Recent content by Drew

I made a trip to eastern Oregon last month. They had a lot of flooding last spring and I was really concerned about upland nesting success. It looked like the birds did well and due to an unusually wet spring and summer, the habitat is incredible. Cockle burrs and burdock were 15 feet tall in...

I reload my shells and due to laziness, I shoot all upland birds with the same load as I shoot trap and skeet. I shoot 1 1/4 oz of 7 1/2 shot and use HS 6 powder. I can't for the life of me remember how much powder I use. Drew

Yup, I have a drawer full as well.

I have, they come with some foam wind interference reducers. They also provide several replacements. They do a pretty good job. I have used walkers and they absolutely suck in the wind.

I bought some Earmor ear buds. They provide the same protection as the best muffs (30 dcb). They also Bluetooth to my phone which is pretty handy. Lastly they don’t fall out. I have gone through so many different hearing protection brands and they all had their issues. This one is comfy (I can...

For those folks who want to walk a different path. I have attached Oregon's upland game bird forecast. When they say California Quail numbers are up this year from last, you can bank on it... https://myodfw.com/articles/2025-26-game-bird-hunting-forecast

A bird in the hand. and one of my most said and least adhered to sayings "Never leave biting fish"

https://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/upland_bird/population/ Reading between the lines, this last spring was rough on upland game bird nesting success. However, last year a very high number of adult birds went into winter and survived very well. So, this year in Oregon will be...

I have never experienced this before. It does sound like a quality control issue at the factory.

I doubt it's frost bite. Most likely a deformity or some sort of bacterial infection.

A Case toothpick is the best upland bird knife I have ever owned. Big enough to dress a pheasant but delicate enough to handle the smallest of cleaning jobs.

I could not agree more with bird dudes post. I hunted behind a Draat in the 80’s. It was an incredible hunting dog. However it hunted everything, deer, raccoons, skunks, porcupines, cats etc. additionally it was a ferociously protective of the folks it was familiar with and its “home”. I firmly...

Haretrigger, that was an incredible response! In the west, I would add water to your list. It can be a spring, creek, pond or lake but in the west, if you don't see water on OnX or google earth...........don't bother checking it out.

I actually carry two. Emergency stuff, gauze,, bandages, blood coagulant, q-tips, cable cutters with me every day all day and then I bring a more extensive medical bag for the dog that has pain reliever, numbing spray, antibiotics, bandages, eye and ear spray.

My dad always had the following statement concerning my early life shooting....... Even a blind sow finds an acorn once in a while!!! Followed by the following statement later after I progressed into a fair, although streaky shooter..... A calf that shits fast doesn't shit long!!