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I wanted to have a back up gun for multi day trips and purchased a Stevens 560 12 gauge to suit that need. I was able to get one out and shoot some skeet with it prior to purchasing it and it is light, sleek, easy to load, easy to unload and shoots straight for me. So I am now an owner and I...

Myself and three friends made one last trip to chukar country this weekend. It was a tough hunt, snow, wind and cold as hell. We all limited out but worked hard and fell multiple times.

I went out on what might be the last trip of the year and it turned out to be the best of the year. We really got lucky, the dogs did their jobs and some timely shooting. My quads are killing me today but wow. I did have a first for me. We all met up and transferred gear into another truck...

My family is from Shelby Iowa and I am curious whether anyone on this forum is from that area?

I have been convinced to go on a quail and chukar trip next week by my son in law. I don't know if the word "Doofess" is universally understood but that is my best description of him. At the time that he married my daughter, he had never hunted or fished. 8 years later, he has a lot of...

Stevens has a new shotgun out this year a very inexpensive semi auto. I had a Stevens side by side when I was a kid and really shot that gun well and put a lot of rounds through it. I am looking for a good back up gun and would like to hear from anyone who has handled one of these.

Had a pretty incredible trip to Oregon. I shared the only picture of the trip from the 2nd day. Lots of birds around and even managed to kill a few chukar. My dog is a 6 year old Griffon and she had a couple of really great breakthroughs this season. She was able to point and hold several...

My wife and I decided to get away from civilization for Thanksgiving, so we went to Lake Powell. The weather was pretty good for this time of year. It rained one day and was clear and about 50 degrees for the remainder. Lots of striped bass and lots and lots of shad. Caught fish in two types of...

Had an interesting 2nd trip to Eastern Oregon. We had a great first day. I limited on roosters (2 birds) and limited on quail (10 birds). So, on day two we decided to go back to a Wildlife Management Unit south of Drewsey Valley (west of Juntura). We hunted it a couple of years ago and there...

As hunting season has arrived, I find myself amazed that after 40 plus years of hunting and fishing pretty much anything that swims, flies or runs, I still get amped up like a kid on Christmas Eve!!! I still have trouble sleeping the night before a hunting or fishing trip!! I still spend...

The much awaited upland gamebird surveys for Oregon are out. As expected. The hunting for pheasants will be better than last year, although not many adult pheasants to work with from last year their chick production and survival are amazing. So we should see a lot of young pheasants this year...

I rand across these two videos that are pretty entertaining to watch. These folks are hunting 15-20 miles from where I hunt. If you ever get a chance, try this one time in your life. It's a ton of fun.......bring lots of shells. It will turn an inexperienced dog into a professional quickly.

This doesn’t really fit here but I thought someone on this forum might care. I’ve made several trips to north west Utah the the chukar numbers are higher than I’ve seen in 20 years of living in Utah. I am consistently getting up 100 + birds per trip. It is most enjoyable seeing those little...

Lots and lots of chukar in the West Desert. It seems like any rocky knob is holding birds right now. They must have had a great hatch last spring. I want to get out one more time. Last trip, I would guess that we saw over 100 chukar. Killed 10 so pretty poor shooting. LOL

Yesterday, I was asked if I would “lease” my dog and myself out to spend a day taking folks who have never hunted ever and wanted to give it a try. So they had safety classes and shooting lessons all week and my job was to take them out and give them an opportunity to experience an upland hunt...

Ohhhh boy! It's going to be a chilly trip to Eastern Oregon this week. 5 of us are making the trip to Eastern Oregon this Wednesday and the high temperatures are forecasted to be around 20 degrees and the lows are around zero. It's supposed to be breezy as well.

Got back from Eastern Oregon last night. Had a great trip minus getting both feet caught in some barbed wire that was half buried in the ground and half in a ball on the ground, fell on my gun with my finger under it on a rock and broke my finger. I thought the pictures of the pheasant feathers...

Got back from Eastern Oregon last night. Had a great trip minus getting both feet caught in some barbed wire that was half buried in the ground and half in a ball on the ground. I thought the pictures of the pheasant feathers were absolutely beautiful. Lots of birds and great dog work and...

As hard as it is to believe another bird season is upon me. Huns, chukar, quail and pheasants beware. I have pent up blood lust that has been building for 9 months and a dog that loses her mind every time that I start sorting through my hunting gear.