They call it 'the game'. Many of the hunting dog clubs out there are all about the individual achievement of each animal. While you may sometimes run with another dog and handler, you are competing for an overall win. NSTRA field trials are run a little different. The National Shoot to Retrieve Association is all about beating your opponent on the field. Each successful bird find and retrieve is worth points. You have one goal, and that is to find the birds before your brace mate does, in...

Michigan spring turkey season. There is perhaps no taste more bittersweet in the outdoors than that of a kill on opening day. Why is success bittersweet? Because one is then forced to wait an entire year before the pounding heartbeat is felt in one's throat as a majestic bird takes his final fatal steps. Here is my story of my opening day...

As is customary for me, my hunt began not as shooting light dawned at 6:10 am today, but rather weeks ago through hours and miles of scouting....

These type of people are all over. Went to some state land i often hunt a couple years ago to pick blackberries with my nephew. Came across 3 empty clay pigeon boxes, a bunch of empty shell boxes, and empty shell casings. We picked up all the trash and took it to a dnr office. One of the clay pigeon boxes had a receipt taped to it showing they were purchased from a local Walmart store earlier in the day with a credit card. DNR employee said to just dump the trash in a dumpster. No investivation....

Ice is off as of this morning per DNR park officer

More south of River Rd

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[QUOTE=Glenmorangie;4552978]THE Field Bred English Setter Room thread should NEVER not be found but on page one and toward the top. That's its natural place.

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I would be interested where are you located

I would be interested where are you located