Favorite upland bird to hunt

I'd have to say pheasant, in fact I'm a pheasant nut! The main issue I have is I have to drive a ways to get into good pheasant numbers, but I usually don't mind. However, I do have good quail hunting not far from the house, but while seeing a covey get up is nice, it doesn't get my blood pumping like a rooster pheasant. Last season was pretty terrible as far as pheasant hunting, but we did get into more quail than I've been in a long time. I hope the pheasant pops can recover. Still not looking too good on the family farm in Southwest Kansas.
 
Quail with Pheasant a distant second. If Quail ever came back to eastern Kansas like they were in the 70's and early 80's, I would only hunt Pheasants 1-2 times a year.
 
JayhawkJ said:
Quail with Pheasant a distant second. If Quail ever came back to eastern Kansas like they were in the 70's and early 80's, I would only hunt Pheasants 1-2 times a year.
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Holly Cow, I am going to agree with a Jayhawk :thumbsup:

Quail are by far my favorite bird to hunt because they are a better behaved bird for pointing dogs.

2009 was a great year around here for quail, and it was Ace's first season.
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dumb birds

you are right about the behavior, ie: lack of smarts, you just have to work harder to get your mutts up to spead

cheers
 
mustistuff said:
you are right about the behavior, ie: lack of smarts, you just have to work harder to get your mutts up to spead

cheers
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Having my dogs up to speed,.... you have hunted with my dog?

They handle pheasants as well if not better than most.
 
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no, i haven't been invited yet!!! anyway, after what shadow oak bo did recently there is not much doubt that setter's have speed and can hunt full bore in that event for a 3 hour trial. quail are a heck of a lot easier on a dog than pheasants and most other birds save maybe woodcock. in your area it is quail with a few pheasants, in mine, it is a few quail and mostly pheasants, i really enjoy hunting what's available, the birds and the dogs. and i believe you feel the same, however if want real class you go for the ruffs and mostly they don't behave very well either

cheers
 
I prefer hunting pheasant but would rather eat quail. :p
 
I cut my teeth on pheasants! They invade my dreams, they are my favorite quarry! The thud of a rooster pheasant against the small of my back is the true sign of success. Quail may behave for the dogs, but my dogs have brains and I like to see them challenged! I don't mind if a rooster takes us for a 3/4 mile maze run only to fly off out-of-range. It's all part of the game!!!
 
I'd have to say quail comes in number one. Of course they hold better for most dogs, harder to hit for some people, and a much healthier bag limits. I must say, I do love chasin them PC as well. :thumbsup:

But the best hunting is a mixed bag of Quail, PC and Pheasant.
 
Quail, I grew up hunting sharptails, partridge, and pheasants. I'll never forget my first quail hunt, the guys I was with had me flush the first covey. Now I do that if I take a new hunter out. Line hunting with blockers isn't enjoyable for me. Watching a dog work a pheasant is enjoyable, just not as exciting as a covey rise. Never hunted PC with a dog, only pass shooting in the 90's. I can imagine PC hunting is a lot like sharptail hunting, which would place it second to quail.
 
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