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Heard “Tomorrow’s gonna be a brighter day” by Jim Croce on the way back to camp.,.that got me…🌈☀️❤️

Took my almost 8 month old pup out solo today…missed the first grouse that flushed in range…doh! Got a hun shortly thereafter, Merle hunted it down in some tall green grass on a fenceline…she was transfixed in one area…but no bird! Til she stuck her head into a hole and pulled it out! Quite...

Drove 80 miles into heart of oil country to avoid rain…saw 9 and got 1 in first field, drove 5 miles and hunted school land that usually produces…running streams in the pasture! Saw 20 or so, like the first field it was long distance birdwatching, managed to get 2. AYA 4/53 20 gauge is a wand...

They worked great today, no lost boots!

Scary!!!!

My buddy contacted 40-50 on school land, I was 4 miles away and saw about 10. We picked new state ground and got our last grouse, saw maybe a dozen birds? 50 minute walk. My buddy got 3 Huns as well on this walk. I’d say grouse #’s are ok to good, depending…fun as heck as always!

Afternoon walk was productive, 2 decent coveys of young birds, about 25-30? total, and moved about 10 singles…about a 2.5 mile walk, maybe 3? Contacted a covey of Huns, 12-15? Good outing for my 7.5 month old pup along with 6 year old. Left the 10 year old at camp.

Heavy rain where we’re based, drove about 80 minutes to get out of the rain…hunted an area we’ve hunted before, but years ago…2 of us were about 5 miles from each other, contacted about 45 sharpies between us. Saw about 25 Huns between us. Bagged 4 grouse between us. Most birds I contacted...

I’ll be on the prairie for 2 weeks, heading out in the am…bringing a few 28 gauges and a few 20 gauges. Matt D tipped me off a year or 2 ago to some nice B & P 28 gauge loads…15/16 oz of #6 lead…1250 fps…$15/box? I suspect I’ll shoot a few boxes of those, maybe not. I’ll shoot 20 gauge lead...

Ok! Sounds good to me! Literally, “go pro”…we’ll film it…what do deer hunters say? “If it’s brown, it’s down?” Another scenario where that saying fits…

When I grab a sub gauge, I sure like a more svelte feel to the gun…that’s 75% of the reason I choose to take one…many days it’s lots of carrying and a minimum of shooting…nice carrying something lighter and easier handling…

I use gorilla tape at the top of the ones I get from dig booties.com…I probably lose one per 3-4 hours on average…I probably find 2-4 per season while hunting! 🍻🍻

I use the 1000 denier from dog booties…about $4/bootie, maybe less…blaze orange…

Try several…Lewis is probably a great starting point