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    East River Deer Season this weekend

    Planning on heading out East River this weekend which conincides with east river deer. Planning on hunting small public’s. Will wear plenty of blaze on myself and dogs. Should I cancel ? Using Mitchell as home base.
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    Mitchell Area Hotel - Cleaning Station & Dog Friendly

    Looking for advice on hotel in Mitchell area that has self service bird cleaning station and is dog friendly?
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    Barbed Wire - Training

    Anyone have any training ideas on dealing with barbed wire? Two dogs got nicked pretty good on the Sd opener. I typical run my dog with Mendota skid plate which has helped. Birds have a habit of going up by fence lines.
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    Garmin Alpha 10 or Alpha 100

    Looking for some feedback on Alpha 100 vs. Alpha 10. I have a friend that is selling Alpha 100 on the cheap($ 200). I still need to buy a collar for either. I like to form factor of the Alpha 10 and it's simplicity. I can get brand new technology in the Alpha 10 for $ 200 bucks more plus a...
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    French Brittany Thoughts?

    Looking for some feedback on French Britts. How are they around the house? on-off switch. Easy to train, natural pointing, can they handle the thick cattails of the SoDak? Looking to get in the pointer game again. Based out of Minneapolis so I'd welcome any breeders that are reasonable close or...
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    Hunt Club Metro Area ? - 1 Hour Drive

    Looking for some recommendations for hunt clubs within an hour of the metro area. Prefer a club that doesn't require a membership to hunt but willing to pay for membership if includes some birds, scratch bird discounts, and ability to hunt additional open fields when onsite. Time to get the pup...
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    Garmin Pro Sport - Using Tone and Vibrate Mode

    Just got a new collar with both Tone and Vibrate. Trying to understand how folks use both Tone and Vibrate. Would like to start using one of these modes instead of whistle.
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    Changing License Dates ?

    Anyone have any pointers for changing dates for licenses. Heading out this weekend and looking to move 2nd 5 day it from late Dec. to this weekend.
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    Dove Hunting - Is it a thing?

    Moved to MN last fall. Is dove hunting a thing here? In IL they have DNR managed field that were planted for Doves. Does MN do same
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    Area to Throw Some Clays in Metro

    Recently moved to Cities. Looking for a place where I can bring my own thrower and shoot some clays. Any areas within 40 mins. Don't want a formal place for 5 stands.
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    New to the MN Game

    Just moved here from IL and looking for some advice to save some time and gas $. Went for a quick hunt on Friday. Tons of public land to hunt but the quality varies greatly. For my quick jaunt I hit a WmA and some WIA. The WPA seemed more likely for duck hunting and not pheasant. I hit two WIA...
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    Weather Impact on Birds - Advice ?

    Would love to hear thoughts on how weather impact birds and their daily activities. Hunted this weekend with cloudy overcast days and 15-20 mph wind and 25-30 degree weather. What are they doing in this kind of weather? Hanging in cat tails, sloughs, etc. Let's hear it.
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    Gun Boxes - worth keeping?

    Moving in a couple weeks and cleaning out attic. Does one getter more money for selling with original gun box for either private sale or guns shop?
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    Field Bred Goldens ?

    My son is looking for Field Bred Golden 2-3 hours from Cities. Any recommendations?
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    Vet Recommendation - Metro Area

    Moving to Edina area and looking for a vet that deals with sporting/hunting dogs. Would really love a vet that gets what hunting dogs go through. barb wire, cuts, etc.
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    Deep Bruising on Dog Stomach

    Dog has bruise on her stomach from hitting a branch in mid-Jan. She's seems fine and hasn't lost her appetite and no mobility issues. I would have figured it would have been gone by now. Anyone else have similar experience ?
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    Combines Rolling Miner and Sanborn Co?

    Title says it all. Haven’t seen much about crop status since before opener. Thanks
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    20 Gauge Semi feedback

    Looking at new 20 gauge semi from Mossberg Sa20 and weatherby sa08 and Franchi element. Looking for some feedback, particularly long term reliability.
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    Garmin Sports Dog Pro or Garmin Delta Upland - Reviews ?

    Time for a new collar. Anyone have any experience with Garmin Sports Dog Pro? Also looking at Garmin Delta Upland with Beeper. I like the idea of being able to turn on beeper in thick stuff for locating dog and turning off when not needed. Both are pretty close in price. Thanks
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    Combines Rolling ?

    Finally seeing some combines on the corn here in Illinois. Got to believe they are going to be running hard this week with the weather being nice. Looks like a great weekend coming. Been at openers that were pushing 80 degrees. Are they rolling in Sodak?
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