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Likely my last video until we’re out in SD this coming week. Temps and winds look about perfect, can’t wait to get after it!

Has anyone else had this issue.. seems like he broke a nail at one time and now it grows a bit funky and constantly rubs against his toe… he has a couple spots like this on his feet. Despite some licking when we’re done, it doesn’t slow him down. I’ve tried shaping the nail so it’s smooth on...

Some of Larry's best work.. If he starts to consistently retrieve the WI pheasant population might never recover.

If you want to watch some pen-raised birds die, here you go.. one more week and we're off to SD!

Yes. 100% would not hunt this area if coming from out of state. Very bad. Especially from Mitchell to Aberdeen. PM me for my OnX waypoints which you also should avoid..

If someone is hunting private land, and not hunting public... how on earth would that not make the public land better? Less traffic through a spot should lead to more birds, right?

I have two setters who hunt like they're two different breeds.. Marty is about 4 years old and he runs 110% every second he hunts. He'll burn the pads off his feet by day 3 or 4 in the Dakota's and if I let him he'd be 500 yards away, but man does he retrieve like a champ. Larry on the other...

Which Danner's did you have? I don't think you can beat the Danner Grouse, but everyone's feet are different.. Also which model of the Meindel's did you end up with? If Tuff Toe can't fix the cut in my Danner's I might be in the market for some new boots.

Not sure if they’re better at having their photo taken or finding pheasants…

I bought a tiny propane grill this year, should be a game changer.

I’m always looks for ways to improve the trip.. So, for those of you who travel a ways to hunt and stay in hotels/airbnbs, outside of the essentials (gun, boots, good dogs, etc.) what are some items you bring with that have improved your trips? For me bringing a good lawn chair and vacuum...

Hotel is booked for the first week of the season.. fingers crossed for cool temps and at least some crops out!

It’s all about the dogs for me.. at this point in the year my dogs have given up hope that we’ll ever hunt again. They think their purpose is to happily lay on the couch and chase the occasional squirrel in the backyard. Once the season begins the switch flips back and I’m not even allowed to...

I lift a few times per week and play football and basketball when I can.. I'm adding 100 or so flights of stairs into the mix every few days until the season starts so that you can't hear me huffing and puffing when I record my hunts for YouTube.

IMO you should give yourself every advantage you can when hunting pheasants.. that being said I'd shoot Bismuth 4's or 5's when lead isn't an option. It's about $2 per trigger pull so I can see why a lot of people stick with steel. I've also heard of people having issues with Bismuth shot...

lol, it’s mostly a joke, but depends how fired up they are.. they’ll bump a bird from time to time, but the majority of the time I get nice points..

Is it possible to get all 3... Huns, Sharpies, and no fear of rattlesnakes in September? I usually head to South Dakota in October to pheasant hunt, but I've always wanted to get a head start on the action and hunt in September. I wanted to get to MT but that's a bit further away, and it sounds...

That first week can be awesome.. as others have mentioned it can be hot, but I'd argue the hunting pressure isn't much worse than other times of the year. I primarily hunt around one of the "hotspots" in the state and the last few years I didn't see that many people opening week. I also get out...

For whatever reason, my youngest setter, Larry, won't bring back pheasants. He's more than happy to brings back balls, toys, socks, etc.. Literally anything I throw for him he'll bring back. When we're out hunting he finds dead birds and pins cripples, but then he decides it is time to pull...

The training really starts today, basic commands and recall might be the most important things to have dialed in before you head out.. You absolutely should get him out in the field as early (if properly introduced to gunfire beforehand) and as often as possible IMO. I had both of my dogs out...