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    How do you feel about landowners charging to hunt their CRP, etc...

    I was wondering how folks thought about landowners charging guys to hunt CRP/land which is subsidized by the state and federal governments and if I am correct the program is paid for by everyone's tax dollars? The reason I ask is that I hunted with some local guys and farmers on their land/CRP...
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    My 14th year hunting out by Dodge City, KS. Goes by too quick every year..

    This was my 14th year to hunt out by Dodge City, KS. So after my 3 1/2 day hunting trip to southwest Kansas, we had a great time. Got to eat at the newly built Bad Habit Sports Bar (good steak, better than the old Bad Habit, thanks Angie), stayed at the Super 8 motel (probably the best place I...
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    Heading to Dodge this afternoon....

    I am heading out later today (thursday) for my annual 3 dayer pheasant hunting trip to Kansas. I first started going there in 1996 while I was stationed on my first stint in Colorado Springs. I was invited by a friend of mine's dad who met up with a guy who lives just outside of Dodge City and...
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    What is your gameplan for a 3 day hunting trip??

    What I do is take plenty of bottled water, gatorade and few sodas for drinkage (the beer stays cold until I get back to the motel, no DUI for me). I also pack plenty of snacks, lunchmeat, bread, mustard, miracle whip (not that mayo crap), fruit, heartburn medicine, tylenol, motrin, big ole...
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    So how do you gameplan for a 3 day trip??

    What I do is take plenty of bottled water, gatorade and few sodas for drinkage (the beer stays cold until I get back to the motel, no DUI for me). I also pack plenty of snacks, lunchmeat, bread, mustard, miracle whip (not that mayo crap), fruit, heartburn medicine, tylenol, motrin, big ole...
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    well, how was it? How was opening weekend around Dodge City?

    So how was it? I heard the numbers were way up...I am heading down by Dodge this weekend for our annual hunting trip (been going there since 1996). Just curious on how guys did and what they saw. The only bummer this weekend is the weather may be short sleeves by noon :( Oh well, better...
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    Opening weekend

    So after pheasant hunting on opening day for the first ever and in Colorado. I was actually quite suprised. There were birds and we got some shooting in. Notice I said shooting and not killing. Between my son, a friend and his son we should have had our limit. However that's why they call...
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    Ready for opening day

    My 11yr old son completed his hunters ed. He has his card and is ready to go...I just have to go buy him a small game license now. We are going to shoot some trap and skeet between now and opening day so he can practice some shooting. I am so excited that I will be able to teach my son...
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    Passing it on, taking my son out

    I am totally stoked.....My 11yrd old son will be hunting (actually shooting a 20gauge) with me this year on opening weekend. Last year I took him and he had his BB gun and I put an orange vest and hat on him and let him trail along while we walked or blocked. I didn't feel he was ready (he...
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    Pass it on, take a youth hunting

    I am totally stoked.....My 11yrd old son will be hunting (actually shooting a 20gauge) this year with me pheasant hunting out in southwest Kansas. Last year I took him and he had his BB gun and I put an orange vest and hat on him and let him trail along while we walked or blocked. I didn't...
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    Which do you prefer for pheasant hunting, a pump, autoloader or over/under??

    So I have been shooting a pump for alot of years. The reason being is that I was a poor enlisted guy in the Air Force and couldnt' afford an expensive autoloader or over/under. I grew up hunting with a pump in Texas shooting mourning dove...so I had to be fast, quick, and accurate. Now that...
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    What do you think is the best shot size for those wily cockbirds?

    I know this questions has been beaten to death, however I think it is always fun to debate back and forth. So I will start.....I like number 5's of either Fiocchi's golden pheasant, Kent's, Federal and then Remington, Winchester and whatever else. I like 2 3/4, don't like the number 3's as...
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    colorado doves

    So I went opening day and down by Adobe Creek SWA and other walk in ares down that way and didn't see much in the way of doves. We had not had a cold front come in until Thursday, today. So what gives? Anyone else out there that did any dove hunting have good luck? Any recommendations? I...
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    Hope opening weekend was great for all.....

    I hope that everyone had an awesome opening weekend. I will be heading out to Dodge City on Friday 20 Nov for 4 days.....I am hoping that the weather is good (meaning not t-shirt weather, but not a blizzard)..... I have heard that there ALOT of birds....I look forward to hearing from Maynard...
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    hoping for cooler weather for November

    Here in colorado springs, co it has been in 60s and supposed to be in the 70s come Friday...so has the weather been like that down in Southwest KS, mainly in and around dodge city?? I just hope it gets colder and stays colder starting opening day weekend and on into the rest of the month...
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    anyone in Dodge City know if the Bad Habit is back open

    I will be heading that way in November and was wondering if the Bad Habit Sports Bar and Grill is back open?? Angie, the owner had it torn down last year and when we were out there Nov 08....we usually stay in the Budget host (now Americas Best) which is right across the street (nice place to...
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    weather forecast for SW Kansas come Nov 2009

    I know, I know no one knows the weather and I would love to have a job where I can be wrong 75% of time and still not get fired...however with all of that...does anyone have any idea what the weather old timers are calling for, for this November 2009?? I mean I pack for any kind of weather...
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