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Hunting alone with the dog. No greater challenge, no greater satisfaction, no greater enjoyment. For me and for Sage, anyway.

I saw this recently. Done with a turkey's foot, but same principle. Not sure on where to source flesh eating beetles. :)

I can never remember what all I've posted for videos here, but I do a hunt each year in memory of my father-in-law and, once again, had a great outing -

Great work, you three! Nice when the dog cleans up a mess, whether our own or someone else's cripple. When Sage was young, I used to get upset when she'd flush a bird wild, but as time has gone on, I've come to realize that in the one man one dog (or two as the case may be) game, there are...

I was just going to say this. When I grab a pheasant by the back, there is a noticeable difference from the spring of the year to the mature bird. Otherwise, I think it is a lot of guesswork going by tails/spurs. Genetics and nutrition are probably going to play just as much of a role as...

Before switching to bismuth, I shot 3" #2 steel for many years. I settled on that combo after seeing steel #4 just not quite do the trick. While I love the feeling of Sage finding a cripple, I prefer to not have those moments in the field.

Deader is better.

I haven't hit a serious slump yet this fall. But that day is coming. You shoot your way into a slump and you have to shoot your way out. I had one far shot this year (50+) that required some dog power to get the bird in the vest. Otherwise, I've gotten better over the years about not...

Even more than the possession limit thread? 🤣🤣🤣

Depending on how the weather plays out, my favorite place to hunt is inside the cattails, walking on the edge of the ice, letting Sage scent where the pheasants land and go in or where they sun themselves. Again, depending on weather, if there is a lot of snow, pheasants tend to stick closer to...

The shooting part is within the statute of wanton waste of SDCL 41-1-4, "destruction of protected birds".

Which state are you referencing on the "call in a hen your dog killed"? I called the SDGFP local office and asked the question. The guy laughed when I asked if people are supposed to call it in. He said their office is spread beyond thin and wouldn't bother. Concluded by saying the only way...

I'm with you, wanton waste is a serious ethical violation. I would put money on the same person as it seems very odd that you would come across that scenario twice.

FYI, this is what I see on my screen -

Imagining a pattern to be a 30" circle, I would like to see it centered just in front of the beak. This does take the shot string into account. Or there's this guy on YouTube with a yellow lab who just keeps blasting until they fall. Seems to work alright for him. ;)

If my dog catches a hen and it's likely not to live or dead, I put it in my vest and take it home and eat it. I'll stand before a judge and God to accept whatever consequence comes my way as I believe that is the ethical thing to do.

They didn’t have the black synthetic in stock, so I got what was available. You’d probably have a stroke if you saw the inside of my truck! But it gets me to the hunting spot and my gun kills the birds. 😉

Here is the video from the past weekend. Couple days with a lot of hens, but that's fine. Good to know the pheasants are around.

This past weekend. Lots of corn still needing to be harvested. Hoping that will change here in the next week or so, but there is more precip forecasted for this weekend. Anyway...

The SDGFP doesn't just set up random roosters to catch folks. My understanding is that for the SDGFP to have a sting operation, there needs to be an intended target or an afflicted landowner. For example, a few years back, there was a young man in the southern central portion of the state...