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I pride myself on doing everything within legal and ethical boundaries. In Illinois our possession limit is 6 pheasants, and I'll admit I probably have a few more than that in my freezer at times. Obviously, some are from other states. If you are worried about a CO checking your freezer, you...

$160 for the case and $17 in shipping. So 17.70 per box.

In desperation, I bought a case of these. Hope they aren't junk. Anyone have any knowledge or experience of RIO ammo. Had decent reviews. There was 10 cases available on Tuesday when I bought them, but they are now out of stock. I guess worse case scenario, I can sell them to my buddies who...

In the last 3 days I have stopped in at a Cabelas, a Bass Pro Shops store, and two different Farm & Fleets in Northern, IL. No decent upland loads to be found. There is some steel shot waterfowl loads, and some cheap target loads, but no lead upland loads. No handgun ammo anywhere.

I truly believe gun fit is very important, but understanding eye dominance might be one of the most fundamental aspects to shooting a shotgun. Unfortunately, I’m a right handed shooter with a dominant left eye. Once I understood that and learned how to shoot with a dominant left eye, my...

Thanks for the replies. I got some good PM's as well.

My setter is turning 11 this year, and want to get an EP pup in the next year. I live in Northern IL, and don't mind driving up to 400 miles. I'm looking for a well bred EP that won't run too big. I like a dog with a lot of zip so looking to get back into an EP for my next project. I am...

I'm 51 years old, and have been avidly hunting pheasants for 41 years. I've seen one albino pheasant in all that time and that was about 30 miles west of Aberdeen, SD. I saw it standing in cornstalks while doing some scouting before shooting hours. He flushed wild and cackled when we returned...

Thanks for the update! I enjoy hearing about your hunting adventures with Ace.

I can only speak for myself, and my family has always had pointing dogs. Currently one setter. A couple of things come to mind when judging a good pointing bird dog. I can only speak to pointing dogs since I have never owned a flusher. Number one for me is listening skills. I want my dog to...

Years ago my dad and I were quail hunting. Our dog pointed a covey, and they got up behind us. My dad swung his gun to get a shot at the birds, and as he was turning a quail flew right into his gun barrel, and it fell dead at his feet. He always loved telling that story to people.

Not quite the same, but I was taking a vide of some pheasants flying back into some CRP in east central Illinois a few days ago, and a hen flew into the powerline. Kind of hard to see, but here's a link to the video:

My day was like that on Wednesday. At least 20 hens pointed. Didn't see our first rooster until the 3rd spot and it got up wild. Had my cousin with me, and really wanted to get him a bird, so took him to one of my honey holes over by Cissna, and we killed 3 in 15 minutes. He wanted to know...

Made 7 trips back to Iroquois County this year. Hunted by myself 3 times with a buddy or two the other 4. Killed a limit 5 out of 7 times. Had a limit each time I hunted by myself. Only 1 bird short the other 2. Best morning I had was with a buddy, we had 4 by 8:30. All in all pretty...

Here in Illinois, we had an ice storm a week ago. The ice is still all on the trees, but we have had heavy fog the last 4 nights resulting in some of the most beautiful ice crystals on every tree, wire, sign etc. Really unbelievable how incredible it looks. Made for some great scenery on my...

Walmart in Rochelle had some today.

Green Acres Hunt club is a nice place in Roberts, IL. Just west of I-57 so it's pretty easy to access from the burbs. I grew up down there in Iroquois County, and have been there a couple of times as guest. They don't offer Turkey hunting, but a couple of other options, and a sporting clays...

when ever I am having a rough day, I always reflect back on what my old man used to say over and over. “One thing about bird huntin boy, you can get well in a hurry.” Makes me smile every time bad goes to great in a few minutes. Truer words have never been spoken.

Certain things you buy just fit and work. Maybe put some elastic on the zipper next time you replace the zipper lol. Here's a link for one on Ebay...

This is a great topic. I’m no biologist, but I do have some opinions. I think the latest trends in crp and pheasant habitat grasses are great for winter survival, but not so great for nesting. Imagine being a pheasant chick in a switch grass field. I grew up and still hunt in east central...