Recent content by John Singer

I very much agree with you here. A standard full choke and most any pheasant load will kill turkeys cleanly to 38 yards or so. I once tried a turkey choke and found it very difficult to hit birds with it. This week's episode of Michigan Out of Doors contains a turkey hunt starting at about...

Looks like someone had tried to poach the bird that I bagged. I found this air rifle pellet against my grinder plate after I ground the leg, thigh, and some breast meat.

Thanks. That is my first MN tom. I have lived here 6 years. I shot several in my native Michigan.

Got my first Minnesota turkey yesterday evening. I had hunted on Wednesday by hiking in the dark to a location where I found roosting birds last spring. Unfortunately, as I leaned my gun against a tree to set my decoys, a turkey flushed from the tree above my head. I set up anyway and as it...

How is that true when KE = 1/2 x M x V^2 The kinetic energy that causes recoil varies directly with the mass and with the square of the velocity.

If that happens, the people in those 9 counties will be happy to not have to live through another Minnesota winter.

Have you considered Cerakoted? There are many colors available and some mimic bluing. https://www.cerakote.com/project-gallery/39839/cerakoted-h-238-midnight-blue

This has become an "off season" thread.

As another point of view, I shoot a sxs with double triggers. I have never had an issue while wearing gloves.

First off, understand that I am not a professional or even an accomplished dog trainer. A couple of seasons ago, my dog started running off on hot pheasant trails and flushing birds out of range. It was really bad when we had the opportunity to hunt a private property that had hundreds of...

I unload my gun at the end of shooting hours and walk out to my vehicle. Zombies, bigfoot and aliens do not exist. I have no fears of coyotes or raccoons, etc. My amygdala must not be as easily stimulated as some of yours. I do not want a ticket for hunting after hours, especially when...

She may not be able to purchase a license without first taking a Firearms Safety Class.

I sincerely doubt that she was observed committing an offense that warrants a ticket. See this link. Go to the fifth bullet point on licenses. The reference regards deer hunting but I think it applies. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/deer/deer-season-faq.html If she was observed...

My 9.5 year old pointing lab is really showing her age. I mentioned in a previous post that I have been giving her glucosamine supplements and that has been helpful. However this past week has been rough. After hunting last Friday and Saturday, she had difficulty climbing the basement stairs...

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