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@@azquailadventures thanks Spencer that would be a great time. I've been eyeing AZ for a while. You guys get after it!

@@UnderFortyYards Just say the word man!! Would love to show you around if you decide to make the trip!

@@vicbonds458 thank you! We will be ready!

@@119topdawg Yes I use it with a Samsung Galaxy Watch4 and Watch5 (Wear OS). Works great. Also works on Apple Watch a friend runs. I'll probably put a watch video together. The watch to me is what makes the system complete and the most usable.

@@UnderFortyYards I should have watched your one year review and i would have seen that you had gotten a watch. Thanks for the reply!

Oh man that is tough. So glad he came out of it, that's a serious deal. Sounds like it's fixing to be you and Arlo's best season!

Wisconsin

Yes, the yellow line is me, both dog and handler are tracked on the system. All GPS data is being digested by the app on the phone. The dog data is coming from the GPS collar to the connector, then to the phone app. GPS data for handler is coming from the phone. Phone service is not required, but GPS location on the phone is required to capture the handler's location.

It's a Tristar Bristol made by Khan in 12 ga. SxS are certainly different sight pictures, takes some getting used to but they are more fun and light, easy to swing. I've had some failure to fire with this one but overall I like it. I agree, can't wait for the season to kick off!

Hey glad it brought back some memories. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Thank you again Stefano! It is I that should thank all of you for watching all these years!

Thanks Mike!

rock on man!

We needed it, we had mid 90s in the Midwest today!

Thanks! Gloves are Plainsman Cabretta

Tristar Bristol, it's not bad and it's affordable. I've had a few problems with it but overall I like it.

@@UnderFortyYards Nice. What kind of problems do you usually run into? I was looking at the Orion SxS and the CZ SharpTail. Still deciding.

@@kyoutdoors131 I've had some failure to fire. Light striker hits. Some was due to factory oil and after removing stock and cleaning action it was better. The CZ is nice but quite a bit heavier. This is a legit 6.7 lbs on the 12 GA. Orion is also heavy. 20 GA version of this is 6.4lbs.

@@UnderFortyYards Oh ok. Yeah I'm looking to get a 20GA. I have a Beretta SPIII, but I didn't want to beat it in the woods. I might get a Tristar Bistrol in English stock. I really want to handle each gun before I make a decision. Does the light striking happen often? Or is it once in a blue moon?

@@kyoutdoors131 it happened quite a bit out of the box until I cleaned it out. Then ran good for the most part. I did have trouble after though. On a SxS the strikers have to hit the primer at an angle by design. A 12 will be more of an angle than 20 would be, so in theory more reliable on 20 (barrel centerline are closer) . I didn't make a determination if the ammo used made a difference. Some primer steel is harder than others. I shot mostly Winchester and I'll be switching to Federal this season. I wanted it in 20 but this came up on gunbroker auction for an insane price brand new so I took it in 12.

12 GA #5 2 3/4" 1.25oz, Choke is Mod.

Yep, 100% correct. I try to wait until late season, past the release dates and get a more "wild(ish)" hunt. The bird quality is good, strong flyers unlike many preserves I've been to where 1/2 the birds can't fly. You'll have to put in some miles to get a limit in late season. Hell, even SD buys pen raised birds to supplement the wild birds. A large game farm near me (largest in the country) supplies the state of SD with supplement birds on trucks in the middle of the night during years with down numbers. Kind of like fishing stocked trout right!? haha For wild birds and my money, we head north and chase ruffies and sharptail as much as possible, but these phez fill a nice spot in the season in my area.

Thanks, I appreciate that! We can't take credit for the garden sprayer idea, although it's a great one, that tip goes to Robert Poor @borderland_upland I do recommend one with a wand to get under the dog, works really well. The season will be here before we know it.

Haha, the classics will never be outdone!

I don't mean to, but it was a problem this season in the grouse woods definitely affected my shooting poorly.

@@UnderFortyYards I was just curious, I just bought my first SxS and the fore stock is really narrow, holding it is a little odd to me being used to OU's, shooting just a round of trap had my hands awfully hot as it was, I definitely wouldn't want to wrap my hands around them anymore than I have to.

@@mathewpankratz5767 they are different and take getting used to. I've also had it trap shooting and it's definitely gets hot. Not ideal for that. I find myself wearing gloves more with a SxS just because your hand is on steel a lot. I do enjoy it though, a little more fun I think. But I'm definitely not as accurate with it yet.

Thanks Stefano! They get your heart pumping for sure!

Thank you, I appreciate that!

I'm on Android so Galaxy Watch4 or higher. Apple watch if your on iOS. I run galaxy watch 5 pro.

Shining Star GSP in Wisconsin. He's 5 now.

Thanks the feedback! The answer to your questions is yes to all. I almost always run PF2 and OnX at the same time. It's possible to download offline maps with PF2 ahead of time similar to OnX. To be honest I don't do this and when out of cell range it doesn't really matter to me. GPS position and generic map is just fine. Can't say I've ever wished I downloadedwd them. However I do download OnX maps almost always. I run Android and Samsung Watch 5 pro which works really nice. On iOS the caveat is you can't turn off the screen otherwise you might loose Bluetooth connection, the work around that some people do is run screen brightness very low to leave on all the time. Androidd allows apps to run in the background when screen off. It's trickier with Apple but works. It might even be worth getting a cheap Android phone just for controller. I don't notice battery life suffering running PF2 and OnX at all. I always record track with OnX and PF2 at the same time, no troubles. It's really a nice system and price point. Hope this helps ans thanks for watching!

Thanks for taking time to give detailed response! Appreciate knowing of screen on all time and tip of screen brightness to save battery. I’d think one would be able to click a setting or something for background refresh, but I’ll play around with it when I get one. Or just buy a super light USB battery to keep in vest. Maybe simplest solution is best. lol Will use your code when purchasing and subscribed to channel.

@@jmgeist Thanks man, I appreciate the code usage! It helps out the channel.

That's a great range for a grouse dog. Sounds like you've got one hell of a hunting partner! Setters are beautiful bird dogs.

Eastern, Montana has great access.

No need to answer I searched the messages and got it.

Thanks, much appreciated! It's a Tristar Bristol color case. Decent SxS

thank you Gary!