Recent content by chad.vis

My son has a soon to be 10 year old fixed female yellow lab. She looks like a six year old in the prime of her life and is in my top three pheasant dogs I've hunted behind. My son is ready to replace her and I've asked him to let me try and put her in a hunting home where she fits before he lets...

My new go-to glove setup is the white cotton liner type glove you can buy at Menards for about 8.99 a 10 pack. A pair of these and a couple handwarmers on palm side and can double up if to cold worked well for me even in the sub zero January temps this year. I also use one on left hand when...

Shoot!! Keen were on the short list for next year. Got the Crispi Idahos about 15 months ago and they were good but not great, Worn out now with stitching coming loose after about 90 days in field. GREAT year with a tough 4 birds today for my son and I. Ill do a season report soon. Thanks for...

Hunted seven of the last ten days. Much of it in below zero temps. Dogs handled it like champs with limits six limits. Getting close to the end. Maybe two more times out if we're lucky.

Great year! I had similar results, glad your health held up. I will make it out a few more times year and start to count the days until next year. A favorable winter, nesting season would be epic with the number of hens out there. Stay safe and thanks for all the write ups and entertainment...

"Current health plan $2600". I assume your not 65 yet?

Ive paid $50 for a unregistered dog and 3k for a papered 8 week old "champion bloodline" pup. Both were good but if I could clone one it would without a doubt be the $50 dollar dog. Definitely a once in a lifetime freak.

Do tell? I've been thinking of ethos 12ga 26" and never considered Barrel porting, is porting a good or bad thing?

Beautiful pup! A lab is a flushing breed by nature and if he points for you good if that's what you want but his genetics tend to a close flushing dog and that is a good thing! Enjoy what he is meant to do genetically and if you want a steady pointer look into a GSP or a GWP/DD. I have the later...

Unpopular opinion here. Ive hunted over 80 days each the last two seasons and think the Final Rise may be a little overrated. Its not easy to get the birds into and the water bottles are also hard to get in and out. It is a good vest but not $300 better than a gamehide or any other $45 vest you...

Haven't looked at the rules recently but what if the pheasant flushes over the right of way but you don't shoot until its over private? Legal? I'd say yes but two years ago people were being ticketed for it I heard. Not debating you just curious. I got in a "debate" with a person over this in NE...

I agree, I don't know but you don't know about ours either yet you called ma a liar. If I misunderstood your post I apologize but seemed you think I exaggerated.

Not sure if you read my whole post or not but the limit was on pheasants not huns and sharptails. The spots we hunted even you could've possibly limited on them. On Wednesday we walked 16.2 miles and no limit on huns and sharpies but we did kill some of both. Sorry if my post made your hindend...

With as much public land as there is in SD I do not road hunt for this very reason. I never felt comfortable doing it and always feel like Im looking over my shoulder. Rules are grey as far as where the bird is at when the shot is fired and as long as I have a dog and healthy enough to follow...