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Post by BlueNorther on Oct 14, 2005 15:50:18 GMT -5
Headed out in the morning for a day of shooting.Hopefully we'll fill out our pheasant quota early and then we'll go looking for huns and try and whack a quack in the evening.
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Post by BlueNorther on Oct 16, 2005 8:31:03 GMT -5
What a day we had.My dog would tell you otherwise,I think he's ready to trade me in on a better shooter  .I did a lot of shoot and release, in my defence I was using a new shotgun ;D but I did get one at the end of the day.The dog work was phenominal,good trailing,rock solid points and two perfect retrieves.We did have to contend with a few guys who didn't know much about hunter ettiquette,like cutting us off on a push.One guy thought he'd block for us then be able to shoot over our dogs,while we did all the work,I don't think so.We called off the dogs and broke away from the carrigana hedge row we were on.This guy had no dog and couldn't kick up a bird from it. The birds held tight once the dogs pinned them or they had nowhere to run.Twice I had a rooster flush right up my body getting out of there,the first one scared the living crap outta me and I almost forgot to shoot.A couple of times my setter would be running along and then all of a sudden he'd try to turn himself inside out locking up on point on a bird hunkered down in the grass,once he was literally nose to nose with a rooster,I missed that one too.You know,now that I think about it I think I forgot to put shot in that last box I loaded friday night  ;D. I got a couple pics that I'll post later. |
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Post by GoTres on Oct 17, 2005 8:49:22 GMT -5
Awesome. I'll get to pheasant and grouse country one of these days but any day behind good dog work is a good day.
Looking forward to the pics.
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Post by Shorthair on Oct 18, 2005 6:10:14 GMT -5
Sounds like my kind of hunt. My dogs always learned over time that just because I emptied my gun there wasn't necessarily a bird to retrieve. ;D
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Post by GoTres on Oct 20, 2005 9:08:16 GMT -5
My dogs always learned over time that just because I emptied my gun there wasn't necessarily a bird to retrieve. ;D  Then you get "the look." ;D |
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Post by BlueNorther on Oct 27, 2005 18:38:42 GMT -5
Almost forgot to post some pics . This is me and my setter Winston with a big ringneck.Took me all day to get him.  My buddy Larry with a ringneck,that's his dog,the white blob behind him,he's camera shy. ![]() file=500/11991pheasant_hunt001-med.jpg[/img] Winston and his ringneck on the beer cooler ;D  |
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Post by GoTres on Oct 28, 2005 11:19:47 GMT -5
Cool pics. Someday... Would it take a southerner to point out the Christmas tree in the first pic?  ;D |
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Post by BlueNorther on Oct 28, 2005 20:44:58 GMT -5
LMAO Go ;D.I wondered if anyone would notice that spruce tree in the pic,Christmas tree,LOL. Think I'll go and cut it down next month  . |
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.I did a lot of shoot and release, in my defence I was using a new shotgun ;D but I did get one at the end of the day.The dog work was phenominal,good trailing,rock solid points and two perfect retrieves.We did have to contend with a few guys who didn't know much about hunter ettiquette,like cutting us off on a push.One guy thought he'd block for us then be able to shoot over our dogs,while we did all the work,I don't think so.We called off the dogs and broke away from the carrigana hedge row we were on.This guy had no dog and couldn't kick up a bird from it.
;D.
Then you get "the look." ;D
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