Clouds of pheasants!

[nstric]

And unfortunately, I couldn't get too close to many!

The C-O-L-D weather had the birds bunched, and the crunchy snow made it impossible for Gunner and me to sneak up on them. My 40 acre piece of blue stem yielded 15+ roosters and 60+ hens. Three major waves of birds flushed wild, each with well over 20 birds. It was a great sight to see!

Gunner and I did manage to pin about a dozen holdovers, two young roosters making the bag.

Hoping to next get out on Thursday, but see continuing cold temps with the added bonus of WIND. Ugh.

 

[Shawk]

Congrats... there are still a few good groups up this way as well... I was planning on a hunt today but my pooch needed a few days more off to heal up her pads after a couple days this weekend. We'll get another hunt in before the season closes.
btw... I don't know if you've noticed, but there's a little something in your eyebrows! Nice pics... where's the pooch?

 

[Skeet Mc]

Nice to hear ther are clouds of pheasant!!! Looks a little cold from the pics.

 

[FLDBRED]

Great to hear!

 

[nstric]

Congrats... there are still a few good groups up this way as well... I was planning on a hunt today but my pooch needed a few days more off to heal up her pads after a couple days this weekend. We'll get another hunt in before the season closes.
btw... I don't know if you've noticed, but there's a little something in your eyebrows! Nice pics... where's the pooch?

Yes . . . the face mask is a necessity for me in these cold temps (especially with wind), but a side affect is the moisture that raises and freezes to my eyebrows!

I think by this time Gunner was in the cab of the truck. He too was C-O-L-D so I let him in with me as opposed to riding in the dog box. We had the heater cranked so high, for so long, he was panting in rather short order.