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Over 30 years ago….

I can’t keep it all straight, but the load I was referring to is a duplex load of steel and hevi shot; they may now use steel + bismuth? Mine are several years old…#3 shot.

Off topic a bit, but I like Hevi Metal for pheasants when I can’t use lead…

For me, my dogs getting birdy is the thrill, ideally with some birds flushing…several times per hour or more would be great…

What? 👂👂👂👂😜

Orvis, $25…Been wearing past 2 seasons…

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Looked at archived precip info for SD last March-July; every month except July was very dry in that area, it appears…maybe chicks perished due to poor insect hatches? First two weeks that’s all they eat. If a hen has even one chick hatch, she’s done and won’t renest, as I understand it. Could...

My earlier comment about 6 square miles was meant 6 x 6, which would be 36 square miles…could be 25, 36, maybe it’s 50? Most of my spots are within a few miles of the farmhouse.

I misspoke if I said that…I hunt about 5 x 5 90% of the time.. 25 square miles encompasses the majority…at times I’ll run 15 miles this way or that way…not so much this year…most of the spots I hunt are within 3 miles of the house, a few are a bit further…4-5 families, plus my ground…

An exceptional hunter like you can excel in a very poor area..,🍺🍺🍺🍺

Roadside counts are like this place…something to read when not hunting…I know enough to know I’ll always have birds to hunt. Would rather think about pheasant hunting than lots of other things…🍺🍺

Of course….but I still read the roadside counts and take them at face value. I’ve been hunting the same areas for 31 seasons, I don’t jump around based on bird #’s…my friendships dictate my hunting locale. A great farmer friend called Sunday to tell me one of his granddaughters wanted to come...

Just perused Iowa’s roadside count, highest in 8 years. NW was up 26%. ND showed increases, MN did, so did Iowa…why couldn’t areas in SD? I believe there were increases, decreases, and not much change…depending on location. Like every year. If I recall, 2017 was a pretty bad drought...

Just reread the ND brood counts, total pheasants counted were up 61%, and # of broods counted were up 70%. Released 9/11/23. They acknowledged that conditions were optimal for the roadside counts, but overall data corroborated the higher #’s. Obviously, some areas much better than...

Blinding flash of the obvious, but #’s vary in a large state like SD. I’ve been hunting my areas for 31 seasons…been awhile since I’ve seen late season #’s like I have in the past month or so. But I recall, vividly, phone calls from several farmers last March/April who were incredulous at the...

Salt Creek has 20 gauge loads for about 1/2 the price…currently out of stock…I’m buying some when available, cut back on strippers that day. I’m buying some…might prefer shooting a slightly heavier gun for purposes of balance, less whippy, etc…I like the 3-4 20’s that I shoot…I like my 28’s as...

Federal custom shop has 7/8 oz of TSS #9 shot in a 2 3/4” 28 gauge load for about $9.40/shell….

Up somewhat….I hunted many areas that I hunt every year, gives some indication of #’s. Not a dramatic increase, but an increase. I was there as recently as Saturday….started on opener, was there about 30 days throughout the season. On this last hunt we hunted 2 spots that had 300+ birds in...

I not-so-secretly like it! 🍻👍🥳❤️👏🏻🌈🎂🍾💐🙏🏻