I was fortunate to have grandparents that hunted and owned firearms growing up. These firearms weren’t fancily engraved nor were they something that when bought would break the bank. They were good, basic hunting rifles and shotguns. The most recent one I had inherited was a Stevens Model 311A SXS in 16 gage. This was passed on to me when my maternal grandfather passed away a few years ago.

Still in good shape, but with a little surface rust due to inactivity over the past few years,...

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I know what does work and that is training your gun dog to follow some simple whistle and hand signals in the field. Not only will it make your day in the field more enjoyable but it will also make your gun dog a more efficient hunter. The two most important commands your dog will learn is come and whoa and are easiest taught when the subject is a puppy. However old dogs can learn the commands also, your hunting buddies will be surprised to...

[QUOTE=jackrabbit;2111990]I went online this afternoon to watch the video of the meeting yesterday on the Fish and Game Commission meeting. The update on the lead ban was item number 6 on the agenda. It went very quickly to a discussion by Rogers and Sutton about being "proactive", and maybe looking at extending the ban to the entire state. Only Kellog and Daniels were standing up to them and saying to wait for definitive science analysis like they all agreed upon a year ago. FGC staff...

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