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Another vote for the PK method. I have been to 2 of their clinics and I have the perfect woah and perfect steady videos. If you can watch the videos, then go to one of their clinics you’ll have your dog rock solid steady in 4 days.

I’m sure the OP just got unlucky with a bad pair. As many others have said I have 2 pairs of Nevada GTX’s (one insulated, one non-insulated) that have logged hundreds of miles and seasons upland hunting, elk hunting, deer hunting etc. Both are still in great shape. At this rate the soles show...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Storm number 2 just hit and it looks like brutal temps and wind for them for a few days. I still haven’t decided if I’m going to make the trip. Hopefully some quail can survive for next year at least.

I knew not to hunt during those harsh conditions and not to scatter coveys late in the day. The area I hunted last year looks to be getting some significant snow and cold the next few days but by the time I plan to hunt late next week it looks like conditions will be improving. Maybe what I...

I should have been more specific. I hunt primarily pheasants and 4-8” is welcomed, it’s our chance to finally get even against them! My dog and I don’t mind the snow, last year we shot pheasants on snow shoes. I was hoping to get one more hunting trip in this season but with much of the primary...

I’m a very green quail hunter. How much snow is too much to bother hunting quail in?

My strategy is to essentially run right to where I mark the bird down, never taking my eyes off of it until I get there. Then stop and stand there. The more you walk around you add your scent to the area and, I think, encourage the bird to run more. If the dog saw the bird fall and got to...

Remy, where did you get that nice leather Pheasants Forever leather deal? I’d like to make one of those for the rearview and see if my wife likes it😁

This happens to me a few times per season where I look down and the screen says “collar not paired.” Then it takes me about 20 minutes of messing around to realize that I moved the selector from the top collar to the middle or bottom one by accident. Any chance that is what happened? Otherwise...

Unless I’m missing something, a number 5 pellet flying at 1250FPS has the same energy and knockdown power regardless of whether it comes from a 12, 20, 28, or any other gauge. The only difference is the number of pellets you can put on a bird at a given distance. A 1oz load of 5’s from a 28ga...

I agree with the others, once you get it on the dog and away from the truck mine is pretty accurate. Have you updated your software recently? I was having battery problems with mine, updated the software on the collar and the transmitter and it fixed it right up.

Lots of parts of this to unpack. Leaving the guts in only works for pheasant and smaller upland birds. Ducks, geese, turkey, deer, etc all can be aged as well but they need the guts removed. Bigger animals the guts hold the heat too long and same for waterfowl. Their down keeps the insides...

No knives needed at my table when eating pheasant.

https://honest-food.net/on-hanging-pheasants-2/

Hank Shaw’s article is what I’ve went by. He’s a big bird hunter and a chef. The article has plenty of info in it to back it up. People get all worried about the guts but I’ve never lost a bird to that. Hank says if you don’t plan to pluck them, you can gut them before you age them if it...

I dry age all my birds now and last year some friends and I got checked by a warden on the second day of a hunt in MN. We had our limit from the day before and a bird or 2 from the current day so we were under our limit for the trip, but had more intact birds than a daily limit. I have a 1x2...

That’s perfect, just what I was looking for! I’ve got a roll of paper that is used for covering floors in construction that I plan to use for the patterning. I’m anxious to see how some of the loads I have pattern out. Thanks Joe.

Joe, could you give any tips on how to set up for patterning in case anyone wanted to test their gun/load/choke combo? What do you use for paper/target? Lead sled type device or do you just hold it? Do you aim like a rifle or mount and shoot? What do you use for a backer (box, plywood, metal, etc)?

I shot the Boss #5’s last season and was very pleased. I also have some Apex TSS loads but I was so happy with the Boss I couldn’t bring myself to shoot the tungsten ones. This year I will shoot them in the late season though, I don’t want to take any chances with a late season rooster!

That is great data Joe, all of us thank you and your shoulder! Say you’re headed to a WPA for the golden hour and you need one more rooster for your limit for the day, what shell is in your shotgun???