I want to introduce myself to this group as I am hoping it will be a valuable resource in the upcoming years. I've always wanted to try my hand at pheasant hunting and over the years have done a couple of game farm hunts but never wild. I grew up in the area around Duluth so have hunted grouse years ago but never over a dog. I live in the north western suburbs of Minneapolis so I have access to both pheasants to the SW and grouse to the NE. In the past 1 1/2 years I got myself a Brittany and she went four straight on her JH test at 11 months old. I think she'll be excellent with a little more training and exposure. I think this so much I bought a brother of hers this year (crazy? maybe...). So I have lots of questions about hunting, training, dogs, gear, shooting, and pretty much everything. I hope you folks won't let me down...
