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I have hearing loss and tinnitus. I am a man of limited financial means and I hunt and fish with my disposable income. I have tried several electronic ear muffs and do agree that the wind generated noise is unbearable. I now wear Sensgard Ear Shields. Several of the guys that I hunt with now...

I purchased two 25 round boxes of #3 bismuth for my two brothers. The stuff was on closeout at Scheels a few weeks back. They used them in Iowa last weekend. Both shot several birds without complaints.

I own two sxs shotguns. I purchased a 16 gauge Stevens 5100 at a garage sale several years ago for $100. The left muzzle was damaged. I tapped an appropriate size socket into the muzzle to make it concentric, but it still did not shoot to point of aim. I then removed some metal from the...

I have two observations of negative consequences of my pheasant hunting. I have started running my dog on cool mornings these past two weeks. 1. A couple of nights ago, I put my cell phone on the charger when I went to bed. When I got up in the morning, it had not charged. It turns out that...

You likely checked the website before this year's drawing results were posted. I saw the same thing earlier but did not draw this year after the new drawing results were posted. Do not be irritated, enjoy your hunt.

Put frozen birds in your checked bags. Hope they do not lose your luggage and find it two weeks later. Happened to a friend.

Are you sure this is true? Can you randomly lose preference points? I did not apply last year but I did retain my preference point from the year before.

I did not draw this year. I thought that I would. I now have a couple of preference points for next time. Have a great hunt.

Hungarian partridge seem to be one of the most difficult birds to pattern. I have only rarely seen them and never seen them twice in the same piece of habitat.

My only pheasant hunting gripes to share are: 1. Autumn is too short and passes too quickly. 2. Good dogs do not live long enough.

Yes it is. For several years now, I have used only nontoxic shot for all bird hunting. I hunt most of the season with a 16 gauge SxS. I use 7/8 oz #4 in the right barrel and 7/8 oz #3 in the left barrel. This load chronographs at about 1500 fps. I have no trouble taking pheasants, in...

Late last season, we bumped a small flock (5) Hungarian partridge in NC Iowa. They were feeding in a harvested cornfield and flushed out of range. Hunting in NC and NW Iowa, I see probably 0.8 Hungarian partridge per season. I see about the same number in SE Minnesota. I have never shot one.

Why are you considering a temporary fix, rather than a proper fix? I do not think there is any cost savings in what you are proposing.

Hunted in Iowa 3 weeks ago in 5 degree weather. Used disposable hand warmers taped with athletic tape to the inside of my wrists where the blood vessels are near the surface. Wore cheap, thin mechanics gloves. I never felt cold. It warms your body and fingers.

I hunted the same area at about the same time with similar results. In two days hunting on public land, we had about 100 flushes. Only two roosters offered shots, we bagged one.

Bob, I very much agree with much of what you are saying. I do think there is an limit for velocity of each shot type. For example, lead shot velocity is most effective at velocities between 1200 and 1350 fps. Steel shot seems most effective between 1350 and 1450 fps. Higher velocities...

Several years ago, I was in Salt Lake City. Gallensons Guns and Ammo was selling off several bags of a 12 gauge wad that was a copy of the Federal Flite Control wad. I purchased a couple of bags and experimented with them using both lead and steel shot. Here are a few of my observations. 1...

Be careful with a myth or misunderstanding about round projectiles and velocity. While it is true that a sphere moving at a higher initial velocity slows down at a faster rate than a sphere with a lower initial velocity, the sphere with the higher initial velocity will be moving faster than the...

I have difficulty in a field of bluestem grass or cattail swale marking a downed bird at 30 to 35 yards. How do guys who brag about shooting pheasants at 40 to 50 yards, or more, mark their downed birds?

I have saved the thighs and legs of all the pheasants that I processed this season. I will purchase several pounds of pork. I will then grind the pheasant legs, mix with ground pork and mix with spices to make Italian sausage. I can use this sausage for many purposes throughout the next...