Lock and load! Heading to the happy hunting grounds in western KS today to prep for tomorrow's opener which we will start with a pre-dawn set up. Due to a change in the location of the corn stalks our flock feeds in, we will move our hide and decoys fifty yards, utilizing some fallen branches...
I feed extra before a day of hunting. If it's a full day of hunting, I let the dog eat all it wants the evening before But nothing the morning of a hunt. Always put water on it per the vet's recommendation.
I carry afield in my game bag a 1.5 liter bottle of water and a little plastic bowl - actually a small former margarine tub. Even after just 20 - 30 minutes of hunting on a mild day my dog wants a drink. After about an hour and a half of hunting, the 1.5 liters is nearly gone. In the vehicle...
Regular huntin' buddy and I will be out at zero dark thirty on opening day of the KS gun season. We hunt a flock that is down to about 15 from 120+ some years back. They always roost in the same trees. We set up a group of decoys in the open, hide behind a couple of red cedars, and call. It...