Cattails

[Goosemaster]

I can't believe how thick and snowed in some of these cattails are that these guys are hunting. I wouldn't go in there in a place like that. I would hunt the edge, let my dog go in a little ways or just let him go just I'm not a big control freak.

 

[Goosemaster]

If my dog flushes some roosters out of ranch, I don't care cuz I know there are always a few that will hold.

 

[Golden Hour]

If you find a large area of cattails that the deer have been in, it's pretty comfortable hunting. Or some of the cattail stands aren't as thick.

 

[NDPheasant]

Not all cattails are created equal. Agree with Golden Hour. Last weekend there were some that were easy walking than walking the perimeter. Once frozen sometimes the middle can be the easiest place to walk because there are fewer cattails due to the water. We had a canopy of snow that sat on top creating a hidden insulated runway underneath for the pheasants. Then we had freezing rain later that crusted that canopy virtually making exhaustiong to bust through especially for dogs.

 

[Goosemaster]

Not all cattails are created equal. Agree with Golden Hour. Last weekend there were some that were easy walking than walking the perimeter. Once frozen sometimes the middle can be the easiest place to walk because there are fewer cattails due to the water. We had a canopy of snow that sat on top creating a hidden insulated runway underneath for the pheasants. Then we had freezing rain later that crusted that canopy virtually making exhaustiong to bust through especially for dogs.

I don't know that I would want to put my dog into that type of stuff, but I suppose that's where the birds are. I was watching these two guys on a video post holding through this deep snow in The cattails and pheasants holding very tight but it looked exhausting and difficult.