wander through and pick up what they think they may need; regardless, we always direct Continue reading?
March 11, 2013 1 min read
I have been using the Garmin Alpha a good bit on my beagles and noticed that the collar strap was not drawing down small enough to use on my smaller girls, rendering it ineffective should I need to use the training portion of the system. We brainstormed and came up with a smaller collar strap, Continue reading?
December 05, 2012 2 min read
This fall I was looking for a good economical backup light to use for coon/predator hunting. I decided to try one of our Super Smart lights from Lion Country Supply. I was hoping for a decent light at a good price to use if I had forgotten to charge my first string light or to Continue reading?
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