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Wow. Thats early for them, you must be in a hot spot for them. Years ago was told that they can be active almost any month in MN. So yes, good reminder, treat your dogs (I use Nexguard) and wear tick pants and treat your clothes (But NOT on you) with spray. I think its permethrin that's the...

How has your winter been so far, those that live in S and W MN? My guess is that the pheasant and deer have had a decent winter so far. Tomorrows storm could change all of that. Here is hoping for a glancing blow! I live near Pequot Lakes, and between the warm weather, and Monday and...

Hi all I am wondering, from a ND residents experience view, how your winter has been so far on wildlife populations so far. We know of the 3-4 storms that hit your state hard. So in your area, your travels, what you've seen, what you've been told by reliable sources, are your pheasants, huns...

Huns (gray partridge) are introduced, sharpies only native. Dry years really benefit Huns, started hunting Sask late 80s and they were everywhere. In the early 90s the rains came back and their numbers plummeted. My guess would be that the shelterbelts, homestead areas, feedlots will be...

Hunted W Central MN a few days before Christmas. Used to hunt it a lot in the early 90s. Swamps/sloughs were dicey, that snow before Thanksgiving knocked down patches of cattails which insulated the ground even more. Only one slough I hunted was locked tight. Flushed some hens, not really a lot...

Glad I waited. Doggone windy this morning. I'd like to think I'm older and smarter but its really softer, isn't it? Not willing to push as hard as we did when younger. Am hoping towards the end of the week the winds lay down a bit. Dan

Who is going out now that the weather is finally warming? Although I would say the winds sure still have a bite, and the next day or 2 looks plenty windy. Maybe I'm just showing my age, but gonna see how hard the winds gonna blow the next few days before committing. Dan

So you're getting smacked with another blizzard-wow, 2 in 2 weeks! Thats gonna hurt the pheasants, sounds like the snow won't melt away anytime soon with the amounts and drifting. I have noticed that the windbreaks and farmsteads provide much needed shelter, especially multi-row shelterbelts...

Just got back from the SW, we decided to quit after 1 day of hunting with the ground blizzard. Tues found us motel bound with winds gusting to 50 mph and blowing/light snow. My guess is around 3" total where we were, to the N and E of us much more, I've heard parts around Bismarck and Minot got...

What an abrupt change to winter. Was in the cities Fri-Sat-Sun, high winds and lots of rain. Got home (between Crosslake and Pequot). What a mess! 12" of wet snow after a lot of rain, small trees and brush pulled down, and up to another 8" tomorrow?! So from Wheaton south, to SW MN, what kind...

Just wondering how folks are doing in W MN? Haven't hunted that area for several years. You don't need to be specific just how its been what you've been seeing any observations. Dang what a great stretch of weather we've been having. Looks like a reality check coming this weekend. Dan

Returned after a 4 day hunt in SW NoDak. Last hunted there 4 years ago. Definitely not as many birds or cover as before. Dry, so much of the CRP was hayed. Dry, as in poor brood success. Much more posting, and in some cases leased hunting rights. We weren't the only ones struggling to find...

The furthest North I have seen a pheasant in MN was W of Baudette back in the 70s, obviously a released bird. Most of the time when you see such a bird its either a game farm escapee or someone released them. More recently I've seen birds along Hwy 18 from Mille Lacs to almost Sandstone. May be...

Heading to SW MN next week, wanna skip the opening weekend zoo. Just wondering how the harvest is going, I know, I know, I can read the weekly report online but am wondering what anyone is seeing out there. I know the corn is ready to harvest, but as far as moisture in the corn, are there...

I am an average schmo from Minnesota who is wondering if its worth the drive to Indiana to hunt wild quail. Back in the late 80s had a chance to hunt it, a friend who grew up in Indiana but was working in MN had the chance to take over the family farm. He got bored and planned to move back to...