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BrownDogs advice is spot on. The only thing I can add is time of day. Most of the time chickens are out feeding before dawn. They return to cover later in the morning. They spend most of the day loafing in the grass until late afternoon when they go out to feed and sometimes don’t return...

Company would be welcome. This weekend I’ll start chasing chickens in Kansas. Hope they fared better than the pheasants have. Gonna be a rough year.

I personally don’t like the barrel in my sight. My concentration is on the bird or clay. My Citori’s are 75/25. The problem I see is that live birds are generally rising not dropping so a pattern that is above the line of sight helps. I can’t shim my A400 any higher. I think that a 10” rise...

I use a computer program that analyzes the shot pattern. I like to see a bit of the bird over the barrel rather than cover it up. 1st photo is the initial pattern with a 60mm shim. The second is with a 55mm shim. As you can see my pattern has moved to 1.5” above POI from 3.5” below. Target...

I recently bought a Beretta A400. I put the shims in the stock that was suggested for my height and build. Tried it out at the skeet range and had a helluva time hitting clays. Following week went out to the patterning board and found it was shooting where I was pointing but the pattern was...

Been good so far. Made the 15th annual hill climb on September 1st. Broke a good sized covey of Blues. They held super tight after the initial flush. Sage Grouse this weekend and the start of Prairie Chickens the next. Matt

Well the opener has come and gone along with the holiday weekend. How was the grouse hunting???

Good job Kiva! Always had fun gunning dove. Regards, Matt

Last season was the worst I’ve seen it. Lots of walk in fields were either mowed or grazed. Drove a lot of miles to find good cover only to find very few birds. Been debating on even buying a license this year. I’m headed that direction for a farm auction late this month. I’ll report back...

I mainly pursue prairie grouse. In certain light conditions it is tough to identify a chicken and a hen pheasant. When I am hunting with my hunting partner we will yell chicken if one flushes and either one of us shows hesitation. I find noise doesn’t bother chickens as it does pheasants...

I peruse as a guest pretty often unless there is something I want to respond to or post.

My favorite and go to is my Citori Esprit European…

I’ve done it a few more times than I’d like to admit. Mainly when I am cleaning up after reloading and forgot I’ve taken the stopper out of the bottle. Lean the bottles back on the MEC and the waterfall starts. My other famous move is pouring too much into the funnel when I fill the bottle...

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The club where I shoot is $8 a round for skeet. I try to get out twice a month and shoot 2 rounds each time. I shoot the International style throw pattern with 7/8 oz loads. I shoot low gun in the FITASC style which means you have to have the gun at roughly at least 10” below the top of the...

I listen to Shotgun Sports USA. Mostly on clays shooting but if you get a chance listen to #67 and #68. It is with Dr Colo who is a vision specialist. Amazing learning about how your eyes work shooting a shotgun. Randy Shultz - A Bird Hunters Thoughts-Turn ‘Em Loose is a good listen as well.

Congrats on a new pup! She’s a looker too!

Just had a discussion today about the fact you have to collect sales tax on labor in Kansas. Makes it tough to be a contractor trying to keep track of all the taxes.

Her full name is Reed’s Foxy Red Ruby. At home it is Ruby. In the field it can vary. :ROFLMAO: