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You can also apply this type of thinking to many things in life besides hunting….

I also count wounded birds against my limit. I think some of what you talk about comes with age. When I was in my teens through my early thirties, my count was all that counted. Piles of birds and a few deer and maybe a few coyotes and I was good. I walked harder, shot better and was proud of my...

A few years ago I remember Uguide posting about one of his properties having six hunters and no dogs one week and how many birds they had lost in the cattails. I for one have no issues with dog less hunters. Dogs are a serious investment and commitment that not everyone is able to take on. I...

I hunted a couple times with a guy that never met a bird he wouldn’t shoot at. Sometimes up to 5 times. Through the law of averages he would get a long one on occasion. I limit myself to about 40 yards ( I think) . As Bob stated above, without a range finder I’m really not sure

It must have slowed down… I was there during the week of the first week in November on my way home from North Dakota and the hotels were packed.

You already have some good information but I will add this. With no dog I would focus on an area away from Mitchell or Pierre. Those are decent sized towns and while they offer much as far as restaurants and lodging, they also get pounded on a daily basis by travelers. If you do choose one of...

Maybe he has a slow cousin he bring along

Skin is expensive no matter how you buy it….😂

Kansas has never been a big cattail/ pothole state and it’s impossible to compare it to the Dakotas. When I was a kid hunting in the 70’s our most productive fields were dirty wheat stubble fields with old sunflowers and fire weed. Especially those that were a year or more old. There was also a...

This what happens when your state wildlife organization gets rolled into tourism. I feel bad for the outside hunters that have come here drawn in by the acreage touted in the atlas only to find out it’s a big smoke show. The state’s answer is always the same…. They say that is good for some...

It wouldn’t surprise me. But there is no comparison between the efforts Kansas puts in compared to SD. Every time an increase in license fees gets brought up people cry poverty or that it will keep people out of the sport. What keeps people out of the sport is pathetic success. It is 27.50 to...

I don’t know how the state goes about signing up average and would hope situations like this are done due to taking all available acreage and some other land in the lot is better. I do think if they want it fixed it can be done. 1. Increase license fees and add a habit stamp for upland. 2...

That and the elimination of Milo. In the seventies most wheat stubble was left high and there were many miles of Milo. It was rare to see a corn field in many parts of the state. Soon the Milo disappeared and corn started to take over. There was a resurgence when CRP made sense then corn and...

Not if you have enough land and the habitat is correct… so back in 2010 or so I would hunt a property out around Murdo that was owned and run by three brothers. That area is the extreme west side of what would be considered pheasant range in SD at least the south side. I would hunt the second...

He reminds me of an old guy I encountered when I owned my remodeling business. Showed up in an old car and older clothes and asked me about coming by and giving him a price on some work. My helper at the time commented he doubted that he could afford us. I told him I thought maybe he was trying...

While I have no doubt a GSP can be crazy… They are not the only ones. I had male field labs for years. They can be a little high strung but will also settle in the house some. When it came time to get a new dog my wife’s only ask is that we try a female. I was like okay I can do that. I had...

So the first thing you have to do is assess your risk and how much goodwill capital you have built up then go for it. The first mistake was asking…. You throw subtle hints without actually asking the question. This way you have some level of deniability when the shit hits the fan. But honey you...

You think it only happens there? It’s more of a product of lack of decent hunting. I grew up hunting in Kansas both public and private. When the hunting was good in Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas crowds were never an issue. But when Iowa and Nebraska tanked, along with a downturn in the Dakotas, it...

He put his dog in a box???

My daughter took these off the back deck. We live 30 miles west of Kansas City.