Recent content by Fox Walker

Hi Hosk, It sounds like you are off to a great start and I bet you have tons of fun experiences ahead. The goose issue can be addressed through training and I wish I had known about it when I got my first bird dog. I have been hunting waterfowl and pheasants with Chesapeake Bay Retrievers for...

That bird is a real beauty—a great late-season prize.

I'd really like to know more about that fourteen and a half year old GWP that helped you connect on a limit of South Dakota roosters! Specifically, how do I get a clone?

Good luck. I hope it serves you well. I have never used a 28 gauge, but have considered getting one if the right one comes along. I have a very nice L.C. Smith in 20Gauge that I love using for close flushing roosters. Rarely feel like a 12 gauge would have made much difference. I imagine a 28...

Thanks everyone. I took Benelli-Banger's and BrdHunter's advice and did look into it. It sure didn't get the high praise you might expect for a gun that is going for over four thousand dollars. I was interested because I like shooting the American classics, Foxes, L.C.s, Parkers and one Baker...

I just got back home from my annual duck and pheasant trip to beautiful South Dakota. The duck numbers weren't what they usually are, but they were still respectable. We hunted ten days, ducks in the morning and pheasants in the afternoons. I would say the pheasant numbers are the best I've seen...

Does anyone have any experience with the short-lived side by side Ruger made in 2005? It was called the Gold Label. I have a Red Label that I used a lot and thought it was a great all around hunting shotgun. For the last decade I have been using old side by sides for hunting any time I didn't...

I know I am in the minority, but I think supplementing wild populations with released birds may have some positive impact on overall bird numbers. Keep in mind, I do agree with the majority of the contributors that released birds offer very "little bang for your buck." Hypothetical examples for...

I just got back home from my annual duck and pheasant trip to beautiful South Dakota. We hunted ten days, and I would say the pheasant numbers are the best I've seen since 2015. I don't like to make it about numbers, but the potential of finding birds in every slough makes all of the walking a...

I love hunting pheasants with my A.H. Foxes. Usually in a twelve gauge, but my only double on South Dakota roosters was with a 20 gauge. I hope to find a nice 16 gauge some day. Rumor has it that since Fox built the 16gauge on a 20 gauge frame, you can get a 16 gauge that come in at around six...

You bring up valid concern. If there have been strains of pheasants that tend to survive better in the current climactic conditions of Montana. They may in fact have a genetic advantage that could be diluted by the release of new strains of birds. I think you are probably right Goosemaster...

Right in the middle of beautiful country with birds, a great dog, and bird gun. That is the right way to "get your steps in."

It looks like you know how to start the year off right! I have a couple of old A.H. Foxes that would look good in one of those photos. I'm interested in getting a pointer for the Dakotas. I see you have a GSP. Do you have any advice regarding the strengths or weaknesses of that particular breed?

You bring up a point I hadn't given enough consideration. Most of my experience with Chessies is relative to dogs from only two breeders. Can you point me in the direction of someone who breeds Chessies that have great endurance in the uplands?

I think there are probably some instances where some good that can come from released birds in the great state of South Dakota. I agree that the released birds that don't get shot probably wont survive very long in the wild. But when they are inevitably eaten by a fox, coyote, hawk, owl, etc...