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I just called another game farm in Minnesota and they aren't taking any non-member hunters. This has been the case at 3 other businesses and I know of quite a few more that state it already on their website. These places must really be busy/doing well. How is a potential new member supposed...

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I'm trying to scratch the itch so I'm doing some pre-season planning. Since I'm a public land pounder I went to the DNR website and I've found they have a ton of options for locating property to hunt. Do any of you use these resources? If so, how/what do you use?

Just wondering how you flusher guys approach a large piece of ground with your dog when you are hunting either by yourself or with one other guy. Do you let the dog take you to the birds? Do you break the field into sections and cover it like you would mow the lawn while the dog quarters in...

I may be a little premature with this question but I'll throw it out there anyways. I also know this is a very personal decision but just wondering what some of you other "like minded" guys might do. My 10 year old ESS recently injured his leg on a routine stroll through the park. I haven't...

Has anyone ever been to Orlando Game farm south of Hastings? They don't have a website that I can find and I don't know anyone who has been there before. I go out to Caribou but that's a long drive from Cottage Grove. I also just went out to Rocky Bay this weekend which was great but I need...

I need something relatively inexpensive but secure (locking) to store my guns. I have less than 10 shotguns and I would like to store ammunition in it as well. Any suggestions?

This is a long ways off but I've been thinking a lot about what gun I want to get my son started on for trap shooting, pheasant and grouse hunting. My question is if you were introducing a young kid into hunting what gun would you pick right now? I wouldn't want to freak my wife out on cost so...

I just ran across an article on the 2015 F150 and it says you can fold the seats flat and it will fit kennels. Are there any other model/years that will do the same thing? I have a Suburban now and would like to switch back to a pickup. It's nice knowing that the pups can be in a climate...

Seems that I have dogs on the brain:) After reading about all the special relationships you guys have with your dogs and currently seeing both my dogs transition to different chapters in their hunting dog lives. I'm wondering which stage is the most fun/rewarding? 1. Puppyhood - Every...

I raised this question in a separate post but thought I would start a new thread to get some perspective. I currently have two Springers that I love hunting behind. My wife would really like a GSP. I'm curious to hear from some of you former Flusher hunters out there that now have pointers...

This weekend I took both of my Springers out for a hunt at a game farm and realized I had too much dog power. In the past I was able to/forced to hunt both dogs at the same time. I was "forced" to because both hate being left behind and it was never really an issue because the older one pretty...

Maybe this is old news but it proved true this weekend and last night. I listened to the FAN Outdoors show Saturday morning on my way out to the field and "The Capt'n" said they would be hunting the brush this year because in his scouting he had noticed a lot of birds in those areas. I'm the...

I know this is my second thread in one day but I'm all wound up waiting for my new gun and pheasant season so my mind can only think about a few things.... My question to you guys is when you are buying a gun do you buy new or used? My latest gun purchase was a used gun on gunbroker.com and it...

Last week I decided that I just didn't need or want my Benelli Nova anymore. I bought the gun last year right before my first early goose hunt. Everyone I talked to recommended this gun because it was such a tough and reliable gun. This maybe true but to be honest I don't do a lot of hunting...

I've been surfing gunbroker.com lately looking for a new gun and I've noticed something... I see a lot of the semi's have 30" barrels and are choked full. Most of these guns seem older than me (which isn't saying much) but is there some reason why these are like that? I would think they...

I was wondering if any of you have some good tips for giving your dog a fur cut. I have two springers and decided it was time for me to start doing this job myself. Besides being expensive to have two dogs trimmed twice a year it seems that no matter where I take them they never get cut just...

I know the discussion on chokes has been written about a lot on this website but I was thinking about it last night and came up with this.... Do any of you O/U guys ever use a choke set up where you use an IC on the first shot and then jump to IM for the second? Basically skipping one whole...

When should you start thinking about a new dog? My dogs are a long ways from being put out to pasture(1.5 and 4 years old) but I've already started to think about what my next dog breed will be. I didn't have a woman in my life when I picked out the current pack so really the only opinion that...

I'm trying to convince my fiance to come pheasant hunting with me this fall. There are many obstacles to overcome to accomplish this but I was just wondering what you guys would recommend for clothing. I don't want to really break the bank because I just don't know how she will take to my...