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    Never seen this in 50 years of pheasant hunting

    Except I have 5 other witnesses!
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    Bells on flushers

    How do you keep it in shotgun range, yell at it??? :D
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    Never seen this in 50 years of pheasant hunting

    The guys in that truck had only bagged one bird before that happened and it was lying dead in the bed. Maybe that cock saw that dead bird and thought it was a good hiding place!
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    Are you Break Open 2 barrel (O/U and SXS) or Autoloader guy

    I have a 20ga 870 Wingmaster from the late 1960s that my dad bought for my older brother. I ended up with it as older brother moved away after HS. I used it for everything from squirrels to Canada geese and deer and everything in between. Haven't carried it for quite a while but did take it to...
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    Lets talk cleaning/processing after the hunt

    This is the only correct answer. if you are not aging your birds, you don't really know what good pheasant tastes like. It would be like butchering cattle, taking the prime rib and throwing it right on the grill. You wouldn't like that! As for the butchering, after 3-6 days of aging i will...
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    Cool people

    Sure, if it includes a side trip to Lesterville.
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    Where are you located?

    Where are you located?
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    Are you Break Open 2 barrel (O/U and SXS) or Autoloader guy

    I prefer O/U because of sightline v. SxS but I will carry both. Hate autoloaders with a passion. I grew up on a pump gun which is OK for me.
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    Never seen this in 50 years of pheasant hunting

    Heading back to vehicles on Sunday one of or party yells out, "There's a live pheasant in the back of the truck!" I thought for sure it had to be the bird he had tossed in thinking it's dead. It wasn't. As we got closer I could see that cock standing upright ready to bolt and the bagged bird...
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    What’s farmland selling for in your area(s)?

    Land around mine in Wisconsin is going for $12-$15k/ac. It's not super productive farm ground either. Land near where I live in central Indiana is going for $10-$14k. Much better for farming and yields but no big dairy operations (which is what I think drive WI prices where I'm at.) Farmer...
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    Bird sightings

    2nd time out in IL yesterday. Hit three spots, 10ac, 20ac and 40ac patches of CRP. Have to be honest have never seen very many birds in any of these spots, but it was the places we had permission. The farmer had said, "You'll do OK" so I had higher hopes than normal. First spot we put up about...
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    2025 WI Pheasant Thread

    Too warm for ducks still. A few around but those are residents I think.
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    Newbie in Sioux Falls looking for partners

    You're going to take orders from her?
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    Newbie in Sioux Falls looking for partners

    And get a bird dog!
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    2025 WI Pheasant Thread

    That is a nice buck! What county?
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