N Dakota birds

[Richard Flanders]

N Dakota phez are supposedly down 40% this year. We hunted SE NDakota around Ellendale also and kicked 20-30 out of one swamp but in general didn't see many birds, at least not any closer than 200yds or more away.... I'm sure the hunting is better in the SW part of the state. I LOVE shooting the old shells. These old guns were meant to shoot them it seems. They're a hell of a lot cheaper than modern shells too. The red ones are Winchester 5's and some #6 magnums that BOOT you good... jeez! The green Remingtons are #5's that are stiff but not unpleasant to shoot and work very well. I dusted a pheasant pretty good at 45-50yds with one of the red ones... and when shot they smell like shotshells are supposed to smell. The Remington primers are incredibly tough though; the Daly just barely dented them, so little in fact that I am amazed they actually went boom. Never seen a primer with such a small dent go off. They won't be a problem at all with my hammer guns; they will punch any primer good. They do make for good pictures too. I have a LOT of them to use up....