Prairie Grouse Hunt, Nebraska Sandhills. Benelli Ethos 12 Ga.

Hunting for Freedom & Prairie Grouse in NE Sandhills
Hunters, two-legged and four, search Nebraska's vast Sandhills grasslands for prairie chickens and sharptailed grouse, rediscovering the freedom of the vast, America West and the world's best upland bird hunting. Yellow labradors, Benelli Ethos shotguns, English setters, Federal Premium shotshells, German wirehair pointers, esp hearing protection in action.
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All loading, handloading, gunsmithing, shooting and associated activities and demonstrations depicted in our videos are conducted by trained, certified, professional gun handlers, instructors, and shooters for instructional and entertainment purposes only with emphasis on safety and responsible gun handling. Always check at least 3 industry handloading manuals for handloading data, 2 or 3 online ballistic calculators for ballistic data. Do not modify any cartridge or firearm beyond what the manufacturer recommends. Do not attempt to duplicate, mimic, or replicate anything you see in our videos. Firearms, ammunition, and constituent parts can be extremely dangerous if not used safely.

[@NingaGinga22]

Ron, of all the hunting videos on youtube, this has to be the finest of them all. Your love of the land and wildlife is so vividly evident and in my opinion that is what makes a hunter a hunter. Well done sir. I wish more of my fellow hunters were like you.

[@sha6mm]

Excellent video along with some beautiful country.

[@joshuatatman6438]

Great video. You nailed it in describing why hunting sharptail is so challenging and so rewarding. Long live wild places.

[@BobMcNally1]

Ron, great video, extremely well done. Congratulations.

[@UltimateUpland]

Great stuff Ron! Love the Nebraska Sandhills and always look forward to returning there. Late season is the best when the birds get wary and the hiking gets long.

[@la_old_salt2241]

Ron, I know this was several years ago, but what dog breed were you hunting with? A beauty for sure.

[@mbahbendil]

Very cool, greetings from Indonesia my brother

[@XFILESPT]

well done Congrats.

[@TimothyCihal-pn7fm]

Can't wait, only a few years left til I run back to the state of my birth.

[@thomasdailey4566]

Wonderful! As the saying goes, you get sharpies with your legs.

[@benwarner8995]

Is that white one a munsterlander?

[@bfangman]

Rookie question - is it possible to have much success on these hunts without a dog?

[@leftlanesetters]

How do those Benellis kick out a low brass and it's a high brass when it hits the ground ? Looks at 4:12 and explain that.

[@RonSpomerOutdoors]

It's called "the magic of film editing."

[@itsobvious5835]

Public land or private?

[@RonSpomerOutdoors]

Private, but I've done as well on public, especially in SD.

[@itsobvious5835]

Ron Spomer Outdoors I agree SD has better public access where the grouse are. Very much appreciate SD. My comment was due to my own frustration with the Sandhills. Although their is some public around the Sandhills, the heart of the area is almost ALL private. NO public access what so ever. The Nebraska school lands are restricted access, and there are virtually no public co operators in the area. Thank you for the response.

[@terrierman41]

A little corny but still a great video.

[@cameronnorton5898]

I killed a grouse once, I shot it with rocksalt haha. The only other loads I had were 00 buckshot. Sure tasted good though.

[@markeisenhower6422]

let loose endangerd antelopes rhinos goats there sheeps, grass without animals is waste grass

[@RonSpomerOutdoors]

Interesting idea, Mark, but standing grass is essential for anchoring these fragile soils from wind erosion. NE Sandhills, especially, are plagued with sand blowouts. Once started they are hard to stop. Grass also provides shelter for grouse, other birds and wildlife to escape hawks and other predators. There are mule deer, whitetails and pronghorns in the Sandhills, too, but never enough to eat all the grass. Winter bottleneck.