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I have not seen any in the field, but I hunt mostly mid-week, and typically on bottom ground that probably isn't conducive to deer drives. I thought I would see some groups of hunters in the hills on Sunday when I hunted a private piece. I met a couple pickups that looked to be deer hunters, but...

Great retrieve! This is my first season hunting with a semi-auto. I've had a few of those third shot birds, too.

The only way I was able to do it was to create a YouTube account and copy and paste from there. I am not very tech savvy, but it was really pretty simple to do.

Typically at Devil's we target perch, but the last two winters #'s have been down, and we have caught a lot of walleyes. It's a trip with one of my best friend's, and his uncle and cousin. His uncle is getting up there in age, and doesn't take good care of himself. He may not have many trips...

A short clip from our hunt from last Sunday morning. Private land, in the Loess Hills of Iowa. I need to find a better system for mounting the GoPro. I've missed 2 kills (and a couple misses) on birds that were to my right this week. In this clip, the popcorn flush was right into the sun. Some...

I am on my second season with a Summit. I can't remember exactly what came with it, and what I ordered extra. I know I added the extra bag to go on the back. And I have 2 water bottle holders. In the extra rear bag, I carry a bunch of dog first aid supplies. I carry cable cutters in the main...

My first bird(s) met a similar fate, probably '83 or '84, Northeast NE. That's how Dad grew up hunting, and that was my introduction to it. Other than a big group hunt on opening weekend, that was how my first few years of hunting went. Both of my Grandfathers put farms into the CRP program when...

We leave Monday morning for a somewhat spur of the moment fishing trip to Devils Lake. Highs expected to be -10 to -12, with lows reaching -23. Hopefully the SnoBear runs!

I don't do well with poop! I feel for you, but better you than me! I need to do a better job with my Gopro footage. Earlier this season Benny flushed a hen a few feet away from me. I watched the bird defacate and immediately thought there was no way Benny avoided that. Sure enough, he took the...

Two of the spots I hunted today were close to the Interstate. I wondered with all the traffic, if some of those rigs headed north were SD bound.

I wasn't planning to hunt today, but when the big flakes started to fall mid-morning, I loaded up all three dogs and headed out. The snow stopped as soon as I got out of town. I made a great shot on the first bird that got up, then I whiffed three times on a left to right bird at 20 yards going...

Thanks for all the kind words about my son. He turned 10 this year, finally old enough for a Nebraska deer permit! He filled both his antlerless tags, but hasn't connected on a buck yet. We'll get out over Christmss break with the muzzleloader. My deer rifle will be retired for a few years. At...

That is my parents place. My Grandpa bought that farm in '86 or '87. The majority of it has been in the CRP program from day one. Grandpa passed away in '99. I can remember him driving me around the farm after he bought it, I would have been 10 or 11 at the time. He said his grandkids would...

I get them from Orvis. The orange color seems to hold up the best. I got one of the dogs a neon yellow collar last year and by the end of the season it was harder to read than the orange. They aren't too expensive either, I think I paid $25 per collar. They are on sale frequently, $5 oof usually.

Exactly! I tell my wife all the time that a tired dog is a good dog. She very rarely complains about the time I spend working birds with our dogs!

Lol! Nope! The bedroom bird was shot in Iowa. I have no doubt that if my wife hadn't interrupted, I would've walked out of the bathroom to find him sitting proudly next to all three of those birds. I guess you could say she ruined a special moment?!

Great story! Hunting close to where it all started definitely adds to the moment, whether you bag birds, or not. Happy Birthday!

While showering after a successful hunt this morning, I heard ear piercing screams coming from outside the bathroom. I had never heard my wife scream like that before. It scared the hell out of me! I jumped out of the shower, fearing the worst. It turned out that Cash had let himself into the...

Quick private land hunt this morning. Cash got the call today. He worked well, made two great finds, but stopped a few feet short on both of his retrieves. We will have to get that corrected. No field pics today. We parked off a busy county highway and I loaded him up after a quick drink. We're...

So happy to see that beautiful Lab getting to work!