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  1. sooty grouse

    28ga in the sierra's

    What a great gauge for quail :thumbsup: I love the balance of the Browning over/under, nimble and fast on target. You can carry more shells in vest (there about the size of tootsie rolls..lol) than 12ga and a lot lighter. Theres other good 28ga as well, just sharing my gun First mountain...
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    Mountain Quail high in the sierra's

    This hunt was opening weakend for mountain quail at 8000ft. got a few, then moved down to 7000ft. and got in a bunch of mountain's....saw about 5 coveys and some doubles and singles running around. Took 10 in 2 days, not to shaby for ruff country...
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    Climbing high, hunting low

    I did get out and put a couple of pheasants in the bag in 2011, got some grouse and quail and a few doves, but didnt get out and hunt as much because my business been keeping me "off the ground" lately. Last year was really good, got out a lot, put a lot of upland game in the freezer. I still...
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    Black Friday Hunt

    Me and my cousin and his friend went out hunting on public land on "black friday"...we were hoping no one would be out there, and we were right!! not a soul...all the girly men went shopping with there wives or GF's..LOL We started out on about 40ac. piece of land, I stayed far left following...
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    Pheasants opener/ were you going???

    Were all ya CA peep's going for pheasant opener this Satuarday??? Im heading out to the fields for pheasants, valley quail, doves, turkeys and cotton tails...on public ground, all wild...:D
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    Post Turkey hunt pics and story

    Please post pics and story of your turkey hunt...:) Mine happened way to quick on monday morning. Drove down dirt road in foothills and could see silhouette of 5 turkey roosting in digger pine tree, pulled off road and started to lightly call...hen called back, then gobble gobble...nice. One...
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    28ga. What brand ammo you use?

    I have been using winchester so far and like it, but not the price..:( Does anybody use Fiocchi 7/8's oz. shells at 1300fps ?? The winchester 1oz. shells at 1205fps is what I use for upland game so far... Pheasants...1oz of #5 shot 1205fps Sooty blue grouse...1oz. #5 or #6's 1205fps Mountain...
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    Upland game,mountain lions,bobcats,oh my!

    Was up in the beautiful sierra nevada mountains hunting mountain quail out on quail ridge (I named it that) 4 in the vest, hot dry and dusty,walking side slope, calling and listening for those very big, plump quail. I was on a fairly well used deer trail, when all of a sudden I was looking at a...
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    upland game forum?

    Just wondering if you guys would add an upland game forum to the site...or is it ok to post other game birds stuff in pheasant forum...just checking..thanks!
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    "Sooty" Blue Grouse

    Was going on 3 years now and havent downed a blue grouse yet in the tahoe national forest, I've seen only a few while deer hunting. So, my first enconter with a blue was deer hunting in TNF, while getting back to the landcruiser I heard wings flapping so put the rifle away and got out the...
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    Mountain quail in the sierra's

    Had a chance to go out last week to hunt mountain quail in the sierra's nevada mountains at about 3500ft. to 4000ft. elevation, with a little snow on ground in places. Arrived late at my favorite quail spot, hoping they were in the area late mourning. Started calling on top of ridge and heard...
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