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I inherited a 1950's Browning Light 12 a couple of years ago. I cleaned it up and used it last year off and on. I shot well with it and it performed well. I refinished it but didn't get several scratches out of the wood, so I will most likely go over the wood again and do a better job. That...

Usually I take more pictures than I did this year. I had a great year, until I tore my knee up. I go in for surgery in a week and hope for the best. I hunted my same old haunts, but then explored some new country. I was amazed at the bird numbers this year. My little griffon turned 7 this year...

Well, I believe I’m done for the year. A life time of hard use has used up the miniscus in my left knee. I’ve had my right knee done a couple of years ago. So, surgery later this month and 10 months to dream of next season. This is not the way I wanted to end my hunting season, but everyone...

I just wanted to share a picture of a days effort in Eastern Oregon.

Well, all the easy hunting is behind me for the year and I’m reduced to chasing chukar for the next two months. It’s the only hunting that I do that truly pisses me off. However, it keeps me out of my wife’s hair, so I do it.

My new vest arrived today, just in time for this weekends trip...

I believe my dog has a cactus spine broken off between the pads(webbing). She was limping, so I took a look and pulled out a few spines that were visible. It’s been a couple of days and she is still three legged. I keep soaking it in epsom salts and keep adding antibiotic. It doesn’t look...

I'm heading out for eastern Oregon this Wednesday. The forecast looks like snow and rain for the entire time,. I don't mind hunting in the snow but damn, 37 degrees, wind and rain pushes me to my limit. I guess the good news is that I won't be working and the only other folks out and about...

Out Chukar hunting this last weekend and my Griffon pointed a large Bobcat. Thankfully, the Bobcat was as frightened of my dog as my dog was of the Bobcat. It could have went south but thankfully it didn’t. Drew

I went out to the west desert looking for chukar and hunted hard. I only saw 15 birds and killed 4 for the day. I hope things improve as winter progresses. Drew

I killed a beautiful old wild rooster late in the season and wanted to add him to my California quail mount. It is nearing conclusion. So, I thought I would share.

Got back yesterday from the first Eastern Oregon bird trip of the year and I have to give Oregon’s Upland survey folks….Wow, lots of birds, just like they said. I had a ball, with two exceptions. Had a friend bring a 13 week old pup (poodle pointer) ( spelled incorrectly. His stated approach...

I had the day off so I went to check out some new country. I ended up a Curlew National Grasslands. It was 84 degrees when we called it good. The dog was too hot to care by then. We ended up with 4 Hungarian Partridge and 2 sharp tailed Grouse. It was much better than yard work

Man oh man!! I am so excited that I have already started packing!! All my shells are loaded and my shotgun is clean. My dog is down to her fighting weight.......although I am not quite. This will be my first major hunting trip of the year. According to the forecast there are supposed to be...

I thought I would pass on my experience with these boots on to you all. I bought my first Meindel boots. They are advertised to last forever and feel like broken in right out of the box. They are also sold as being so comfortable that they "walk themselves". The first time out was on an elk...

I just returned from a WY Sage Grouse hunt. I had a ball!! It was hot though (85 daily highs), so we limited our efforts for our dogs sakes to a morning hunt and a late evening hunt each day. Saw lots of pronghorn every day and it looked like the Sage Grouse numbers were up in the area that we...

Malheur County Ring-necked pheasant Last winter the county received above average precipitation at higher elevations while mid-elevations stayed fairly open. Timing and the amount moisture was good for nesting conditions resulting in good brood production of upland birds. Over all hunters...

Harney County Chukar: Trend surveys found 340.9 birds/10 miles which is a 131 percent increase compared to last year and a 313 percent increase from the 10-year average. Production was only fair with 2.4 chicks/adult. Production across the county was similar in the North as it was in the South...