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I don't see many around here, but I also try and avoid the crowds when hunting. I watched a couple of episodes of the Wentz (Carson) Brothers hunting show this weekend and one of them has a golden retriever. In the episodes I watched they were duck hunting and the dog was making some solid...

I went out both Saturday and Sunday morning on different public areas, and there weren't many other hunters out which was surprising considering how many people were out the first couple of weeks. That said, I think all of the early pressure has made the birds more skittish and prone to run and...

I have a similar issue with my 100# male lab and 45# female springer, but she always brings me back the bird so I let it slide. We often hunt heavy cattails and it's hard to monitor exactly where the dogs are in relationship to a downed bird so it's hard to correct. I'm just happy they find...

Got out Sat morning for a couple of hours on public in the Central part of the state and got 1. Same story as the previous weeks, the roosters were running and/or flushing way out ahead. We tried the shorter grass first, then dove into the cattails and started kicking up a lot of birds, but...

It seems like a lot of work on the warden's part for a dead hen. What are the odds of him/her actually driving to an area to pick up a dead hen, especially if it's in the middle of a 200+ acre parcel? Just doesn't make sense with them being so shorthanded these days. I'm curious if anyone on...

It sounds like a frustrating situation. I'm curious if you introduced her to birds when she was a young pup? When my dogs are pups I started each with a freshly killed pigeon about once a day for a week, then move on to a clipped wing pigeon, then a full flier. My goal is to make them bird...

I just hunt the road ditches bordering the game farms. Once they get outside of the property line they're wild birds. Win/Win

I went out around 10:00 like every other opener to avoid the crowds, but nearly every parking lot was full to my surprise. I found an area to hunt and found birds, but the roosters were running and getting up on the edge of gun range. I got a couple of shots but didn’t connect. The 1st...

People who: -Feel party hunting is OK and continue shooting after they get their limit. -Like to hunt your private spots, but don't want you hunting on theirs. I quit hunting with someone due to these reasons.

Shot this guy on Friday morning. This is the proper way to photograph a jake...lol He came in with 2 of his buddies and I could have shot all 3 of them. After I dropped him, they decided to attack the poor guy. The morning started with a mad hen trying to peck the head off one of my decoys...

I had a good season in terms dog work and the number of birds seen and harvested. I got out 24 times, mostly on the weekends, solo, and all on public ground. We averaged slightly over 1 bird per outing and cut our lost bird rate down quite a bit from last year. I attribute this mostly to my 2...

I try to find a reference on the horizon to mark the line, and do a decent job of finding the fall area. If no reference point is available, I'll put my hat where I shot from, then try and walk the correct line. I also stop maybe 10-20 yards short so I don't add scent to the fall area, even if...

I'm curious what others consider an acceptable loss rate, and what you actually count as a lost bird. Obviously we don't want to lose any birds, but it happens. This season I lost 3 of 25 birds for a loss percentage of 12%. These are birds that were knocked down, marked, but the dogs couldn't...

I wrapped up my season today with a shutout but got the dogs on some birds which is always a bonus. All in all, it was a pretty good season for me. I only got out on the weekends except for a few days between Christmas and New Year's Day and hunted 100% public ground. The last couple of weeks...

I cleaned another bird from Saturday that had a similar, but smaller abscess. It looked like it took a single pellet in the lower breast. The old wound was about an inch long and had some old feathers in it. The thing smelled as bad as the one in the other bird.

After some tough hunts during the week, we were able to connect on a couple of public land roosters this morning. I got to the area at 8:00 and someone beat me to the spot I wanted so I hit a different section. It sounded like he got some shooting too. The birds were holding much tighter...

I didn't dissect it, but it was all very spongy.

I just cleaned a rooster I shot yesterday and noticed a hard lump on one of the breast halves. I cut it open and out popped the lump of what I can only assume were old feathers and rotten flesh. It smelled horrible but was contained to that one area. Has anyone seen anything like this? The...

I've noticed with my M2 that when it takes excessive force to get the shell in the magazine it's an issue with the trigger assembly alignment, usually after cleaning the gun and reassembling it. Popping out the pin and resetting the trigger assembly usually takes care of the issue. Also, make...

I had a male Springer that this happened to occasionally, usually when it was really cold out. I know my dogs go to the bathroom often while hunting so not sure if a full body suit would be the answer. In my experience, neutering hasn't had any negative effects on the male dogs I've had. Talk...