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Just try to control the noise you can control. Obviously some noises are out of your control (like the boom stick mentioned above). If you are in a group it will be much tougher than solo, which is one of the reasons I usually hunt solo. I can control me.

I know that not everyone here also hunts deer or wild turkey, but someone told me this a few years ago in relation to upland hunting: would you make noise walking into your deer stand or turkey blind in the early morning darkness? Clearly, no. You go silently and slip in as quick as possible...

The defense went into prevent mode when they were up 27-10. It happens every time there is a sizable lead. The defense backs off and just lets the other team move the sticks instead of getting beat deep. The thought here is that if they have to move 5 or 6 yards at a time, they are going to...

I control the noise I can. Slamming truck doors, yelling at a dog, talking to your partner, etc. Those are all 100% avoidable. The only noise I make is when my shotgun goes off. I don't walk through the terrain like a buffalo coming either. Anyone who yells "hen!" or "rooster!" with me...

I'm doing some cheese grating at the moment.

If I was a SD resident, I'd keep right on hunting through January. I wish MN would extend its season another couple weeks into January like Iowa does. Beats any kind of ice fishing.

I know this is a bit of a dated thread but I bought a pair of Danner boots last January at Scheels. I cannot remember the model but they are 500 gram insulation. I used them this past spring for turkey hunting and again in November when deer hunting. I've been using them since the middle of...

I found a dumb one in the ditch today on my way to the first spot, 50 yards from the truck. I don't ever go hunting with the intent of specifically hunting ditches but sometimes I have to walk along them to get where I'm going. That's what occurred today, 5 mins into the hunt.

At the first spot, I had to walk on a dirt road for about 200 yards before entering the cover. So naturally the dog just hunts the ditch on the way there. Sure enough, 50 yards up, a dumb rooster gets up right in front of me. I don't set out with the intent to hunt ditches but sometimes I...

Birds were dumb today. I only hunted for about 2 hours to get these. Raised about 40 pheasants and 3 deer at 2+ spots. Many of them were holding pretty tight with the wet landscape. It felt more like early November out there than late December. All the snow is gone and everything is a mud...

The snow goose population in North America is pushing 15 million. Knocking a flock of 10,000 out won't even remotely make a dent. In fact its barely even measurable from a mathematical standpoint.

I'm gonna go tomorrow too. Its going to be a complete mud hole I'm sure. Its been raining off and on here and 40+ degrees so the snow is melting, if not completely gone. I use 6 shot lead all season. No reason to deviate. If it aint broke, don't fix it. Good luck out there.

Yes, it can. Geese are notorious for having it. Keep in mind waterfowl are a flocking bird so they are in close proximity to each other more often than something like upland birds are. Let's be honest, if bird flu picks off a few more snow geese, that's nothing to bat an eye over. Their...

Obviously weather is a variable that affects bird populations (and wildlife populations overall), and I don't think anyone would disagree with that. Floods in June during peak nesting or severe drought or an ice storm during winter can severerly impact things but are out of our control. Bird...

And yet, hundreds of thousands of people walk around carrying a handgun that has no safety. With a round chambered too. Most hunting accidents here are related to climbing in/out of a deer stand. Even the simple act of climbing into an elevated stand in the darkness carries a certain amount...

Hey Brittman what would you say the primary reason was that time frame in MN was so good? Abundance of habitat, ideal nesting conditions, mild winters? Its so long ago now I can't recall what may have led to it.

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Kansas is coming back? Based on what I've read here it seems to be a barren desolate landscape and there's no hope in the future.

100 pounds is big for a bird hunting dog, regardless of breed. I've never seen one even remotely close to that size. Obviously dogs vary in size based on breed and gender too. The one thing my regular vet instilled into me since I had my current dog is to keep them from getting over weight...

My window into this is only about 25 years old. But the hayday in MN was in the mid to late 2000's. Most specifically, 2006 and 2007. Between my Grandpa, Uncle, myself, and 2 family friends that we hunted with regularly, our combined tally in 2006 was 177 roosters. I never thought we'd come...