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Covered some ground and scratched one out. Lot of cover but stemmy and heavy with standing corn around. The Shady Lady did some great bird work. Had to hunt with the wind at our back one strip and she worked him a few times and we finally pinched him. Copper coated 5’s anchored a beautiful bird.

TomT’s post got me thinking. And this is the perfect antidote to social media and hunting. Sing me the old songs. Tell me the stories of times gone by. I want to spend an evening or so with you to hear about your dogs. I want to see your guns. I want to read your favorite books. I want to...

After day 2 the corn is officially cramping my style. Just about all my spots have a field or 3 of standing corn around them. When you do get birds up they head straight for it. Passed on a few shots knowing they would fall in the corn. Might come back in a couple weeks.

Picked up Migra 12 gauge stacked loads 4’s over 6’s. Can’t wait to try em out. Realize this was tried in the past but I had to buy a box. They have dove, field, and waterfowl loads as well. Poor ole birds ain’t got a chance.

Farmer here, not real tickled about the price of soybeans but, been a long time since I’ve seen so many wheat stubble fields not double cropped with soybeans. They’re getting weedy and wooly. Lots of cover we don’t normally get.

Got a line on a matched pair of 20 and 28 gauge semi autos. $1200 for the pair.

5 minutes in 8-10 hens and roosters flushed a bit ahead of us, dropped one going right to left. Pointed a hen right after. Then 2 cocks flush wild just out of range. 50 yards on Shady flash pointed and dropped him going straight away. Over sooner than I would have liked. 6” snow on the...

Just got the go ahead on a new spot that’s notorious for no’s. I said upfront I understand this isn’t carte blanche, won’t take other people, and won’t keep pestering. Ole boy said there’s birds in there, you can hunt one day have fun Merry Christmas! Headed out in an hour. Taking Dads...

Dad and I got out for a blue sky day. Got blanked at first stop. Got into em at the second. Each got a bird apiece. He was tickled to get one with his Dads old humpback. Saw plenty of hens and few other roosters.

Antsy last night, her panting breathing kept me up. Took her out at 1 30 am for a leak. Same behavior. I bet I’ve seen her pee over a dozen times today. Went for a morning hunt and she finally seems relaxed. What’s up? In heat? UTI? Kidney stones?

Anybody got one? Still on the hunt for an upgrade from my Badlands. Price is a bit nicer than Final Rise. Shocker coming from Kuiu

Heading out in a bit. 12 degrees and windy, light skiff of snow. New spot on private. Will follow up in a few hours.

I’ve got a Badlands vest which is great BUT…have to take it off to pocket birds…pain in the ass. Any suggestions? If you can’t pocket birds with ease don’t mention it.

They did this morning. Went to a pheasant preserve with my 16 yr old son. He hasn’t shot at a bird since Thanksgiving and he’s so so on his shooting. This morning he’s hitting everything, pheasants and quail, in front behind and sideways. Didn’t matter where, he was putting them down. I’m...

Bought a couple boxes of upland classic 12’s #6. Advertised as lower pressures for older classic guns. Got an old Fox well over 100yrs old I plan on shooting. Used RST before but they out of stock. I reckon they’ll kill. Anybody ever heard anything about em? Saw an ad in SportsAfield

Ended up getting 2. Don’t usually shoot more than one around here but it was big acres and I seen a few other roosters. Did some poor shooting in SoDak last week and needed today. 2 shots 2 birds. Me and my dog are making a great team but she still goes mach10. My finger is on the tone...

Went cold rolling public. Key to finding birds…corn. Had a great time. Shot some birds, missed some birds. Definitely return.

Looking for watch to pair with Astro 430. Bought the Fenix 6 and…too pricey, too complicated. I don’t care if it even tells time, I just want to know dogs location. Anybody point me in a direction?

Hit 3 different fields. Reckon around 85 acres total. Seen 10-12 hens. 5 cocks. Pop missed a high passover and I missed a crossing bird. First bird I shot dropped over a creek. A coyote made a dash for it but copper coated 4’s changed his mind. Just peppered him at the distance. Saw a...

I’m a voracious reader and thought I would welcome members to recommend some favorites. A couple titles I think a lot of are “Pheasants of the Mind: a hunters search for a mythic bird” by Datus Proper “The best of Nash Buckingham” compiled by G.B. Evans Check ‘em out