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The number of comments being posted in this site this year certainly confirm that the 2012/13 upland bird season is not very good at all. This makes me wonder if the cottontail rabbit population is hurting statewide to the same extent as the pheasant population. Or maybe it's the opposite...

I have no idea how many landowners who enroll their acreage in the WIHA program are hunters themselves, or who read this webpage if they are landowner/hunters. But I just wanted to say "Thank you!" to all you folks who offer land for hunting in this fine program. It is so nice having places...

For those who, like me, long doubted the 28 guage's punching power when it came to hunting pheasants: This one was dropped Jan. 10th by a 1-ounce whack of #5s fired from the Improved Cylinder barrel. (Winchester high brass factory load.) It was a crossing shot about 25 yards out. (Sure hope...

File this one in the cabinet drawer marked "Things Hunters Don't Know If They Haven't Owned A Bird Dog In Nearly 30 Years". For the last two or three months I've been letting my year-old Griffon pup ride up in the front seat of my pickup. Previously she rode inside a kennel cage in my truck's...

Hunter: "Forgive me Father, for I have sinned." Priest: "I figured as much. What was it this time?" Hunter: "I went dove hunting this morning with my new 28-guage and my new bird dog, and out there in the field I used a considerable amount of loud profanity." Priest: "Why did you do that?"...

I'm new to this site. Also I'm new in another sense, in that I just ordered a 28 guage over/under. Definitely I'll be using this 28 during dove and quail hunts, and perhaps during pheasant hunts as well. As my UPH handle implies, I'm a firm believer in disciplined shot selection. Make each...