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For those of us on fixed incomes you have to weigh the cost of all shells. lead and steel are significantly cheaper. Other Non-toxic heavy metals such as bismuth and tungsten are almost price prohibitive, even more so with inflation and the lack of availability during the bs pandemic. You can...

Just used my Chief Upland strap vest this morning for the first time. super comfortable. Lots of options for adding bags, other items to the vest. I ordered it with just the single magnetic quick shell holder. Had a couple other molle items I was able to attach including my 100 oz military...

If you’ve never shot a double barrel, use caution when choosing a double trigger gun. Had a beautiful Antonio Zoli a few years back with double triggers. Found inhad Difficulty pulling the first trigger- the trigger guard was just sharp enough that after a few rounds I was flinching. Tried...

Recently sent a remington 1100 20 gauge magnum back to the Midwest to have the full choke reamed from the barrel and add screw in chokes.

Yup, while I know the sx4 really pulls the empties quickly you are right about the shells. I think Remington just had a bad batch. By the time I thought to contact Remington I was halfway through the case of shells. They did ask that I return them and I I forgot to once I ran through the case...

While it’s pretty rare to have issues with factory loads, it does happen on occasion. Had some Remington cClay and Field loads about a year ago where at least one shell out of every box would eject and rip the brass from the hull. Had to keep a close eye on this till i ran through the case. I...

Wild birds in NODak were hittin the air in the winds. We had many shots exceeding 35 yards by the time they were high enough to take. you mention your using IM which is about as close as you can get to full choke. With about 7/8 ounce in the shell of a 20 ga- unless I’m shooting birds at 10-15...

Everybody has a favorite. Running winchester sx4 in 12 (mod) and 20 (full) gauge behind springer spaniels. Usually, the 12 comes out for that yearly NODak trip. This year when we arrived the 12 was out. Windy 17 mph afternoon and within about 25 minutes I’d kicked up 3 birds. At least two I’d...

Lol. We have a list of names we’ve built over the years for our dogs. Mostly girls names as they our preferred companions. When a new pup comes along we get the list out again. My last girl “Rita” was born on cinco de mayo. Her name came from Margarita or Seniorita- Rita! Each has special memories!

With electronic posting, I used OnX hunt this year ti verify closure of private parcels in NODak. This will easily work to verify where you are and whether the land is open for hunting. The bird numbers a few weeks ago when we were there are definitely up. While we didn’t see as many sharpies as...

While I like Pyke gear this vest - for the price appears too minimalistic. For me the very least it needs is a good bladder holder. While some prefer water bottles my now discontinued Mother Technical vest had a good sized bladder holder. also, one item I love on the vest is the magnetic 🧲...

I currently have two springer spaniels. At a point some years ago I was contemplating a pointer as I was having a bit of difficulty keeping up with my spaniels. I had just begun use of electronic collars and was fortunate when a friend who had lost his dog chose to give me a dogtra t&b. Did a...

Seems that every year the night of my first NODak hunt I get hit with these cramps. Sometimes so bad I must stand in the middle of the night holding onto the bed. Some of this I can minimize by eating banana. Another for me is taking myself off my cholesterol meds several days before my trip...

Hate to say anything. At 66 there are days I ask myself how much longer can I do this? The answer usually comes in different forms. As long as my health allows me to. As long as I’m still enjoying the hunt. As long as my buddies still want to hunt together. As long as my wife continues to...

Finally getting around to looking for a new strap vest. Currently running an old Mothers technical vest. Things I like about it, carries my 100 oz water bladder, the magnetic shell closures, the straps don’t interfere with my shotgun mounting. Things I don’t care for about it. Getting the...

We hunted near Crosby. The cover was great. OnX has lots of open private land in or near the area as well as plots lands. Saw more hunters in the field this year than I’ve seen in the last 5. With the weather changes recently I would expect birds to be holding tighter by now. Looking forward to...

Sorry to hear this. While we didn’t sleigh em we hunted the northwest corner of the state. It wasn’t unusual to see 50-100 pheasants a day. If anything the younger birds prevented us from taking many shots due to coloration. never see so many hens that looked like roosters. note: the majority of...

The point being- You train on pen raised birds. You also likely still live in an area with an abundance of birds. If not, then you pay even more for hunts in another locality/ state. in many instances hunters can’t afford numerous trips hunting and would likely instead be sitting in front of the...

Folks who have no other option would disagree with this analogy. If there weren’t pay to play, there would be many, many less hunters in the field. This would likely result in fewer hunters, hunting dogs, firearms, higher costs to those who actually have opportunities. If they are willing to...

While I didn’t hunt the southwest corner this year I just came back from NODak last week. Spoke with several locals where we were staying and hunting and they all referred us to Mott area and said the bird numbers were great. We did notice the central part of the state below Minot was much drier...