Episode 041: It's Never Too Late To Start w/ Susan Jasmann

Susan Jasmann is 70 years old and started hunting upland and waterfowl birds a year ago after she bought a Pudelpointer. She recognized her dog needed a job, it needed to do what it was bred to do. Susan had some challenges.. she had to learn how to hunt birds, learn how to shoot a shotgun, and how to train and hunt with a dog that had natural ability to make any hunter proud.

4:50 Susan’s start

11:25 Why a Pudelpointer

15:50 Learning how to train a pointing dog

18:00 Most difficult part of training

19:40 Making the e-collar fun

22:15 Horse training relative to dog training

26:50 Learning curve to start hunting

28:00 Buying her first shotgun

30:00 Practicing for hunting season

32:15 Garmin Xero S1

36:00 Learning at women’s shooting and hunting clinics

36:50 Dogs motivating you to do more

43:15 100 days, 100 new experiences

45:30 Cruciate repair and rehab

48:50 Snake school

50:30 Biggest takeaways from this season

53:00 Traps and snares

53:15 Tips to get started

56:50 Wild meat

58:15 Parmesan Chukar & Quail Appetizer

1:00:00 Pheasant Piccata

1:00:40 Silo House in Kalispel

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