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1. Walk to the corners and wait a few minutes. 2. Figure out their escape route. They want to run or hide first, and fly last. 3. Look for the "cover within the cover." I used to hunt smaller pieces and avoid big mile by mile sections. Now I'm learning that those big pieces have some nice...

Things that are quick/easy to store in the truck or cooler, make quickly in the field, pre-package ahead of time, easy to eat while driving from spot to spot, or easy to pack in your pouch if you are walking a large piece for a full day. I'm also a bit of a health/fitness/nutrition person, so...

I don't spend a lot of time working ditches, and probably should do more of it because it does work. But I have done everything legal and still come across a few landowners who stop you and try telling you that you are breaking the law or intimidate you. I have sense just avoided road/ditch...

Obviously a dog helps, but if you put in the time and work hard you can find them without a dog on public land. Look for things that can help your success, "cover within the cover", road ditches, things that are a bit smaller that you can cover yourself and there is some type of boundary that...

Nice report. My favorite part was how you were learning each day and each day your bird numbers (whether harvested, or contacts made) seemed to get better and better.

So many memories I relive after reading all these. Last year my dad and I were hunting, we hit a bird that sailed off into a row of cedar trees. We walked up and down that row twice and neither dog got birdy. After the 2nd pass through, we stood at the end dumbfounded, and then right in front...

I was supposed to be in SD for the end of this week, but moved it to early next week because of the heat. Keep in mind how hot your vehicles can get as well. I have a truck with a topper on it, and have a cheap indoor/outdoor wireless thermometer. A 60 degree day in the sun, inside my pickup...

I had one last year that I shot it, never saw a feather come off, never saw a change in flight pattern, and it kept flying higher and higher - I swear it was 100 yards in the air and flying off into the distance, a sure miss. Then all of a sudden like a helicopter that just had it's motor die...

Cloudy and overcast. But, that sunset view with a combine rolling off in the distance and some dust in the air is tough to beat while you are sitting on the tailgate after a full day of hunting. That's worth half the trip to the Dakotas.

That's what I thought the other day, only a few extras. I only need 2 birds, 10 shells is more than enough. Well... in comes the "shooting slump." 4 missed shots on the 1st bird. 3 missed shots on the next bird. 3 shells left for 2 birds... 2 shots to finally hit the 3rd bird. 1 shell left...

I'm happy with 1 limit in a day, so 3 would be remarkable. I'm sure it won't be easy but I'm sure it could be done if everything lines up just right. Sounds like a bucket list type of day!

I feel there's been a "covid crowd" for Pheasant hunting this fall. Which makes me happy and sad. Sad because I am struggling to find a public land that doesn't already have people on it almost each time I go out. Happy because the sport is dying, and if we want it to be around for as long as...

Wait till you see one go down in a picked field or light cover where you can still watch it run. Man, they are FAST!

I haven't hunted that specific area, but have spent a bit of time along other corps properties on other parts of the river further south. I'm guessing it's about the same... definitely birds there, very hard to get to, hilly, brush, trees, wild flushing. But there are also a lot of birds in...

I've done a lot of pheasant hunting during deer season and never had any problems nor really even seen anyone. I'm just a bit more selective in where I hunt to reduce the chance of being in a place a deer hunter might also be. But I'm guessing comparing pheasant hunting during deer season in...

Thanks for the reply, above is kind of the answers I thought I might get but hoped I wouldn't get. Unfortunately it's just the one time I'll be in the area, so pretty limited to that weekend and just want to give grouse hunting a try while I am in the area with my dog. But it may not be worth...

I know this is a pheasant forum, but switching topics on a different bird. I have never hunted Ruffed Grouse before but I am going to have a weekend in Cass County, MN in mid-November seeing some family. And the dog is going to be along... So I figured there's no better time to try my hand at...

I'll be honest and say I haven't had as much success as normal this year in my home area of SC MN (all public land). Most of my hunts are quick, I only get a few hours here and there so no day long trips. But the first week I did very good and was off to a successful start. The last 2 weeks I...

My family pet too, I'm not going to drive a car without my kids strapped into their carseats. I'm not going to drive my vehicle without my dog strapped into his crate (his version of a carseat). Again, nothing wrong with either and I'm slightly jealous of the people that have their dog riding...

If there is a vehicle in the parking lot, then I move on. When looking for locations to hunt, I try to choose areas that have a lot of public land within a certain radius, so if one spot has someone at it I can easily move on to the next. To avoid the issue (especially early season) of having...