Recent content by Gumboot

When this thread began on May 13, Dec corn was at $3.88 per bu. Today we're at $4.50 per bu, the price increase largely attributable to planting delays. Feels like Mr. Farmer is going to ignore the insurance date and plant corn. There will be some prevent plant in flooded areas but the...

Corn and bean planting behind 20% and 40% respectively due to rain. Wheat looks really good but it needs to quit raining. Not sure if all the rain is helping or hurting the birds, but my bias on quail is hurting.

Current Planted vs 5 Year Average Iowa 48% 76% Illinois 11% 82% Indiana 6% 57% Minnesota 21% 65% Missouri 52% 87% Nebraska 46% 72% South Dakota 4% 54% Ohio 4% 47% Nearest analog year is 2013 when we had over 5,000,000 acres of corn and beans that didn't get planted, compared to a little over...

SD 4% corn planted on last report. Southern MN way behind as well. Forecast doesn't look conducive to catching up. Late harvest and possibly some switching to beans.

Roundup (Glysophate) is a non-selective herbicide. It kills both grasses and broad leafed plants.

Sorry to hear about their experience. Our group of 10 have killed fewer birds last two years than in the past at one of his camps. We always have a great time. This past year I killed 2 bird in three days, but I ran 4 dogs and enjoyed seeing a bunch of birds shot over their points, by guys...

What's the current market price for hemp fob Central SD? That'll tell you whether they'll grow it in lieu of corn/beans/wheat.

+1 Although the inquiry wasn't even worth a response.

Limited out with 44 birds and 11 hunters = pheasant

If you've introduced dog to gunfire...shoot one for it.

It's the first two weeks of the season, other than last Saturday, the weather's been awfully nice. Let Thanksgiving pass and some foul weather arrive and the crowds will thin out. Hope everyone finds enough birds for the dog and be safe...even you ooser's.:D

Saturday was fun. WIHA in North Central, walked a little over 10 miles in 20-30 mph winds, 28 degrees. One point, lonely single that I normally wouldn't have shot, but both me and the dogs needed one. Cover looked great but birds just weren't there. They weren't there last year either...when...

There's a lot of all age blood in your dogs pedigree. Young dogs often don't know how to pace themselves, especially dogs bred to run. When you let them out of the box they think they have 30 min to 1 hour to get it done. Most figure it out with birds and time. Unless you feel your dog is...

You have gravel and you have dirt. You'll quickly be able to tell the difference. There are no special WIHA "access" roads. We're talking unpaved county roads.

Me, two buddys, and 7 bird dogs, going to a place in KS where there are no pheasant. It'll be fun.