Recent content by gim

It's gonna be tough sledding in many areas moving forward because of deep snow. Seems like many areas in SD, MN, and IA have this problem now.

Someone posted that the Aberdeen area got about 10-11 inches of snow.

Really deep snow and/or a layer of ice is bad news. Usually we don't get big, vast systems of ice. It's more of a localized event. This is the coldest and start to winter in 11 years.

I'm in Minnesota and its the same here now. All the grass is flattened, some areas have drifted up deep already. Hunting is going to be tough the last month of the season simply from walking stand point. Quite a change from the last few seasons when it was barren all the way through December.

If people would be responsible for their pets/animals, this would never be a problem. I don't let my dog stray around the countryside or neighborhood. I expect the same of anyone who owns a cat. It comes down to this for me. Do you want birds or do you want feral cats? Easy answer for this guy.

I've stepped into soft spots in the cattails too several times. Nothing quite as serious as what carptom posted. Various levels of depth. It ruins your day pretty quick. Which is why I avoid them until they are fully frozen like concrete now. I nearly fell out of my deer stand way too many...

I didn't make it. My Mother did. It was fantastic. I didn't take any photos of it, I just "gobbled" it up instead and allowed the digestive process to do its thing afterwards. I dump my turkey mud in the toilet where it belongs BTW

I was able to get out for about 2 hours yesterday and my dog had more energy. It was tough sledding in some drifted up areas with the recent snow, and all the grassland is flattened. We raised about 10 birds at the first spot and 5 more at the second. No roosters within range. But I'm...

Already gone and flushed down the toilet

Honestly, I don't care who is trying to improve the land. Whether it's the landowners, conservation groups, state agencies, etc. Its certainly a heck of a lot better than tearing out fence lines, removing marginal land, draining swamps/wetlands, planting row crops over every inch of the...

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 even raise my gun a bird that gets up at 50 yards. Every time you shoot and miss, you educate. It's worse when waterfowl hunting because then you've educated...

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 have to every worry about losing those items while hunting.

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 change the landscape quickly.

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

I am going to try again on Friday. The temperature looks significantly colder, and there is moisture coming too. Could even be a couple inches of fresh snow out there. I've begun to accept this and be at peace. 14 seasons of an extremely efficient partnership is what I've tried to dwell on now.