Two great days of hunting for me and my group. All on public ground too, all in areas that suffered tough drought conditions.
Saturday-
4 shorthairs, 1 very out of shape lab
, 6 guys
First of all could not believe how few hunters were out for opening day.
Missed hitting a fat doe by 3.1415 cm, fortunately the ABS did not work and the tires locked up left some serious skid marks on the asphalt. Guy in the passenger seat was still worked up about how close that deer was on the way home from the field that afternoon
Less than 10 minutes into the first field, bust a covey of a dozen or so. Figured we got lucky and that would be all we see all day.
30 minutes later we are walking the field probably 3/8 of a mile from the road, working parallel to it. Notice a brown ranger pickup parked in the middle of the road. As we are walking the truck is backing down the road right in line with our group. After 10-15 minutes I am starting to get mad/worried.I decide I better go check out what is going on. Hike back to the road, about half way there I realize its a KDWP vehicle. Now more worried
then mad
. Get up to the truck. It is the official KDWP videographer. He had been filming us while hunting. He was very sorry that I had paused our hunt because of him. He then politely asked me to give a report of our hunting for the KDWP website. Not sure if they will post my "interview" hope they don't, but if they do... I figure I will be the most famous guy on UPH for a day.
Back to hunting... Find 4 more coveys that morning, all 10-15 birds each. They seem to know when they flush to fly across the road to the refuge side. Came across a barking dog in some trees, thought someone was coon hunting
??? Ended up being a little orange and white Setter pup on check cord which was tangled in the brush. Picked her up and took her with us for a bit. Spotted some other hunters, figured she belonged to them. Left my hunting party took her back. Did not even thank me! Then whacked the dog with the rope for running off
.
Game warden came by and checked out our group. Pleasant fellow. He concurred that the number of hunters was way down.
Ended the day with Some Fantastic Roys BBQ in Hutch, and 10 quail.
Sunday:
3 guys, 2 gsp's
We hit some Wiha's and found one covey. Then switched to some uncut but knocked down corn. Flushed about 20 pheasant in an hour.
Ended with 5 quail, and 5 pheasants.
Plenty of great dog work, plenty of birds, all in all a great weekend.:10sign: