It’s Been awhile. . . .
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Nope. Inferior product, imo
Dammit Mike. I really want to say “why doesn’t this surprise me from a PSU guy”. But I just can’t. My wife and I sat in a booth with nothing but PSU fans at B1Gs I was mortified that they were gonna meet “that side” of my wife. Go figure. She converted them all to Hawkeye fans. They all wanted pictures with my kid when he came up. I was so proud!
AND THERE SHE IS BOYS!!!!!!! The picture of my Gabey Mama……
1. Mr. Arnold was my father. Round here, I’m just coach p or Phil.
2. If it walks this earth, and is edible, I either have shot at it, wanna shoot at it, or am gonna shoot at it, and then eat it.
I’m just an old country boy. Daddy made the BEST squirrel pie!
Well Phil, given that, I would invite you on a southern Iowa quail hunt this fall. All I can promise is that the quarry (quail and also pheasant) will be present. What happens after in terms of bagging said quarry is TBD.
Hot Dog!! Now I have an honest reason to get that Beretta 687 Eel Classic.Well Phil, given that, I would invite you on a southern Iowa quail hunt this fall. All I can promise is that the quarry (quail and also pheasant) will be present. What happens after in terms of bagging said quarry is TBD.
Let's do it. Get that gun sir. I have a nice new 20 guage that I have yet to shoot...I got it couple of years ago in preparation for a dove hunting trip to Argentina that then didn't happen. I'll use to bag a few regal bobwhites here in Iowa instead.
Had a close friend who did the Argentina dove trip. Pretty pricey but he said well worth it. He was there like 4 days and shot 1000 shells per day. After the first day he had a young man who filled the gun with shells. Arm was sore and so was his hands. But got over 3,000 birds. The help picked up the birds. Said there are so many they repopulated faster than the daily kill....
Good to have Phil back. It's going to be fun seeing Gabe at 174. All the people who use his matches at 184 and 197 to make determinations on his offense are mouth breathers.
Now you're speaking my language. I've got a safe full of those I had honest reasons to buy lol!
The real question is do you go 20 gauge or 28?
My 687 28 Ga might be my very favorite and with the right loads and shot distance discipline it has no trouble smashing pheasants and is great for quail.
That had to be one crazy expensive trip. Just the cost of 4,000 shells alone.....Did he have all 3,000+ birds dressed just for cooking? Taxidermy? Hell, how could he even freeze, store and transport that much meat home? Private jet?
Sounds like a hell of a time, but "pretty pricey" may be a very loosely used term!
I always thought Dove and Turkey hunting was catch and release.
I’m a 20 guy. However, as a kid growing it, it was my daddy’s 410.
Yes, every snipe I've ever caught was released
Same, unfortunately, anyone I have ever taken out on their snipe hunt comes back skunked...
My mother in law asked my son in law who would shoot doves and didn’t he know that they mate for life and he said “ that’s okay I’ll shoot both of them!” 
Yes, many dove species, such as Mourning Doves, form lifelong pair bonds and remain monogamous throughout their lives. However, if one mate dies, the surviving dove will typically find a new partner to continue breeding.My mother in law asked my son in law who would shoot doves and didn’t he know that they mate for life and he said “ that’s okay I’ll shoot both of them!”
Kinda like humans.
