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30-35 yards max. I use an IC choke with high velocity ammo which helps mask some of my tendencies to shoot behind the bird. I don't...

25-30yds. 20ga IC/M 1oz #6 plated shot/hand loads. The nose gets me close. The pheasant decoys seal the deal. Cackle Boom Josie

My first time hunting pheasant was alone in a giant field of bluestem you could hardly see over. In deep snow. Wearing blue jeans. I was...

Just have to marry the right woman. Not all are bad. I get to go pretty much wherever I want. 48 years, she was raised in a family of...

I am paranoid about my keys and wallet. I leave them in my truck. Center console. Ford has a key code to open the door so I don't...

When I hunt with buddies toting 28 gauges the thing they lose most often are downed birds.

Skin is expensive no matter how you buy it….?

Looks like some decent snow later today and into tomorrow for most of the state. They are talking 3-8 inches in many areas. That'll...

Even the governor of MN could show up and get a limit at one of those places, even if it takes him 15 minutes to load his gun.

This is exactly the kind of thing I have been speaking out against ?

That is a lot of outfitter/reserve operations. I had no idea it was THAT popular to just show up and shoot flare nares.

Skye is 10 this January. I try and drink it all in every time we go hunting. Good luck Gim, I hope the cold helps the lab get one more...

I hope you get the send off and closure you're looking for. My older dog is in his 10th season and I never take any day for granted with...

I am going to try again on Friday. The temperature looks significantly colder, and there is moisture coming too. Could even be a...

I went through this exact thing a couple years back on MN opener with my 13-year-old lab at the time. She had a hard time making it...