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    20 g benelli M3

    Your M3 recoil pad sort of peels off, leaving a void in the stock. You can fill that void (temporarily) with a wood insert or plastic, to make it level with the end of the stock. I used some extra foam rubber I had on hand, along with masking tape and fashioned my own pad adding foam as...
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    20 g benelli M3

    Can sympathize with your situation. I've removed the recoil pad on all my guns for cold weather hunting. On one gun (M2) I replaced the pad with a very thin one - these are available on line. Next spring I'll reinstall the regular pads. You may have to fabricate an insert to the back of the...
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    After Thanksgiving report

    Sjohn: Sounds like you had a grand time of it! However, I was wondering - 15 in possession limit per hunter, would be 60. According to your post you had 62. Isn't that over the limit?
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    Golden Retriever question

    I would add: Golden's have an amazing nose and are dynamite on cripples. No bias here either!
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    Golden Retriever question

    I'll second Cyclone's comment - just bought my 6th Golden; 7 month's old, with Top Brass and Brass-fire in her background. First female! MN Golden dogs are getting very expensive - might be the reason one doesn't see many? And they work very well for me and for those that hunt with me.
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    The good.. the bad…and the ugly

    It's fun to watch the dog point - always enjoyed Max's points. Glad Raven is getting it figured out...flashes of brilliance! Look forward to hunting with you and Raven again one day.
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    The good.. the bad…and the ugly

    Hey Tom, You're a shadow of your former self! And another 40-50 - we won't recognize you. Glad you managed to make a trip with your son; those are the good times for sure.
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    Looking for a thread on SD

    Tom: Are you healed??
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    2023 Season

    Nothing like a Golden to track down a cripple!!
  10. J

    Golden retriever hair/fur product

    Can't say I've ever sheared my dogs that close...guess it works for you!
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    Golden retriever hair/fur product

    I'll second G&G trimming procedure. It helps, but burr gathering is very typical and usually 45 minutes of grooming, after a day of hunting. I use hair conditioner, diluted with water, in a spray bottle. The matted weeds are almost impossible to remove get shaved.
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    Private land hunting southwest Iowa

    Bob: years ago , when I hunted Iowa, we were based at Atlantic. We found the farther south one goes from Atlantic the more quail country you experience. We hunted around Wiota and, Anita. Before the Atlantic times we were based in Carroll and hunted south to Atlantic. Have not hunted Iowa...
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    2022/2023 PHEASANT Hunting Videos

    Hey Brent: Tough hunt in the snow! Good video and shooting! Ace continues to perform well...
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    At what point do you retire your dog?

    No dog this year - he's retired, so I guess I'll have to cover twice the territory...
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    At what point do you retire your dog?

    Mn Hunter: Your experience with the 12 yr old is re markedly the same as what I experienced last April at a Preserve...legs gave way and collapsed after 10 minutes. It was a warm day which wasn't the best of conditions. I did take him back to the truck as he was done. He's 13 on Sept 11 and...
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    At what point do you retire your dog?

    Try hunting when you're my age...85 - 86 in January.
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    At what point do you retire your dog?

    Many years ago I posed the same question to my hunting partner and friend; the Golden was somewhere between 11-13 yrs. He replied - if he jumps out of the truck, let him hunt...that was the scientific response! Last season, at 12, my Golden hunted all season, with limited hunting in warmer...
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    Extracurricular Fun

    Yes! Carroll Iowa was excellent hunting...and for free as farmers didn't charge us. Terraces and water ways were prime hunting, easy limits and the shooting hours reasonable. Recall returning to the motel with birds in the rear storage area of my Chev. statiion wagon. Someone lifted the deck...
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    Extracurricular Fun

    This is the area os SD where pay-to-hunt started many years ago. And a lot of them are still in business. Check out the motel rates!
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    Lodging Options

    You might try the local Chamber, if there is one. Often residents rent their basement for a night...been there, done that!
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