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Funny thing! And the kind of poor shooting I’m sure that’s happens to us all! This morning when hunting a known island of cover that my hunting buddy and I know holds birds. We walked into the island straight into the wind and the Dogs held tight at the edge! We pushed in and a rooster flushed...

That’s a good point. I usually hunt two Brittanys at once and it’s a struggle to keep Them close. One dog at a time and they do great. Makes sense. Dog Competition. Whenever I hunt them alone it’s always closer and I seem to Do better if the birds are there.

Our first trip to SD didn’t disappoint!! Hunted through blizzard, freezing rain and some stiff wind!! Love it!!

Straight away. Especially when I’m hunting heavy cover and you need to get a quicker shot. Cover them up!!!

I like to use a hard copy of the public land / walk in hunting atlases. I take notes on the cover and crops nearby and anything else. A lot can change from year to year…but some things stay the same. I’ve hunted with folks who use On X or other on line guides and they blindly follow their phone...

I understand that a new truck camper is not exactly what was meant in this thread. But I plan on taking long upland trips for the next 20 years or so in this rig!! I told my wife that she could stay in bed while I drive from field to field early in the morning. I think that might have sold her!! 😂

Okay. I’ve been out the last couple of weekends hunting blue grouse. we’ve taken four, two adults and two juveniles. The adult birds were pointed and retrieved. The juveniles were flushed and when they hit the ground the dogs ran over them a few times before they located it. I’m fairly certain...

Of all upland birds I’m the most crazy about blue...or dusky grouse. I live in colorado and I scout for new places all year for the the hunting season. I think like most people I got interested in them when big game hunting up high and started seeing a big old blue grouse sitting on a log...

Totally agree with Aggie! Always around some kind of structure. But the “fireweed” or “kotia” what ever you want to call it. The tall thick shit you hate walking through and can’t see your dogs. I’ve found lots of Q there! But it’s always near woody structure! They are we’re they are!! Awesome...

I’d would agree that buying pigeons and a tip up cage or a launcher is a far better way to train a pup. You know where the bird is. You can lead your pup into the scent cone. Control the situation. Praise the pup. Training on wild birds is way too unpredictable. IMHO

Because the adult the dogs pointed would flush up into a tree and then the chicks would flush one by one up into trees. If they had a scent I’m fairly sure they would have been in the dogs mouth. The mother would make a big act with clucking from the tree...but the girls have located many birds...

we were going to head to Nebraska this long weekend for some reservoir fishing and exercise the dogs some until i read this post. I wouldn't want to have the girls disrupt or kill any pheasant or quail chicks. so we went to Wyoming instead to do some trout fishing and hiking. ends up we...

You should look into Burlington’s rooster roundup. Straight shot out east from your town. Lots of access through the program. Also lots of over looked Colorado walk in in the surrounding areas. Good luck!

They’re low tech but will get to,you with details. There’s no other details to,be had By the web. Burlington rotary club gets private properties to give access to hunting. There’s lots of properties and some are good and some are bad. If you spend a lot of time checking them all up you’ll find...