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That bird was shot maybe 30 miles from De Smet. I saw him in October when we were scouting, but I honestly didn't think I would see that bird again. Nor, was I thinking about him when I decided to do that last push of the day, but when I saw the feathers it was game on, lol. Thanks!

All joking aside it’s appears to be wild. The farmer said he has seen him two springs/summers and he was on his hit list. I was just lucky enough to get him in range. Agreed a pen raised bird wouldn’t make it that long in the wild. I’ve got him at the taxidermist as we speak. Real cool bird!

No need for the picture, the beak looks great. I told the guy who released it to never put blinders on it.🤷‍♂️

Oh yeah, he's going on my wall for sure! Good luck the rest of the year!

I hunted public (WPA & WIA) for one of the 3 days and bagged two. I actually shot 3, but my 10 month old pup couldn't find him! I was actually really happy with what I saw. They're educated, but had opportunities which is all you can ask. Yeah, the farmer said that he's seen that bird in the...

Hey guys, this bird was shot in SD last weekend but being a Missourian I figured I’d share it with you all on this page too. After doing a pretty strategic push on a field we ended up on the road talking. I noticed we had 5 minutes left of shooting time and thought the 100 yard narrow section...

Well, I made it out to SD for one last round. I hunted 3 days on public and private bagging 7 birds. The one below was shot with 2 minutes left of shooting hours. We just got done pushing a field and ended up on the road. Guys were talking and I looked at my watch and noticed I had 5 minutes...

You know the crazy thing is we realized the other day that he shot that bird on the same day I shot my first wild pheasant (13 years earlier) on the same piece of public land. So that place has a special place in my heart. I have to travel this weekend for a kids soccer tournament, but I'll be...

My 14 year old son bagged his first wild pheasant on some public land in northern MO. Could have had a couple quail, but learned the hard way those things have some speed to them! Great hunt! We can’t wait to get back out there.

I got out this past Saturday and had a pretty solid hunt. I'd agree, the quail population seems pretty darn solid. The covey's are all nice sized, so it makes for some real fun hunting. My 8 month old GSP pup had some solid points and her first pheasant retrieve! She seems to be coming along...

Well, I didn't get out this weekend because my darn kid didn't shoot a deer on Saturday.... Bright side he did get one on Sunday, so missing opening day ended up pretty positive. What did you guys see out there???? I'm going to head out for a warm one on Wednesday and then go again this weekend.

I took my son out for youth season over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised by the number of pheasants we encountered. I usually skip the opener, but at this point I am inspired enough by what I saw that I may give it a run opening morning (if he lets me skip youth deer hunt that Sunday...

Thanks buddy! Things are shaping up for a good year in MO and KS. Let’s hit the field this fall!

A big thank you to all of you guys. I loved that darn dog. We both learned the game of upland hunting together and man oh man was it a ride! I've now got a 7 year old GSP and a 12 week old GSP. The puppy is helping me and the family through this time. To the 2020 season!!! I can't wait!

Well boys, I lost my first ever bird dog today. I have to admit it hurts more than I thought. I rescued Blue at 1 year and 4 months. I remember the guy looked me in the eyes and said “good luck with that dog”. The challenge was a little more than expected to say the least. He wasn’t the greatest...

So I recently hunted Union Ridge CA up near Kirksville. It was my first time up there in probably 10 years and in the areas that used to hold pheasant definitely don't hold them now as the landscape has changed dramatically. Have any of my fellow hunters run into pheasant up there? To be honest...

My fellow Missourians have been awfully quiet. We've had a pretty solid forecast this year and not a word....... I'm pretty excited, but didn't get out for youth season as my darn kid didn't want to shoot. I might avoid opening day as it could be a gong show, but will go out Thursday and...

I talked a guy today that has 1200 acres (that I've never hunted :mad: ) just south of Paris, Missouri. He was telling me he hasn't seen this many quail in all the years he's owned it. Only thing he noted different is predator control they implemented over that last 4 years, but nothing to the...

We've been dead here guys... I haven't been able to do any scouting as I always like to do this year, so I don't have too much info. I have cattle on a 300 acre farm in St. Charles County and we're up to 3 sizable coveys this year. I'll be honest in the last 5 years we'd maybe see 1 covey...

Well, now we can just look back....... I had a fun year in 2015 and it ended with poor shooting giving me one heck of an itch for 2016. Each miss (easy shot on the last day) is sticking with me, but happy to see good numbers and solid points late into the year. The below photo is my favorite...