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Makes sense, but I hunt public ground so it's really not an option. I would definitely do what you're doing if I had access to private ground.

I was tucked back in the trees behind the bird in the photo and wear leafy camo so it blends in very well. I have a blind, but only used it for youth hunts with my sons, otherwise it's just another thing to carry.

Got this one early Friday morning at 6:35 AM which is the earliest I have ever shot a bird. I was set up on a picked bean field on public ground with an upright hen and feeder hen set at about 25 yards out. It was a quiet sunrise and only heard a couple of faint gobbles, so the birds were...

I personally won't shot more than 3 birds a day, and won't hunt with anyone that shoots over their personal limit. I used to hunt with someone that would do this and it left a bad taste in my mouth, plus it's illegal here and not worth losing my license over. I would reconsider if/when I ever...

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All of mine were pretty normal too. The double I shot on the last day of the season was memorable.

Those mud roads can become pretty greasy when the top layer thaws out while you're out hunting. It's happened to me a time or 2.

If it's light/fluffy snow is no big deal, but if it's crusted over and drifted it can be a challenge. I hunted the last day of the Iowa season after a 9" snow and winds in 30 mph range. It was very tough walking as all of the snow had blown into the cover and drifted, so sometimes I was busting...

I started doing the same thing a few years ago. I also did a full tail mount for both of my sons' 1st birds.

I would call that a pretty damn good season with an average of close to 1 bird per outing on mostly public ground. It's also impressive that you're essentially a self-made hunter. Thanks for sharing.

I would make comments, but I don't think he got the hint so I just quit hunting with him. The weird part is that he's actually a good guy outside of the hunting world. I ran into him this Summer at an event and we talked for hours over beers, but it didn't change my mind about going back out...

I hunt alone unless one of my adult sons wants to join me. I had a regular hunting buddy and realized after a many years he was more or less a game hog. It wasn't like that early on, but it got to the point that he'd keep shooting after he got his limit. He also admitted to shooting over his...

I would rate my season as a 7/10 based on my harvest numbers, but a 9/10 on everything else. My takeaways from this season: Weather- Too warm=too many hunters and educated birds. Private/public: Night and day difference from my perspective. I shot only 3 limits this season and 2 of those...

Hit some private ground for the last hunt of the season. Birds were few and far between except for 2 roosters that were together, so got my 1st double of the season. We hunted 3 different waterways, both sides each, and it was a brutal walking with all of the drifts and crusty snow. We made it...

Good luck, it's brutal out there. I'll be heading out in the AM for my final hunt of the season.

I hit a reliable public area today and ended up with 1 bird. There were a couple other hunters out, but was never within a few hundred yards of them. We were in stealth mode and I think that's why we got close to that rooster. When we were in the cattails it was hard to be quiet and roosters...

Road counts aren't an exact science, but birds counts have definitely been on the rise the last several years. If your counting birds in the air, then it would seem like the counts aren't accurate, but I would guess that for every bird you see, there are several more running from you that you...

Teach her left, right, and back casting using the baseball drill. Once she knows that, you can take her afield and start planting birds, then cast her left/right to those birds. You can also use tennis balls or bumpers with a little bird scent on them. As you walking you can cast her left...

Bad spot for misplaced spacing. I got a good laugh out of it.

We just upgraded 4 phones on Verizon and the rep moved us down to the Unlimited Welcome plan, and our bill actually went down. The only thing we lose is always-on mobile hotspot, but we didn't use it that much. We are able to turn it on as needed for $10/month. We switched from US Cellular...