Recent content by martydavis

Weatherby 20ga Just got me a Weatherby SA-08 in 20ga a few weeks ago. Black synthetic feels good in my hands and it is light weight and shoots like a dream with no issues. Love mine and I've not shot a full box of shells through it yet, but have brought down many, many pheasants with the...

it is my standard now When I was living in South Dakota back in the '80s (stationed at an Air Force Base there) I hunted LaCreek Waterfowl Refuge over by Martin and steel was required. I have since moved back to Illinois and most of the public ground now requires non-toxic shot. It is a false...

It happens 2 years ago I was hunting with a friend on his uncles property and we put up a half dozen birds and I swung on a rooster and fired and the hen right behind him dropped. Yes I know I'm a lousy shot but I was sure I led that rooster. The hen was left for the coyotes. A few years ago...

another Illinois hunter Hi. I live in central Illinois (by Peoria) I pheasant hunt some place every weekend - usually the DNR put-n-takes. I hunt with a couple of field bred Cockers. Let me know if you want to get together sometime this season and chase down a rooster or 2.

Here in Illinois our season just started last weekend. I hunt every Saturday and take my vacation days in November and December. Vacation starts tomorrow. I'll hunt tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday and then again next Wednesday thru Sunday. After that I'll hunt every Saturday with a few Fridays...

My wife and I and a buddy and his wife will be leaving after work that Friday night and making it to the Saturday doin's. We're traveling from Central Illinois.

Redfield is about an hour and a quarter from where we're going to start out.

A buddy of mine from work and I are going to South Dakata for a few days of chasing roosters. I'll be bringing my working Cocker, Barney, with me to flush 'em up. We'll be using Highmore, SD. as base camp. Anybody else going to be in that area November 12th thru 16th? It would be great to...

Illinois DNR requirements for dog training here is the web site for Illinois dog training requirements. http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/programs/dogtrain/dthome.htm information on having training birds http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/programs/Gbhpa/index.htm A good thing...

Seems like common sense is what is in short supply all around our country. I believe in the MYOB principle, but common sense tells me when somebody is being stupid (like racing a truck through a field and shooting from that truck) somebody needs to be "corrected" before somebody gets hurt or...

My kind of hunt is a QUIET one. I have a 5yo field bred English Cocker. I rarely have to say anything to him the entire time in the field.

I have an 9 year old Lab who I had to retire several years ago due to seizures. I also have a FBECS that does all my bird hunting for me. 2 dogs for now.

I have an old Lab and a 5yo FBECS. I can't have another FBECS until my old Lab dies. I'm looking at maybe another 3 years I guess. :( Too bad, I would love to go get him.

it was my buddy's recipe, but I know it was just shredded/chunked/chopped pheasant with hard-boiled eggs, mayonaise, season salt, pepper, pickle relish and a little bit of seasoning like onion powder and garlic powder. It was really good and it's a traditional tail-gate lunch for the last four...

not the thrill I had hoped for Pheasant hunting is my all consuming passion. I live for the hunt and take vacation days in November and December just so I can hunt pheasants. I've tried to find wild birds here in central Illinois, but we are void of any as far as I know and so I just hunt at...