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I was out today with my older seasoned Britt. Too windy for my younger dog (today anyways). Saw five birds ... three hens and two roosters. Dog caught both roosters when released off point. One in the cattails. The other in the taller grass. I walked by my dog on point in some...

Same happened to me yesterday. Dog had a big rooster pointed and pinned. It took us about a minute (maybe a bit more) to reach the dog. Rooster flushes and my gun gets "tangled" in the tall, sweet clover stems. None of the three roosters cackled. They all had been in this rodeo before.

We picked up 2 nice roosters today in middle MN. Saw three roosters in range on three walks between 9:30 - 2:00. It had been quite a while since I had hunted this area, but we had no time to run far out west. Gorgeous weather. Wish we had all day. Cover was incredibly thick and, in...

Same is true with ND. The best part about SD is it keeps the overall hunting population in MN down to a manageable level. The issue in MN is not the bird count it is the total number of hunters ...

Puppy guarding his fields. Ditch hunting is legal on most SD roadsides.

I remember your early posts. You have come a long way Bob Peters. I would call you a diehard (if not addicted) pheasant hunter.

Old abandoned farm houses are even higher on the "neat" scale. We used to peak in to see what was left behind. I used to tell people that I would pay them $100 to spend the night.

Not to nitpick, well maybe I am nitpicking just a bit ... but how are pile shots on old abandoned farm equipment that much different than on a tail gate??

I have shot so many birds - I often am looking for photo opportunities as much as the next bird in the bag. If I am hunting with my family or friends, I often put my gun down and take photos. Sometimes I do not even carry a gun.

Spot, stalk, and jump shooting pheasants works well in high winds. If you know the area you do not even have to spot ... you know those small cover areas that hold birds. Not my favorite, but it is fun to come over a small hill onto a willow or buffalo berry patch and jump 50+ pheasants ...

He should be good to go all day with breaks in between walks/hunts. Water and a mid-day biscuit or two is usually all they need. Agree that cooler weather is easier on the dogs.

My young dog had a nice point on a rooster. I dropped it but did not hit it hard enough. I marked the spot where it landed and we headed on over. Dog was already looking. I stood my ground and let him work and work the immediate area. He would start to branch out a bit and I would get...

I do both depending on the cover. In the cases above I was either standing next to or actually standing in front of the dog. If the cover is impenetrable or walking past the dog limits visibility of a shot to humans ... I let the dog go reposition - sometimes they end up over the bird or the...

Most years my dogs find more wounded birds than I lose via a crippling shot and unrecovered bird. Most crippled birds either burrow or run and burrow, but there exceptions. I try trust the dog and try not to wonder about the drop zone too much ... at least initially. Extremely dry and...

Limit this morning and did not take a shot. Both roosters pointed. Dog released off point and bird caught. Cleaning the birds there was no apparent shot in any of the four breasts. I do not typically take leg meat off caught - wounded (assumed) roosters. Did not see another hunter out...

Good luck to any deer hunters on Saturday. Still a lot of corn standing north of the cities.

I only use a neoprene vest with my Brittanys when waterfowl hunting. I have had to trim the arm holes to prevent chafing. I have a blaze orange fleece and a blaze orange track jacket for the occasional times I want my dog in blaze orange. Don’t use because of temps

Birds double back all the time.

Do you draw straws then the house is guarded by a ferocious beast nipping at your tires as you drive into the yard while barking and then staring intently at the car door waiting for it to open ? :unsure:

In some southern states buckshot is still legal and occasionally used (or was up until a few years ago) to kill deer.