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I had to re i had to reread his comment. He didn’t say he retrieved 95% of birds shot but that 95% of the birds he retrieved himself. If hunting without a dog there is no way you do better than 9/10 in any cover much less heavy cover. I have always had good/great retrievers and would say in...

I was hunting in SD up around Pierre about 8 or so years ago with a small group. We were doing our best to hunt into the 40+ mile an hour winds. When the birds got up into the wind they were only 10-12 yards out because they literally couldn’t hear us coming. I shot one and literally destroyed...

No doubt. I can be in a decent area of SD in 7.5 hours. At this point I am not sure where I would start in Kansas.

Does anyone have a customer service number where we can call and get this Bot recalibrated? It seems to be stuck in same old shit mode.

Wow the game farm must put out the late hatch birds for you residents

I assume you are getting them from someone who has multiple dogs. I have inside dogs and got my last one from a guy that had multiple dogs he was training. He was 18 months old and basically a field trial washout. House breaking took a bit as he was used to dropping wherever he was and two year...

I have done this a couple times in the past. My experience was to spend as much time as possible with the dog. I took mine with me as much as I could. It is important that the dog bonds with you.if you spend a lot of time with them it will make the transition easier. If you bring it home only to...

Well I would rather spend a day less in South Dakota than to spend a couple days more in Kansas. That said mid to late December can be interesting in South Dakota. With the crops being out you will see a lot of birds for sure but the weather can be brutal this time of year

More than likely M44 launchers . Look them up they are nasty. I saw a couple West River one year they bait them and when triggered it blows cyanide out. I wouldn’t be anywhere near them.

Looks like a great time. One of my best memories are the prairie chicken hunts in SE kansas back in the 70’s. I hope you cut that receiver off and buried it out there. If you took it home with you they will now know where you live and how to get to your house.

Looks like a great time.

You aren’t lying. In fact there were a lot of hunters that went in and around Perry back then. I had some good hunts up north of topeka even into the early 2000’s. I drive that area now often for work. I saw a mature rooster a couple summers ago, but haven’t seen one since.

Even without dogs a road hunter could do quite well hunting ditches and small spots. It is perfect for a couple old guys to spend a day. Hunting in SD is not like Kansas. Growing up I spent many opening days in western Kansas hunting the vast fields of stubble and weeds. Not that you won’t find...

Twenty years ago I started making a trip to Sand Lake up by Aberdeen to hunt the refuge when it opened after Deer season. On the northwest side part of it borders a commercial hunting operation. We would pick up a few refugees along the fence where they intersected. One time we were breaking for...

Maybe he meant “ Trucks are bringing multiple hatches” 😂💪

It totally depends on how far you travel. For me it is 8 hours give or take each way. That doesn’t lend itself to day or even two day trips. Counting travel it is a 6-7 day investment regardless of how do it. I have made 4 trips in a year but now usually twice. The 150 license is the least of my...

This was always my experience until my last Lab. He was a weird one. As a flushing Lab he ground scented everything until the age of three then he did both. This was especially true if hunting into a decent breeze. I have pictures of him standing at the beginning of the draw, head held high and...

I switched to a 16 about 12-15 years ago and also have a 20 auto. Shoot Fiocci 5s year round and seam to do okay. I shoot steel 4’s when I have to. I don’t shoot at anything over 35-40 yards and I have a dog that loves to retrieve. I don’t need to kill drop a bird a 60+ yards… it’s not that...

No kidding… shot tons of birds when I was a kid with a 20 gauge pump and whatever shells dad bought off the shelf. We hunted where there were a fair amount of quail so we often use 7.5 loads. No way I’m blowing my shoulder up with bazooka shells all weekend.