I have an English Cocker Spaniel and a history of hunting pheasant with English Setters. I have researched and discovered that Springer Spaniels are the most popular breed of hunting Spaniels, but could I train a good hunting dog out of my Spaniel breed?

From everything I've heard they make excellent flushing dogs. You should have very little trouble with this endeavor.

cabelas, To be exact, Hamburg, PA. 204,000 square feet of retail space is the biggest on around. a wide selection and very knowledgable staff. Bass Pro in harrisburg is second. Gander Mt. and Dicks, round out the list.

Well most of the paper companies will lease land at times for hunting like Champion Paper and even Georgia Pacific but I am unsure about joining them .

I hunt NC in the east and west part of the state , I have hunted there for over 20 years and never needed to joing a club of lease.

I hunt Public land in the Mountains and get my best deer there , and i meat hunt down east I talk to farmers there and they let me hunt for free because they are over run with deer . Most will let you hunt if you ask them and if you are safe with a firearm . Maybe offer to help them with some farm chores etc.

Here are a couple sites you can join these forums and ask there many members are in hunt clubs and leases

http://forums.huntingclub.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/870006206

http://www.ncdeer.com/ncdeerfourm/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm

Own 78 acres of wooded land near Twin Lakes, MI a resort community. 4 lakes with public access within 4 miles. White Tail deer come to apple trees on property. Black Bear seen often. Over 700 acres of State Land and CFA land conecting to property which can also be hunted.

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Firstly, please note that this question is clearly not aimed at the anti-hunting, anti-gun lobby, so please don’t answer with such comments.

I am not a hunter myself but I am very interested in the history of hunting and the activity itself.

I would be very grateful if anybody could tell me, in terms a layman could understand, how hunting is not purely a selfish pass-time but also benefits the natural environment and local communities?

Thanks.

Wildlife management officials, unlike most other governmental agencies, usually do their jobs well. They use hunting licenses and limits on hunters to control and maintain healthy game populations and provide for other wild species as well. If allowed to over-populate, many grazing species will cause irreparable damage to ecosystems and have ripple effects through the food chain leading to possible soil erosion and even the extinction of competing species.

Fees from hunting and fishing provide valuable funding for these wildlife programs.

In areas rich in game, entire economies are created that support and service these hunters. Many rural areas rely completely on the guides, outfitters, lodging and transportation around hunting and fishing. In many areas, the only alternative economy to agriculture is the hunting and fishing tourism economy.

The products of harvesting wild game provide healthy, valuable, alternative food sources than the mass produced supermarket food.