Recent content by John Singer

Have I got this correct? You do not shoot young roosters but you do shoot hens.

You can tell it's the off season. Some of you are overthinking this $41t. I have never shot a bird that cackled that didn't have spurs.

In very cold weather, I have had difficulty getting my dog to hydrate. I add powdered beef broth to the water. It helps a great deal.

A number of the public lands in the upper Thumb area have excellent pheasant habitat. Like a previous poster said, the HAP properties can be very good too. Many are selected for their pheasant habitat. It has been 6 years since I lived and hunted in that area, but I did quite well. This...

Why? A young bird is less likely to survive the upcoming winter than a mature bird.

I would simply take it to a gun shop. Most will have a selection of beads to choose from.

I ran my dog yesterday, for the first time this season, on a WMA not far from town. She had two solid points. The first one produced a bird that was smaller than my fist and seemed incapable of flight. It simply chirped and stumbled off. I didn't think it could possibly have been a pheasant...

They did sell us plastic shot at one time. It was very effective. I wish they would bring it back. TUNGSTEN MATRIX Kent manufactures this non-toxic lead alternative by combining pure tungsten powder with a polymer binder. This patented process creates pellets with the density and...

My favorite pheasant hunting quote, I first saw on this site: "It is always better to shoot a pheasant at the end the corn goes in than the the end the corn comes out " I do not know who deserves credit for that gem.

I have cooked meals with a Coleman stove outside the hotel quite often while bird hunting. Also, it is quite enjoyable to take a break and cook lunch in the field on the tailgate. Burritos or hamburgers are quite easy to make.

I will shoot (or at least shoot at) any legal bird that my dog points or flushes in range. (I have a pointing Lab.) I offer the argument that it makes biological sense to shoot young birds, as more mature birds are better able to avoid predators and survive winter to breed the following spring.

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...