Recent content by Hosk13f

Yes ruffed grouse, sorry for the confusion

Starting on grouse this year, I've been scouting on Onx and looking for covers. How old is too old for a clear cut, and are oaks good cover or should I look for poplar, oaks are definitely dominant in my area but I am willing to look further. Thanks in advance for any help

Thanks for the tips!

Thanks for all of the info, I'm still learning the different food sources out here in PA so I'm not sure if we have tag alders but I'll make sure to keep an eye out.

Thanks for all the replies definitely worth looking into different sizes or brands.

This is just for trips to and from hunting grounds for longer trips she would probably be on the front seat and I'd use a collapsible crate for overnights

Always good to run into a fellow Fister, good luck in the off season and next fall

I am going to join the local retriever club here soon, so far training days have not worked out with my work and school schedule. And yes 13f was my MOS when I was still in.

Thanks for all of the info, she generally works pretty close in the 15-25 yard range when in fields but have no experience in the woods yet besides just going on walks along trails

Thankfully I don't need a farm for off season work in PA, just a place to store chukars before I bring them to state land. Hoping to get her some wild bird contacts in the off season to get that experience for her come hunting season

Thanks for the feedback, I'm gonna try her and just keep her close and if anything just bring her along for the fun of it not really looking to fill gamebags just want to get her out as much as possible. Thank you for the help with which covers to look around in

I recently finished my first season of hunting with my 1.5 year old lab and wanted to get into woodcock and grouse hunting, I have never gone after these just state stocked pheasants and preserve chukar but want to get her on some wild birds between trips out west. I'm not looking for spots just...

Has anyone used the ruffland intermediate kennel and if so how have you liked it? I was looking to get one for my lab shes pretty compact at 61 pounds so I was wondering if this would be big enough for her or if I would have to size up

Working on getting her more birds, thankfully PA lets us do put and take chukar throughout the year excluding woodcock migratory zones in the spring and time between youth and regular pheasant seasons so i plan to get her on plenty more this off-season

The breeder we got her from is a great trainer who has been really helpful along the way, fortunately I was able to have him train her four 3 months over the summer while I was in my internship. She is force broke but just has trouble actually picking them up since she is a smaller lab, I plan...