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Super tough and sharp orange-red crushed rock they dig up for gravel out here. It punches through 6 ply tires like Goodyear Wranglers with ease, so most folks who live in the country use 10 ply All Terrains. If you are in ND west of the Missouri and find yourself on a road of bright orange-ish...

Primarily adults and feathered out chicks from the earliest hatches.

07-27-21, SW ND: Miserable hot and water is way down everywhere. That being said, still seeing plenty of birds going to/from work and along the scoria roads in this area...

You aren't whistlin' Dixie, bro. Couple years back we were hunting along the Cannonball a few miles from the house. My rooster machine YLM Harley goes over the bank to work some brush, comes back and hits the cover in front of us. My wife says "what's Harley carrying"? I whistle him in and...

Welcome to the forum. Every year I manage to get a couple around my place early in the season, but they aren't real abundant hereabouts. Had a pair nest in my shelter belt this spring. We often saw them hanging out in the yard with our chickens & guineas. To get into them here in ND, you...

Lewis Dog Boots, you can get them from Gun Dog Supply. I live in SW ND and use them as SOP. They are a PITA to take on & off, and getting the duct tape residue off them is ever a bigger PITA, but nothing will protect your dogs feet better. There are lots of videos showing how to put them on...

With the first ChiCom Flu payment I pulled the trigger on a Browning Citori 725 Featherweight 24" in 12 gauge, and I'm damned glad I did. Hands down the finest rooster killing shotgun I ever swung on a bird. You won't be sorry...

If you look around you can probably find a nice used Browning Citori for around $1200. I have the Citori 725 Featherweight with 24" barrels in 12 gauge and it is my go-to shotgun for roosters, ahead of everything else in the safes...

Sharps are fun to hunt and I'll take them when they flush, but are not much of a table bird. IMO they make OK stir fry meat, but that's about it. Same with doves. I shoot a few around the yard when the season opens. They are challenging targets but IMO not great too eat. Hardly seems worth...

The Chief looks to be very similar design to the Q5 Centerfire that was finally delivered to me when the season was over last January. Seems to me the primary reason to get a Q5 or Chief is to carry more gear. Hunting out here in western ND I tend to carry a lot of gear and the Q5 has so many...

I have one of these and it works well. Also have a manual cock & load model with a foot pedal for when I'm too lazy to set up the electric one.

I started hunting/shooting in the mid 60's, back when hearing protection wasn't even commonly used on ranges, let alone required. So between rock concerts (by the 80's I learned to always wear foam earplugs at indoor shows), the military, a 40 year LE career, flying light aircraft, and shooting...

During early season when it's warm to hot I have to say I've grown to favor Banded's super lightweight vented early season shirt. A bit pricey but man, are they comfy when putting on the miles in warm weather! I believe Beretta makes a similar shirt and I imagine others do too. I have almost...

To the original question, will will he hate you and do I know of any negatives? I know what you are feeling as I had the same worries when I sent the first lab pup I trained to a pro over two decades ago. Turned out my concerns were baseless and I suspect your's will be, as well. I've never...

For a retreiver trainer who works with labs Blue Green Algae is always a concern doing water work in the summer, particularly in low/stagnant water conditions. Fortunately it's pretty easy to spot, usually it's a medium to heavy patch of bright blueish-green crud, although it can be lighter...

Pretty darned fast, and they get up to speed quickly. This afternoon I was driving home from work and came across a rooster picking grit on the side of the road. I was doing 45-50 and he flushed just before I got to him. Rather than head away from the road, he flew down the ditch right next...

Actually scored 2 boxes of 12 gauge Prairie Storm 4s today. Other than a couple boxes trap loads, these were the only 12 gauge on the shelf...

The size of my agency is irrelevant, we all have to abide by the Constitution and in this case specifically, the 4th Amendment. Somewhere along the line G&F agencies decided they needed & should have broader powers regarding search & seizure than other LE agencies had to work within (see State...

I should have prefaced the above with that I have no issue with Conservation Officers, and was more than happy to work with & assist them. They have a difficult & dangerous job and I've always given them props for doing it. That being said, the Constitution is the law of the land and I prided...

I retired from nearly 40 years in law enforcement in 2017 at the rank of Deputy Chief. Suffice to say I have a fair understanding of the Open Fields & Plain View Doctrines. I have never understood the probable cause exception granted to Conservation Officers regarding Open Fields. I...