Shorthair Hunters
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Once again i found myself and cousin driving out east at O dark thirty to chase pheasant with high hopes of flushes and great retrieves. First two WIA's produced nothing so off to private property. Weather was not bad, little warm but the wind and cloud cover kept the temp down which was good for the dogs. Working our way to the peak of the two crop circles we thought we were in a better position then last week just in case the birds were at the point again which they were and like last week we were just a bit to far back but we still let the lead fly along with the birds. Continued to walk the wheat to the road anticipating a flush at the edge since the dogs were birdy way before getting there. Standing at the edge with nothing coming up makes you wonder where they went, we turned right and 20 yards later two points and two hens. Back to the truck for a quick bite and off to another corner where my cousin shoot what was the smallest rooster we have seen in a long time but still a rooster and a bird in the vest. He flushed in between the dogs and him just at his feet giving him a close shot with his shot finding its way through the back of the birds head and my cousin saying "bead on the head, bead on the head". On to the next spot a ditch leading to a dry holding pond where as we were getting out of the truck two rooster flushed just in front of us. Once the dogs were out and we were moving down the ditch my GSP went on point and up flew the rooster leaving me hesitating due to the sun that had started to show thru the clouds but giving my cousin another good shot which he connected with. I would like to say the roosters kept flushing but that didn't happen, another WIA, two tree lines, and a weedy corn edge produced nothing but two tired hunters and three worn out pups.
