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I would rate my season as a 7/10 based on my harvest numbers, but a 9/10 on everything else. My takeaways from this season: Weather- Too warm=too many hunters and educated birds. Private/public: Night and day difference from my perspective. I shot only 3 limits this season and 2 of those...

Hit some private ground for the last hunt of the season. Birds were few and far between except for 2 roosters that were together, so got my 1st double of the season. We hunted 3 different waterways, both sides each, and it was a brutal walking with all of the drifts and crusty snow. We made it...

Good luck, it's brutal out there. I'll be heading out in the AM for my final hunt of the season.

I hit a reliable public area today and ended up with 1 bird. There were a couple other hunters out, but was never within a few hundred yards of them. We were in stealth mode and I think that's why we got close to that rooster. When we were in the cattails it was hard to be quiet and roosters...

Road counts aren't an exact science, but birds counts have definitely been on the rise the last several years. If your counting birds in the air, then it would seem like the counts aren't accurate, but I would guess that for every bird you see, there are several more running from you that you...

Teach her left, right, and back casting using the baseball drill. Once she knows that, you can take her afield and start planting birds, then cast her left/right to those birds. You can also use tennis balls or bumpers with a little bird scent on them. As you walking you can cast her left...

Bad spot for misplaced spacing. I got a good laugh out of it.

We just upgraded 4 phones on Verizon and the rep moved us down to the Unlimited Welcome plan, and our bill actually went down. The only thing we lose is always-on mobile hotspot, but we didn't use it that much. We are able to turn it on as needed for $10/month. We switched from US Cellular...

If you want live data as you drive around then it would need to be GPS enabled, and I'm not sure Kindles have gps. If you know the area you'll be hunting ahead of time then you can download that map from OnX before you head out

Springer, and my 1st female dog and 1st black and white springer. All my previous ones were liver and white males.

Hit a couple of private spots today and the birds actually cooperated and sat tight for the most part. I only took my springer as I felt she needed some 1:1 time. My lab wasn't too happy, but it ended up being a great decision as she did great on her own. The 1st place we hit produced 9 hens...

Agreed 100%. I only whistle (I don't use an actual whistle) or use the tone feature on the e-collar to turn the dogs when we're hunting, unless they really make me mad :D I bumped into another hunter a couple of weeks ago that had a bell on his dogs collar. We spoke for a minute, then I headed...

I have a 30+ year old Farm and Fleet "carhart" knockoff coat that I still wear pheasant hunting. I bought it in Brainerd MN during an October fishing trip on Mille laks. It's ratty, but it's still the warmest coat I've ever owned.

Fantastic!

I agree 100%. We do have some rain in the forecast Friday/Saturday for Central Iowa which should at least help the scenting conditions for the dogs on Saturday. I'd much prefer snow though.

I started the thread about a dogs "aha" moment which was specific to my 2 1/2 year old female ESS. This is her 2nd full season and she is very good at finding dead birds, but is still figuring out the live birds. I also hunt with my 5 year old male black lab and it took him a couple of seasons...

I have an electric Masterbilt and it might be the worst smoker ever. It doesn't hold a steady temp, only goes to 190 degrees max, and doesn't really produce a good smoke. I use an external temp gauge to monitor the temp of the smoker and have resorted to using an A-Maze-N smoke maze with...

Same guy that posted "My dog is excellent" a few posts above?

It seemed to happen with my female ESS yesterday. This is her 2nd full season and I was getting a little concerned with her figuring out the wild rooster game. She's been great after the shot finding and retrieving birds, and locating cripples that would have normally been lost birds, and that...

I go to areas where people don't typically deer hunt. If I happen to see any deer hunters I'll move on. The only time I've been concerned with deer hunters is when I was duck hunting and saw a bunch of orange vests on the opposite shore pushing a tree line.