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This past Sunday while hunting in NC Iowa, we came across a deer that was acting very strange. My dog approached the deer directly and I called her off. I had her sit and took a photo. The deer was near a water source and if you look closely there is snot and drool dripping from its nostrils...

I just started dove hunting a few years ago after moving to Minnesota. One of the best hunts that I ever experienced was on a managed Dove field in Iowa. Iowa DNR manages several food plots for doves. https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/mdove_plots.pdf I understand that...

I just started dove hunting a few years ago after moving to Minnesota. One of the best hunts that I ever experienced was on a managed Dove field in Iowa. Iowa DNR manages several food plots for doves. https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/mdove_plots.pdf I understand that...

It's the off season, let's have a discussion. First, let me qualify. I hunt strictly with nontoxic shot. I have for several years now. I have been using steel for waterfowl hunting since before the national ban on lead shot. I pheasant hunt a number of State and Federal properties where...

I have two observations of negative consequences of my pheasant hunting. I have started running my dog on cool mornings these past two weeks. 1. A couple of nights ago, I put my cell phone on the charger when I went to bed. When I got up in the morning, it had not charged. It turns out that...

I am in NC Iowa for the dove opener tomorrow. I ran my dog briefly as it cooled off in the evening. She flushed two hens with very young broods. The first hen had 5 young with her. The young birds were smaller than my clenched fist. The second hen had two birds about softball size. It...

This is from the UK. Realize that pheasant is sold in markets. I switched from lead shot to steel and bismuth several years ago. I see no reason to go back. https://phys.org/news/2022-08-pheasant-meat-sold-food-tiny.html

I stopped using lead shot for my hunting several years ago. I use two guns for my pheasant hunting. I started the seasons in both Minnesota and Iowa with my 16 gauge Stevens 5100 sxs. I started with Hevishot bismuth in sizes #6 (right barrel) and #4 (left barrel). Using this combination, I...

...because you are a pheasant hunter? I often wonder, when I pull into the driveway after a hunt, and step out of my vehicle, if am seeding my lawn with noxious weeds.

It looks like the Biden Administration may incentivize farmers to put more land in conservation reserve. https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/biden-vows-to-pay-farmers-to-plant-cover-crops-and-put-land-in-conservation

Do any of you wear hearing protection while pheasant hunting? Have you found a product that works well? I want to preserve what is left of my hearing. I love the sound of my grand daughter's voice and want to continue to hear those sounds. Realize that I spend much of time around gunfire. I...

I am 56 years old. A few months ago, I noticed a pain and stiffness in my left heal when I got up in the morning. It usually went away as I started moving. I did about 16 days/half days of pheasant hunting this year. I noticed in December that the pain sometimes worsened as I hunted. My...

Has anybody fondled or shot one yet? One of the guys at my club shoots one. If I was to ever get an O/U for pheasant hunting this looks like it would be my choice. https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/10/19/review-benelli-828u-shotgun/