I leave them whole. Age them in my "garage " fridge for 7-10 days. If they are shot hard -I'll gut them or break them down before i head home.
I feel it does give them a little more flavor(wild pheasant are pretty mild to begin with) It definitely tenderizes them too.
we ran into porkies too-but my dogs just stay away from them. All my dogs are snake conditioned too. The pup is not-too early to put electric collar juice on her. My brother was going in to flush on the first rattler-I saw it and grabbed his arm within feet of it. It wasnt rattling-just...
plenty of pheasant this year. My little girl got alot of solid points that resulted with pheasant while we were hunting sharpies on prairie and alfalfa fields
we went out opening weekend. Alot of scattered rain everywhere. We covered a ton of ground-it was tough to say the least. Not anywhere close to what is was last year. Sharpies were way down in C and SW part of the state-I'm sure the rain contributed to that too. We didn't see many huns either...
Sounds like you had a great hunt! 5 big covies will keep a young dog busy for a while.
This is a subjective topic- gonna get all kinds of numbers. For me, here in Texas- 10 covies is good day. 5 in the morning, 5 in the evening with lunch and a nap during midday🤣🤣! Our holy grail is 20 plus/...
Ive been administering ivermectin in a paste form ( horse wormer tube) . I’ve been doing this for thirty years- never had an issue with heartworms. I’ve had dogs on this medication all their lives till they passed of old age- never had any organ issues. $10-$12 will buy you a tube rated for...