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Training Tips for all dogs, not just German Shorthair Pointers
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Hunting Dog Training Tips
Early spring finds many bird dog guys asking what do I do next? These people are consumed by the thought of training their upland bird dog. There certainly are great amounts of joy that can be obtained from training you own gun dog, but extreme frustration can also be experienced if a person rushes or is uncertain of proper training techniques.
The Levels of South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Experiences - Mar. 25, 2008
Prior to 2001, most all my pheasant hunting experiences happened in Iowa or Minnesota. I had never even set foot in South Dakota hunting pheasants. I thought Iowa and South Dakota were comparable but really, one cannot make the comparison if they have not experienced hunting in both states. Well little did I know that South Dakota was in a league of its own in the pheasant hunting arena. Not only that, I’ve since learned that there are many different ways to experience a South Dakota pheasant hunt than you would imagine. I now own 700 acres in the prime of South Dakota and farm a portion of it myself for pheasant habitat and rent out the rest for cash crops to a local farmer. The following is intended to help you discern the various ways YOU can experience pheasant hunting in the state of South Dakota.
Upland Bird Hunting - Feb. 03, 2008
What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase "Upland Bird Hunting"? I suppose it depends where you were born and raised. If you're like me and come from the Midwest it means chasing Ruffed Grouse, Ringneck Pheasant, and Hungarian Partridge.
North Dakota Pheasant Hunting Outlook & Forecast - Jun. 23, 2007
Things are looking up in South and North Dakota in terms of the fall pheasant hunting outlook. Here is some information in regards to what I am seeing and hearing that is dramatically different.
The Cost of Conservation - Jun. 10, 2007
Before I owned land I use to think conservation was something somebody else did or was responsible for. Heck, I'm not even sure there is a common definition for what conservation is and means.
Your Next South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Vacation - May. 01, 2007
So if you're like me, you grew up on saving for shells, license fees and gas to get you to your favorite pheasant hunting "spot". That "spot" may have been a road ditch, public ground, railroad track, bridge overpass or any other place that you might think a pheasant would hide.
Operation Pheasant Storm - Apr. 05, 2007
If you've never been to South Dakota pheasant hunting, you might not understand the value of the tactics I'm about to describe. Having grown up on pheasant hunting in the state of Iowa, I got used to losing birds out the end when hunting with small groups and late season birds running up ahead with your shorthairs in hot pursuit.
Planning your South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Trip from A-Z - Apr. 04, 2007
If you live anywhere in the U.S. and have never gone through the process of booking a pheasant hunting trip to the Dakota's, it may not be obvious to long time pheasant hunter as to just how to go about doing that.
2007 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Opener - Apr. 04, 2007
About this time of year you might have the fishing opener on your mind more than pheasant hunting and the fields of South Dakota. After returning from a recent farming trip to South Dakota I notice the two activities have something in common: Water.
South Dakota Pheasant Hunting - Mar. 07, 2007
Never been to South Dakota pheasant hunting? You might not know what you are missing.
3452 Years of Conservation - Feb. 22, 2007
Much controversy has come about recently from the nation's fuel issues, Iraq war and transition out of the 2002 Farm Bill and into the 2007 Farm Bill. We all want national security, low fuel prices and our boy's home from the war.
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