Marshstalker
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Stocked with a few wild.
2024 Pheasant Pics/Reports
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Goosemaster
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How many did you shoot?
Goosemaster
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I knew the mention of hens would peak your interest
Marshstalker
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Off the schneide! Took the daughter out with us in the light drizzle, we stayed near trees, when the sun started popping, I saw a flash of white in the open, my adopted pound dog was full sniff and flushed it, one shot and it went down. Was calling for her to fetch in tall grass and had to hit tone. But she was already on it. I've come to realize she doesn't fetch birds on the ground only water, on land she stands on top of them. Her attitude changed and she started trying to sniff pheasant after, hope this is a turning point. This is only her second one.
SDinWI
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Congrats! Love to see the spark turn on.
Funny that you mention her standing on top of the fallen bird. All of my dogs have done the same when a bird goes down. It doesn’t bother me like it might others. I know they’re on the bird, and I have a good guess where it fell. The only time I remember a retrieve to hand was when I shot my first rooster, and he fell right in the middle of a pond.
I went out Saturday with my dad to a new spot I scoped out. I’ve been to a couple new spots this year and have been pleasantly surprised. Saw 4 roosters and 2 hens. Bad shooting and gun issues were to blame for leaving empty handed but we really only had shots at 2 birds. Beautiful habitat at this place though. I’m glad I branched out.
Tried this morning just as the rain was fizzling out and got this nice bird. I think I’ve seen 4 roosters to every hen this year. Usually isn’t near that ratio but I’m not complaining. Fun fun start to the season.
Funny that you mention her standing on top of the fallen bird. All of my dogs have done the same when a bird goes down. It doesn’t bother me like it might others. I know they’re on the bird, and I have a good guess where it fell. The only time I remember a retrieve to hand was when I shot my first rooster, and he fell right in the middle of a pond.
I went out Saturday with my dad to a new spot I scoped out. I’ve been to a couple new spots this year and have been pleasantly surprised. Saw 4 roosters and 2 hens. Bad shooting and gun issues were to blame for leaving empty handed but we really only had shots at 2 birds. Beautiful habitat at this place though. I’m glad I branched out.
Tried this morning just as the rain was fizzling out and got this nice bird. I think I’ve seen 4 roosters to every hen this year. Usually isn’t near that ratio but I’m not complaining. Fun fun start to the season.
grossklw
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Hunting around home has been great in the last week or so, killed 7 in our last 4 hunts which is great by WI standards. Been flushing plenty of birds, fortunate I live in a part of the state that has a healthy wild population. I’ve been sticking to weekday hunts which has seemed to help. Been seeing a lot of pressure. Killed a limit everyday on our SD trip for opener, I’ll head back again in January.
Been playing around with the GoPro this year and I’m really glad I bought it. When my old bird dog is gone I’ll enjoy looking back at some of our hunts together.
Been playing around with the GoPro this year and I’m really glad I bought it. When my old bird dog is gone I’ll enjoy looking back at some of our hunts together.
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SDinWI
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Cold and windy morning in the deer blind but 6 hens came through. Tried uploading a video.
Also saw a dead mouse stuck up on a bush (thinking a hawk/owl killed it and dropped it??). And, some scat that I’m not sure of. Left looks like bear but right looks like coyote.
Also saw a dead mouse stuck up on a bush (thinking a hawk/owl killed it and dropped it??). And, some scat that I’m not sure of. Left looks like bear but right looks like coyote.
wingsnfins
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grossklw
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Yesterday we flushed 6 with the only 2 with color getting up just a little too wild. Today we flushed about the same but two parrots held just a little too tight. Hunting continues to be good mid-week. Luckily my new gig allows me to get out a couple times a week.
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