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That is why I never hunt in large groups or with unknown dogs. It can ruin good dogs and even result in injuries to your dogs. Everyone to their own as to what a "good hunt" is, but from my perspective this sounds like a nightmare.

Your first picture kind of shows what my labs think of springers. From a labs view point "a little pushy". My labs prefer to hunt as far away from a springer as possible, yet are fascinated by that stub tail and their hunting technique so they will stop and watch every once in a while.

Hopefully you have OnX, Huntstand or some other application that will allow you to identify private and public lands. In the areas we hunt there are lots of unfenced, unposted private lands mixed in with public lands. There often isn't a house within miles to (try) to ask permission to hunt. My...

Should be the best hunting of the year. Unfortunately my wife is very ill so I'm done for this season.

Its interesting. Like many, I started out upland game hunting (mostly pheasants) with a 12ga. My dad handed me a Winchester Model 97 and off we went. By the end of the day my knuckles were dragging on the ground carrying that gun, but I seemed to hit a few birds. Finally I graduated to a...

It's likely that there were roosters, you just didn't find them. Hens don't have to have a strong hunter survival mechanism. Late in the season they are often not anywhere near roosters. I haven't hunted SD in the last 2 years, but down in Kansas in December we would find groups of hens with no...

Don't go down the road of "cost per bird". If you enjoy hunting wild birds, do it.

Thanks. I don't usually enjoy hunting videos but yours was well done and depicted real life on a tough day.

I hunt in Danner "Vital" boots. Hard rubber impregnated leather toe cap that doesn't drag in the brush/grass. The boots have a waterproof lining that has never failed me. The sole also isn't so rough that it drags. If you walk a lot in heavy cover you will notice your boots dragging really...

A Leatherman will not cut the braided wire/cable used for most snares. You definitely need a cable cutter. This is the one I purchased from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M6WREP5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It is inexpensive and it works - I've tried it...

This is why I hunt flushing dogs. I can't stand the stress of knowing a bird is likely right in front of that dog. I recently had a similar event happen with one of my labs. I saw the bird (pheasant), as it ducked into the grass. My dog was upwind so she didn't scent it until she came around...

A lot of good dogs have been ruined by inappropriate use of e-collars, even if the dog was collar conditioned in advance. You may get lucky and get away with stopping a dog chasing something (deer, rabbit, whatever) using an e-collar, but the chances are pretty high that you will cause...

NM used to have a very short season in a very limited area. I believe it was limited to residents only by drawing. I can find no reference to pheasants in the 2021-22 hunting regs though, so maybe huntable populations no longer exist. As far as finding pheasants in the area you were hunting, we...

Ballistic Products periodically has Cheddite primers. Have to keep checking their website and when they are "available", put in your order. US primers are likely not going to be available for the reloading public this year at all. Vista Products (CCI, Remington, Federal) just put out a news...

There were some reported issues with Seresto collars causing illness and death in dogs. We quit using them for that reason and because they are not rated as effective against fleas. There used to be a similar collar that had both flea and tick prevention in its composition. Can't remember the...

Stick with large marrow bones that your dog can't chew up and swallow. Most of the rawhide products sold as pet treats are made in foreign counties (read China). Many have been documented as having unhealthy chemicals and other contaminants. The marrow bones also have the advantage of helping...

I tend to stay away from the very large CRP fields if they are a flat monoculture CRP planting, but most CRP has some terrain and habitat structure if you look closely. I hunt those areas. If large is all that is available, I will walk out into the field a ways then hunt to a corner. That can be...

I believe there are more birds than folks think. If it ever snows, go out and look. You'll be amazed. When it is as dry as it is, you can't move without making noise, dogs have a difficult time holding a scent and the birds just move off ahead of you. I have found many times that large...

Advertised to have a biodegradable case, base wad and wad. Offered with lead or steel shot. Made in Spain. I couldn't find any reviews on it, yet.

Whatever you use, be aware that the warm weather in parts of pheasant country has ticks out now. We were in NW Kansas for 3 weeks in November/December and found ticks on the dogs and ourselves almost every day. Not a pleasant thing to find, but be aware and act accordingly. A local WalMart had...