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The guys in that truck had only bagged one bird before that happened and it was lying dead in the bed. Maybe that cock saw that dead bird and thought it was a good hiding place!

I have a 20ga 870 Wingmaster from the late 1960s that my dad bought for my older brother. I ended up with it as older brother moved away after HS. I used it for everything from squirrels to Canada geese and deer and everything in between. Haven't carried it for quite a while but did take it to...

This is the only correct answer. if you are not aging your birds, you don't really know what good pheasant tastes like. It would be like butchering cattle, taking the prime rib and throwing it right on the grill. You wouldn't like that! As for the butchering, after 3-6 days of aging i will...

Sure, if it includes a side trip to Lesterville.

Where are you located?

I prefer O/U because of sightline v. SxS but I will carry both. Hate autoloaders with a passion. I grew up on a pump gun which is OK for me.

Heading back to vehicles on Sunday one of or party yells out, "There's a live pheasant in the back of the truck!" I thought for sure it had to be the bird he had tossed in thinking it's dead. It wasn't. As we got closer I could see that cock standing upright ready to bolt and the bagged bird...

Land around mine in Wisconsin is going for $12-$15k/ac. It's not super productive farm ground either. Land near where I live in central Indiana is going for $10-$14k. Much better for farming and yields but no big dairy operations (which is what I think drive WI prices where I'm at.) Farmer...

2nd time out in IL yesterday. Hit three spots, 10ac, 20ac and 40ac patches of CRP. Have to be honest have never seen very many birds in any of these spots, but it was the places we had permission. The farmer had said, "You'll do OK" so I had higher hopes than normal. First spot we put up about...

Too warm for ducks still. A few around but those are residents I think.

You're going to take orders from her?

And get a bird dog!

That is a nice buck! What county?

My dad did the same. I was armed with a BB gun to "finish them off!"

A good dog will get the vast majority of them.

Depends if your a lefty or righty and if the gun is fixed chokes. It get's esoteric.

I use surplus military goretex bibs. Keeps wind and wet away and doesn't restrict movement too much. I also have a cheap goretex shell with hood I use for the top. Only thing I don't like is that if you're really hoofing it, can get steamy inside, but I've learned to curb my enthusiasm as I have...

They aren't roosters, they're cocks. And I agree. the yelling is bush league.

In the Illinois opener this year we had a 12 year old with a 20ga 1100 and a 9 year old with a bb gun. We kicked some deer out of some CRP and the 9 yr old took a shot at them. When we got back to the trucks later, I asked who shot the deer because one dropped about 300 yards away. He eyes got...

Get some water proof gear! Hunting in wet snow in cotton pants sounds like misery.