Recent content by haymaker

As a guy who has many miles of barbed wire fences, I have noted that the dogs that grew up here don't get wire cuts. I have seen several dogs that come here get wire cuts. I suspect that growing up and learning about wire early must be the reason for that.

So it is better to steal $90.

The point of the post wasn't how generous I am; it was about how generous the hunters have been. They decided the value of the hunt. Yes, I am blessed and have been all my life. I just finished my 54th year not counting the 10 that I helped my dad as I was growing up. My age will make me quit...

The other morning, I went out to the shop to plug in my tractor so I could feed cows. When I got there, I was greeted by a tire with an antler stuck in it. Fortunately, it was a front tire. I enjoy wildlife so I know this is going to happen, I just wish it wouldn't happen when it is so cold...

Who owns the land?

Don't forget being proud of sneaking a dog into a motel without paying.

Goose, the piece of ground that you want to hunt may not look good during the season but may provide nesting during that season. That is the case here. There is a fair number of acres here that don't have cattle on them until August, that is a fair amount of undisturbed nesting, but we never...

They might want to make a living. Perhaps you would prefer that they start a commercial hunting operation.

Cattle and birds have a wonderful symbiotic relationship. As a rancher-farmer that has a commercial hunting operation, pheasants definitely benefit from my cattle operation.

Can't hunt until 10am in South Dakota.

A little, not much. It has been a good winter so far.

You can pick up 3, I guess there is no limit to how many you can leave in the cattails.

They are going to remodel the Frisco facility.

I have seen a lot of dogs come through here over the years, I think my Draht was the most talented dog I ever got to see work. Of course I am prejudiced. Unbelievable nose which made him an amazing retriever, might have been a little tight wound for what you described. There was a fantastic...

You bring up a great point. Time of day is very important. The weather conditions are at least as important. Where they are on a sunny 30-degree day is not the same as a 0-degree day with a 30-mph wind, no matter the time. Just my thoughts.