Recent content by Powderhorn Jim

I agree. I read their copper shot hype with a grain of salt. "As good as bismuth" would have been a more honest approach. BOSS started out offering things the big boys didn't but their venture into copper makes me uncomfortable. Hopefully they get back on-track. I very much appreciate them as a...

I contacted BOSS about their copper shot. They specifically stated in their response that copper shot is legal anyplace that non-toxic shot is required. The testing device they have developed that is pending approval by the USFWS appears to allow testing without dismantling a shell. The coating...

You are also going to find that much of South Dakota soil has a lot of clay in it. Your boots will double in size and weight. I've had dogs build up so much clay/grass between their toes that they had difficulty walking. Had a pickup one time that generated "cones" off the hubcaps that were...

I'm on my 6th generation of labs. I travel from North Dakota to New Mexico hunting. I've never found it necessary to supplement my dogs water, though I do try to carry water from "home" for the first few days to help them transition to all the different "flavors" of water they will encounter. It...

Somehow something is not right. Copper shot with the defined coatings is approved, whether BOSS or someone else puts it into shotgun shells, yet BOSS hedges and says they are waiting on approval of their testing device. As far as I know, USFWS approved shot types not specific manufacturers...

I don't think anyone will answer right now. The Feds are shut down.

Yes, lead is OK on Walk In Areas in SD.

Be careful using lead shot in SD. Non-toxic shot is required on all State wildlife management areas, and all Federal lands except FS and BLM. That includes USFWS waterfowl production areas. I live in SD and have given up even carrying lead shot shells because, many times in a single day I'll...

I'm still hung up on BOSS copper shot not being approved pending USFWS approval of the tester BOSS has or is working on. As I read the USFWS approved non-toxic shot list, pure copper is not approved. This is what is on the USFWS approved list. Corrosion-inhibited copper ≥99.9 copper with...

I just reloaded 5 lbs of Roto metal bismuth. It is pretty "rough" stuff. If there was a round shot in that 5 lbs I didn't see it. Probably makes a great "spreader" load.

I had some time today so I waded through the Boss web information and the USFWS non-toxic shot regulations. I believe your recommendation is correct. Though the Boss copper shot appears to meet the USFWS standards for non-toxic shot, Boss hedges and states they "expect" an updated formal...

It is on the USFWS list of approved shot materials. I believe all States adopt the USFWS approvals. It does also list several coatings for copper shot. Hopefully BOSS has been working with the Feds as they develop their copper shot.

Thanks. One more item on my pile of "hearing protectors" I guess.

Have you tried these in the wind? Seems like everyone is making this type of ear protection now, but I am reluctant to bite after my experience with Axil and Walker.

NW SD is very wet. Hunted two days ago. Grass/clay mix is not fun when it is this wet. I hate dragging 10lbs of clay on each foot for hours. The grouse are also still not concentrated to any degree. Water everywhere. Food galore. I even saw some alfalfa still blooming. Sharptail were also...