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I am guessing only a 2 year old...I would have probably passed on him to see what he may have become! *sarcasm*

I am guessing that anyone who doesn't think like us, won't feel like they can comment without being shamed. I doubt that I will know how many or why they feel like there is an advantage to be unsafe!

Not to derail from a very sad and serious post, but this question is along the lines of safety. How much quicker does a person feel like they are at target acquisition and firing by carrying their gun afield off "safe" prior to the actual flush? For me, it is an unconscious, fluid motion with...

As a kid I was always taught to keep the gun barrels pointed towards the ground. I never had a hunting dog growing up, so this made sense. After getting a hunting dog, I prefer to see gun barrels up! It also amazes me how many people carry their guns on "fire" in the field, and then when they...

Five of us were finishing up a spot a couple of weeks ago when my dog got really "birdy". When she gets this way it's not if, it's when the bird will flush. We were in very thin grass and I thought there was no way there was a bird in front of us. She zigged and zagged across three of us on the...

Reading this makes me think I should consider communicating my whereabouts more frequently. Often times, when I leave the house, I never know where I'll end and I don't communicate my plans at all. Some of the best hunting spots I've found don't have cell phone signal at all...this could pose a...

The badger holes have been worse around here for the past couple years for unknown reasons, more badgers is likely the reason?!? Good to know I'm not alone. I am going to start tracking my step to fall ratio so i have a baseline for future purposes.

So, maybe I'm not quite as nimble as I once was, and still feel like I get around pretty well. I'm not yet 50, I can walk heavy cover for an entire day, and have already recorded over 100 miles in 6 weekends of going out this season, but... I have tripped (fallen as my son says) 3 times, all...

Well, I read this thread a few weeks ago and thought to myself that it had been a while since I felt like I had the "yips". I have missed plenty of birds in my life and have several birds that required the "second" bell tone, but for the most part, if the bird was in range, I felt confident it...

Weekend update. Had a regular group from KC that committed to the long drive out west. Surprisingly, the roads were fairly solid and by the middle of the afternoon on Saturday we could even access some trail roads. We didn't hunt any of the "honey hole ambush spots" and stayed in CRP along corn...

I am not an ornithologist, but my expectation is that when the rains stop, the birds are going to be ready to find food since they have been trying to stay dry for the past 2 days. Unfortunately, I think they are going to be moving to the fields tomorrow and Sunday, and the bare ground will be...

In Western Kansas, you take rain when it comes and you like it! We call this rain event a $1,000,000 rain, because of the future community revenue opportunities it provides in the whole county. This is amazing, especially for this time of the year. However, opening day of pheasant season is...

Nothing against lab (that is all that I have personally owned and love hunting behind them), but at bird farm, they will likely also have pointers to hunt behind (and also let you bring your dogs). Pointing dogs help novices prepare for the flush. You are doing the right thing by seeking more...

The trainer i used believed in quiet hunting and uses the ECollar "nick" to turn and a short press on constant on very low stimulation to recall if she's ranges too far or to call her off of a missed birds or hen. In the Kansas wind, this helps tremendously with communication. I've had several...

My lab does this also... I know she is just excited but it annoying. She walks backwards, staring at me and barking the moment we get out of the truck if I'm holding a gun and won't stop unless i bump her collar or tell her to go hunt. She does this EVERY time we stop at a new spot. I know it...

Well....$10,000 is too cheap! You can't find those that are nice anywhere for that price, I'll take 2 of them.😜

I suck at math, but since I have a calculator, I was able to deduce that I could own your rig for $54,000?!? That's tempting!!;) Nothing better than the old conversion vans!

When are you planning your trip? Opening weekend will be tough for me to help you out, because we will not have the birds "located" yet. After I get out a few times, I'll have a better idea of what area has birds and I would be happy to share some public land info in my area that are holding birds.