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It's out for 2025. Does anyone put any store in this "data."

Adopted a rescue Brittany today who was being fostered in Blair NE. Not sure of his age, probably 4 or 5. We're home now and he's getting used to a new place and a new master. Has a vague background as is often the case with rescues. I think he'll do fine afield based on his love of the...

Friend said while fishing in CO his Britt grabbed a trout on a stringer and presented it to him. That's versatility. LOL

Do you use hand signals to manage your dogs afield? Maybe a better term is arm signals - an arm extended in the direction the dog should go. I use such signals in an effort to hunt in silence. With bird numbers down, they are jumpy. A Hill City old timer told me that when bird numbers are...

She was in her prime at seven but lymphoma took her away this spring. Before that we hit a few fields last season. On our last hunt we were in some pretty tall cover on my cousin's place nearby. She was working the cover beautifully and thoroughly. And then she froze on point. In about two...

Tell Us About Interesting Dog Work. Here's one: There’s an east-west oriented half section of land in western Kansas that has every type of habitat an upland bird hunter could ask for. It has a deep draw with grass, kochia, plum thickets, and trees; crop fields; grassy knolls; a shelter belt of...

Tell us about your most satisfying shot. Here's mine: Gus the Brittany and I are alone again and on a long hill, a ridge, that runs north-south for a half mile through a beautiful CRP field. All the ambers, umbers, ochres, and beiges of fall decorate the flora and the sky is deep and so blue...

We all know about the dearth of pheasants. Just heard from a friend who visited fam in southern Utah which is quail and chukar country. Bird population way down there too. What is happening? Something is wrong on a widespread basis. Any ideas?

Stopped in Sidney for a bite on the way back from chukar hunting in NV. Arrived at a downtown bar and grill at the same time as an older fella. We chatted as we walked in. He's 81 and said his back was hurting because he got shot up flying in Vietnam and he'd been driving all day. He was in...

A poor, nearly birdless season. After decades of KS hunting, it's a wonder at this point we even have a pheasant season. Maybe the KDWP should do as it has done w fall turkey: just eliminate the season. I have no answers.

Anyone encountering birds that seem sick?

Cousin said he and another cousin and two others hunted all day near Palco and saw one phez and one small covey of quail.

I usually shoot IC and modified at phez. At what wind speed should I move to modified and full?

In the NE sub-forum there isn't one word about yesterday and Saturday, opening weekend.

Heading to western Kansas this afternoon for my once-a-year dove hunt. I wrap in bacon the breast filets with a wedge of apple alongside; bake till the bacon is crispy. Delicious.

Looking for a smart, no-quit bird dog? Consider a Brittany.

Just stumbled on a YT video about a dandy 300 acre SE SD pheasant ranch. Managed for pheasant production only with excellent habitat. Never had birds put on it.

Yes, the dog and I now share a common language. Our conversations only occur after lights out. I do have to initiate them, and they go as follows: Me: rrrrr Dog: rrrrr Me: rrrrrrrr Dog: rrrrrrrr! This can go on but the dog quickly takes an argumentative tone, so I keep it short.

Jen is now 6.5. At the vet last month for a brief exam and one annual vax, for the first time ever she was resistant and growling; I had to restrain her. Same nice, gentle, excellent vet. I let her sleep on the bed and in the past year she started growling when I change sides in the middle of...

Surprised to see that per the AKC, GSPs are the 10th most popular breed in the U.S. As always, labs and goldens are at or close to the top.