2007 Pheasant Hunting Photos & Reports

[UGUIDE]

Father & Sons Hunt in South Dakota the Week Before Christmas

Hunting can be pretty good late season as indicated by results in photo. We found most of these birds in sloughs and CRP.

 

[Cackleburs]

Now That thar's some birds! Great late season hunt! Great memory photo!

 

[JMBZ71]

Late Season Hunt

I returned last night from a 3 day ND hunt (we planned to hunt yesterday too buy my Dad's 73 year old knees couldn't take another day afield). Once again, the late season birds reinforced Darwin's laws of natural selection.

Our Springers flushed plenty of tight sitting hens from every slough, cattail marsh and grass patch we worked but the roosters refused to play hide 'n seek with us. Although a few roosters made mistakes and payed the ultimate price, most flushed wild.

I'm not sure what cognitive powers rooster pheasants posess but over the course of the season, there's no doubt they learn that the sounds of approaching hunters means dogs and doom.

I came across this bird in McIntosh County, ND

 

[UGUIDE]

Whoa

Dude! That's one of the best pheasant photos I've ever seen!

John, what kinda camera technology do you use? I'm lookin to upgrade.

Chris

 

[swellcat]

That's one of the best pheasant photos I've ever seen!

Same here. Thanks for putting that up. Your model there looks like the pheasant equivalent of a silver back.

 

[M. R. Byrd]

jmbz71-
Awesome photo.

Maynard Reece
Dodge City

 

[swellcat]

We're all about hunting, of course, but there is something to be said for live bird pictures, isn't there?

This yardbird was practically in someone's yard in Central Kansas. After posing, he trotted back under the cedars.

 

[JMBZ71]

Thanks guys. You're right Swellcat, Webguy wouldn't want us turning this into a bird watching site but I like live bird shots too (of our favorite game bird anyway).

Chris, I just use my Panasonic TZ1 because it's small enough to carry in the field and it has a 10x optical zoom. I'd like a DSLR and a nice lens or two but obviously, it wouldn't be practical to try to carry them in the field. I like Cackleburs idea of keeping his Pentax Optio on a lanyard too.

 

[Darin]

Here's some pixs taken throughout our season.

 

[Darin]

 

[UGUIDE]

Darin, great pics, thanks for sharin'!

JMB, thnaks for the camera info. I got introduced to one of those over holidays and pretty good tech for the money. I think I need to upgrade.

Chris:cheers:

 

[BusterB]

Kansas Birds

Here a few pic's from Kansas this year

A point on a hen





and a retrieve of a rooster.

 

[Husker]

Heres a few more 07 pics... How many days untill the 08 season starts???

 

[Sodak Hunter]

Those are some nice picks. Good luck.

 

[Cackleburs]

Great Pix all u guys. Loved the videos. Time to clean the guns... Brush the dogs. And throw another log on. Kudos :cheers:

 

[UGUIDE]

Here's a 42" Upper Red Lake Pike (released) and a group of guys having fun at the UGUIDE West River Adventures Pheasant Camp....oh...ohh...and here's a monstor slab (15.5") from Rainy Lake....geez....I'm giving you guys all my good fishing spots....