Serious Bird Hunting! http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com Get Serious and have fun doing it! Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:50:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Grouse Myths Die Hard http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/19/grouse-myths-die-hard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grouse-myths-die-hard http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/19/grouse-myths-die-hard/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:50:08 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1204 Grouse Myths Die Hard Just read this article on hunting ruffies in MN this year. So much of it, while well-intentioned, is wrong. Here goes: > The good news is, counts were up 34 percent this spring in parts of northern Minnesota. Counts remained stable in southern Minnesota. This COULD mean that there’s more easy birds (young ones) early […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/19/grouse-myths-die-hard/feed/ 2 You a Hunter or a Shooter? http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/10/you-a-hunter-or-a-shooter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-a-hunter-or-a-shooter http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/10/you-a-hunter-or-a-shooter/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:32:33 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1201 You a Hunter or a Shooter? Ran across this quote from an article about Iowa’s pheasant count: > “I haven’t even gone pheasant hunting the last couple of years because the birds just weren’t there,” said Tim Wolf, a 61-year-old bank president who lives in Waukee. YES THEY WERE! They most definitely were there. Maybe not like this… > “But I’ve […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/10/you-a-hunter-or-a-shooter/feed/ 3 Use a 12ga, and No Nitro! http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/09/use-a-12ga-and-no-nitro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-a-12ga-and-no-nitro http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/09/use-a-12ga-and-no-nitro/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:30:25 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1199 Use a 12ga, and No Nitro! We realize that people bid hunt the way they want to, which may not be the most productive way to do it. That’s fine…but that’s not for us. We’re always looking for every advantage we can get. So a brief reference in a recent issue of Field & Stream led us to a couple articles […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2014/09/09/use-a-12ga-and-no-nitro/feed/ 4 Lessons from 2012 Maine-NH Hunt http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/11/07/lessons-from-2012-maine-nh-hunt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-from-2012-maine-nh-hunt http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/11/07/lessons-from-2012-maine-nh-hunt/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:11:13 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1181 Lessons from 2012 Maine-NH Hunt Don’t know if we’ve fully recovered yet from our not-quite-a-week of hunting Maine and New Hampshire for ruffies and woodies. We all actually bailed 2 days early, having put in 5 consecutive days instead of our usual 7. Felt like wimps about it, but hey, we were BEAT…from 5 days of the most brutal hunting […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/11/07/lessons-from-2012-maine-nh-hunt/feed/ 10 Back in the Serious Saddle…Sorta http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/07/19/back-in-the-serious-saddle-sorta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-in-the-serious-saddle-sorta http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/07/19/back-in-the-serious-saddle-sorta/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:08:23 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1168 Back in the Serious Saddle…Sorta by Jay We’ve been getting a bunch of “where are you guys?” emails the last few weeks – must be getting closer to bird season! Definitely getting there, thank goodness. The waiting…the anticipating…. In response to all the inquiries, wanted to bring you all up to speed about the hiatus here at SBH, in no […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/07/19/back-in-the-serious-saddle-sorta/feed/ 2 What’s a Classic Gun To You? http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/04/20/whats-a-classic-gun-to-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-a-classic-gun-to-you http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/04/20/whats-a-classic-gun-to-you/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:10:58 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1166 What’s a Classic Gun To You? by Jay Saw this column the other day: What Makes a Shotgun a Classic? I’ll give you my own opinion in a minute, but here’s a little of what the post – by Phil Bourjaily of Field & Stream – said: > The dictionary definition of “classic” reads: “Judged over a period of time to […]
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Hey: Franchi Is Pro-Upland!
by Jay Take a look at that image. That’s one of the upland-focused images you’ll see on Franchi’s new-ish website. Did you get that? “Upland-focused” – that never happens anymore! Upland hunting is treated as the redheaded stepchild of the hunting biz, but not for Franchi, aka Benelli USA. Not only that, Franchi’s new Instinct […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/04/05/hey-franchi-is-pro-upland/feed/ 4 The Beretta A400: My First Auto? http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/03/29/the-beretta-a400-my-first-auto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beretta-a400-my-first-auto http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/03/29/the-beretta-a400-my-first-auto/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:05:17 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1153 The Beretta A400: My First Auto? (Beretta photo, click to see bigger.) by Jay Brendan is a Beretta guy. The guns fit him, he likes them, he has a few. I’m not a Beretta guy, mostly because they don’t fit me. Or haven’t. At Pheasant Fest this year, I walked into the Beretta trailer and – like I always do – […]
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]]> http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/03/29/the-beretta-a400-my-first-auto/feed/ 4 Worms and Birds: What Else Don’t We Know? http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/03/21/worms-and-birds-what-else-dont-we-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worms-and-birds-what-else-dont-we-know http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/2012/03/21/worms-and-birds-what-else-dont-we-know/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:18:28 +0000 http://www.seriousbirdhunting.com/?p=1151 Worms and Birds: What Else Don’t We Know? Believe we’ve talked about this at least once, but a recent Wall Street Journal article on the plight of Texas quail got us thinking about it again. Here’s the applicable stuff: …Rolling Hills Quail Research Ranch, a 4,700-acre spread an hour west of Abilene. Last month, researchers there found that the levels of parasitic worms […]
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