Recent content by MOBirds

our group only hunts late season (Thanksgiving or later)...typically cold, can be pretty nasty weather, crops mainly out = a lot of cattails. We only hunt pointers and we all have GPS. Not saying pointers are the only or even the best way to go here, just saying we do it and we kill birds. Wife...

Feed mine Victor, same results as those previously mentioned. I feed Hi-Pro Plus...recommend it. I also buy at local feed store for reasonable $$$.

our group has been offering a steak dinner vs outright payment for years...be surprised at how many folks appreciate that and take us up on it. We do go later season which probably has something to do with it. You get to know them, they get to know you, and it really helps build a relationship...

Read more than write but this post is where I tend to fall, don't let a bad experience ruin your overall perspective...I've been blessed to make many more good friendships hunting than bad over the years, some from this very forum. If nothing else, I really try to open the door for the...

I'm planning on it. Went last year for the first time, all i needed to hear was an entire building full of upland hunting gear, guns, and dogs...they have seminars on dog training, cooking, and habitat if that interests you as well. It's a good excuse to get away and check out all the latest...

Great pic! Congrats on the limit.

I'm going to attempt to provide some boots on the ground objective information for those wondering. Our annual four man group recently returned from a hunt in the area being discussed, give or take an hour in any direction on a given day. We've hunted there for years, have seasoned dogs (5-6...

X2 - i would end up on some screen i had no idea how i got there and then would have to figure out how to get back to where i wanted, screen lock is great once you have it set up how you like it. Great product in general, definitely nice with larger running dogs and thick cover. If your...

I've used Mushers for a few years now. I put it on pretty heavy right before we hit the fields and it works great IMO. We typically start hunting in mid-November in SD through bird season in the midwest and seems like we always get into quite a bit of super cold and snow/ice weather. My brittany...

Hey Greg - I hunt with an Alpha, have for years. We cover a lot of ground in all kinds of cover from SD, KS, and MO. We hunt in hot to arctic conditions. I also use it duck hunting. I've fallen, dropped, etc and have had zero problems without a screen protector. In between fields i usually hang...

A lot of good info and recommendations have been given. All I can offer is this, it's been my experience that hunting ringnecks in SD is like nothing else...it gets in your blood, so be careful. In either place or both or somewhere else, will be better than working any job I've had and your...

Some advice i got from an old timer long ago that's proved true way more than not is, "always trust the hunter with the longest nose"........so I prefer to follow the dog. :D

First time so don't have previous events to compare but had a great time. I wondered why I had waited so long to attend. Lots of dog food companies, was surprised actually. Purina (a big event sponsor) major presence and lots of free samples but many others too. Browning/Winchester...

A buddy and I are headed that way too...be our first one, really looking forward to it. Great to see all the positive confirmation.

Preserving the memories for sure. Here is my first ever wild pheasant and the first wild bird my pup pointed/I got over him. I raised and trained him myself...or maybe he trained me...either way, I think it turned out good. Additinoally, the barn wood is out of my grandpas barn i played in when...