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IMO most pheasants and quail know where they're going when they take flight. Maybe they weren't facing that direction when they flushed, but they quickly make that one turn towards the intended escape cover. Combine that with them often moving off from the point a little and me often...

That show used to be a lot of fun and a decent way to spend a February weekend after the seasons closed. Recent years it's been mostly boat dealers, car dealers, powersports dealers, etc. Yawn.

I've been thinking about going. It's always been a little too far and many years Kansas' season was still going. The first time they had it in KC, maybe 10 years ago, it was in January. I'm not going to give up a hunting season weekend to attend a hunting convention. IMO that was pretty poor...

If you have access to private it's probably worth the trip. In western/northwestern Marion county you'll probably see a few pheasants, but I'd be shocked if you saw any in Lyon county.

Whether it's "good" or "bad" is all about your objective. The ranchers' very understandable objective is max weight gains on their herds. With that as an objective, annual burning and early intensive grazing is a pretty good system. I'm not informed enough to know whether it's "best" for...

Assuming you live east of CNG it's snowing snowing right now across some of your route. We're not supposed to get much though. I think Wichita is forecast for 1"-3". I'm pretty sure the highways were clear before today's snow. Yesterday from Wichita to Hutch was perfect. Roads in town, not...

Not sure. I've had 3 now, and all have done it to some degree. I didn't intentionally train them for it, but whether we realize it or not we are ALWAYS communicating with our dogs about what is and isn't acceptable/pleasing. Maybe it's that.

My old lab was pretty good most of the time. When she broke it was almost always in milo stubble. Those birds will cover some ground running between the rows. I haven't hunted milo stubble in years for a variety of reasons. My vizslas slow down when they get fresh scent. There's usually a...

GPS collars are way cheaper than a dog will cost. The peace of mind is worth it. The reduced noise while hunting is worth it. The confidence to run two dogs at once is worth it. I saw the value pretty quickly when I replaced a lab with my first vizsla. And Vizslas don't even run like some...

And staying below the possession limits is a serious accomplishment if the hunting is even decent.

Sounds like a great fall and winter. I don't think my wife would be on board for an extended road trip like that. Enjoy it while you can!

https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html Googled the same thing and found this. There's also the cameras at kandrive.gov. I wish there were a camera or two closer to the areas I hunt.

There's a piece of ground I can access that has similar issues. The landowner always gives me permission when I call. He owns the whole quarter except a 17 acre chunk with a house and some outbuildings. There's a shelterbelt that starts right on the property line, 35 yards from his back door...

I'm glad they found and caught the perps. Seems like a just sentence was handed down. That's a lot of law enforcement resources expended for what many (not me) would describe as minor crimes. It's amazing what law enforcement can do these days.

There's always a lot of talk about Kansas' WIHA program. This was my Friday hunt. 1 pheasant, 4 quail, all from WIHA, hunting by myself for about 4 hours. With results like that this late in the season, I'll thank them for the program rather than shame them for it.

I'd say that's a pretty good result for your first trip. Congratulations. Stay ready until you're standing on the road by the truck. That's a lesson pheasants will teach you every year until you learn it for good. Also, walk all the way to the corner. I've had the same experiences with...

I heard that there was a fatal hunting accident on the radio yesterday morning. There were no details in the report I heard; I assumed it was related to rifle deer hunting since that season was open through Sunday. It's tragic regardless of how it happened. It's also a great reminder to...

I've seen the delayed drop with pheasants as others have mentioned, but also with doves and quail. Much less frequently with those species. As for tough roosters, our group shot one a couple of years ago that was missing a foot and part of the lower leg. It was just a healed-over stump.

I noticed that too. I'm not sure I would recognize an enrolled pasture if I drove by one.

Some pen-raised birds make it. Maybe encounters with wild birds helps. However, I worry about the long-term impacts of the mixture of pen-raised DNA with wild. "Wild" mallards on the east coast are virtually all hybrids of wild and surviving pen-raised. The genes of these surviving...