Recent content by steelbull85

Nice! Showing "the kid" how it's done! Sounds like a great evening.

I had a crazy week at work, so decided I needed a mental health day. I headed up to PA this morning for an early morning hunt. It was great! Started out with steady rain, then strong wind, and then calmed down and got sunny. The first hour Sadie hunted hard but didn't get a single flush...

Had a great first day also! For her first real hunt Sadie did well. Flushed 4 birds...3 hens and a rooster. Only had a shot on one of the hens which we got. Poor shooting on the rooster resulted in us being one bird shy of a limit. I am proud of her. She hunted hard in thick terrain and never...

Never mind. I was finally able to get in contact with someone. PA doesn't require you to obtain an individual HIP number for your license each year like NY or VA. :cheers:

Can someone give me any information on how to obtain my PA HIP Number? I can't find anything on the Game Commission website, except for links that take me to the US Fish and Wildlife website, that then link me back to the PA Game Commission website. I called the Game Commission, and they...

I was wondering if anyone can provide some insight on what to expect for opening day of pheasant at the SGL's? I've heard it can be pretty crowded, but I wanted to confirm. Since this is Sadie's first year I'm hesitant to take her opening day if it will be that chaotic. Would like her to have...

Glad I could provide some inspiration! Im glad you had better luck than me and were able to get on some birds with Dugan. I bet he is glad fall is almost back too. I was in the field at 9am and it was only 65 degrees. Definitely felt like a nice fall day. It's just around the corner!

The attached picture basically summarizes my scouting trip today. Went to 19 farms, talked to 17 farmers and pretty much got the same response....they haven't seen pheasant for years and if the game commission is stocking their property, they don't know about it. Lack of cover was the...

Heading up to PA tomorrow to do some scouting. I have 17 potential locations to go visit. I'll have to narrow that down because I know I won't have time for all of them. Should be a fun trip! I'll let you guys know how I make out!

Thanks for the advice and the boost of confidence. I started working with her more tonight and did not lean over and give the impression that I was giong to take the bumper immediately. By the end of the 15 min training session, she wasn't juggling the bumper as much in her mouth and was...

To answer a bunch of the questions above. I typically do two training sessions a day between 10-20 minutes long. I am not worried about hunt tests, just hunting and making sure we don't lose birds. I will be using her for both upland (pheasants) and waterfowl. Below is a link to two videos I...

Same thing happens with birds. She retrieves them, and goes after them at 100mph but her delivery and hold is weak. I have not tried a clipped wing as I have trouble with training locations due to where I live. I agree that I should try that to see if it increases her aggressiveness and hold...

I'm hoping someone can help me out and tell me whether my plan is a good one and maybe provide some advice too. I have a 14 month old lab who I have trained myself. That being said I am not a pro. She is pretty well trained for upland hunting, but the one thing I'm really struggling with is her...

That's awesome Parooster! Glad the scouting paid off. I'm planning a scouting trip in the next 3 weeks in South Central Pa so hopefully I have as good of luck as you.

I hear ya diplomat. I'm going through the same thing right now with a new baby. Has made finding time to go scout difficult, but I'm hoping to find a day or two at the end of the month/beginning of September to head up to the South Central part to do some scouting. The PGC Map has been a...