Recent content by AKSkeeter

When waterfowl hunting, I always have my lab stashed in a jet sled behind me, so no muzzle blast in the dog's ear.

Hun from yesterday morning.

Rooster from yesterday (26-Mar-2025)

Sunrise rooster

I started with pointers (English setters then Vislas) and then black labs. I prefer the versatility of black labs and often hunt them way out of gun range like a pointer in big country. When the lab gets birdy I use the vibrate function on the ecollar to sit the lab and move in position for...

Inukshuk or Red Paw Poweredge. High fat content, high protein, and you get what you pay for. I feed Red Paw Poweredge because the first ingredient is menhaden, rich in omega-3s. I've been lucky...labs since the 1980s and all have lived to 13-15 years, none have had cancer.

Don't forget about sharpies and huns.

Spring is in the air. Roosters crowing and fighting.

Two huns from yesterday 19-Feb-2025, after a fresh snowfall.

I'm age 68. As a youngster I wore size 12, now I'm up to a size 14. My go to boot for side slope hunting are Crispi Lapponia Lite for warm Sept hun hunts, the I gradually transition to Crispi Colorado once the weather cools. Both boots are not insulated and have a gortex lining. I like them...

I need 2 pair for 2 different hunting conditions. 1) A mountain boot for hunting side slopes. 2) A rubber boot for hunting cattail bottoms. Also a pair of portable waders for crossing streams. I like Superfeet Green insoles in both boots.