2025 WI Pheasant Thread

[SDinWI]

Hope everyone has been getting into some birds in the old dairy land. Let’s hear about it.

Went out shortly last Sunday afternoon and saw 5 hens and one rooster. Had some great tracking work by the dog, but I didn’t put up my end of the bargain with the gun work. It’s fun watching dogs progress through the years. She’s 3 and has naturally gotten better with her scent work every year.

Probably won’t get out a ton this year with twin little ones now so gotta soak in my time out. But, the milo that I planted is looking good, so hopefully I’ll have a pic with a big rooster next to it coming up!

 

[Wind River]

Milo has it all, even better is dirty Milo. Nice.

 

[SDinWI]

Lots of deer beds in it too. I’m liking it.

 

[Skadergen]

Haven’t seen sorghum in SW WI in years. I’m sure it’s here, probably just tucked away in some corner. And of course I get the fact from a distance it can be hard to differentiate and easily mistaken for corn.

Hope to get out this weekend, for a walk. Will see if I can scare one up.

 

[SDinWI]

The milo came through! Knocked his wing out and wasn’t having any luck after half an hour of searching. My dog didn’t see him go down and was having trouble tracking.

We were heading back and found him buried very tightly in some shorter grass, luckily. He’s been chowing on milo and oats.

 

[Jleclair]

Got out this morning, very windy. Dog did a nice job, pointed 2 hens right out of the gate. After that we had 3 find on roosters, 1st one flushed towards the road so no shooting. Second one flushed and went out low, no shot there either. The last one flushed into the wind, then turned and wet past me like a rocket, shot it and it went with the wind for a long way.