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I think I have enough to get through the season but everywhere I look everyone is already sold out of Pheasant loads. If you are planning to get loads for the season you might want to start looking now. Anyone know where you can find Pheasant loads that is not sold out? Thanks Tom

I have been looking to find a case of ammo now so I am not out of luck come October. Anyone have any luck finding Pheasant ammo here in the State? Any wisdom would be appreciated. Thanks Tom

Hope everyone is having a good season. I am fairly new to Minnesota last year was my first year hunting Pheasants here. From my foxhole it looks like bird numbers are way up. Last year I only killed five birds and I am at 21 so far and have seen birds on every hunt. It looks like a good hatch. I...

Fairly new to Minnesota. I was out Turkey hunting last week North of Cambridge. Bird numbers do not seem to be affected in this area from the weather. Lots of Roosters crowing in the morning. It looks like the birds came through the winter in good shape. What is everyone else seeing ? Thanks Tom

I just moved to Minnesota and I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good Pheasant preserve near the Twin Cities area? I have a three year old GSP and a Pointing lab that I would like to get out and work some birds with prior to the season. Thanks Tom

Tough going right now the cover is still really thick. I hunted Monday in pouring rain North of Park falls. I did not move any birds but only hunted an hour. I moved a few birds south of Spooner on Tuesday walked about an hour but the heat was hard on the dog. The heat was tough to deal with but...

Thinking about picking up a new collar for the 1 year old GSP. I am trying to decide between the Garmin Astro and the Garmin Alpha. Just wanted to see if I could get any input from someone who has one? I would be using it in the Grouse woods of Wisconsin CRP of Kansas and in South Dakota. Thanks...

Just moved here last year. Still trying to figure out hunting in Wisconsin. I tried to hunt a few public areas where they stock birds but dogs never got birdy. Has anyone ever broke the code on where and when the state stocks birds? Do they still do any stocking this late in the year? Any wisdom...

I hunted last weekend near Park Falls. It was my first Grouse hunt in 24 years so awesome to get a chance to hunt them again, I have not lived in a state with Ruffed Grouse since I left home after collage. The first day was windy and a tough hunt and I only flushed six birds no shots. The 2nd...

I am new to Wisconsin and would like to get my dog on some birds. Any recommendations for a Pheasant hunting preserve within an hour of Madison? Thanks Tom

Just returned from a long deployment to Iraq and trying to get caught up on recent developments. Everything looks really green but that might just be because I have been sitting in the Desert for a while. How are things looking for the birds? The lack of rain that has killed us in the past seems...

My yellow lab went into heat this week. I was thinking about taking her out for a quick Dove hunt in the morning. She seems to be doing okay. I will be hunting by my self in an area with no other dogs. Any health concerns about hunting a dog in heat? Thanks Tom

It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Don Flory the owner of Country hunts hunting preserve in Valley falls Kansas. Don and Jenny had run the preserve for several years and Don will always be remembered for everything he did to support youth hunters by charging half price for...

Today my Pointing lab female tested positive for Heartworms. I stopped giving her the monthly pills in October as I had been told you did not have to worry about them during cold weather. She is now not able to train, hunt or exercise for the next few Months while she is going through her...

Guys the season is winding down and I am trying to get my Pup on as many birds as I can this year. I would like to take her out on a few preserve hunts this winter. I usually take her to country hunts just West of Leavenworth but it is a long drive from Fort Riley. Any other preserves in central...