Hen! Hen! Rooster!

[Goosemaster]

Good to see you back Goose. It was getting a little boring around here. Looking forward to reading your opinions again!!I

Liberal brush pounder on the dole.

 

[remy3424]

Was practice swinging on a hen this weekend when the guy next to me shot at it, suppose he figured that I was aiming at it so it was a rooster. Same guys, bird flys in front of a bunch of guys with not a single shot, comes in front of me, rooster, easy one for me. Same guys, guy screaming rooster at the top of his lungs, bird flys in front of everyone and no one shoots, hen. Definitely got some good laughs!

Hope them fellas were new to this activity. Letting one loose at a hen bothers me as much as anything in the field. I guess maybe that is way I call them out.

 

[Goosemaster]

Thank you. I grew up with labs and naturally that's what I got as soon as I could.

Hope you can get some footage of you hunts! You might be able to find a used GoPro at a decent price.

I don't want to put a thing on my shotgun, but I will try getting some video with my phone. Montana is not nearly as flat as south Dakota. No beans, not much corn.Maybe I can get my cousin or nephew to shoot some phone video.

 

[Goosemaster]

I'm going to reply to this. Don't say anything ever.If you shoot a hen, take it, and clean it. Never shout out anything. Be silent.

 

[AKSkeeter]

I hunt more ruffed grouse and woodcock than anything but occasionally I’ll give pheasants a go, usually by myself or with one other. That doesn’t stop me from watching the myriad of YouTube videos from guys posting their pheasant hunts. I’ll tell ya, the constant yelling of “hen” and “rooster” has gotta be the most annoying sound or verbal communication of every video. I understand why people yell it, but I would argue that most of the time it’s an unnecessary precaution in these videos cuz at least most people I affiliate with wouldn’t be cracking off at something illegal. Maybe if you have someone inexperienced who needs help identifying their target, or a guy with the sun in his eyes needs some help, but good gracious everybody is yelling it and I almost think it’s a habit or tradition. I’ve even seen a video of a solo hunter starting to yell “hen”, which can only mean the practice is deeply engrained. No way I ever want to hunt like that with people yelling that out all the time cuz it drives me nuts. Ok I’m all better now. What drives you guys nuts out in the field?

Any kind of human noise drives me nuts and gets the roosters running. Hunting in silence for me.