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Nice photo. I’ve heard a lots of good things about the Gold Labels. My Red label has been trouble free and used hard.

Our CRP next to deciduous trees has fewer birds than I think it should. Evergreens and shrub trees seem to be a plus. Raccoons and such like the trees.

Annnnnd, off we go.

Used to be you had 100 points when shooting mallards. A hen was 90 points.

Huh.

Good deal. I wish him good luck going forward. I’m glad there are folks willing to make the sacrifice.

Speaking from experience with horses and cattle a person needs to look at the breeds in general in so far as breed characteristics; however having said that you have to live with an individual. There are individuals in every breed that will be outstanding and every breed will have the dinks...

Our farm borders a waterfowl refuge that is a good sized lake about 1/2 covered with cattails. No trespassing until the duck season is over. In January one year a couple of us went out, maybe minus ten or so. Anyway, I put my foot through the ice and filled my boot about 10 minutes into a 2 hour...

Speaking from having horses, the most the animal is worth, the easier it is to harm.

I’m of the opinion coyotes don’t do the damage to pheasant populations that they are commonly thought to do.

We’ve kinda gone astray on the “party hunting” definition. A party of two can “party hunt”. My thinking it is the taking of game by whomever is in the group up to the limit of the total number of hunters. I don’t like it, and it isn’t legal in Iowa.

“ Until then I'll keep hoping we get a disease to wipe out every damn last white tail this state has. I hope and pray to see that day.” Jebus, that’s a little harsh. Why the hate ?

Expecting to see farmers encourage weeds is a bit of a forlorn hope. Most likely they are good for wildlife, but I wouldn’t spend much time wishing for their return.

I guess we differ on the definition of greed. If a program is offered to a producer I don’t see it as greed to lawfully participate. Again, ire may be best directed at the policy and policy makers.

Small grains are favorable to pheasant nesting. The decline of oat and wheat production has a big effect on ground nesting birds, from what I’ve seen around here. South Dakota may have different variables.

As I’ve said before. When there is hay to be made it is in the DNA of livestock producers to make it. One never knows what tomorrow will bring. I see the same thing, hay bales sitting for years. I say your beef (see what I did there) is with the policy makers, not the producers. Now the...

“So greedy they bail the state owned ditches. On highways, some times the state owns 50-75 yds on each side and it is scalped. All chances to put a little back.” Like many things, greed can be in the eye of the beholder. I‘m certainly not saying my experience is universal but the folks I see...

Wait, I thought we all agreed it wasn’t about killing the bird but watching the dogs work and being outside?

Some CRP contracts don’t allow any trails or vehicle traffic. Might want to check.

I’m serious about if he wants to shoot one, he may be going out because he thinks it makes others happy or it’s expected of him. Our son won’t hunt native game anymore but is willing to shoot all the “ditch chickens” he can. Peoples’ philosophies change over time.