Recent content by Brad Bortner

Love those little buggers.

Dani, you need this vise...

I hadn't heard of HuntQuietly before. Looked them up, like any organization I think 75% of their thoughts are right on, but 25% misguided or I just disagree. Tod, I'd question that misleading graphic. Salary.com reports that the average 503(c) non-profit CEO for large organizations makes...

I used to work with the waterfowl biologist from Indiana who pointed out that they could hunt every day of the year with a 10 duck bag limit and Indiana wouldn't be able to kill as many ducks in a full year as Louisiana or Arkansas could kill in a 40 day duck season. He always said that if you...

I've been monitoring this for weeks, I've been trying to stay out of the fray. I guess i'll offer a couple of points now. Ramsey Russell has a podcast on this topic coming out soon. There also have been a couple of good articles published too. Suffice it to say, there are many factors involved...

Interesting design on the bat house. Is that eastern red cedar? I love the smell and look but that sawdust really makes me react.

That's a beast of a saw.

You should contact DuckDna when you harvest a suspected hybrid, they may send you a tube for the tip of the tongue and will genetically determine what you shot.https://www.duckdna.com

With the current I deal with, I use grapnels and 5 lead pyramids. Dash weights just drag. I have sand cast and plaster cast my pyramids. I even have a few 10 pound pyramids for heavy decoys in ripping current.

All of those state restrictions are more restrictive than Federal regulations. Falconry is covered separately. § 20.21 What hunting methods are illegal? Migratory birds on which open seasons are prescribed in this part may be taken by any method except those prohibited in this section. No...

Scott Lots of good memories about mutual friends. I only run ethanol free in my outboards, generators and other equipment that sits around unused for portions of the year. Ethanol attracts water and is also bad for gas lines, etc. I've had to have fuel systems cleaned and rebuilt due to...

I think they reissued the cinnamon teal.

Steve, My recollection is that mallards are considered unwelcome in Florida mottled duck country. They were/are swamping the mottled duck genetics. Florida has been trying to reduce the number of mallards breeding in mottled duck areas. Like you, I've been away from this subject for a number of...

I have a friend who exclusively hunts with a 410. I have personally seen him harvest everything from a green-winged teal to tundra swan with it. I don't know if he hand loads his shells, but the boxes appear to be store bought shells. He is an excellent shot and is quite deadly with that gun...

What a shame. I met both Jim and his dad in 2017 when I moved across the country ferrying a layout boat for Phil and looking for some cherry wood from Wiz. Great guys really sad to loose them both.