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Bird seasons are or will be opening in most areas. As with all shooting activities safety must be rule one. This has to do with dangers of birdshot at longer distances. You are in a field hunting birds. You know there are hunters on the other side of the same field. You are three to four...

How do you all finish off wounded birds? I have seen all sorts of methods. One was very unique. I was pheasant hunting in Southern California on a private preserve. The owner and guide was a very large African-American man. I mean he was NFL linebacker size. Nicest guy in the world. The first...

I am practicing for Halloween a bit early this year. I have to wear a patch over my left eye for a couple of days due to an infection. I'll hold off on shooting and hunting, a few days won't hurt. But, I was picking up my guns yesterday to see how my shooting would be affected if I were to lose...

This November I will be voting the Nevada's U.S. Senate seat currently held by Harry Reid. I am sure I will be blasted by some of you, but is loosing Reid such a good idea for second amendment fans? In his last election here, he won by only several hundred votes. Even with Nevada's low...

Here is an incident I posted on another thread. As read above, when we were facing the drunks we had our shotguns opened. A safe routine, but it did render our guns useless. I can't swear it as a 100% fact, but as far as I could tell their shotguns were still loaded. The two hunter were...

What is your favorite game bird to eat? I thought this would be an interesting poll with all the seasons getting ready to open around the country.

All the literature states that powder needs to be stored in a cool and dry place. Is it possbile to have it too dry? I live in a high desert environment. Our humidty usually hovers in the low single digits. Our lawns are never damp in the morning. After a shower, you are dry before you even...

How do you all carry your shotguns in the field? If you are in an area where a bird flush is about to happen, how do you position your shotgun when you are about to shoot it? Where do you keep your trigger finger? When do you take the safety off?

We all know about Dillon Presses. I see that Dillon also sells other reloading equipment like polishers and scales. Has anyone tried any of these Dillon products? What did you think?

I do not tolerate any form of drinking before or during any shooting activities. Afterwards, why not. I have an occasional adult beverage myself. But I won't even pick up a gun if there is an open container anywhere near it. If see someone hunting or shooting that is intoxicated, I will call the...

Has anyone here purchased a gun specifically for a hunt? I did many years ago. I wanted to go boar hunting in Northern California. After some research I signed up with this guide. I decided to use one when because I had no experience pig hunting. I also wanted to increase my odds and I chose an...

While many of us would probably prefer to buy American-made products, the sad fact is that not much is made here anymore. The very computers we are using to communicate here are not likely to have a Made In America sticker on them. Cars? Even ones with American names might be made outside of our...

You have heard the saying trophy wife. It usually describes some rich guys super hot wife. She may not have more then a half dozen working brain cells, but she looks good. Eye candy if you will. Does anyone here have a trophy firearm? It is a gun you bought for aesthetic reasons. You didn't buy...

I started another thread here about the dangers of dove hunting. If you look at hunting from a statistical sense, it is quite a safe sport. However, accidents do happen and I doubt that they all get reported. I am sure that near hits are not reported. Here is the question for this thread. How...

Check out these statistics: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/stats/2006.pdf In 2006, there were 18 reported hunting accidents in California. Seven of them was during dove hunting. In fact, it is the species with the most accidents. Does it make sense to anyone?

I know there are several states that do not allow dove hunting. Those same states allow the shooting of ducks, pheasants and quail. What's up with that? Why is dove hunting so controversial? What makes this bird any more or less special then a quail? If you want to get down to it, doves are...

At what point to our guns become a luxury? If a person needs a gun for defending his castle, nothing beats a 12 gauge shotgun. If that same person wants to hunt birds, the very same gun could serve both purposes. Big game? In some areas a shotgun is the only [U]legal[U] option. I guess a .22...

Since I have moved into this area I open carry whenever I take my dogs for a walk. It is legal and because of the lack of people, well-tolerated. The reason I carry is that there are quite a few stray/feral dogs roaming around. I also occasionaly run into a loose dog that doesn't wild. It looks...

It seems like most of the big game hunting shows are bow hunts. I know several bow hunters. I guess this type of hunting gives folks added hunting opportunities. I have to give archers credit, the ones I know do seem to fill their tags. But, there is something about the sport that really bothers...

Does anyone here record their hunts? I use a calender with large date boxes. After every hunt I scribble a few notes about the hunt on it. I write where I went, the gun I used, the game I bagged, and my overall impression of the hunt. So, does anyone else here to this?