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    Buying shells online - before next fall

    Anybody bought shells online before? This season I used up old shells but am almost out, and never see any stock in stores around here. I'd like to buy a case full online and I don't really care when they arrive as long as it's before October. However, I really can't find anywhere that lets me...
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    Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    I still have a 5 day period of my hunting license to use. I am very familiar with SD pheasant hunting in the central and southern parts of the state, but have never been to this area. I am maybe looking at switching up the areas for a January hunt if the weather and dates cooperate. I am...
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    Garmin Fenix (or other smartwatches, technology, etc.)

    Last winter I bought a Garmin Fenix 5X. I am looking for any creative ways that people use a watch or some other form of technology to help with their hunting? I currently just put it on walking activity during my hunts. Interesting to look back at it on a map after my hunt and see where...
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    Truck Bed / Camping Van / Hunting Rig Set-Ups

    What does everyone do for a hunting set up? Here's my current set up, but I'm looking for ideas on what to add... I've got a drawer system that I built - super handy for keeping all my gear always loaded and ready to go for quick 1 hour hunts after work at home, or keeping everything organized...
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    Dog GPS - cheaper alternatives

    Looking for a cheaper alternative for a dog GPS than some of the collars that are a bit more hunting specific. I have a lab, so I am not looking for something that really tracks out like what might be needed for a wide ranging pointer. I am looking more for something that I can use in daily...
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    Ruffed Grouse Hunting in MN

    I know this is a pheasant forum, but switching topics on a different bird. I have never hunted Ruffed Grouse before but I am going to have a weekend in Cass County, MN in mid-November seeing some family. And the dog is going to be along... So I figured there's no better time to try my hand at...
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    Workout / train (humans, not dogs) for upcoming season

    With fall seasons here or quickly approaching, what does everyone do to train themselves for the upcoming season? We spend so much time getting our bird dogs in shape but often fail to think about the shape we need to be in to hunt with them. No point in having the best dog in the world if we...
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    2020 Pheasant Fest

    Who all is attending the 2020 Pheaseant Fest in Minneapolis next week? https://www.pheasantsforever.org/Pheasant-Fest.aspx I have not attended it before, but certainly hope to this year. It is just over an hour from home and right now the family has a clear schedule that weekend. Is it more...
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    Late season NE Pheasants

    Have never hunted NE, and won't this year. But one of these years I would like to take advantage of their later season. This is more of an educational/daydreaming post as I try to educate myself for a potential trip or areas to go. It looks like in January the average daytime highs are about...
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    Glucosamine Chondroitin

    I have read mixed reviews on this, however I am going to post a real life experience for anyone interested. I have a Male Lab, 8 years old, I have hunted him fairly hard from about 6 months on. 75-80lbs, big but muscular and lean, back ribs show a bit. For the most part in decent shape year...
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    Women's Upland Clothing

    Do any of you have any recommendations for a pair of Women's Upland Hunting pants? I would like to get my wife out pheasant hunting with me a few more times, and to increase the chances of her being in the field more often and for longer periods of time, I think it is important to be...
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    Extreme Cold

    Hoping this extreme cold will not hurt the pheasant population too much, but depending on what kind of cover the birds did or didn't find it is certainly possible that it could severely hurt numbers in certain pockets. Here in southern Minnesota, it was brutal overnight last night. Close to...
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    Hunter friendly lodging/motel in Mitchell area

    When out on pheasant hunting trips I like to stay in the cheap motels (under $50ish a night) that provide just what I need - shelter, bed, shower, toilet, and easy access to your truck and dog parked right outside your motel door. What options are there in the Mitchell area? I'm switching up...
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    2 Trips, 2 vastly different results

    When the pheasant counts come out for the year I wasn't too worried, I am going to take my 2 trips regardless. Trip #1 was in mid-November and featured all of the hunting within roughly a 80 mile radius of Mitchell, 1 day on Public Land, 1 day private on one farm, 2 days private on another...
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    Field lunches, camp meals, trip dinners

    Thinking about some upcoming day trips in Minnesota and extended weekend trips to South Dakota, and thought I'm not sure if I've seen this topic covered on here. What do you guys like to bring along for meals? I usually just pack a couple sandwiches and some snacks ahead of time and eat them...
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    Winter Habitat for Pheasants

    I found this article posted in HotSpotOutdoors if anybody frequents that site, but it is a very interesting read on some research conducted a few years ago by Dr. Alfred Berner and members of the Division of Wildlife?s Farmland Wildlife Populations and Research Group and Farmland Wildlife...
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    End of Season

    How many more hunts do you guys have left with the season winding down now? I'm taking off from work early today to hunt south of the metro, not expecting much but you never know! There's a possibility this will be my last hunt of the season, with the next couple weeks dominated by family...
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    What part of state?

    Guys, my dad is going to come up from Iowa this weekend to hunt public land in western Minnesota with me on Saturday and Sunday. We have 2 SD trips planned later this you and don't want to buy a 2nd SD license, so sticking with MN. As a new guy to MN, what general area would you recommend...
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