The last morning of the season i sent my dog on a long bird. When he returned he had a deep cough. Thinking it was just water i really didn't pay it any more attention. This evening was the first time since the season that he has seen water. That cough came back after the third retreive. He didn't ...

Its a total no-brainer. Shoot the longest barrel you can handle. For a grown, non-metrosexual male, that is at least a 28". Go 30" if you can, or 32". Ignore people who say long barrels "get in the way" in the pit or the woods. They are delusional, fibbing, or have never tried it. I hunt out of ...