Recent content by stl30

  • Join our community of outdoor enthusiasts! Subscribe to Field Ethos Magazine to unlock full forum access and connect with fellow adventurers sharing their stories, tips, and experiences.

    If you are already a subscriber, log in here.
  1. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Howdy man! Well I think it's mainly my technique, or the lack of it that makes my shots so difficult. A component for sure is the shotgun because I can almost make perfect shots with a Benelli auto 20 ga. of a friend of mine. Nevertheless as you said we have pheasant, chukar, grey partridge, red...
  2. stl30

    My name is Caleb, and I run laps.

    Finally the OG of laps running
  3. stl30

    Jordan Switzer gunmaker from Reno, NV

    Howdy man, I got to follow you thanks to the FE big fishes here, awesome work you doin', definitely will drop you a call for a M70 eventually
  4. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Got it. The Italian breeds, opposite to Germans especially are now, and have always been selected for upland mainly, a purist won't let his dog point fur, he will only focus and will train his dog on feather game
  5. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    What's a NAVHDA test? A sort of field trial?
  6. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Awesome! German wirehaired are tough dogs! And sage grouse must be really a blast to hunt. We have two bird dog breeds in Italy. I have spinone dogs, which is a typical Italian breed along with its "cousin" breed which is bracco. They are very similar breeds spinone being wire haired while...
  7. stl30

    Where’s home base for you and what do you do when you’re not working?

    Based in northern Italy, whenever I'm not working I usually tend to my dogs, hunt with them, and wrench on stuff like old diesel 4x4 and anything with an engine. I also love old cars mainly 70s and 80s and try to get better at shooting with poor outcome. Always down for helping friends with...
  8. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Now that's a nice game lot. Which dog do you have? You also travel a lot, the best part of living in northern Italy is that you are at max 2h drive from any type of hunting environment, that's hard to beat
  9. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    In the plains we have Perdix perdix which is what you call grey partridge and Alectoris rufa which is red legged partridge and chukar as well as quails. In the alps we have Alectoris graeca which is rock partridge and Lagopus muta which is rock ptarmigan. We do also have some areas with "wild"...
  10. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    well it's nice not to be alone then. Which side by side are you using? Love them, they are even harder to shoot than auto or over/under though
  11. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Well there are a variety of game birds, mainly pheasants, woodcocks, ducks, partridges. But the real election game which really challenges both hunter and dog is the snipe. We get lots of them in the rice fields typical of northern regions. For the few that are permanent residents in the alps...
  12. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Thanks man, yeah definitely!! What are you chasing up there?
  13. stl30

    CONSERVATION : I hunt birds, they often outlive my shots

    Mario here, (doesn't get any more italian name than this) as stated I have bad aim, and I sell it as conservation effort. Getting better and better though, won't tell in which of the two. Hunting in northern Italy most of the time, bird dog owner who feels entitled to bring the dog everywhere...
See more
Back
Top