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Ruthie doing some early season training. (1 year old pup out of Piper and Sitka) Ruthie and Lou a shorthair I was training on some early season woodcock

I have been asking around and figured I would check the forum too. We used to raise pheasant, quail, and chukar. Stopped the last 3 years as licensing has gotten more strict and kids got older, etc... So I have all of the equipment and housing, and I will still raise some for my own, but I'm...

I've been into quail a few times this year already and I would say that 80 percent of the covies I have found have really young birds in them. And a couple of covies had a couple of big birds and the rest were all about 6 week old birds from my guesstimate. I have raised quail so have a good...

Got a snow day from work and at it again. Met up with my buddy Chris for a cold afternoon hunt. Could have done a little better but still getting into some young birds that we decided to let fly. Got some good dog and managed to bag these 2. [ATTACH]8662

Did a little better today. The rain stayed away and it was too muddy to work so better go hunting!! Found 3 coveys and ended up with 6 on the day. Hunted till about 11. Got kind of hot this afternoon. Ran into a covey of about 6 week old birds. Didn't realize it till I had one in hand or I...

I have an old model dog training collar. It was purchased in 1999 and never was taken out of the box. It is a shock collar with a nick and continuous button. No vibrate or warning button. It was purchased by a friend of my father in law. He passed and we ended up with a lot of boxes!! I...

Puppies are the best thing to get rid of the off-season blues. Its funny how stylish they are already at 5 weeks old! Especially around the food buffet!

Piper my 4 year old bitch is about to pop. Whelp date is between July 15th-July 19th. Depending on number of puppies I may have a couple available. Ill keep it posted...

Ill add to and attach pics gradually here. Have had a pretty good season to date. Starting at home with dove in september and then across the midwest and high plains on a couple of upland circles. Dogs have gotten some good work and the freezer has birds in it so life is good! The first pic...

Finally got away from the baseball field on Sunday and into the turkey field. Was a great day to be a turkey hunter. Heard 6 to 7 gobbles right off the bat starting at about 530 am. Friend of mine got one at about 8 o'clock and I got this monster in the pictures below at 1215. Took me...

I went to a fun trial a couple weekends ago. It is a fundraiser for a local gamefarm that brings in injured vets and kids that would never get a chance to hunt. Good way to spend the day and a $100. Have participated in it for a few years now. I'm not a trial guy by any means and I only...

I ran my dogs yesterday. 45 min run across the street in alot of native grass with some low spots. Woodcock everywhere. The most I've ever seen in one spot here in Missouri. Michigan last fall I saw a few but we missed the migration so I was told. But my findings yesterday tells me they are...

These were released on Thanksgiving Day. This one wont go back to the pen but loves the roof. And the bird feeder.

Went on my final outing for the year as far as wild birds go. Terrain was different, weather was different, but the bobwhites call it home nonetheless!! Cant think of anything else I'd rather have been doing on Super Bowl Weekend. Didn't see one minute of the game. And it was a good one I...

Had a pretty good weekend with a good group of friends. Could have killed a lot more but a couple guys were a little green in the uplands. A lot of shots that didn't connect but saw plenty of birds both pheasant and quail. The dogs did excellent. My old dog Suede was her usual self, but my...

The last mess of frog legs from the summer got cooked up last night by my wonderful wife. One of my favorite self-harvest meals. Actually my daughter gigs em all. I just steer the boat! Nothing beats frogs outside with a beer on a hot summer night, but its a pretty good treat on a cold night...

Got out for about 3 hours on Saturday. Cold and wind-burnt but good to see birds in big coveys and good dog work. Peach my little setter is getting better everyday. She had a real nice stylish point and find for my buddy across the fence. I say find because she hasn't quite caught on to...

Pulled up to a parking spot and was surprised to see this in the parking spot. My daughter pointed out the coffee cup. It was a Yeti. Didnt know the Amish were allowed Yeti's!

Had a great day and a half of hunting. I'm pretty sure it's an addiction. Definitely an issue!!:) Went solo as usual for most of it. Met another guy off the forum. Another fellow Missourian and stand up guy. First day didnt get started really till 230pm. Next day started at 8 and was done...