Recent content by Dion B

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    Birds Around Rugby?

    I don’t understand the rattle snake fear, I have never seen one while bird hunting, antelope, deer bow yes. They really are not that common in most of ND.
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    Porcupines On The Prairies

    lots of porcupines in ND find a couple every trip
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    Winchester 20 Gauge 2 3/4" 1oz. 1300FPS Super Pheasant Copper Plated Diamond Grade

    Federal in Anoka Mn starts pay at 21.00 a hour jumps to 27.00 quickly , not great , but this is entry level work.
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    Winchester 20 Gauge 2 3/4" 1oz. 1300FPS Super Pheasant Copper Plated Diamond Grade

    I really would like to know why there is such a shortage of upland ammo? ( or ammo in general) thought most was US made? Covid is long over, I understand why the prices are higher. cant believe that their are that many more people hunting.
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    Need Help on Gun Upgrade!

    i have never had a SXS would like to try it in the grouse woods?
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    Crop harvest

    Just got back from a trip in the area. Lots of snow were the birds are. Must have seen 1000 Hungarian. Mule deer were rutting . We filled out 1 of 3 days. The birds see you coming and do not hold. We got our birds on deep draws with woody cover , real prime private ground and sunflowers next to...
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    Need Help on Gun Upgrade!

    I to shoot a Monti for upland in a 20 , like it better than Ethos . Shot a lot of rounds though a 870 as a kid. 1100 s and super x as I got older. SBE is not a pheasant gun , shoot what you have.
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    Fitting a shotgun

    Muscle memory do it for a few weeks ( 20 times a day) you will open your eyes and be on target. Shotguns are pointed
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    Fitting a shotgun

    ? I shot a lot of competition targets when I was younger. I always wondered way the old shooters played with so many shooting gimmicks? I was young with great reflexes, good eyesight, muscle mass , and youth. I could pick up about any shotgun and hit the targets. I am most days a decent shot...
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    U.S. Fish and Wildlife burns

    Precision ag is great for large areas, not such a easy sell for newer, larger equipment. Easy to farm though poor ground in small areas and farm the program. It looks good on paper but making it work is not so easy. Some areas on my property the non- productive areas are small , when you are...
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    U.S. Fish and Wildlife burns

    The CRP program needs major reform if for wildlife, the rental rates are not realistic in todays world. With that being said to make CRP productive to wildlife it’s currently a government boondoggle costing taxpayers with little benefit to wildlife or environment.
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    Unhappy with my home state (MN) hunters.

    No liability for hunting on private property to landowners in ND , and SD ,hard to believe it’s still any other way in the Midwest? maybe wrong with other states? What hunter with a hound would shoot across a road? I have seen more resident, locals , shoot and scoot than non-residents in my...
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    Front toes

    My buddy has had that problem with his wire hairs ? Maybe the breed? The way they run ?
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    New strap vest

    Have worn a boyt strap vest for 20 years , recently switched to a Banded strap vest. I like the water bottle storage on the banded vest. The boyt will never were out.
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    19° with a steady 17/20 mph wind , is everyone soft?

    Softy , better days ahead! All kidding hunt when you can, not a fan of moving birds when the weather is terrible , may be hard on the population? Never seen any studies on flushing upland birds during sub zero weather?
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