Recent content by hiplainsdrifter

I grew up in Sidney. There's plenty of prairie rattlers in the southern Panhandle. The good news is if you're chasing pheasants, you're not going to be in super snakey habitat. Like another mentioned, stay away from the low limestone outcrops in pastures. Definitely more of a consideration...

Whenever I hear people complain about eating sharptails, I know that person isn't much of a cook. Perhaps a bit harsh, but true. Cook them medium rare at most. The meat looks like lean steak, and should be treated like lean steak. If you still don't enjoy the flavor, certainly don't harvest...

OP, PMed you.

I live in northern Wyoming and I have come to know the immediate area fairly well. Wyoming is certainly not on most bird hunters' radar, perhaps except for sage grouse. I have met quite a few diehard older bird hunters that have been chasing birds in this area for decades. These guys...

I have worn multiple pairs of Meindls for many years. When new, they fit me fine but as they wear and the leather stretches, they definitely give me more heel issues, as well as toe bang against the front of the toebox. I think they are well made boots but they don't fit my feet perfectly. I...

How do you handle cooking the different birds so they are all done correctly? In my experience, sharpies are much better when cooked more medium like steak. Huns seem to like to be cooked like pheasant, but of course they are much smaller so shorter cooking time.

Sounds good. All of my favorite pheasant recipes involve wine. I just made coq au vin, which is pretty similar to what you described. Most online recipes are for chicken, and I had to shorten the cooking time for the leaner pheasant. I really liked it and will make it again. I often filet...

Hmm, that explains it. Dang inflation.

As many other commenters have said, DON'T wear cotton- at least high cotton blends. However, you can also have problems with pure polyester blends not breathing adequately. I do a lot of backcountry skiing, backpacking, etc. Really the best gear made for laying for cold weather aren't...

Where? I am overpaying.

My Browning White Lightning 16GA is about 7 lbs. I sometimes wish it was lighter (Browning occasionally makes the Superlight Feather in 16 I hear), but when I use the awesome Federal PF shells on wild birds I am glad it isn't any lighter.