Recent content by pheasantaddict

Great pictures hettmoe and crocket. Way to capture each breed. I have a Lab and DK.

It's been a tough winter this year in NW Iowa. I don't expect an increase in numbers next year as we've had about 40" of snow as Feb. Usually 28" or under is the magic number for pheasants to increase the following year.

I believe your right. There was an alfalfa field close by.

Was cleaning a bird tonight and it's crop was huge. I could tell it wasn't corn or beans, but seeds and a large green material. I opened it up it looked like spinach. I was tired so I'll examine better tomorrow. Anyone else ever see this and what is it?

Nice looking dog.

I live in Dickinson Co. and it gets hunted hard. That time of year be prepared to drive 30 mi or more from Spirit Lake to find less pressured areas if not finding any birds. Have a 12 ga with a quality non tox. 3" 2 or 3 shot. This year a lot of birds were shot this first week with all the...

No comparison between SD and IA anymore. We have birds but even Mn harvests more birds than IA.

How do you guys cook up your dove?

Nice pics of your shorthair.

I'm looking forward to Tuesday. I won't make it out till the afternoon but hopefully their not all shot by then. Good luck to everyone.

Heading up mid week should be pretty good as don't have to compete with the opener. Lot just depends on the harvest schedule. Don't overlook the SW as heading from Kansas may be worth a day.

The primary pheasant range in Iowa is now corn and beans from road to road. Been tiled, bulldozed, and removed. More crp in south. We don't have the pastures, hay ground, sloughs, and other vital habitat anymore like the Dakotas.

Where non-tox is required, can steel be used effectively in a 28 to take pheasants?

The more the dogs hunt the better I look.

It's a real nice vest. I use it for my DK. When it's cold I put an underliner vest under it.