Recent content by Canadianvizsla

Looks like common thread for us is opening weekend is a tough choice. Makes sense when I think about it a little more. We thought it might be our best chance to catch some uneducated birds before they get shot up. Our vacation time is already picked so we will still give a try. I do think...

By the way LC Smith. I would love to pick uour brain sometime about Kansas or SD. Going that way one day is on my bucket list

If you plan on being in that area opening weekend and you want to go for a beer drop us a line and we will meet up.

Iowa city is where we used to come and stay. Thats 8hr drive. We moved slighty mire west to Marshalltown and Newton which are 9 hr and niw we think ft dodge may get us into highrer bird population which is 10hrs. SD is another 5hr i think. Just a little too far for us for now

SD is farther. We coming from the east. Not far from Detroit

Hey guys. I am taking all this info in. I want to thank remy for his reply as well as all the others. All great gestures to an outsider coming in. We have in the past used all the Iowa resources and bird survey, ihap maps and even the latest road atlas. They are the reason we decided to...

Excellent. I will look him up. Thank you

Ok. Thx for the info. I certaintly dont want anyone to get into any trouble. I did talk to the local DNR guy for some advice on legalities to assure we wouldnt cause any issues before I posted. I know we can walk state game areas and thats our fallback plan. I know that there are some great...

Thank you. We will do that.

I wish it was from bad shooting!! Although our shooting is bad we just dont have much knowledge and hunted what I suspect to be hi pressured state game areas. Thats why we decided to head farther NW to Fort Dodge area in hopes of seeing a few more birds. I never gave any thought to the...

Hello We are headed to Iowa from Canada for opening weekend again. Likely setting roots in Ft Dodge area. We are 4 buddies unfortunately without our viszla this year as she is too old to come. We were wondering if there were any locals around who would be interested in guiding us. We are...

Hey guys. Thanks for all your posts and help. Didnt mean to start a debate but it made for some informative reading and insight. Its greatly appreciated. We did come to Ft Dodge area the weekend before xmas. We hit the intense cold spell which I think had birds hunkered down tight. We...

Ok. Fair enough. We will avoid hunting ditches. Thx. When i talk to my buddy later this week I will reach out again.

Good info thank you guys. It looks like we will try to find private permission and look for cattails and such. I have also heard about b road ditch hunting a few times. Does anyone have advice on that. What time of day do they like to be out by the roads?

Hello Myself and a buddy and my viszla are headed to Webster Fort Dodge area the weekend before Christmas. We came on opening weekend and stayed in Newton and hunted Neil Smith and Skunk River. Great places but hard to cover with one dog. Any advice on where to go would be appreciated. Good...