These work quite well on quail and chukars; too small for pheasants. My only cautionary comment is that they can be really hard to locate if you walk away without picking one up after flushing the bird. I strongly recommend that you attach a long piece of orange tape to them (or be prepared to rebuy more). (The little bits of colored tape that come on the handles are essentially useless.)

Exactly what I needed and way less expensive than bird launchers. Heavy enough to hold even large chuckar on ground until you're ready to release. Just remember that (unlike a launcher) the birds may choose to run rather than fly

Love these top ups they are a great addition for training. When you want to move beyond your bird launchers but still give yourself some control on when the bird is released these are the perfect tool.

Well built, will last a long time.

The Tip-Up Bird Releaser is very well constructed and allows maximum airflow thru for scenting. The tip up releaser is a fantastic training aid which I use solely or in addition to a bird launcher. Unlike the launcher, the tip up releaser provides a silent more natural “flush”.

With remote bird releases you need one hand for your training pistol, one for bird release transmitter and one for training collar transmitter. By using your foot to release the bird, it better simulates flushing a bird and allows quicker firing your training pistol and correcting dog using e collar.

Lightweight enough to comfortably carry throughout the field, but heavy enough to keep the birds from flipping it over… Very well put together!

The scent escapes easily which is perfect for training

I have used these tip up step traps for some and found them very helpful for training

Nothing fancy, but they work. These are well made and heavy enough to keep pigeons in. Good for setting up simple point and steady drills. The paint on the mesh chips off quickly. Gun Dog Supply always comes through!

In training my bird dogs for field trial I have come to appreciate this product to keep placed quail captive until I release them. I have not lost a bird before working the dog compared to how I was planting birds in the field earlier. It allows me to correct a creeping/flushing dog when on point and I can try a string to the quail and anchor it to the release to work on walking birds as well. The green color makes them hard to find in the field especially after a flush and your concentration focuses on the dog and the retrieve. I have painted mine orange and have attached a small marker flag to the unit to aide in finding them. They are well made and I ordered 2 more after trying one out.

The tip up bird releaser was delivered in a timely manner. This product is perfect for our use. We are training flushing puppies and the tip up releaser allows the puppy to run in and get very close to the bird. Once released the puppy quickly learns pursuit.

Great idea although birds can get out of this. I put a couple tent stakes out at the end where the bird can work it up enough to get loose. I can still step on the end to get it to lift and release the bird.

I ordered the larger size but it is to small for pheasants just nearly fit a churker and will not hold unless it is somehow lagged into the ground. Also the wire securing the cage to the base were not closed completely which could cause injuries to the birds.

These tip ups are great for training pointing dogs. Very simple and easy to use with two people. It is harder to manage with just one person but is very doable. Heavy enough design to keep birds from escaping until you release them and very open for good scent release. I've had good success putting up to 2 birds in one tip up. They are also very easy to hide in cover.

Quality product

Held the birds just like advertised. Easy release.

could be heaver so bird don't escape

I bought this device for Whoa and hold training of my VDD puppy. It worked great. I get solid points and patience’s for good Whoa with no blinking which can be caused by a bird thrower.

Great for bird dog training. Well made and allows maximum scenting of the bird for the dog hunting

Dogs work right up to where these babies are placed. Make sure you have strong flyers and watch them take off. All that's left is to knock them down for the dogs to pick up.

This product is a very solid product for pointing dog training as well constructed, heavy enough to contain quail and pigeons and the tip-up lever is correctly positioned.

Great product. I have used them before. These are great for polishing up a broke pointing dog. This allows you to walk in and flush a bird for your dog that has been steadied to the wing keeping your two hands free to run an e-collar and a starting pistol. I am not quite ready to spend $400 on a remote launcher but this works just as well for what I need.

This product is just what is needed for the young learning pointing dog. Works perfectly with Chuck‘s. Be sure the trap has good ground contact so they cannot pry up the edge and sneak out. My friends and I have six traps which provides a good long run for the dogs to find their six birds

It’s great nice and silent for training pups. Will buy more great product .

Awesome product. I bought three last year after first using some at a pro-trainers facility. I brought mine to Germany during my recent move and used them at a training day with the local DK club. They loved the sturdy construction and open weave of the tipper. It stands up to the pressure of a dog that goes in on a bird, and the open weave allows for maximum air flow for tracking the scent. They loved them so much, I bought five more. Great product!

Great product well built

Great tool to start young dogs

Shipping and communication was fast and efficient as usual with all orders from GDS. This is heavy enough the pigeons can't fly out of it without it being tripped. This works well for steadying up a pointing dog. Put the pigeon in the tip up bring the dog in (with a check chord if necessary). Have one person control the dog while the other person walks in and steps on the tip up to release the bird. Once the dog has graduated from the launcher this is the next step. These are cheaper than a launcher so a few can be set up to make the training session more efficient.

There's not much to these bird releasers, but they work! They are heavy enough to keep a pigeon in place and stable enough to keep the bird safe if your dog breaks and gets to it. I also like that with a bird in one hand and the tip up in the other, it literally takes a sec to plant a bird. You can plant birds while your dog is distracted, or working the felid. No need to put the dog up or out of sight to reload your releases, which saves valuable training time!

This is pretty heavy duty! Weighs enough that birds can’t flip it over so no fear of an accidental launch. It’s low profile so the birds aren’t obvious when placed near grass. My 2 year old Vizsla was scared of the birds when first introduced but after a couple of days of having her practice sniffing them out, she’s hooked now. I believe that this launcher is exactly what she needed to get her confidence. Now she knows the game and is excited to search for birds and chase them down. Found a quail guy who charges between $4-5 a piece so it’s a good deal. Wish I would have had time last year and used these for training but she caught on pretty quick and will be ready for this fall. I think this is a must have for young pups as live birds are the for sure method to training.

Heavy duty and well made!

They do the job, I would say the quality was not very good. I had to tighten the hog rings. The paint used is scratching off already, could be a little bigger and not tapered. Need to use smaller birds.

This tip-up is well constructed. A person may carry several of them into the training area at one haul. The birds are smoothly and quietly released. I may ultimately 'graduate' to a remote release system if I think that it is necessary but we work in cover that is fairly heavy and the rise is usually pretty close. The tip-ups serve that purpose well.

Well built. Heavy enough to keep the pigeon.

Well made with heavy materials so as to keep your bird in place until released.

The tip up bird releaser is very well made. Heavy enough to keep the bird from escaping. Very easy to use.

Easy to plant the bird and release. Just be sure not to use to big of bird, one escaped.

As with everything else I’ve ordered here, we’ll built and delivered quickly.

Looking forward to trying it out.

i evidently did not pay enough attention to size. i thought this unit would do chucker as well, but i doubt that it will. have not used it yet. but should be fine for quail and pigeons .

Pretty simple and easy to use. Definitely overpriced

I bought this and the release cage and both do the job. This product allows me to get in close with my dog and the release is simple. She can smell it but not get to it till I release the bird from up close. Then I use the cage for long distance releases. This product is well made and should last a lot of training sessions. I am well pleased and may purchase a few more as the season progresses.

Very well made product. Fast shipping as usual.

Built well, ease of use and very functional. Able to direct the bird on launch

Pros: a nice heavy tip up. Quail and pigeons don’t move them. Built to last. Very sturdy tip up handle. Areas for improvement: paint comes off pretty easy. A little small if you want to use chuckers. I don’t think chuckers could move them very easy but cage is just too small. Overall: would recommend and buy again if I needed more.

This is a fantastic tool! We use it a lot for training steadiness on quail. It is starting to rust where the finish has worn off, but that does not effect it's function whatsoever. It's designed for hard daily use and it will surely last for many years.

It's quality made but it is too light. The pigeons and chucked I use just push and muscle themselves out free and are gone when I come back to work the dog. I did fix this by fastening duck decoy flexible anchor to the sides of the cage and then spraying it to match the rest of the cage.

Great product, will buy more.

Need to add weight to keep chukar from getting out.