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I agree, the best way to find good habitat and populations of birds is doing it with your own truck, eyes, and legs. But all that takes time and energy, something very few have the will power for these days.

Nothing to see north of 94. Keep heading south. 😬

You've already got a MN license and have harvested birds; why bother with an overpriced nonresident license to drive hours and fight more crowds of hunters? I'd keep striking that MN iron while it was hot.

It actually starts in mid September lol But I digress...

Youth hunts cater to one demographic. Adults cannot participate. They supervise, but they cannot participate. And yet, during the regular season, youth can participate. It's not a 2 way street. I'm against every early special season. It has nothing to do with being a youth hunter actually...

I quit waterfowl hunting about 5 years ago. I had done it for about 20 years. It wasn't because I wanted to focus on another type of hunting though. It was because there weren't enough ducks to hunt. Purchasing waterfowl stamps, getting up at 4am, slogging through a marsh, fighting for a...

Based on the point of this thread, I'd like to point out how stupid it is there's so many special seasons to hunt deer here. As a deer hunter myself, I understand the point. It's about hunter recruitment and revenue, and deer hunting is king. But these early special youth and antlerless...

No, you're better off not. You can't argue with stupidity.

Yep, free parking usually only happens once. Learn from the mistake.

LOL good one

I have a friend who was verbally warned several years ago about this during the youth/early antlerless season. They were rocking their normal orange hat and upland vest. The upland vest had orange shoulder patches and an orange back pouch. Wasn't good enough. You need full blaze orange above...

That is correct. Starts in 2026. Centerfire rifles allowed statewide. Studies have shown that hunting with a rifle is safer than using a shotgun with slugs.

Coincidence? Who knows. I've only ever encountered one game warden in my 31 years of hunting and fishing too. That was last April while panfishing. Never even seen one while deer, pheasant, grouse, waterfowl, or turkey hunting.

Honestly if you're that worried about your dog getting shot, maybe it's just best to avoid hunting during deer firearms season. Although I don't think there's a ton of youth or early antlerless hunters out, there are a crap load of them during the main 9 day gun season in November. There is...

Good reminder nater.

I have never once encountered a porky, skunk, or badger while grouse or pheasant hunting. 25 years.

You forgot feral cats.

Stocked birds do not dilute the population because they don't live long enough to do it. They have zero natural escapability or survival instincts. Anyone who thinks that chasing flair nares is similar to hunting wild birds needs their head examined. Clearly there are two factors that improve...

What you really need is one of those versatile breeds. You know, the ones who can juggle, walk on 2 legs, and breathe underwater. Anything less is just not a worthy canine

I agree with this. But that's a topic for another day in another thread.