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Wish I could this year. Always wanted a side-by-side but my wife is having some health problems so I have to stay on the straight and narrow. Good luck!

I put a want ad in Shotgun World. Guess who replied? -- Lona Duff. He even supplied a copy of his Ohio driver's license. I checked with Ohio BMV. It was a fake. Yes, he is a scammer.

Barrel length? Choke tubes? Has the stock been modified in any way? Thanks

We anticipate replacing our old lab next spring. So many lab breeders now advertise "pointing labs". I've had labs for 50+ years and none were pointers. The concept actually eludes me. I'm so used to flushing labs that if my lab stopped and pointed I don't know what I would do. Obviously you can...

You guys are making me jealous. We had to put down our 11 year old lab in February. Normally we would be taking on a new pup this spring but my wife is having some health issues so we've decided to wait until next spring. I'll be feeling a bit "under-dogged" this fall with only one dog hunting...

I shoot skeet at least 2 times/week. All low gun. In the fall we go to a random delay release which prevents you from mounting your gun as you call for the bird. It really helps when hunting wild birds. I found that when I shot a lot of high-gun trap it messed me up for field shooting. Shooting...

Though any kind of shotgun shooting is helpful, I personally don't recommend high-gun trap to bird hunters. Low-gun skeet or sporting clays more closely emulate actual bird hunting/flushes and gives a shooter practice with crossing, over head and other non-typical (for trap) shots. In the fall...

Congratulations! Now that you are "retired" I'll bet you find you are busier than when you were working a full time job. I've retired multiple times and always found more than enough to do, but finally I'm fully "retired" and just enjoying life. Don't let your new ventures over-ride your...

Nope. Life is too short and I'm on the "shorter" end. Fuel prices are a concern, but as others have noted, how much does it really add to the cost of a trip? I'm actually more concerned about the lack of availability of parts, particularly computer type parts. We were in New Mexico 3 years ago...

I was invited to a formal "live pigeon shoot" with the ring and release boxes about 25 years ago. Invitation only. Only a few spectators allowed with known credentials. They cleaned out their pigeon pens and quit after that shoot. From the graphics and color of the box in the photo you posted...

If you haven't found one/made a decision talk to either Joel Etchen Guns or Cole's in Maine. Both have Berettas and other guns in left and rights. Cole's has gunsmiths on staff that can help with fitting. Don't buy a off the shelf Beretta 686 without checking it for cast. I have two and they...

Real common in bird dogs. We try to check our dog's ears at least daily and if they are shaking their head or pawing their ears, immediately. As you found, when a sharp seed gets deep down into the ear, it really does damage, which is more often than not, expensive to fix and very dangerous for...

The Collar Mechanics in Walker, MO rebuild TriTronics G3 receiver batteries. They usually sell them on EBay, but if you can't find them their, PM me and I'll give you their contact information. Personally, I like the old TriTronics collars (G3 vintage). They have all you need to train and...

Unfortunately my wife is having health problems so we don't want to take on a pup until her issues are dealt with. I have always tried to acquire a new pup by April at the latest, then I can start limited hunting with them by November. It doesn't look like that is going to happen this year, but...

Our labs spend a lot of time on our ranch hunting "varmints" - mice, voles, etc. They'll dig until their ears go out of sight. Take them out bird hunting and varmints aren't an issue. Their minds are on birds. My guess is that as your dog matures the mice will become a non-bird hunting past...

Upland game hunting will be the last thing to go for me. I'm retired so my income is pretty much "fixed" so I'll have to cut back somewhere else. I'm old enough to realize the end is nearer than the beginning. I enjoy it too much and will hunt until I physically can't.

It's a fine line. Push the landowners too hard and they won't enroll lands in the WIHA program. I personally feel KDWP field personnel are doing a darn good job walking that line. In the areas I hunt, without WIHA's, there would be virtually no place to hunt, considering the large number of...

Agree totally. I hunt NW Kansas and KDWP does an amazing job of recruiting landowners for the WIHA program, but when the Feds allow grazing/haying CRP, most landowners will gladly forfeit the small WIHA payment for the "profit" of hay/grazing. That said, haying/grazing can actually help habitat...

Had to put our 11 year old yellow lab down Friday. She just couldn't make it any longer. So yes, we will be looking, and hopefully finding a new pup this year. We've had yellow labs so many years I know we won't change, so any thoughts on good breeders, preferably in the west (Kansas, Colorado...

I always try to choose a name that can be shortened to one syllable to make commands easier and clearer for the dog (and me). As an example, our current two labs are Reba and Gemini. Reba becomes "Rebe" in the field and Gemini becomes "Gem". Both allow emphasis for commands. That has made my...