Recent content by BRITTMAN

Bob gets it … he is just a few steps behind but catching up fast I did not find this post preachy … simply just his approach. I think he is wrestling with a game farm hunt and is putting the debate in his head out on this thread. My thought is don’t worry that others chose not to follow your...

From what I just searched and read, training dogs on wild birds requires an inexpensive license (residents $5 and nonresidents $10) - I suppose to track how many there really are. The training dates (nonresident September 1 - March 31) are only on public land. A dog trainer can still train in...

There are actually plenty of trial dog guys that head into Montana or even western Canada before the grouse season. They train bird dogs on sharp tail grouse before the season even opens. Those guys will move elsewhere unless prohibited in that state also.

Nonresident hunting influx is an issue because many stay longer than they used to. Some lease land where leasing is uncommon. Others flood public land or camp in front of public land ... creating access issues. The first thing states do is to jack up the license fees to capitalize on...

Every time I see a Royal (6x6) Elk mount - I pretty much assume canned fence hunt - which is in away sad :(. Canned Elk and Whitetail hunts bother me much more than pheasants because these "farms" tend to be epicenters for spreading CWD.

I ask ... who really should care what others do if conducted in a legal manner ? I do not cruise facebook looking for others' kill piles. I rarely if ever look at a single hunting video including those of you who post links on here. Most of my photos posted on this site are of my dogs ...

Some guys swear by using green light flashlights. I am lucky that my night vision is actually pretty good and if in an area with any "light pollution" at all ... never use a flashlight.

I would say Toms either see you or hear you if you get too close no matter how dark it is. Full moon ? Sometimes you have that gobbler roosted, but you stumble past a hen or a jake or two or three and that can end the gig rather abruptly too.

I have killed a couple of birds minutes ... in one case 10 seconds after they hit the ground flying down from the roost. I have watched Toms strut and gobble from limbs that I thought no way could that limb hold a 24-pound bird. The time I shot the Tom 10 seconds after fly down, I never...

Box and pot calls for me. When I first started it was diaphragm mouth calls and I did very well with that. Somewhere along the way I developed a gag reflex and the diaphragm calls make we want to puke. Run & Gun is best with the diaphragm call because it keeps hand and arm movement to a...

Yes. There is no smarter bird ... no easier bird (notice I refrain from using the words dumb or stupid?) ... each day one does not know what the day will bring. I like to kill 'em close or let them live to play another day. Much of my time afield is putting others on a bird ... my last...

Hunting should not be a competition ... make the best of the opportunities that are put in front of you. Access to private land is probably the most contributing factor to high kill counts ... so money, friends/relatives, and/or where you live probably account for much of that ability to...

My last two Brittanys I whoa trained on our walks. Fortunate enough to have an older dog walking with them. "Whoa" and they both stop ... eventually I can circle them and they stay put until released. I still do this on our walks at times and they all just stop. A little refresher I...

If you don't mind me asking, what state to you reside in ? Ronnie Smith runs training seminars throughout the country. I have not attended one ... heard they are very good. https://smithkennels.com/events The two DVDs are educational I would have sent them to you, but I...

Brittanys are as tough a hunting breed as any. Their drive can be unmatched ... But they are very sensitive to force and aggressive training methods ... a strong voice is all that is needed and that can be a bit much sometimes. I would say most of my "command" training and "listen to me"...