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I usually start between 11am - noon. I don't remember the last time I started before 11am or hunted on opener.

I didn't lose any this season either. Sometimes less is more when it comes to hunting efficiency.

Yes, it is.

There was a LOT of opposition to it when it was first proposed. Then there was even more when it was implemented in phases over time. It was accomplished with a democratic governor and a republican legislature.

I don't think it's a stupid question. A lot of dogs can figure out pretty quick what hurts and should be avoided moving forward. My dog did. Since that episode many years ago, she is way more cautious around fences.

You just posted above you were going to take most of his advice. Literally dozens of people here offering advice, including superior ammo, you say you're going to take it, and then complain about it being too expensive. Its no wonder you were on the verge of getting banned. Make it make sense.

That's the thing. If a guy was harvesting 200 birds then losing 18 would seem reasonable. You can't tell me you really think goose is putting 200 birds in the bag per season.

I forgot about the lottery funding. Good call. We also have the mandatory buffer strips now too, even though they are not open to public hunting. One can't argue against how much habitat that has added for various forms of wildlife though, and improved water quality. If Iowa did something...

So many people have offered advice on this subject and he continues to refuse it even when the problem gets worse. There's only so many variables here and they've all been questioned already multiple times. Its like trying to beat a dead horse now.

I'm not sure about Iowa, but in Minnesota, part of our license sales go to the acquisition of public land for use by the public. So the simple act of buying a hunting license goes to that cause.

That's exactly what I was thinking too. Less than 10%. My guess is that its not even remotely close to that though.

I get it, ammo is expesnive. I still think a better combination of shotgun, choke, and ammo would increase your kill percentage and reduce cripples. I don't know how good your dog is at tracking. I've lost 1 rooster the past 3 seasons combined, and none this past season. Obviously the breed...

Better combination of ammo and choke in your shotgun. Stop using that cheap crap with a full choke. And make better shots. That part is easier said than done.

Mine was black synthetic and it costed me $225 way back in 1998.

Good data Kre. The problem with wearing blaze orange for turkey or waterfowl, is that they see color and the hunt is designed to draw them in close enough. The hunt would end before it even started in those situations. They make exceptions to blaze orange here in MN for those two exact...

I actually looked into that too and I was fairly shocked to read that. Lots of grouse hunters in northern WI. I would never not be wearing a piece of blaze orange in the woods there.

I had one in synthetic when I first started hunting at age 16. Its all I could afford on a part time job as a teenager. I had that shotgun for 10 years before I was able to afford the Benelli. The difference is like night and day. The 870 was reliable but it was very heavy. And it had a lot...

I'm not a ballistics engineeer but I will say that shotgun is probably the lightest 12 gauge on the market and less weight tends to add recoil. Its a nice shotgun to carry around but you might not find a good shell that does what you want it to in terms of recoil solely because of the shotgun.

I received the survey and completed it very similarly to Munster's preferences.

Benelli Montrefelto 12 gauge for roosters. 26 inch barrel. I like the balance, minimal recoil, and weight. Plus its intertia-driven, not gas.