Recent content by Swamp Collie

Orvis or Walmart blue jeans with Dan's chaps She likes the Orvis best unless its cold and windy.

Yes, a no hot spotting rule definitely needs to be initiated on this forum. If you just can't help yourself running off at the mouth, please PM folks and stop listing towns regardless if a third cousin friend of a friend told you there were birds. There is enough pressure on the birds and we...

Came up through central SD (Hwy 281) on Sunday heading for other western states. Heavily hayed throughout most of this area. SD has been an annual hunt for me for years, but I am at the point of not spending the money to hunt there. Between the commercialization of the hunting and driving...

As BB mentions above its what feels good and fits. I went through this decision a couple of years ago and ended up with the Fabarms Elos D2 in 20 gauge. It's a very balanced gun on a true 20 gauge frame and patterns all loads better than any shotgun I have owned. Fabarms is owned by Caesar...

Get a GPS collar if you are going to be hunting upland in heavy cover. I hunt with a drahthaar and a Boykin and I would not hunt either without it. It's a huge peace of mind and you will know exactly where the dog is and pretty much what it is doing. I have a Garmin Alpha and would buy...

The Silver Spur is pretty good and they have a nice bar to have a drink with the locals also.

I live in Searcy so just east of you. I hunt SD and ND quite a bit so PM me and I can give you some tips. You are going to be there pretty early in the season so expect some competition especially if you hunt the weekends.

George, You have got to get yourself some better dogs to lock those birds down. Just kidding!! Those sharpies were wild this year and I have had numerous flushes well before I could get into range. Pretty typical for sharptails as some days they just aren't going to let you get close...

Sharptails are easy to harvest compared to pheasants are are not hard to knock down. I kill a lot of sharptails and a 2 3/4" lead number 6 traveling 1200-1250 fps out of a 20 gauge is plenty. Choke the gun IC and modified and you will be good for any bird within reasonable shooting range...

If it can be reached with a baler or mower it's going to be leveled this year. EH opens the door wide open and it's taken full advantage of. It happens every dry year and the birds and public land hunter get the short end of the stick. What little habitat remains is going to get pounded.

Look up some of Hank Shaw's wild game recipes. I live in Arkansas so we harvest and eat a lot of ducks and its all about how you cook the dark meat game birds. As everyone has already mentioned, cook sharptails from rare to medium rare and no more. Sharptails are excellent cut into walnut...

Tell your friend he may get sticker shock for the cost of a well bred golden retriever. Whatever breeder he contacts, he needs to make darn sure that he researches and understands the health clearances and concerns with golden retrievers. He also needs to understand that more than likely he...

A couple of the large size Zip Ties are great to have for releasing a dog from a 220 or larger 330 conibear type traps. Much faster than a piece of rope in the heat of the moment when time is of the essence. They can also serve for multiple other repairs while in the field. Just make sure...

You state that you currently have a golden and that's what you are looking for. If you are not well educated on health problems associated with the breed I highly recommend that you do your homework and don't go into a situation of not asking for all health clearances on both the sire and dam...

I recently inherited from my father a Savage Fox Model B shotgun that was manufactured in the early 1960's. Nothing fancy about the gun or its monetary value but it holds many special memories in the field with my Dad. Is it safe to shoot steel shot through this gun? The reason I am asking is...