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Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos
Thank you. I'm trying to get better w field photos. Hunting in IA and Lola and I have had quite a few birdless hikes this season, in spite of the roadside surveys! My wife and kiddos were walking with me today...it was truly a great day. The vest was my Christmas this year, so today was...- crock239
- Post #688
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos
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- Post #686
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Shoulder Mount pose for rutting mule deer suggestions
Great buck. I recommend sharing lots of field pics with your chosen taxidermist My brother harvested a thick old NM muley back in 2020. The taxidermist must have used a small(ish) whitetail form, bc the shoulder mount does not do his buck justice- crock239
- Post #21
- Forum: Field care - Meat, Trophy, Taxidermy
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Broke My Cabelas Grinder
Y yep, pretty sure i killed a grinder a few years ago doing the same thing- crock239
- Post #4
- Forum: Gear, Gear Deals & Gear Talk
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‘25-‘26 Upland Bird Thread
Thats really interesting about the falcon tagging along...did it ever show interest in the flushing birds? I assume a falcon needs to be airborne and strike from above to get up to speed, or are they able to hunt from a low perch? Ever experienced anything like that before?- crock239
- Post #110
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Tailgate Pics
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- Post #762
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos
Tough pressured birds...Lola was truly awesome today. I am not worthy but I am grateful...- crock239
- Post #658
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Armistice day Storm 1940
Same storm system that brought down the Tacoma Narrows Bridge- crock239
- Post #17
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Armistice day Storm 1940
The Armistice Day Storm is a tremendous story...would probably make a compelling movie. I learned about it when I read a piece Gordon MacQuarrie wrote on the Armistice Day storm...it can be found in a collection of his newspaper columns called Right Off The Reel. I recommend...- crock239
- Post #14
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos
My shooting was sub-par and the birds won the day today..so gratuitous dog & gun pic will have to suffice.- crock239
- Post #630
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Weekend Libations
Ok, im mixing my IA breweries here...but the Reunion imperial stouts are pretty legit And Props to Toppling Goliath for the decor in the brewery tasting room...bulls and bucks- crock239
- Post #1,435
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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SC Public Land Archery Buck
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2025 college football 🏈
Right there w you and it's only gotten worse. Best decision i made this weekend was taking my kids camping yesterday and NOT wasting time watching Tigers football.- crock239
- Post #284
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Missing CO Hunters
If your bino harness has a magnetic closure, it can/will interfere with your phone compass or regular compass as well. (Or your buddies stuff if he / she has a magnetic closure) Then u wind up doing the whole waving phone around in a figure 8 to reset / correct it.- crock239
- Post #222
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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11 Days Solo in the Colorado Wilderness High Country... and my Best Buck Ever
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2025 dove thread
Oh, so THAT'S how you're supposed to take a great field photo of a dove hunt...noted.- crock239
- Post #45
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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2025 dove thread
I didnt know dove banding was a thing...thats neat.- crock239
- Post #38
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Upland hunting hearing protection
I actually ordered custom molded plugs from OtoPro, but the overall process was funky. Large Hidden fees, slower than advertised response, etc. Never got ear impressions made and they eventually refunded my money. Changed direction and ordered custom molded plugs via Phonak. Much easier...- crock239
- Post #30
- Forum: Gear, Gear Deals & Gear Talk
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2025 dove thread
Took the pup out this morning. We went late to public IA dove fields, I hoped to arrive as other groups were leaving. First field was still a zoo, so we passed and drove on second that worked out about as planned. Action was slowing down by time we arrived but we wound up w five, including a...- crock239
- Post #35
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
