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How will people hunt ducks in Canada next year? That will be interesting.

I would say that I am retired, at least for now. Back in 2012, me and my wife started a restaurant in So Oregon. We lived up in Wa and had to move to do it. I had to sell the boat, and one of my dogs kicked off and the other one was a sr by then. Did the restaurant for about 8 years...

A 4x8 sheet of burlap used to work for us in the goose field after the freeze up. We left it out there so the birds got used to it and shoved some of the deeks under it to store, so they got used to the look of something under the burlap. Won't be the way to go on public land though...

Shit, that is a good sized rattler. I ran into one on Halloween day in an area I've hiked for nearly 50 years (SW Oregon) and had never encountered one before. Rattled and coiled and was able to keep the dog clear of it. Also saw a California King snake in the same area a week earlier...

Even if the weather is colder... at least if the snow is a cold one, the poults can shake it off as it lands on them. They can't do that with rain or a sloppy wet snow... it soaks em through and they just get too cold to pull through.

may have been a cool wet spring. Grouse and chukar cant make it if they get wet before they lose their downy. They die of exposure.

When I was a youngster, We'd dress up at school for Halloween. One Halloween night, I was about 12, and I came home with a Golden Retriever that we'd met while out punting around. That golden retriever met me nearly every day on the way home from school until he got too old to be out and...

I miss the bird dogs and the September sky. Strong legs were good too.

Wow, pass the awesome sauce. It is great to see photos like this and to see so many young folks learning the nuances of hunting and time afield. There is so much more to to it all than freezing in a jon boat. Your photos bring this to the forefront. Keep doing what you do. It is...

"I'll be on the road in less than a half hour." was the dead giveaway that you were on a real adventure. Glad to see you were able "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Well done!

I retired at 52. It has been a real drag. Had a job that nearly killed me and hung it up and moved to SE Asia. I moved back to the states to keep an eye on my mom. She's about 90 and needs help around the place. She was really sick this past winter, but now doesn't need much help...

Buff (The dog) has been going out on nearly daily romps with me as of late. He is only about 18 months old. He has learned that he likes to pursue anything with fur or feathers. Busts quail and sometimes turkeys, always pursues turkey birds. He likes deer as well, and I am...

Just one shot can change a lot.

Busted a dozen mountain quail and a bunny today, hes figuring it out with time in the field. I think he'll be a good upland and bunny dog. Still seems terrified of water. video

It is officially fall.

To me, the fall is a highly anticipated time. The days get shorter, the sky more blue, and the temperature drops to tolerable round here. I got a load of firewood to keep me in shape for the next couple of weeks. 14 x 7 x2.5 = 245 cubic feet. A cord of wood is 4x4x8 = 128 cubic feet...

I have a DeHaan 20 ga S2. I got it from Mark in Rigby back about 15/20 years ago. It is light, shoots well, but occasionally doubles on 3 inch mag cartridges. I think he charged me about $850 and it came with 5 chokes.

Eric, I've always been a Mil-surp guy. I have had good luck with European gear from ww2 and later. The wool is durable and bulky in comparison to todays fibers, but it is generally cheap. If you have to take it off and pack it in a pack and haul it around, then todays fibers may be a...