Recent content by kanstiss

Good Morning, I'll be driving from Dubuque area tomorrow to central Iowa if anyone is interested in getting out. It will just be myself and my chocolate lab. Weather seems to look much improved since the original forecasts at the beginning of the week. Reply to this thread or shoot me a PM if...

Hello, I'm thinking about hitting Mason City to stay at a friends overnight on my way to Spirit Lake Iowa. Anyone do any bird hunting in that general area? Any suggestions?

Hello, I have an 11 month old chocolate lab that I have been training for the past 8 or so months and he's doing great considering the pheasant numbers in our area. Today I took a co-worker pheasant hunting for the first time. He's a close friend of mine. I was working with my dog in the field...

Well, took a trip out to public land this morning. Went to a spot that my 10 month old lab flushed a rooster out a week before the opener and was hopeful he was still there along with some of his friends. Well... It didn't quite work out that way. I tried to set my dog up the best I could...

Hey all, This is my 2nd year pheasant hunting. I'm in eastern Iowa and would like to take a trip to Dickinson county area in early/mid December. I have read other posts about staying at the Northland Inn and was looking for names of any public spots to try first once we get out there. I have a...

Hello All, I am a fairly new pheasant hunter in Davenport Iowa. We just went to Beckridge Hunting Preserve to try my dog out since she has never been hunted before. She did great, she flushed 6 birds for us and we seen 8. I am wanting to do some hunting on the east side of the state and would...