Recent content by mmelton

It was a fun trip . Was nice to meet you and your cousin. Heard you bought another dog. Do you still have the little female you had on the 2018 trip ?

im in pretty good shape plan on pounding the ground hard for two days and if I'm not satisfied I will head up to the thumb or maybe try Saginaw or Gratiot counties havn't been there yet either. years ago used to get a few birds around berrien and van buren counties but gave it up around here in...

Ghost birds of Michigan 9th to the 13th going to take four days and explore Jackson and Hillsdale co's. Will be on public land. First time I have explored theses areas. haven't shot a wild MI pheasant in a long long long time hope to at least see some hens. Last year drove from the Benton...

na, porcupine didn't sound like good dinner. I only took one grouse and one woodcock my two friends took a grouse each and 5 woodcock between them. Heading back up the 8th to the 16th. If I head to SD this year wont be til Dec thats a big maybe.

grouse #s were up in the areas i hunted young birds still hanging together. 1st encounter with a porcupine on the woodcock opener kinda killed the day, pulled over 50 quills out of his mouth before i had to have the vet sedate him for the last 21. Hunted him drunk the last hours of the day. Hope...

Anyone been out grouse hunting yet ? I'm heading to the northern lower the 22nd-27th to try my luck. My Small Musnsterlander watched me pack the gear in the truck tonight and has been at my hip all night. I cant wait to get away from the hustle and bustle of life for a few days and into the...

blowing in the ear works

Allegan Co. I feel like more are still on the way. last year I found more but it was the last few weeks of April

Out for a run put up 2 grouse and 6 woodcock. ran through a field looking for pheasants too, found a roost but never found a pheasant. Anyone else been out.

Stopped into a few State Game Areas around Cass City to see what we could find. Was hoping to at least flush a few hens but didn't see one bird all day. I did see some good cover and it looks like an effort has been put in to manage the land for pheasants. I did see a few other pheasant hunters...

I live in southwest MI and have not shot a wild pheasant in this great state since 1997 or 98. I'm lucky to even see one dead on the rd. I don't even try to find spots to hunt them around here anymore, spent a few days knocking on doors and just got turned down years ago. I would love to get my...

season thus far woodcock is over now wont make it out again until dec for grouse. thus far have been able to enjoy 19 days hunting bagged 31 woodcock and 9 grouse between myself and a few friends all hunting over my dog. the dog is getting pretty good at holding point on woodcock but the grouse...

what day are you going to be in tow

found 10 blacks in southwest MI Saturday. My 5 year old daughter got to picker her first mushroom.

how do we know if its not an import chestnut.