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agreed, longshot shoots dirty.

1 oz in a 20 gauge has always been a challenge. The last time I needed wads for a load like this the only one I could find was remington and that wasn't easy. Longshot powder is about the best choice. As you noted, you're not going to get much over 1200 fps regardless and Longshot keeps the...

Reloading data is so easy to get these days. Those powders are all included in Hodgdon's data, linked by Chestle. You will encounter a couple of challenges though: Last I checked, there was only a little data out there on Cheddite primers, at least on Hodgdon's site. I don't think you'll find...

It's so cool to see them figuring it out. I'm sure you've posted the breed before, but is that a PP? I used to have one of those low-effort, low-but-reliable-success spots. It was about 20 minutes from my house. I can still hunt it, but I don't These days it's "one covey if I'm lucky" rather...

Phragmites are moist soil plants like cattails. Generally taller, with thinner stems and feathery seed heads. They are an invasive plant. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/invasive_phragmites_australis_what_is_it_and_why_is_it_a_problem

Conventional wisdom is that PC form bigger flocks in winter and get even more difficult to approach on foot. Pass shooting as they fly from pastures to harvested grain fields in the morning is the traditional method for this time of year. However, I've heard of serious dog guys that continue...

I guess you're not a fan of Tyler... His podcast is sometimes OK, but I haven't spent much time with his youtube stuff. As to your basic question, I'll offer the following: 15-20 minutes, but view that more as a maximum than a minimum very short intro misses and bad dog work are interesting...

Great to see all those hens!

I have my second and third Vizslas right now and I love them. But they aren't perfect. For me at least, the pros and cons represent a comparison to the lab I had before and many other labs I've known and hunted over in the past. I suspect all of us list pros and cons in the context of our...

Love the pics. How do you like those Scheels vests for the dogs?

Columbia Ptarmigan hunting coat. I love this coat, but not the current version of it. I think I bought it in the spring of '07, but I'm wearing it in a picture from November of '09. In another couple of years it's going to start leaking shells out of the pockets. I may have to give up bird...

Tried this recipe on Saturday, big thumbs up! Breast meat from 2 birds and 1/2 lb. of bacon yielded 5 weighed 1/3# patties, with just a little bit left over. Not even enough left over for a really small patty, I just added it to the other 5.

This past weekend I was hunting with a new-to-me hunting partner who is much less experienced. We were walking a short hedgerow. There were three dogs on the ground, two of mine and his. Both of mine are on point on the downwind side of the hedgerow about 20 yards apart. I was on that side...

Wish you had started one months ago... :)

Fieldview shows about 1.7" on all our stuff yesterday and so far today. Happily cancelled plans to hunt today, but I'll be out on Sunday. Our stuff is pretty sandy so it shouldn't be too muddy.

You don't see much of it anymore, but irrigated milo was crazy fun to hunt. Most of those irrigated circles have gone to corn and beans. It's been several years since I've seen a harvested dryland milo field that enough cover to hold birds. They are great food sources, but modern dryland milo...

I prefer groups of 4 or less. 2-3 is about perfect, and that's what I seem to do most of the time. Saturday will be a group of two, unless the other guy brings his kid. Opening weekend is a bigger group, and it can be a pain. No one reads my dogs like I do and they don't know how to work as...

I hunt in Kansas. Our limit is 4 birds/day. I wish this question were relevant for me. :(

I understand and agree that this is probably part of it. Although producers deal with government "control" already and to a significant degree. ewg.org has a spooky, stalker-like database of farm subsidies that includes many of the farm programs, including CRP. All those programs have...