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I really question how accurate the Pheasant Forecast is. Last year a big drop in bird numbers was predicted, and we noticed no drop at all. This year a substantial increase was predicted, and we noticed a small drop in numbers. We are two fairly experienced guys with three dogs on private...

I received my SD 2012 Hunting and Trapping Handbook today. On page 42 under Dog Requirements, last year's "Dogs are required to have a health certificate from their local veterinarian indicating that all shots are up-to-date and they are disease-free animals" has been replaced by " Dogs are...

I was looking at the USDA weekly crop report and notice there are figures under "corn" for grain harvested and silage harvested, with the former at 19% and the latter at 93 %. What is the difference between the two? I have watched combines got through a corn field before and I'm having...

Earlier this fall I cut across a standing sunflower field to get back to the truck. I ended up flushing 4 roosters in gun range and killing three of them. I would not have predicted this, because it was pretty open down low, and I would have thought they would just run. Some sunflower fields...

The other day I hit a pheasant, there was a small puff of feathers, and one of its legs dropped straight down. It flew for quite a while across a cut wheat field and landed on the very edge of some CRP. I went over there with my dog thinking it would be sitting where it landed with a broken...

There are a couple areas here in Montana where grizzly habitat overlaps pheasant country(Mission Valley and Rocky Mountain Front). Since both like thick cover, there are occasional hunter-bear incidents. www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20091014/NEWS01/910140301...