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Stopped in Sidney for a bite on the way back from chukar hunting in NV. Arrived at a downtown bar and grill at the same time as an older fella. We chatted as we walked in. He's 81 and said his back was hurting because he got shot up flying in Vietnam and he'd been driving all day. He was in...

I run my mouth I run hot and cold about some things I run a Brittany I run a household I run ideas past others I run down to Wichita sometimes I run errands I run out to western Kansas to hunt I run down to Kanopolis to fish I run out of things I need and sometimes I just run amok

Big Skye . . . good girl!

Chemist: "I know guys who run pointing breeds who don't let the dog range more than 25 yards which is counter productive to the dogs skill set in my opinion." Agree. If I can see my dog or hear the bell, she's close enough. A pointing breed is capable of covering so much more area, why...

Perhaps my most satisfying shot ever was when my dog was trailing a bird atop a long hill in CRP. It was a mild sunny day. My dog would point, trail, point, trail, point, trail, on and on for maybe 250-300 yards. I was younger then and able to keep up but panting for breath. Finally the bird...

A pointer generally won't flush. My Brittany and I were working through some varying cover on a big "island" in a row crop field. We got to a good sized plum thicket when his bell stopped ringing. Point. I waited for about a minute for whatever it was to flush out. But nothing, just...

If you're hunting at bird ranches, a flusher may be preferable. But with the scarcity of wild birds now (but maybe not in dakota), if you're going to hunt the wild ones a wide ranging pointing dog seems better - covers so much more area. The pointing dog casts way out - keep it where you can...

At 75 I have trouble pulling on well-fitted boots like Danners which I wore for decades. Can't beat 'em for function and toughness. But now that pulling them on and off is hard, I now wear Stetsons. Yeah, Stetsons. Didn't know it was in the footwear biz. The ones I have are conventional in...

Your dogs work great. I think with flushers which yours are essentially, though they kind of point sometimes, you'll be better off with one dog afield at a time. There's too much going on with two flushers. With one dog you can stay right with it and be in a better shot position for a flush...

Guess I'm just hunting in the wrong part of the state. <big frustrated sigh>

A poor, nearly birdless season. After decades of KS hunting, it's a wonder at this point we even have a pheasant season. Maybe the KDWP should do as it has done w fall turkey: just eliminate the season. I have no answers.

I've owned two guns. The first was/is a Stoeger Condor II, a cheap gun that nevertheless knocks 'em down just fine, but is now loose in the hinge and used for turkey with a .680 choke. I bought it at Walmart in my mid-40s. The new Stoegers are nicer. My second gun is a Browning 625 12 ga...

Anyone encountering birds that seem sick?

Need to work on "whoa!" or another signal. Check lead useful in this training.

My feet are apparently attracted to badger holes. Two seasons ago, after very successful knee surgery, on the first field of the season I stepped in a badger hole and went down hard on my nicely doctored knee. No problem at first but then it was a problem. Time put it back to normal but this...

Cousin said he and another cousin and two others hunted all day near Palco and saw one phez and one small covey of quail.

That's if u don't have a sauna or other type of sweat lodge for a cleansing dehydration. :LOL:

I thought the SE, GA e.g., had quail, quail ranches, etc. No more?

The above AI creations are hilarious with the pheasants everywhere hanging around like barnyard chickens. Well done!