Recent content by wickowick

We hunted the opener in 2015 in the NW corner of the state and got caught in the rain prior to the blizzard that dumped 20" of snow. We were in 4 wheel drive doing a couple of miles an hour trying to get to a blacktop road. No luck. We came to a curve and there was no way not to slide into...

This, all of this, you need to scout and have options 1-4 in close proximity to each other picked out. Birds are really tough the days following opening day, but there are birds to be found...

Their main diet is worms, they need moist soil where they can stick their beak in the ground to get food. If the ground is too dry for worms, it is too dry for woodcock. We tend to find them along edges close to openings and you can scout for them at dusk, around the same time that woodducks...

This past weekend we killed 4 rattlesnakes in 4 days of hunting (NW Kanasas) plus another nonpoisonous snake that was getting snacked on by a hawk that was going to die regardless so it was also dispatched...

Well 6 of us are heading to that area later this week from Louisiana with 4 shorthairs. West of the river would have put you in the grasslands, correct? Did you hit agricultural areas?

What area of the state did you hunt? Are you an experienced pheasant hunter? How many people and dogs did you have hunting?

I am coming in on Sunday night and hunting next Monday-Thur. It will be just me and 3 shorthairs. You are more than welcome to join up...