Recent content by JHoch00

I like to go out and hit walk ins mid week after opening weekend. Last season, 4 of us got 14 birds in 2 days of bad shooting. This season, in the same fields we jumped 1 rooster and 3 hens in a hard day of hunting. Not even any dumping out the end of the field. We gave up and headed home after...

Welcome dun! Have you hunted the public here much before? I have been at least a few trips a year for quite a while. Not a game farm but I've rarely gone and not had at least one opportunity. (That is my benchmark, as I'm a horrible shot. :) ) Are you a weekend guy or can you ever get out...

I was in the same boat as you trying to figure it out and finally signed up 2 years ago. Life got crazy for me and I only made it out once. Like Ken said, some poor properties and some decent. I didn't get many but was hunting with my son in his first season so didn't hunt real hard. One of...

Tough start for me by Burlington. Just didn't seem to be that many birds around. Residual snow from last storm lasted half the day, and saw very few tracks even. Others I spoke to seemed similar results. Managed to scratch 1 out on 3 chances. Always good for exercise and good time with the...

Decided to finally give this a shot this year. My son is 8 and will be hunting pheasant with me for the first time this year. He does well, but miles and miles of walking like I usually do can be tougher on him, so hoped we could team up with a big group the and block. See if it works out...

So, we've all been there... walking a field, 120 yards from end, and birds start busting like crazy from the end of the field. (No blocker) Question is... do you find that some birds still will hold tight or stop before the end? Or do they pretty much all go together. Do you rush to the end...

Seeing the other thread and wia changes, has me revisiting this rooster roundup in Burlington idea. Anyone here try it? I don't usually prefer huge owning day crowds, which seems like a large focus of their event... but wondering how it would be for later on for a lone guy and his dog. Are...

Hey folks! Haven't been around the site for the past few years, but excited to get back out again. I've met some amazing people on this site over the time... On that note... I am thinking of heading down Saturday to the Walsh area and hit some of the WIA there for Pheasant and quail. Rumor...

Went up to SD at the end of Oct to pick up a new family member... Of course, it only made sense to add in a few days of hunting up there. Got 4 days of hunting in, all solo with me, my old lab Dallas, and my brand new 9 month old, "Allie"... Slowly worked my way from the northeast end on down...

Hello Northern Friends... I will be making the trek up from Colorado to Eastern SD (Hayti) to get a new family/hunting dog this weekend. I convinced the wife it would be the perfect time for me to carve out 4 days to hunt pheasants in SD for my first time. It will be just me most likely...

Random thought... And opinions on how taking tipsters affects future populations? Does it matter much? Or as long as there is a rooster or two around, will he do his duty with all the hens?

So my archery Whitetail deer season this year started same time as Pheasant. The first weekend I passed up 3 does and a tiny 2 point buck... I was drawn on the buck at 30 yards... thinking "If I shoot him, I am free to hunt pheasant for 4 days... but do I really want to hunt pheasant WIA for 4...

So, my Kansas trip died due to conditions... Still figure to go out... Might try Baca county. I'm not expecting much... Realize what to expect for numbers and conditions. Anyhow, anyone else interested in meeting up down that way? Not fully sure if I will be going but sounds like more fun...

So planning to head out for a hunt with my brother and my lab. Had planned to go to Yuma area, but with the snow down south, wondering if it would be worth trying down there (Walsh Area). I know the birds are more scarce there, but with just the two of us, wondering if they might be bunched up...

So forgive me for my pride... but it is for my dog, Dallas, not myself;) 4 years ago I bought a duck hunting lab from a kennel in Alabama. She proved to be a great hunting companion... if not a trial type dog. Trained her to sit at the blind, stay at me heel when walking, etc... Then about...