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Does anyone have any factual data on how long it takes a pheasant crop to empty under normal circumstances?

While planning for my next hunt I kept thinking back to my earliest memories of bird hunting beginning in the late '40s. I was raised around Meade, Haskell, and Seward counties, but I doubt if there was much difference in the other parts of the state. I am not one of those "old guys" who thinks...

My son and I both had a semi-bad experience with Black Cloud steel shot. After firing the first round my 870 and his Browning would not extract and eject the spent casing. After forcing the shell out I could tell the brass was deformed. I was unable to reinsert it in the chamber due to the...

I have heard over the years and would like to know if anyone, KNOWS, not just bull or some guess if S. Dakota{or any state successfully) releases pheasants yearly on public land. I think this is going to be a very important subject down the road and, if so, we need to get to the next question...

Just wondering if any of you who took a youth hunting had any new thoughts on the bird count. Sometimes getting out in the field is the only way to get a real feel for the numbers. Even if you didn't get out if you have an opinion it would be interesting to post it. Good luck in the season ahead.

I have a custom made, tandem wheel trailer for sale. It is 16' with lockable metal storage. 2 compartment dog box easily holds 4 dogs with additional storage compartment. Mounted spare tire. 16" tires, like new rubber. I have pulled this trailer less than 2000 miles. It is made to last, not a...

Trying to increase my knowledge a bit about our N0.1 hunting pleasure. I have talked to several other parties that were hunting the last week all the way from the Kan-Okla line to north to I 70. We were all finding lots of birds through Sat. when we were hunting in our shirt sleeves. They were...

Everybody that is having withdrawal symptoms stand up. Admit it, life takes on a different state when the season shuts down. Probably shouldn't, but it does. On the brighter side it gives us time to reflect, make those changes that didn't work out, smile about the good times, and start marking...

Before you conclude that I am a perfect idiot for asking this question please remember that no one is perfect. Over the past 50 years I have probably raised, trained, hunted over 100 dogs. At this point in my life I am looking for a dog with certain breed characteristics. Yes, I realize that...

As we wind down the season I hope we will all remember to show our appreciation to our farmer/landowner hosts. A "thank you", card, phone call, short visit doesn't cost a thing. If you are able send them a gift. Or go by and help out if you live in the neighborhood. I have been chasing birds...

Thought we might have a little fun with this while we are waiting for daylight. Hypothetical, if you are hunting in a threesome do you shoot 12 pheasants total and call it good or when each guy gets 4 does he quit? Second, if you have 3 personally and you get 2 with one shot what do you do...

Anybody know the real answer to this question? If you shoot a bird and it falls across the fence where you don't have permission what are your options? Can you put your gun down and go get it? Can you send your dog after it? Does it matter if it is posted or not? If you are responsible for...

Anyone seeing chicks and where?

Now that it has wound down I like to look back and see what actually happened. Sometimes during the season we are so caught up we don't have time to really appreciate our privileges. For me this was the best season I can remember. I have had seasons where I walked less, bagged more birds, shot...

I think it would be fun to get some opinions on two subjects. Is it an advantage or disadvantage when the birds get in big flocks instead of being split up? And what are a couple of your late season tips for trying to bag a few birds? Personally I would rather find the birds a few at a time...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Here is the info I have to date. I have gone back for the last month and taken the data that I could find on threads posts, etc. and tried to make some sense of it all. It is NOT the last word in info. Matter of fact, it probably isn't even close enough for government...

Now that we are 4 weeks deep into the season I think it might be helpful and interesting if we took our own survey of birds on the ground. If we would just give our opinion as to whether we think birds numbers are up, down, or the same as last year we could make our own conclusions. It would...

At dawns early light I will see some groups hitting the grass and others hitting the grain. Who is right? All of us can use some tips and I think it would be beneficial to expand on how we hunt as to time of day, weather, cover, time of season etc. Sharing will only make us all better, enjoy it...

Would love to hear some tricks for small party to hunt cut (plowed) grain fields when the birds are feeding. I know some people do it successfully but I don't know the secret.

I have read all the surveys and opinions about the coming season.(under 6 wks and counting) My concern is are any of you hunters actually seeing birds on your own along the roads, fields, etc? I hunt between Liberal and Hugoton and would love to hear from a hunter or other reliable source just...