Recent content by mutthunt

A valid concern. I don't use mine when hunting with blockers/flankers.

It's a 7/8oz load with maybe 1/4 ounce being TSS. It actually folds up pretty well. I've said it before, but on long shots I'll find the steel shot between skin and muscle, and I'll see tiny pass throughs of 9.5 TSS that went through both sides of the bird.

With my poor shooting, I'd be broke if I shot pure TSS. I duplex my 28ga with #2 steel. The terminal ballistics of TSS is almost hard to comprehend.

Just got back from the eastern half of the state. The last few days were interesting. Rain/sleet/snow...and ice. So much ice.

Brother, a well trained pointer is a moneysink. Just the way she goes. And, if you ask me, worth every penny. Especially if you guide. No telling what kind of dumb shot a client will take.

Maybe a tangent, but I just put on K03's. Put 70k miles on my KO2's, loved them even though they weren't great on wet/snow towards the end. The KO3's will not balance. Rebalanced twice in 30 days. Over 60mph there's noticeable shake. Over 70mph your teeth rattle. After googling, it's a known...

Garmin Pro550+ and never look back.

If you dog train, I'd recommend against an Alpha. K.I.S.S. is very important, and I've seen plenty of missed corrections with dudes fumbling that handheld. Pro 500+ is where it's at.

Look at rain maps for may and june. Pick your area. You'll find birds...they may not sit in October, but you'll find them.

I'll clean critters all night long for a group, as long as someone keeps cracking beers for me!

Not saying what to do, but I could see a CO pinching you for being over the limit if you have birds split into two. Maybe not though, I'm not a CO.

Overall I'd say grouse were average abundance at best. This was my first true opener, and I couldn't believe how spooky they were...no better than week 3-4 of the season. We did hear that there was a lot of professional dog training going on this summer in the area, but I didn't think they could...

Tornado chased our group off the land today! Crazy out here!

Central ND. 8 miles walked. 3 dogs. 2 coveys. 4 Singles. Not great.

Packing up the truck for sharptail opener. The PP can barely be bothered. The DD stares daggers every time I come in. She always thinks she's gonna get left behind. This may not make sense, but the PP hunts with passion. The DD hunts with intensity.