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I bought a final rise at the start of the season as well. I really wanted a wing works and waited a couple years but couldn't get one. Overall it is a great vest and I used it all season. The weight bearing belt is great. It is easy to load birds into and has a decent amount of space and...

I bought a pair of stonecreek chaps 8ish years ago and they are starting to show wear but are still perfectly serviceable. I don't wear them every time I hunt but do most of the time. They probably saw 25 days in the field this season alone.

As a kid I never did because the adults never did and it never crossed my mind, but did at the range. Then I noticed all the old hunters were deaf in at least one ear. Then I noticed it was mostly in the opposite ear as their handedness. Lefties were deaf in their right ear and righties deaf in...

Second to last weekend of the year. Out with my buddy on public land primarily hunting quail. We got cut off by some other hunters who came in from a different parking area. They were nice enough folks and my buddy and I decided to call it for the day. Walking the gated gravel road back to the...

I have no idea on the brand of call I have. When I lived in Tucson about 15 years ago I bought a cheap one from sportsmans. I was making $18k a year at the time and am frugal by nature so I doubt I spent more than $10. I still use it for the valley quail up here in WA. I find the quail call...

Powderhorn's reply got me thinking about when you are going, which you stated in your original post but I didn't think enough about. My comment about orienting to water does not hold nearly as well in February as in October. I have found the Chi-ca-go call to be useful on both California and...

I have not hunted NM, but I did hunt Gambles in AZ a lot while I was in graduate school. My experience comes from hunting amongst prickly pear and saguaro. Some of it may translate to New Mexico. They are an adaptable bird so you will find them beyond what I describe below but this was my...

Meh, if someone on the Internet thinks I am a liar so be it. I will somehow find the will to survive.

They shot birds that trip, I think it was about 80 birds killed by the group over 4 days. You have to understand the situation and sentiment to understand why they told me that. They were 65-75 years old, and did it all season every season. One of them was my uncle and all were from the town of...

I had the opportunity to hunt pheasants on private land outside Winner, SD. It is the only time I have hunted SD. An old farmer from my home town sold his farm upon retirement and bought 1200 acres in SD. He managed all 1200 acres specifically for pheasant hunting because that was his passion...

This involves a rifle instead of a shotgun but it seems to fit the theme. I used to varmint hunt in the Tucson area a lot. I was out with a friend and we had kicked a rabbit into a slightly more grassy area. We decided on a pincer movement and to head shoot this cottontail and put it in the...

I had an interesting experience today related to this thread. Last weekend of quail/ pheasant in Washington was this weekend. We had a cold front come in Friday. Not sure the exact numbers where I hunted but lows would of been around 0 with 10-15 mph winds both Friday and Saturday. Today the...

It is nice seeing someone post an accurate total to give perspective to others. I saved the longest tail feather from each pheasant I shot this year. Right now I am sitting on 14 with two roosters that were dropped and lost. All wild, public land birds in Washington state. I have made it out 33...

The majority of my hunting has a chance of either bird over pointing dogs. If I can use lead then I shoot #6. Never had a problem on phez inside 30 yards as long as it wasn't straight away. When I have shot quail with larger shot it is not tearing them up. It is that the wounded loss rate goes...

A lot of variables there. Too Much for the hunter? That depends on the hunters motivation. Too much for the quail's well being? I wouldn't be worried about the amount of snow so much as the temperature and wind conditions.

Wish I would of seen this sooner. I lived down in Tucson for 6 years. It has been a decade since i lived down there so I do not know how the hatches have been and I won't mention super specific locations. I mostly hunted without dogs but did make it out with friends pointing dogs a few times...