Recent content by cockerfan

Thanks Ken! It's been quite a ride so far. I do believe that I was on this forum at the very start, and got a lot of help from here. You're right - lots of life moves and changes in the last 8 years! I now am more of a Ruffed Grouse guy than a Pheasant guy :D I've also gone through more dogs...

PM sent-- I'm interested. Natty, 9/10 means he rates the condition of the gun at a 9 out of 10.

All I've heard from you for the last two years is doom and gloom for bird hunting in Iowa...then you write a post like this! Are things looking better?

And there you have it, Ken. You've got some excellent trial and club dogs. But if you ever decide to hunt wild pheasants, you'd better get a pointy dog.

That's alright. I'm actually looking at a Guerini Magnus Light, but remembered I'd seen this for sale on here and was considering throwing it in the mix. I really was leaning toward the Guerini anyway, so I'm not even going to attempt to talk you into selling this one. Thanks though!

Is this still available?

So she will get a chance to prove herself in trials? awesome.

I enjoyed the videos, Ken. Not that you need to be told, but you've got some nice looking dogs there:thumbsup:

I have hunted almost everything the mid west has to offer, but focus primarily on birds. My brother and I generally shoot quite a few deer every fall for the meat, but that only takes a week or so to get done. I just get the bigger satisfaction out of watching my dogs work than any other type of...

Can't do a weekend hunt, but maybe a weekday in a week or two would work? What kind of dog are you running? I am in the process of getting moved to Appleton and will officially be moved on the 15th.

my Citori with 26" barrels in 12 ga. Owned it for probably 16 years now, and I'd guess I've shot 250 pheasants with it. I'm fast and accurate with it. I'm starting to incorporate a 16 ga Ithaca sxs into the program though. It's got 30" barrels and is choked tight.

Went out by myself this morning and got a couple more. Public land.

Thanks! It was a very fun morning. I am headed out again in the AM to try some public land. I don't have high expectations, but at last it is mid week and maybe things are settled down from the weekend. Maybe it will work to get out hunting together, but my weekends are on week days. On top of...

Went for an AM hunt today with my brother. Saw a decent amount of birds, and left a few for next time. The dogs did an extremely good job of taking us to the birds, flushing them in range, and finding them...even the two I managed to only wing and turn into runners. All four dogs are mine, I am...

Nice report, sounds like a very fun day. Soonest I will possibly be able to get out is Monday. I would be happy with seeing half that many birds.