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    Opening Weekend

    You didn't tell us how you did, either. Saw few birds, missed all of them (4). Discovered I had my Full choke in, which didn't help. Lots of hunters/families back in the area, so lots of pressure. Walk-ins were hit hard (I have access to private land, but that was also hit hard by locals)...
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    What makes one field better than another, and some general pheasant hunting thoughts/questions..

    Lots of questions there! I agree with cyclonenation10, though, that I have been told by biologists that thick cover is not conducive to pheasant population. That is borne-out by my observations in a couple fields that look like they would be great for birds, but never find birds in the thick...
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    Opening day

    I went out around Wray on Opening Weekend. Three of us, with one so-so dog. Saturday was some missed opportunities, but also bagged a total of three. All private access that I have worked to acquire for the last 15 seasons. Sunday was just two of us, and no dog. We each got one, and missed...
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    Is this really a "double"???

    I need a ruling from the masses. I know a "double" is often strictly defined as two birds getting up almost simultaneously, with both being taken. Some folks say a "report" double, where the second flushes when the first one is shot, is not a true double. That was not the case yesterday. We...
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    Sunday succes, vs Saturday success

    For those of you who hunt both days on many weekends, do you find Sunday success to be less than Saturday, both in number of birds found, and number harvested? I seem to see substantially fewer birds on Sundays than on Saturdays. I try to hunt different fields/corners on Sundays than what I...
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    Longest Colorado pheasant tailfeather?

    I know Colorado birds are smaller than most other states. But, I have been curious about tailfeathers, compared to other states' birds. My longest that I measured, until this weekend, was 22". This weekend, I bagged one with 23 5/8" feathers! Taken in the very general vicinity of Wray. How...
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    Prevously-shot birds?

    I was out this Friday and Saturday. On Friday, I was cleaning my birds, and found that one had some gangrene on his breast, mostly the slimy tissue between the breast and the skin. The skin had previously been opened with shot, so the infection set in. Saturday, I was cleaning my birds, and...
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    Warm weather searching

    One would think we would have had colder weather by now! However, I was in Yuma County today, and it was not cold enough for the birds to be predictable. We met at a walk-in so the dogs could run off some steam. It was 9? when we started, but within half an hour, it was mid-20s. The dogs...
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    What do you do with your birds?

    Just showing what I do with most of my birds. I make them into sticks and jerky. Wife doesn't like them roasted, so I grind them and form them, then stick them in my smoker for a while. I tried making chili, but I was not pleased with the texture of the meat (I cut into chunks about ?"...
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