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    End of 2024 pics

    Last bird of Iowa season today for me. Was a decent year even with the flooding in nw ia. Hopefully even better numbers next year. Was weird not getting any snow at all. Pup did a good job though.
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    2024 Season In Pictures, Guns, Game And Dogs

    A few birds in the rain
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    Steel shot size preference?

    Last couple seasons been using Kent upland fasteel 2 3/4 5 shot. It's small shot but has been deadly on pheasants and a few wood ducks. Seems to hit hard with very few cripples. Just sucks getting the small shot out of the meat.
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    What do you do in the off season?

    Yesterday i took my dog rabbit hunting. Not as fun as pheasant hunting but the dog and I got a good workout. Some people might not want to use a upland dog for that but mine sure caught on and didnt seem to care. Now if I could just be a better shot with my sr22 pistol:D During the spring and...
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    Franchi Affinity

    affinity I thought about getting the tsa pad for mine also for shooting clays. I dont notice much kick while hunting but after few hours of shooting clays I did. That was when I used some hotter shells to break it in also. I'll switch to some regular trap loads this spring
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    Franchi Affinity

    After a season of shooting the affinity I have to say its a great gun. I have the 12ga 26". It has cycled every load without a problem. It shoulders better for me than some of the other competitive models out there. Its also a light gun to carry all day. Another thing about this gun is that it...
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    Dog with Allergies

    I cannot get my dog off of the predisone. I wanted to do allergy testing on her but was told the dog would need to be off steroids for a month for the testing to be effective. If I take her off of it for more than two days she breaks out. No way she could make it that long. Wish it would...
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    Dog with Allergies

    I have a gsp with severe allergies. It started at one year of age. Everytime I would take her hunting she will breakout in a horrible rash. The only time I can take her hunting is late in the season when everything is frozen. After working with my vet for two years there is no easy fix. She...
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