Recent content by Merlin

I agree with much of what has been written. Some friends & I go to So Dakota a couple of times a year. These are wild birds and very robust, I've had luck with 4's & 5's in a 16 ga. On public ground (in SD) steel is required and I shoot 2's. I know guys have had success with 7.5 shot (using...

I am another satisfied customer of the Native brand. I also use Native 2 in the off season and 3 during hunting season.

The Central Iowa Gun Dog Club (CIGDC) is sponsoring a pheasant hunt this Saturday, March 21st (kick-off at 12:30) in the Des Moines area. As a member my cost is $35 (club pays $15) for three planted pheasants. It's not wild bird hunting but it's close enough as I had not been out since the...

I can't attest to the ballistic superiority of the 16 ga. but a couple of years ago I bought a Citori Featherlite in 16 ga and love it. It is extremely lite even considering it has a 28" barrel. This year while hunting in So Dakota some of the guys had trouble putting birds down with two &...

Four of us used our second five day out of state license the last weekend around Chamberlin. Weather was terrible with wind & snow, after several attempts at Walk-in areas we got smart and hunted public shelterbelts where we managed to get six birds at one spot. Saw hundreds of birds on...

Happy Holidays Fellow Pheasant Hunters, Just discovered this site and had to join because pheasant hunting is a passion with me. I have hunted the little rascals for over 40 years and just love it. I had an excellent springer spaniel years ago and now hunt with a german shorthair that loves to...

Pheasants like to position themselves in the sun when possible. Look for ditches with decent cover next to picked corn.