Recent content by gim

I should mention that I do offer something in return to each landowner. I offer venison, fish, and/or pheasant to them. Most of them seem to decline it though. Apparently rural folks don't eat as much wild game or fish as one would expect. Some tips when trying to receive permission: - Do it...

This is how I've hunted for 26 years in Minnesota. I drive, scout, and ask for permission every September before fall hunting season, and again in April before spring turkey season. I have not paid a penny in cash to do it either. It takes time and will power. But it pays off because I have...

That's unfortunate. I've been there a few times over the years, pre-fire and post-fire. The sporting clays course is a good time and the lodge/restaurant is really nice.

The west experienced their warmest, driest winter on record in many areas due to a stagnant dome of high pressure parked over the region that didn't move for months. Snowpack was almost non-existent. My parents went to Arizona for the month of March and it was nearly 100 degrees there the...

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I do it myself unless there is an appt at the vet coming up, then I pay the 10 bucks to let them do it. I have a clipper and my dog lets me, albeit with a little bit of resistance. A lot of this is dependent on the dog's temperament. Some dogs will absolutely not allow it, and get aggressive...

I agree, scouting is very important. Maybe the most important factor. I do it every spring before I go hunting when I am out seeking permission to hunt. The main thing I am looking for is the roost. Once I locate that, then a lot of guess work falls into place. Turkeys are birds of routine...

Ya I get it I could post all kinds of fake info too but I know better than that

Runners? Sneakers? Hard flyers? These things act more like domesticated poultry than wild pheasants.

Haha and then it was 77 degrees less than a week later and all of that white stuff is completely gone already.

I think this is the point being made here. It might have its place, but it's just not hunting. And anyone who thinks it is, is just fooling themselves.

This one aged well. The snow that was up to my waist in some areas a week ago is completely gone now. We're back on track for spring.

I agree, game farms are good for training a young dog because they are dumb and slow. It guarantees success and that's what you need when you are trying to introduce a new dog to it: lots of exposure. I did it 14 years ago with my current dog and it helped. I would never go there and then...

Turkeys cannot see at night. That is a fact. You can look it up in any science document or ask a wildlife biologist. That's why they sleep in trees. There may be an element to their vision where they can detect movement in the dark or see in front of them like we can, but they are daylight...

I'm willing to dry new recipes and preparations of it. But I will not be plucking one again