Non traditional birds for training?

[skeet]

Well one thing for sure..there is no game on state game lands because Michigan has spent and then taxed itself into bankruptcy The state game lands are empty because they have no money to restock . Other states are following in the footsteps..or have preceded Michigan into the sinkholes they are in. There are not many states that are solvent right now..even Wyoming with all the gas coal and oil is on the verge.. but the feds won't let 'em use the resources here is one of the main reasons for Wyoming.. Unhappily when things get rough in a state the Game commissions are usually the first to be robbed of their budgets...and with things tough people overutilize the game resources that are left..looking for a cheap dinner or 2...But one thing you can be sure of..the price of corn..WILL go back down..it never stays up. That is one of the reasons I did quit farming myself..even with a good crop you couldn't make enough money to sustain the profit margin to stay in business

[fabsroman]

Originally Posted by skeet

Well one thing for sure..there is no game on state game lands because Michigan has spent and then taxed itself into bankruptcy The state game lands are empty because they have no money to restock . Other states are following in the footsteps..or have preceded Michigan into the sinkholes they are in. There are not many states that are solvent right now..even Wyoming with all the gas coal and oil is on the verge.. but the feds won't let 'em use the resources here is one of the main reasons for Wyoming.. Unhappily when things get rough in a state the Game commissions are usually the first to be robbed of their budgets...and with things tough people overutilize the game resources that are left..looking for a cheap dinner or 2...But one thing you can be sure of..the price of corn..WILL go back down..it never stays up. That is one of the reasons I did quit farming myself..even with a good crop you couldn't make enough money to sustain the profit margin to stay in business

The forecast for corn and other grains isn't looking much like it is going to head downward anytime soon. With China's currency gaining ground on the dollar and China's population, it looks like a lot of our grains are going to be exported to China and the price is subsequently going to rise in dollars for those of us living in the US. Good for farmers, bad for the rest of us that need to eat. While prices for the most part have remained somewhat steady over the past couple of years, food costs have gone up.

At least this is what the economists are saying. Of course, they are only right 50% of the time. Time will tell where the price of grains ends up going.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Well, just an update.....shot some crows last weekend and brought them back home. Hid one in the shrubs and allowed the new pup to scent and find it after doing some work with the dummy......she picked it up and was having a ball with it. Threw it and let her retrieve it a few times; she had a blast!