2024 Pheasant Pics/Reports
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wingsnfins
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Both birds, about 200 yards apart on differing sides of food field, had crops full of corn.....so I'm guessing all of them were out on there feeding and I caught them just right heading back into cover.
Walked a bunch today, saw just a few birds. Ran the pup first, had a nice find on a pair of hens. Later, she pointed in the farmyard that adjoins the public, a couple of squawking roosters flushed as I quietly snuck in and grabbed the pup. That was it for that spot, there were some guys out goose hunting, had a hell of a spread out on the ice. Mostly swans flying, but they did get some shooting on geese.
Moved to a different spot, ran a different dog, went birdless for a 45 minute swing.
Took the afternoon off, went out again for the last hour on yet a different spot. Ran a different dog, 4 year old, had a jam up point down in some canary grass. When I got to her she looked pretty tight, flushed a rooster about 5 feet from her. This bird had a crop full of soybeans and what looked like buckthorn berries. I’ve seen the beans before, but never these berries. Wonder what he’ll taste like?
Moved to a different spot, ran a different dog, went birdless for a 45 minute swing.
Took the afternoon off, went out again for the last hour on yet a different spot. Ran a different dog, 4 year old, had a jam up point down in some canary grass. When I got to her she looked pretty tight, flushed a rooster about 5 feet from her. This bird had a crop full of soybeans and what looked like buckthorn berries. I’ve seen the beans before, but never these berries. Wonder what he’ll taste like?
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SDinWI
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Dogs on the ready! I like it. Sounds like you have a good bunch.
Might want to see if you can get permission on that neighboring farm if it’s worth it??
I went out for an hour and a half maybe this morning before our baby shower. Double trouble coming early next year
. Saw birds all in or around the cattails. Kind of surprised they were all there on a warmer day. All were hens or out of range except one rooster. He of course happened to flush in the direction of the one home around, so that was a no go.
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AtTheMurph
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Have a place E. of Fondy that I haven't hunted for probably 10 years. Right off of 23 a little NW of Mullet Creek. I should hit that. Always found a bird or two when I did.
grossklw
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December I’ve hit a bit of a wall, the no snow has made it tough. Still flushing birds every trip out, but a lot of brown; this guy broke a 25+ hen in shotgun range stretch. Nice cackle too. Up to 18 in WI, been a great year. Called the tipline as some idiots dumped a bunch of geese on the side of the road without even bothering breasting them, what a waste.
3-5 inches on Thursday, have a few spots in mind for Friday and I’d be surprised if I don’t bring one or two home. Flushed 15 pheasants last Friday but the 3 that had some color were just a little too wild.
3-5 inches on Thursday, have a few spots in mind for Friday and I’d be surprised if I don’t bring one or two home. Flushed 15 pheasants last Friday but the 3 that had some color were just a little too wild.
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wingsnfins
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Was out Friday in the Northern Kettle Moraine area with the BIL.
He has a case of the "misses". We flushed 8 roosters. I shot 1, he shot 1 and missed 4. Other 2 were no shots.
Didn't get any pics though, notvsure why!?!?
He has a case of the "misses". We flushed 8 roosters. I shot 1, he shot 1 and missed 4. Other 2 were no shots.
Didn't get any pics though, notvsure why!?!?
Been out a bit myself, had 2 roosters pointed on Friday that flushed before I could get there. Saturday had 4 finds, all hens with one point 4 birds. Sunday was tough, got soaked, only ran 2 dogs in the morning with no points and 3 wild flushes. Yesterday ran the old girl, lost her in the wind and hilly ground. She was gone for 30 minutes or so, turned out someone came in on me and she went hunting with him. I drove around the area, pulled into a parking spot, the guy came my way and I saw the white dog (whose name is Whitey) with him , called her and she came running and got in the truck so fast I couldn’t believe it. Today I took a younger one out, had to go to a less desirable spot because people were in the 1st and 2nd choice spots. No birds pointed, 2 wild flushes. December is tough on public grounds in WC Wisconsin!
Highlight - on Saturday my old dog brought me an opossum. She doesn’t retrieve, but brought this guy in so proudly! I thought it was dead, after putting up the dogs I was went to chuck it into the cornfield across the road, but saw it licking its chops so I grabbed a snow shovel and scooped him up and chucked him over there. When I went to leave about 10 minutes later I saw him walking along the edge, went to take a quick video but when I got near it it rolled over and played dead again. Photo is from the second time.
Highlight - on Saturday my old dog brought me an opossum. She doesn’t retrieve, but brought this guy in so proudly! I thought it was dead, after putting up the dogs I was went to chuck it into the cornfield across the road, but saw it licking its chops so I grabbed a snow shovel and scooped him up and chucked him over there. When I went to leave about 10 minutes later I saw him walking along the edge, went to take a quick video but when I got near it it rolled over and played dead again. Photo is from the second time.
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wingsnfins
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Should be a good afternoon tomorrow to be out looking for some birds!
wingsnfins
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Never saw a bird, never cut a track. Hunted thick stuff near food, thin stuff near food, sunny hillsides out of the wind, sunny fence lines out of the wind, cattails, cedars......nada.
It was a tough day. They were staying warm deep in the cattails.
I guess you didn't get the same cold as here, though.
wingsnfins
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That's what I'm thinking too....