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I was in South Dakota from 10/29-11/3. Man was it dry, but the bird numbers were definitely up from last year. It was in the 70s every day as well. This was my 25th trip to SD, and this year my childhood best friend, and his son joined me. He drove all the way from Virginia. They had the...

I just got back from a 6 day hunt in Edmonds County, Ipswich area. I hunted 4 days on private land, and 2 on public. The bird numbers were definitely up from last year. The cover in the sloughs was fantastic, and the farmer on the private land I hunt had a very good corn and bean crop...

Having the same issue on Gundog. Sent email and no reply either.

Way to go Ace. Thanks for sharing!!

Used to go opening weekend, switched to the first week in November years ago. Those extra couple of weeks really make a big difference with the progress of the corn and bean harvest. Weather is usually awesome to.

I don't like feeding in the morning either. One of my setters really does not like to eat much to begin with, and on 4-5 day trips he would lose weight. I started buying BaconUp, which is just rendered bacon grease, and adding it to his kibble at night. He would really dig into his food with...

I view the $35 bucks as a magazine subscription. I personally know a couple of the couple of the current and former habitat specialists and biologists here in IL. I can tell you a lot of what they do with local farmers is amazing. I've seen many of the habitat projects they have been involved...

Benelli SBE 12 ga. After market Carlson choke. Modified all year long. It may be rusted in lol.

Hunting up is SD at a friend's farm in November probably 10-12 years ago. It had been a drought year so everything was really dry. My buddy had a brand new Suburban that he was really proud of. He kept driving it through sloughs, and I warned him that there were still wet spots out in the...

Thanks for sharing. Ace is top notch. Love his energy. Watching bird dogs of any kind never gets old.

Back in the early 90's wild turkeys were just showing up in east central IL. We had brittany at the time. He went on point in a crp field next to a hedgerow. When I walked up to the dog, 3 wild turkeys took off running. First wild turkeys I saw in Iroquois county.

It is a lottery system for turkey permits, and yes you can use a shotgun in all counties. I'm not aware of anywhere where you can't use a shotgun. Here's a couple of links to check out: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/Pages/Spring-Turkey-Program.aspx...

I get the PF magazine which I like well enough. I also subscribe to the Upland Journal. I have not been a big fan of this magazine. To me it seems like many of the authors are new to hunting and are only interested in pimping their social media platforms. Also, about 75% of the magazine is...

Congrats on the retirement. It's been a tough couple of years to be in k-12 education field. Enjoy the time in the field, and good luck with your new business venture.

I have always done better with CRP in wide open areas. In my opinion, timber attracts more predators of all kinds, coyotes, raptors, raccoons, and skunks.

Way to go Ace! You are right, he looks like he's ready to head back. Fine looking dog you got there. Thanks for sharing.

I was up in the Ipswich area last week for 5 days. Hunted 3 days on Private, and 2 days on public. Our hunting was decent. Bird numbers were slightly down from last year, but still pretty good numbers. I don't really know why, but seemed like when we did find birds they were bunched up. The...

Green Acres is very nice. I've been there training dogs in the past. Here's another one close to Bloomington. Never been there, so can't offer an opinion: http://www.roosterheaven.org/pricing.html

I always carry a leatherman multi tool in my vest. Can't tell you how many uses I've found for that over the years.