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I know I'll get flamed for this but it's time I think about adding a pointy type dog for the big, open chukar/ quail covers I hunt. Let me be clear, there will always be springers in my house for pheasants and heavy cover quail hunting. I'm leaning towards a bitch setter or Brittany but I have...

I think this is a pretty good deal on a NIB S&W 20ga. I probably would've bought it already if it were a DT gun. I'm still kicking around the idea but figured I'd give you all the heads up incase anyone is interested.:thumbsup...

Today while I was out quail hunting I noticed about 20 mallards and 10 or so woodies on a small pond out there where no one else hunts. I have my state and federal duck stamps (because I support wetland conservation) and have never used them and I think I might want to try. So here's my...

Well the fortress covey continues to give us fits. The "fortress" is a covey headquarters that is a 30x150yd tangle of wild rose, black berry, willow and elderberry. There's no sense in trying to hunt them off their roost and I know it but there they were pecking seeds next to their castle and...

Well, my brother and I made our final push today for the elusive Ca ringneck. No birds in the bag today but we enjoyed our walk and the dogs worked hard for us and ended up flushing 4 hens. To the roosters that evaded us this year :cheers: may your harems be big and and your broods be...

I figured I would share a few pics along my journey to SD. First stop in Boomtown NV, I swear I heard the "tut tut tut" of a mtn quail up there somewhere. JP was convinced this was a fine place to hunt and he wasn't happy to hear the load up command before we explored a few miles of cover.

As some of you may know I am heading to SD in a few short weeks and I got to thinking about which guns I will take. I'm taking my 20ga O/U of course, my 28ga SxS, uncles 20ga A5 mag as a back up, and grandpa's (my) 12ga webmaster because it deserves to drop a few SD birds. 4 shotguns, and thats...

This is a wonderful essay on OUR public lands and the "price of admission". If you've ever worn out a pair of hunting boots (or a bunch) this is a must read. http://mouthfuloffeathers.com/2014/11/10/worn/

This is my buddy from Pakistan and he is a hunting fool just like us here. He hunts doves and ducks in the ag land around his village and chukar and quail in the hills, as far as I know he doesn't have access to any pheasant hunting though. He added me on Facebook a while back and wanted to know...

Anybody moving any birds yet? We flushed three roosters and a couple hens this morning and my brother and I both connected on a rooster. We wnt back out around noon and flushed another five hens, a big fat doe, a coyote, and a jack rabbit but no roosters. We'll give it another go in an hour or...

Paving season has come to an end and I go back to a normal 5 8's work week on monday so I talk dad into a little trip and we packed up and headed to the Oroville WA area since quail hunting has been poor around these parts. We had a fun little trip despite being rained out most of friday. We saw...

No surprise there but they are still out there. No big covies yet but the family groups are ranging from 10-15 birds and we shot about half and half young of year/ mature birds. We hunted until 11:30 and moved 5 family groups before the heat stopped us. Here are the bird dogs with their take of...

So I'm going to SD in december and I assume it will get pretty cold so I'm looking for suggestions on a good jacket. I am a Ca boy but I am used to hunting in weather down to the 5-10 degree range, its the wind I'm worried about. Maybe I don't really need a jacket, what do you think?

http://www.shotgunsportsmagazine.com/archive/dec09/story1209.html No, I'm not trying to play a joke on you guys but if you are out pheasant hunting the refuges and your dogs aren't getting much bird work think about walking some marsh edges. I've taken a few snipe over the years but I might...

The weather cooled down a bit and I had today off so JP and I took a drive up the hill. It's very dry this year in the mountains so finding good habitat near water is very important for finding Mt quail. The old red doe up at quail camp has twins again, that makes 4 years straight. Seeing her up...

Has anyone spent anytime up in the NW hunting ruffies? I'm thinking about making a trip up to the Six Rivers to see if the exist. I have a friend in Humboldt that says he sees a few here and there on his hikes so I'll probably hit some creek bottoms in that area.

My uncle has a nice magnum 20ga Belgium a5 that he wants to sell and even though I'm not much for autos I hate to see a gun leave the family. So, what do you guys think its worth? I want to make him a good offer on it.

Dang it. I got soft and let my guard down and I've been attacked and by a lab guy no less.:eek: I tried to give him a reputation point but the site knew better than to let it happen.:D Hey Tom. Did you ever find that setter bitch I asked about for JP so I could make you the super V-dog you...

I just tried to give everyone in this thread a reputation point because you've all been so good during the long off season but it said I have to spread some around first. I'll be on the look out for positive, helpful posts.:thumbsup:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=812c9186a81db6434329bda16&id=9fec32dd78 Just saw this today, looks like if you're in the system you don't have to wait 10 days for a new gun anymore. I guess this is good? Though I can't say I thought the wait period was much of a burden in the first place.