Recent content by gim

I agree with this. But that's a topic for another day in another thread.

I and 9 of my hunting friends spent over 50 years hunting in wolf country for days on end every November and not a single one of us ever even SAW a wolf. I saw old tracks in the snow a couple times, that's it. I'd say lightning did strike in your case, twice. But that doesn't mean it's...

Unless you own an Irish Wolfhound, your dog doesn't stand a chance. Wolves hunt in packs too. Statistically speaking the chances of running into a pack of wolves is about as good as winning the lottery or getting struck by lighting. There's far more common risks in daily life to worry about.

Within shotgun range Can't shoot a rooster at 100 yards

I voted in that survey. My preference were the two middle dates, not Jan 1 or 31. I've hunted roosters in MN most of my adult life, since I was 16. I can remember when I was younger and the season would end around the middle of December. That sucked. Missed out on some really good late...

That's when the early youth and antler less firearms season is. They know exactly when to have that 4 day season open and I can assure you that deer hunting recruitment is a much bigger draw than pheasant hunting is.

There is supposed to be a good hard freeze tonight across much of the state so that should kill off some bugs.

This seems absurd to me too. Way too far for a bird dog. That being said, bear hunters in WI can use hounds and they often allow their dogs to run miles from the owner. Once they tree a bear, then they go to the location the GPS is showing. I would personally worry about my dog encountering...

It might be in the works. I received a survey from the DNR this past summer about moving the opener back. They would then keep it open further into January. More like Iowa's season. I'm fully in favor of it. Other specific questions were related to each day's start time. They asked if 9am...

I would say as long as they are labeled and cleaned properly with the appropriate license, you should be ok there.

Shut up goose

I've had ammo go bad on me. Turkey loads. It costed me a nice tom too. It was Winchester Longboard XR that was about 10 years old. I won't be using shells that are more than a few years old anymore now.

Not really sure why this was posted in the Minnesota thread. Regardless. I use Federal Premium lead in #6 shot. Either Prairie Storm or Wing Shok that's 1500 fps. I use an IC choke all season, all my shots are 30 yards or less.

This is the sort of behavior that makes other hunters look bad. Either that or they are drunk, which is a terrible idea when firearms are involved.

You can't argue with goose on these things. Don't bother even trying