Topic: Some pics of my 2023 Season |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:23 am Subject: Some pics of my 2023 Season |
Nice photos of the birds and guns! Looks like the rubber on that old truck is in decent shape or is that your hunting rig? |
Topic: Turkeys- another first |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:15 am Subject: Turkeys- another first |
Not sure how the numbers are a bit farther west in WA, but where my brother lives, in Newman Lake, just across the ID border, they're thick! |
Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:54 pm Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
I moved 5 grouse this morning, 3 of which I could have got off some good open shots, however, I was packing a rifle on an elk hunt! The first 2 startled me as they flushed separately and from differen ... |
Topic: Traditional fair chase Grouse hunting here in Pa |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:36 am Subject: Traditional fair chase Grouse hunting here in Pa |
When it's cold and/or with snow on the ground, I often wear my Filson single layer tin pants. I find them to be comfortable, they break the wind great and work for me. That said I do have a couple pai ... |
Topic: Traditional fair chase Grouse hunting here in Pa |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:05 am Subject: Traditional fair chase Grouse hunting here in Pa |
A tradition on grouse, all 3 species of forest grouse around here was to have a 410 or small gauge in the truck on the way to hunting big game, mainly elk and swat them along the road or if they happe ... |
Topic: The "Old Country" |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:58 am Subject: The "Old Country" |
I had some friends, brothers who were from Bemidji that I met while in AK. One used to talk about the Bemidji area as "God's Country!" |
Topic: The "Old Country" |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:28 am Subject: The "Old Country" |
You can't go home in the sense that it will be the same a number of years after one left. People pass, new ones move in and the old country changes with time both faces and places! In my case, I moved ... |
Topic: Light 16's |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:48 pm Subject: Light 16's |
The lightest 16 I own is a 29.5 inch barreled, 5 lb 11 oz, N Guyot, French boxlock, with the next lightest being a German guild at 6.2 lbs. |
Topic: Just checking |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:31 am Subject: Just checking |
A few years back myself and a friend were out big game hunting but had our shotguns along. As we drove down an old logging road, we spotted a few ruffed grouse in the road, so I bailed out and swatted ... |
Topic: Hunting - what not to do |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:51 pm Subject: Hunting - what not to do |
Many years ago in the 70's when S Idaho was a pheasant hunting destination, A friend whos family owned a large farming property invited myself and another friend down for a few days of pheasant huntin ... |
Topic: 16 ga weight |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:35 am Subject: 16 ga weight |
I carried a 10 ga double one time all day turkey hunting with a friend. Thought it'd be cool to bag a tom with it. Last time I did that bonehead move!
Although I grew up using a Winchester model 37 ... |
Topic: 1oz VS 1 1/8 OZ These days |
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:25 pm Subject: 1oz VS 1 1/8 OZ These days |
I like to hunt early season birds i.e. chukar, huns, quail and pheasants with a 1 oz load of #5 or #6 shot and late season pheasants with a 1 1/8 oz load of #5 shot. |
Topic: 16 ga weight |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 10:18 am Subject: 16 ga weight |
My heaviest 16 ga is a 30" barreled, Remington Model 11 Sportsman at 7 lbs 6 oz. I don't use it often but occasionally will take it dove hunting and for shorter walks through pheasant cover. The ... |
Topic: Browning 16s for sale on Spokane Gun Trader |
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Forum: 16ga. Guns Wanted or For Sale
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:44 am Subject: Browning 16s for sale on Spokane Gun Trader |
Looks like a decent price and not too far from Post Falls. If I didn't already have a 16 ga Rem 11-48 and 16 ga Remington model 11 I'd be taking a serious look at it! |
Topic: Gun for 1st of September |
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:35 pm Subject: Gun for 1st of September |
It'll be a 16 ga, but not sure yet which one(s)! |