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I’m sure he did. He also used a rat terrier as his hunting dog. Needless to say, he was not like most folks.

I live in the west and believe that with the new administration, this has a better than fair chance of moving forward. In my state the governor down to state agency heads have been nose deep in this issue for more than a decade. Now with a federal administration that is busy shrinking federal a...

Not agreeing or disagreeing, but my Gpa in Iowa when I was a kid, only had two pheasant guns. He had a 410 and a .22 revolver. He killed a lot of pheasants.

What type of hunter are you? What bird species are you pursuing?

A few more memorable photos.

Alright everyone, this might sound crazy as hell. My Dad always said that if you look good you shoot good. I’m not talking about tweed or any Orvis crap. His point was that you need good boots, quality shells, a good dog and a gun that fits. I have used this advise whether I’m fishing or...

Keep in mind, this insight is from one video…..it looks like you rushed every first shot. It never looked like you got on any of the birds. It looked like a panic moment for you instead of a pull, follow and pull process. In my opinion, you need a lot of time around a lot of birds.

That trip might be why my knee is all messed up.

I have hunted behind a lot of incredible bird dogs......their ability and skill , in my opinion was a result of many many days training and hundreds or perhaps thousands of real hunt/wild bird contacts, not because of a field trial.

Keep your dog exercised (lean and mean). Keep taking it out in field situations, use live birds, frozen birds and training dummy’s. The most common mistake I’ve seen and been guilty of myself is not maintaining your responsibility as a dog owner and hunting partner. Daily off leash outings in...

Life is odd sometimes. When I was a kid there were quail mixed with pheasants in eastern Oregon and my Dad would get furious whenever I shot at a quail. He would say that they aren't worth the shot. After moving around the west and experiencing quail hunting at it's best and worse........I...

It's like the 100 commandments for pheasant hunters. I strive to live up to them all but.........fail at about half at any given moment or trip.

I'd say that it depends on where you are, what species you are hunting, what your expertise is and what your expectations are. I'll offer a couple of examples: 1. I went to school in eastern New Mexico, right on the Texas border. At the time there were plenty of Bobwhite to mess around...

Usually I take more pictures than I did this year. I had a great year, until I tore my knee up. I go in for surgery in a week and hope for the best. I hunted my same old haunts, but then explored some new country. I was amazed at the bird numbers this year. My little griffon turned 7 this year...

This year, I’ve almost completely stopped shooting any birds before the dog retrieves a downed bird. When I did I lost more birds due to the dog and I getting distracted. Shoot one, retrieve one.

I know you all might find this crazy, but several years ago, I had an over under that I didn’t use and a guy offered me a trade. He had this Russian made “Remington” semi auto 12 gauge 3 1/2” magnum black synthetic shotgun, ugly as hell, made by the same company who makes the AK 47. I looked at...

I find more birds in these spots “spring” and “seeps” later in the season. From looking at their crops, I always assumed they were feeding on the fresh green shoots that seem to come up quite a bit earlier than everywhere else.

One additional fairly frightening story for both my dog and myself. This October, I was hunting with my son in law, we were a mile or more from one another and I had limited out, so I was hustling back to the truck which was several miles from me. Along the way my dog went on point. I just...

Funny story.....I have never shot a Stoeger 3500, so while hunting with a friend who has one, I borrow his for a morning. I apologize to anyone who has one of these guns but damn. it is big and clunky and for some reason could not get it to connect with a bird. So, whether it was subconscious...