Early season sucess

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duckn66

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Last year was the first year in over 20 years that I hunted early season chickens. When I was much younger I had a little EP female that I hunted with quite a bit and used to shoot a few chicken over her when the early season first started. Last year I had some points but none held.

Today I thought was going to start the same way. Decided to take Obie since Bob has some injury issues right now and the oldest of the 3 really doesn't need the bird work so I got Obie One loaded up and we were on our way. Let him out and he took off like a rocket. No wind but nice, wet grass. He ran right through a single. Then the Astro said he was on point at 226 yards, due north. So I walk and he comes into view. Sure enough along the path in the pasture he is locked up tight. About a dozen birds all together. I decided to pull the trigger on one just to get a bird shot over him. I sent him for the retrieve and he picked it up and delivered it to me like he had been doing it all along.

Sorry for the crappy cell pictures but I didn't think I had time to really get in close.

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It got the full force of number 6's through a full choke at 30 yards. Felt sorry for it because it was this years hatch. I'll marinate the breast tomorrow and grill it up for lunch!

Forgot to add this. To make the morning even more special the gun I used today is a 1950's Browning O/U lightening model in 12 guage choked full over modified. It belonged to my father. I have many fond memories of him carrying that gun on pheasant hunts and opening day chicken hunts down at Cassoday back in the day. I am sure he is looking down from above nodding his head with approval.
 
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very nice photos I love hunting in Kansas and kill a lot of chickens while chasing pheasants


very sorry about your dad its nice to have a hunting tradition to keep his memory though
 
Duck, you have done a nice job with your pups. That work you put in with them last year will pay off big this year.

That's some nice looking PC cover. Not too thick.
Congrats on the Chicken over Obie One.

I want to get out after them, but work is a problem and my WIHA spot that I used to find them in is out of the program.
 
very nice...my plans of going out there this week were ruined by my work...I got mandated for overtime yesterday....weather is too hot there anyways. Next week I will be out there in pursuit of the chickens for the first time.
 
awesome....yea I was supposed to be out that way this week but had to work...saw temps were in the 90 degree range anyway......I WILL be out there next week..CAN'T WAIT
 
Steve on my little hunt the flock I got into was about a dozen in all and appeared as though half were young birds. I did see some singles which looked like mature birds but tough to tell from a distance.
 
SetterNut said:
Very nice work there :thumbsup:

Were the birds all singles or pairs, or were there some bigger groups of young birds?
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Mon was 2 singles that were pointed bout 50 yards apart, one of them was a young bird. Yesterday was a group of 5, group of 3 and 2 singles. Were some young birds mixed in. All birds were full of grass and seeds.
 
You guys are getting me jacked up..im heading out there Monday to hunt a few days. I've never shot a chicken
 
north central

hunted the Norton area the other day, got up 11 chicken, shot one, good enough for me, at least I found a few

cheers
 
jarbo03 said:
Mon was 2 singles that were pointed bout 50 yards apart, one of them was a young bird. Yesterday was a group of 5, group of 3 and 2 singles. Were some young birds mixed in. All birds were full of grass and seeds.
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That sounds like a good mix. I need to get out and find some new areas.
 
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