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My Boykin will tend to "point" a planted bird as if wondering why it hasn't flushed, waiting for me to shoot because he knows he's close enough that it should have. No pointing on wild birds though.

If you let the dog flush (I would, they do it naturally and it's really handy on birds that run), work on stop to flush/whistle instead of the dog chasing. It's safer for the dog especially if you get a staggered flush.

I've got a few hundred green and yellow "nail blanks" in brass cases through mine with no I'll effects that I can see. That's all I've shot through mine actually.

I've got one of the basic handheld models and it does what I need. Even knocked a few hand thrown dummies out of the tree they were stuck in. I get my blanks at the hardware store and a good bit cheaper than what most gun dog stores ask. All I ever use are greens and yellows. If you buy a foam...

Large (300+ magnums plus motion) permanent spreads are the MO on Reelfoot. You must be at least 200 yards from any other blind to freelance. It is pretty dangerous to navigate in the dark if you don't know the boat ditches and the open water can get rough in a hurry. Portions of the lake are...

Down south you'll have much better luck finding a good Boykin spaniel. Seems like water spaniels are hard to come across outside of the upper Midwest.

Larry, if the terrain isn't too bad or cluttered with woody debris, you might look at a rolling deer cart. They are a back saver for sure and great on fire breaks or old skid roads

Edit- oops. Just saw that it needs to be neighbor friendly. Probably need a kid/bird boy then. My dogs love the 22 blank launcher but I wouldn't fire it off in the backyard.

I'm shocked no one cut the trailer loose and rolled it into the lake...yet. Being a jerk rarely pays off in the long run because there's always a bigger one out there somewhere.

This is bad news combined with with higher corn and bean prices and a weakened CRP program. Drought creates the opportunity to get a trackhoe into places they couldn't and permanently drain water off

I was fortunate to be selected for the dove wing survey a couple years in a row so it is always disappointing when the clerk blows through the questions as fast as possible. We have moved to a web based vendor in TN now so hopefully that will help get accurate answers.

With the nature of my work, I consume lots of podcasts. Lots of them. Some hunting, some conservation, some dog training ones. I was surprised to see a name I recognized in my queue this morning. Good job laying out the HIP, Brad...

I'm only a year in but happy with my Boykin spaniel. He recovered all but 1 bird I sent him on last year and that one was a cripple that swam him over 100 yards after being shot 3 times. I finally called him off for fear of him tiring out in open water. I don't know how much colder you'd be...

That's a really complicated way of saying use common sense and don't be a jack leg

No discharging a firearm across or on a forest development road, body of water contiguous to a road or where any person or property is exposed to injury or damage. What exactly does "body of water contiguous to a road" mean?

I know several states cut off nonresident hunting license sales last year.

Anybody got a feel for potential covid travel restrictions this fall? Here in rural TN there were basically none.

Thanks! Just the information I need. As much as I want to be successful with grouse, the woodcock may be more important simply for helping the dogs develop. The mi-hunt website has provided a ton of good information too. If we end up in Michigan, we will probably be hunting northern LP this time...

We are planning a trip for early October, maybe 2nd week? Looking at Michigan or Wisconsin most likely. Upland will be top priority but I'm opportunistic- if we find a swamp holding a few woodies or mallards I'll get up extra early and pitch a few blocks, and rabbits will be in trouble when my...

^^^agreed on all points