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I've never seen a partridge in IA. I believe someone on here saw one north of Sioux City a year or two ago, but like Remy said, I wouldn't come to this part of the world hoping to shoot one. Hunting the same longitude 30 miles into NE, I haven't seen one since the late 80's. I saw one covey of...

I'd be shocked if they didn't open it up here. On a brighter note, I talked to Dad this morning. He tried to do a little spot mowing a couple days ago. He gave up after jumping hens with broods in the first two spots he tried.

This!!! This happens every year on opening weekend. Fortunately, my folks love to eat pheasant, as do I, but with the way I hunt now I have to keep an eye on my possession limits from the two states I hunt frequently.

My cousin has a Brit from well bred lines. He will generally let him range out to 100 yards or so, but he can keep him closer if he wants. IMO, he keeps him too close at times, but I would never bad mouth another persons dog or how he hunts the dog. I've only hunted with him a handful of times...

Lots of good advice in this thread. I got back into pheasant hunting a few years ago when I brought home a Springer to be my fishing buddy. Found out she could hunt, and lived for it. So, hunt I did...and I missed way more birds than I shot the first couple seasons back. Honestly, I'm not sure...

Outside of opening weekend, I hunt mostly by myself. But, opening weekend normally involves a bigger family group. It always bothers me when someone turns a bird to mush by not letting it get out a bit, especially if there are less experienced hunters in the group who are looking to shoot their...

I have a coworker/friend who is a sniper in the guard. He seems to have a heads up on what the military is ordering for ammo. He has been buying all the rifle cartridge components he can for the last couple of months. He thinks prices right now will be as good as they get for awhile.

I recently accepted a day shift position that will have me hunting a lot more in the afternoons. Up until this point, 90% of my hunting has been done in the morning. In Iowa we have to stop hunting at 4:30. In Nebraska I can legally hunt until sunset. I'm curious as to how you "golden hour"...

I feel the same way! I'm a few miles south of where IA, SD, and NE come together. We have had so many rains die at the river, or fire up just to the east of us the last couple of years. It's frustrating. My parents are 35 miles northwest of us. They have had a few nice rains that never made it...

A few days ago I drove a two mile stretch of road adjacent to some CRP. I was three different roosters and a fourth that I couldn't positively identify. Yesterday I had a brood run across the highway in front of me. I didn't get an exact count but I'm guessing there were 9-10 birds. They were...

That would have been before my time here. I travel Highway 20 from the Nebraska border to Cedar Falls 6-8 times a year. That's roughly 3/4 of the way across the state. There is very little CRP ground to be seen from the highway. Most of my hunting in Iowa is done on public land on the river...

He's got a big time drive and the motor to match! When he runs he sounds like a thoroughbred. It's like he's trying to punish the earth with his feet. Can't keep weight on him either. He's up to 3 cups a day of Inukshuk 30/25. Vet says his body score is perfect, but he has a lot of rib showing.

Sixteen-ish years ago, my cousin had two labs that were HIGHLY trained, amazing gun dogs. When the dogs were around 4 and 2 years old, he met his future wife. Drake and Avery didn't much care for the newest resident of their home. They were not aggressive towards her, they just gave her the...

Beautiful dogs! Congrats on passing the hunt test. I enjoyed your updates and look forward to many more!

Gary's Guns in Sioux Falls had flats of Fedral Top Gun for $70 over Memorial Day weekend. The Scheels store in Sioux City has two brands of target shells on sale for $6.99 per box. I hope the trend continues to come down. I don't enjoy going to Walmart, but I've been buying the 100 round boxes...

I hope all of you dad's out there had as great a day as I did. It started with a heartfelt call from my Daughter (technically she's my step-daughter, but she's my girl). I smoked four racks of ribs, some sausage, and a pile of beans, which we took to my parents house. Berkley got to come along...

Hoping for the best!

Nothing to see here in Iowa!

I inherited an older 12 gauge O/U that has some issues. The main issue is a loose action. At first, I thought the stock was loose. I had the gun at the club the other day, and put a box of shells through it. One of the shells failed to fire. I noticed the primer was slightly dented, but did not...

I was able to handle the regular Monte, the silver, and the silver featherweight. I have always preferred a raised rib, but these guns really felt good and seemed to point where I was looking.