Unboxing: DT Systems - H2O 1810 ecollar
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Back a few years ago when I was a pup, I had the great fortune to train a German Wirehaired Pointer otherwise known as a GWP or if have a Teutonic bent a Drahthaar. GWPs fall into the versatile hunting category and can be trained to hunt anything. And when I say anything, I really mean anything. My GWP, named Blue, was a natural-born hunter and anything I did help Blue’s training along he ignored. Back then there were no VHS tapes or DVDs to visually show you how to train a dog, just books. And since I had the time to train Blue, I thought I would do it myself. Blue obviously had read all the books and no matter how much I tried to teach him whoa and other gun dog commands he ignored me. He chewed a few of the books I read cover to cover in an effort to tell me he had everything under control. We finally reach an understand that if I would stop reading the gun dog training books he would oblige me and hunt birds. So that was how our hunting relationship ensued. I took no responsibility for his fieldwork prowess and he found birds where other dogs couldn’t. Now that Cooper is in the picture I pulled out my old dog training books for a refresher course. Blue never knew that I taped the pages back into the binding. If training Blue was an exercise in traditional dog training methods, then Cooper’s training would use 21st century methods. Electronic dog training collars, or ecollars, have been on the market since 1970s. These collars give the dog wearing it an electric shock stimulus. There are two sides of the fence with ecollars; those who think it is humane and those who think it is cruel. In a future post I will present both sides of the ecollar and let you know where I stand. The DT H2O 1810 series collar system is an example of an ecollar that can be applied in both basic and advanced training needs Some of the features are:- Range: 1 Mile
- Intensity Levels: 16 adjusted from the transmitter
- Antenna System: built into the collar
- Power Source: rechargeable Ni-MH battery
- Waterproof: yes
- Functionality: 2 buttons; 1 nick stimulation, 1 continuous stimulation
Once the box was opened it was obvious a dog product.
All the pieces come in a hard plastic storage case.
Instruction and pieces tucked into foam cut-outs.
Transmitter, collar, recharger.
Transmitter less the antenna. Intensity dial is upper left and two buttons--one nick, one continuous.
The collar showing the business ends, the collar strap is actually part of the unit's antenna.
The stimulous tester. Attach to the probes and press the button to test.
The instruction manuals. A mandatory read.
Recession? What Recession. Sales in ATK’s ammunition systems group increased by 15% to $381 million, compared to $331 million in the prior-year quarter. ATK Ammunition Systems is the nation’s largest producer of commercial and military ammunition. Part of their product line includes Military Small- and medium-caliber ammunition, propellants for tank tactical rounds, environmentally friendly ammunition and other applications. In the commercial sector, ATK provides Alliant Powder for reloaders and ammunition manufacturers, CCI, Speer, Lawman, and Blazer ammunition; Speer bullets for reloaders, Champion traps and paper, metal and clay targets, Federal Premium, Fusion, and Estate Cartridge ammunition, as well as other gear for hunters and shooters. Olin Corporation’s fourth quarter 2007 income from continuing operations was $29.6 million compared to $15.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Winchester, which is part of Olin, earned $2.7 million in the quarter and completed its best year since 1994. During the quarter, Winchester benefited from higher selling prices and stronger than expected demand, which more than offset higher commodity and manufacturing costs. Oh, and if that’s good news the FBI awarded Winchester a second ammunition contract. Last year Winchester was tapped to supply the FBI with .40 Smith & Wesson loads. Now Hoover’s crew signed up for 9mm ammo. This 9mm contract is worth a $54 million, and the two contracts combined will be worth a maximum of $108 million over five years, making it the largest ammunition contracts in the history of federal law enforcement.
If you are interested the 9mm service round uses a 147-grain, bonded hollow point bullet.
Here are a few names to watch this summer in Bejing: Erickson, Cogdell, Hancock and Rhode. Vincent Hancock earned a trip to his first Olympic on the Men’s Skeet team by finishing with a total score of 511 targets. Hancock was the 2007 World Cup Italy Champion/world record holder and 2007 Pan American Games gold medalist. Kim Rhode bested the field to earn her berth on the Women’s Skeet team. Rhode is a three-time Olympic medalist (1996 and 2004 gold medalist, 2000 bronze medalist) and this is her fourth consecutive time on the team. She finished with a total score of 497. Bret Erickson won his slot on the Men’s Trap team. Corey Cogdell was selected for Women’s Trap. And Glenn Eller (a two-time Olympian) and Jeff Holguin are representing the US in Double Trap. These are only our top shooters, there are many others on the 
Safety is the up most concern, but after more than 10 years of testing the regulation requiring spring turkey hunters to wear orange as they moved from one stand to another the law did not improve safety. So the PA Board of Game Commissioners approved the removal of the fluorescent orange requirement for the upcoming 2008 spring turkey season. Running and gunning can be an effective method of bagging a tom, it can also be dangerous and discourteous especially in an area with a high density of hunters. Respect the other guy's set up and play it safe. Turkey hunting safety has improved with the average turkey hunting related shooting incident rate dropping from 8.1 per 100,000 hunters to about 2.95 per 100,000.
March 15 is the deadline to apply for the Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program and the Young Pheasant Release Program. The NY State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) programs should interest any upland hunter who wants to keep the upland hunting tradition alive. The programs do not cost a penny though you will need the proper equipment and you will need to go through the 
It's nice to see a big-box store giving back. 
Ducks Unlimited and the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reached a milestone with the enrollment of the one millionth acre into the popular Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program recently. That reminds me of an old Chinese proverb about a beach is built one grain of sand at a time. That also reminds me I have a great recipe for Peking Duck.
