I chuckle at this post and not to make light of what you are asking but, the birds know your there when you pull up. Nine times out of ten, it's not the noise that scares them, it's the immediate silence that follows. It's like walking a field and holding at the end...they get nervous and go.
remy is right...check with a body shop or throw some white grease on the latches. Good luck![/QUOTE
This last trip hunting with my BIL I couldn’t believe the birds he put up by stopping. My dog favors my side most of the time so he will range out a good 40 yards or so and stop every few minutes. I think it’s darn near impossible to get the dogs out, guns loaded, and things shut up without letting the birds know. We are careful to a point, but don’t worry about it as much as we used to. The one thing we don’t do anymore at the vehicle or in the field is talk to each other or the dog. We both do a fair amount of pausing tho, and with the dog still moving, boy do they get nervous. We also just meander part of the time, without any real plan. We just follow the dog. (Pointer) I don’t know if any of it helps because we know we can’t fool em’, but it’s fun to try different tactics. The neatest thing I’ve seen in the field is when the rooster jumps straight up 10 feet and settles right back down in the same spot. They got the upper hand and we are in their house. The later in the season, the harder it is to get that reasonable shot, that’s for sure.