Incredibly stupid question.
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Basically, how do you do it? 
 
I live in southeastern Pennsylvania, and a house with land is incredibly expensive.  I think private land is the best way to go bird hunting.  You can manage your land as you please and also you control the extent of hunting pressure. 
 
But, although I thought I would have solved this problem decades ago, I haven’t. 
 
I live on a third of an acre. 
 
What is the minimum amount of land I should be looking for, but again, it’s likely to be prohibitive in cost. 
 
I really can’t move because my wife and I have to have something called a JOB.  I would like a good hunting dog but I can’t work from home at all, despite this being supposedly widespread and my wife rarely can.  I think it’s unfair to keep a dog cooped up in the house all day and, also, where can I work it? 
 
How do I even find public land for bird hunting? 
 
The best I can figure out is public land for deer and for fishing but the pressure is intense. I haven’t had a shot at a deer in years and fly fishing netted two trout last year, one too small to keep, and this year, none.  Unlike last year, I haven’t even seen a trout.  I don’t go out opening day for anything due to crowds, but this year so far I haven’t even seen one of the 3.2 million trout stocked by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this year. 
 
But I digress.  Let’s stick to how to do the bird dog thing with the life happens part getting in the way and how to find a place to pheasant hunt?  I think grouse, woodcock, and quail would be just about impossible. 
 
And I apologize for this incredibly dumb question, especially considering how old I am.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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