Recent content by gim

My Father is 73 and I have to basically babysit him when we deer hunt and fish together. It gets annoying at times but its better than not doing it.

I think we figured out why the OP is looking for hunting partners. He has no dog.

2 for 2...with deer.

Danner Used to be a Rocky guy and they weren't bad but I wish I would have tried Danner earlier.

I have been deer hunting for 6 days now and seen quite a few pheasants. Every morning when the day starts, the countryside is an orchestra of rooster cackles. A bunch of corn has been combined in the area this week too. I am hoping to bird hunt a day next week, if my dog is up for it. The...

I've met Ron Schara a couple times. He, Bill Sherk, and Lara Schara used to host the annual Crappie Contest on Lake Minnetonka through Minnesota Bound. MN Bound the show is still on NBC every Sunday night. The original black lab was Raven. Currently its a black lab named Millie. MN Bound...

This. If there are no birds, they lose interest. I've never encountered this while pheasant hunting, but I did a couple times while waterfowl hunting. The dog loses interest if birds aren't part of the equation regularly.

Isn't that what I just said? Basic Obedience.

Can't do anything about the orange. Its required in many states. Yelling hen or rooster is completely unnecessary. If it's a rooster, shoot it. If it's a hen, you don't. If you can't tell, you don't shoot. Its not complicated. If you are shooting hens, you should not be hunting pheasants...

Mine went through basic training and they taught me how to continue using an e-collar afterwards. I've only had to buzz my dog once in nearly 14 years. Just the simple task of placing the e-collar on her changes her demeanor immediately.

E-collar training

Train your dog to stay closer

Beer

Hunter numbers have fallen here in MN across the board too. I looked up the historical data for resident license sales about a week ago, just out of curiosity. Small game (which is primarily pheasant, grouse, and waterfowl) is down a whopping 75% from its peak in 1977. Deer firearms license...

I always keep mine on until I'm ready to fire. That's what they teach in gun safety class. You should be able to raise/shoulder your shotgun and release the safety in one motion. After a while, it simply becomes routine. Walking around uneven terrain through swamps, cornfields, grassland...