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    Gregory

    Wait just a minute... Aren't you the same Goosemaster who disparages those bus riders semi-weekly? I bet it was easy "hunting!" LOL
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    Gregory

    Serious question... Are the preserves required to use a specific strain of ring-necked pheasant, or can they use anything? And, for the record, I've only shot one flare nare on public land in South Dakota. It was in November, this year, in east(ish) central. He was a second year bird, so he...
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    Gregory

    Ha! Touche'!
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    Gregory

    No wonder there are so many flare nare, pen raised birds on public lands in South Dakota. With that many preserves, the inmates are now running the asylum! 😛 I hope there aren't any preserves, in SD, near the MN border. We like to keep our gene pool wild over here. I do check every bird...
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    Semi repost: what is everyone's layering system

    I should also add that it isn't just me assuming my dog might get cold. She lets me know. If it is cold, especially if she is wet, if I stop to mess with my phone or camera, she'll vocally let me know she wants to keep moving to stay warm. She sounds like the tauntauns that they rode on the...
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    Semi repost: what is everyone's layering system

    Me either. This is the one I got. My dog is about 50 pounds, deep chested. I bought XL. I am guessing they are mainly for smaller dogs. Or maybe I got it a little big in case I want to put something under it instead of it being under the other stuff. They have a sizing chart online. It...
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    Hunting solo tactics

    I've never looked at the map for public land in Montana. Are they highly pressured there due to too many people hunting too few spots?
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    How tough are these birds?

    Oh, you are referring to the straight up flight. We were talking about the delayed drop. I've wondered how high they would go when they go straight up and whether you could wait long enough for them to drop. What is it about a neck artery being severed that causes them to go straight up?
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    How tough are these birds?

    I guess severing a neck artery could do it the same as the heart stopping or bleeding out from a heart/lung shot. The end result of all those would be a black out from lack of blood to the brain. That's different than a spinal neck shot, which would be a more immediate game over.
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    Semi repost: what is everyone's layering system

    I seem to run warmer than most, so probably not a model for others. Feet: All temps: Liner socks, over the calf socks, sock suspenders, uninsulated muck boots. None of this is for warmth. It is to wick away moisture and prevent blisters. Bottom: Above 30: Underwear, shorts, brush pants...
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    2024/2025 Pheasant Hunting Videos

    Ultimate Bullhead Fishing? https://www.roughfish.com/content/trophy-bullhead-waters-minnesota
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    How tough are these birds?

    On my birds that have dropped suddenly, I've checked their vitals and found heart damage. I always assumed it was just the heart giving out or couldn't pump enough to keep them alive/conscious. A few years ago, I had one go about 300-350 yards, in November or December, in Minnesota, and drop...
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    2024/2025 Pheasant Hunting Videos

    I grew up in Fairmont, MN. It is built on a chain of 5 lakes. Lots of bullheads in those lakes. The Iowa farmers would come up with white 5 gallon buckets and fill them to take back across the border. Not that there is anything wrong with that. :)
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    How tough are these birds?

    It didn't include enough mud dumping.
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    Coming from Canada

    Can you expand on that? I have hunted in Iowa before, but not roads/ditches. How is it viewed differently there than SD?
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    Rising straight away shot

    Similar here. I use the first month of grouse season to get in shape for pheasant season. Shooting at ruffed grouse and woodcock makes me rush my shots on pheasants.
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    Young Birds

    I guess it is possible I'm just subconsciously targeting the mature birds, to increase the "quality" (TM Goosemaster) of my hunts. 😛
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    Semi repost: what is everyone's layering system

    There was a recent post about lying in wait and pass shooting a couple roosters, so....
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    2024/2025 Pheasant Hunting Videos

    I did see the misses, but I also saw birds in the bag. Nice job! Also, having grown up 15 miles from the Iowa border (the higher IQ side), with a healthy back and forth verbal war between the MN and IA side, the world's largest bullhead brought a smile to my face. Back in the '80s, this was...
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    Young Birds

    That's great! Must be a pocket of the state where they didn't get wiped out by the cold, wet spring. The other variable is public vs private. If an area has a smaller number of young boys, they'll get taken out faster than on a normal year. If an area doesn't get a lot of pressure, then...
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