Recent content by cjc5f9

Have a GSP that has caught a hen or three, I flushed one right into his face he never really even took a step. Last year I actually picked up a rooster (wild) off of one of his points completely uninjured, did the same with a hen a few before, both were after a good snow.

LaCrosse Burlys!... Somebody had to say it

Right! Seems that by the time I really figure out I like some piece of hunting garb and feel like it is lasting like I want I can't find the same ones (gloves, boots, upland pants, etc.). Or like A5 said they will make some change that really degrades the item, for my purposes anyhow.

That's tough, living in the city and all. Sounds like the bike route may be the best if you absolutely can't get out to some open spaces. Lucky for me I just load the dogs up, dump them out on gravel and watch them run for a few miles most of the time. Lets me be pretty lazy about the process...

I'm intrigued by those golf gloves, look pretty warm and grip is probably excellent. I'm in the "no one pair is going to work all season" camp. Early til temps get down in the 20s or teens I stick with the deer leathers. I don't have huge hands so I get the biggest womens' pair I can (they seem...

Well if you haven't already headed out, I just slept on the side of dirt roads/highway pull offs in the truck while out in KS this year, no one every bothered me. From reading around on the regs I gathered that state land is supposed to be posted for the purpose of camping, I definitely saw some...

Cool, was hoping the cold front would help things. I was raised in NEMO, get back to hunt there now and again, you from the area or just hunt up there?

Got back form ~6 days out in KS. Friend had minor emergency keep him and his duck boat at home so it was just uplanding. 1st day hunted from north MO across to NE KS, 2nd day NE-NC, 3rd worked south down by Osbourne, 4th Rush county area, 5th-6th back to the north looping back to NC area by the...

Only have gotten out once last week in MO so far, hopefully get down there for a couple days in Dec. though. The one time I went out in north central was out for the morning ~2hrs and found one nice sized covey ~15-20 birds in two separate groups spaced out around some uncut beans. Pretty early...

Should be out there tomorrow. Hopefully that's right on the weather, maybe have some good weather to work the dogs on some quail/move a few ducks. Hope your season is going well, I will try to post up some thoughts on the trip.

Hopefully we can avoid the early crowds by going waterfowling, then work the uplands more midday. Gotta figure there will be some rifle season shenanigans going on, reminds me of my childhood (grew up in MO). Now, off to Amazon to find a blaze orange body suit...

Thanks JSMITH, kinda what I was hoping. Didn't know if access would be a problem, have hunted Iowa public during shotgun season and that can get pretty crowded. That is part of the reason I am excited about being out of Iowa during this stretch but, forgot to check on Kansas' firearms season...

Headed out that way for about 6 days but, just realized that rifle season will be going (doh). I will be chasing some quail and waterfowl on public ground and was wondering if anybody had any opinions on how the deer season will affect such things. Really can't move the dates unfortunately...

+1 on Highland. About 45 min drive from CR, have been out a couple times walking along and for an event. Birds I saw were released and not dizzied. Cover was very good compared to another place I have been and birds seemed strong (no birds getting caught by dogs/getting caught in heavy cover...

Good luck to ya! I have been that way twice for fairly short (2-3 hr) hunts so far and have bagged birds (2 & 1) both times. Certainly not loaded up but, have gotten into birds, some spots have been dry and some have held a few. Hopefully they have the rest of the corn out, most of the roosters...