Recent content by Thunderstick

Nice reports, guys. Thanks for posting. Shorthair: good job of getting permission to hunt private and then refraining from shooting towards your host's house. Nice to hear that you saw so many birds. conditions sounded brutal though. Also, a good job on getting a bird solo and no dog -...

"atta boy, Buckley !" Hopefully he earned a little bit of burger mix in with his food that night. thunderstick

Nice photo ! Opening morning never looked better with that great cover. Good job getting a rooster out of that huge field.... can't imagine how many more were out there. The snow this week should help bunch them up. thunderstick

Most birds are shot at about 25-35 yards; but just about everyone has made a 50-60 yd. shot at one time or another. Chances of knocking down that bird are very slim; chances are you'll hit it with 1 pellet and it flies off to get sick and die. Most hunters are turned off by that reality and...

Nice report on the Opener in Burlington Its nice to strike up a friendship with the locals when you're out in their neck of the woods - and as you say - you never know what will result. Too bad the birds had such a hard time there this year, but at least you know that farther north is probably...

Jeff: now that's a recommendation ! thanks, thunderstick

I should have said I'm looking for a wild bird hunt only. Thanks for the responses so far. I know there's a lot of places out there on the web, so I'm hoping that personal recommendations from forum members can steer me towards a good place. Thanks for your help. Thunderstick

Greetings: its been awhile since I've visited the site. I'm trying to get my ducks lined up to make a trip to NW or north central Kansas this fall to hunt birds. Ideally I'd like to find a place that uses pointing dogs ( I'd love to find a place that uses French Britannys - as I'm thinking...

Much thanks guys ,:thumbsup: good tips, keep them coming ! I'm getting some confidence already. Jim Schmidt

Thanks Mr. GSP4 ! :cheers: I will send you a PM. Hunting with you and your pointer would be a first and a real treat as I'm thinking of getting a pointing breed once my little Tessie is gone. In case that doesn't come together though, I'm still interested in solo dogless tactics. Thunderstick

Hi everyone ! I've been lurking for a couple weeks and just registered. I'm heading to Kansas for the first time this Mid-December, but the reality is my sweet little Springer is just too old and lame to pursue the wily ringnecks with me any longer. So... I'm dogless. Any tips for hunting...