Just got back from the Wakeeney area

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My Dad, brother, and I with my two britts hunted walk-in north of wakeeney last weekend. We are novices at best and our shooting sucks but we ended up with 12 quail and 2 roosters. We could have had many more but missed horribly on some. I have to say they ground up there was great and plenty of it. The quail numbers were very surprising and made for some great dog work. I was very surprised how tight the wild quail held. When hunting singles we would have to stomp on the bushes to get them out. I have learned that with a small group of people that you will get more shots at roosters if you hunt very thick and smaller cat-tails or these tall stalk like things that we found in the afternoons. We found tons of birds tucked in the thick groves in ditches. We will be back in late January! Also we had our best day on monday when we had the country side to ourselves. If you are a walk-in hunters, take trips from monday thru thursdays and your results will be much better. !!
 
Congratulations on an awesome hunt! Even if you're missing them, it sure is nice to see em'. Your shooting will improve as you get more opportunities and learn to control yourself in "the moment." Thanks for sharing your story! Your Mon-Thur tip is a nugget for other novices.
 
kansasbrittany said:
Congratulations on an awesome hunt! Even if you're missing them, it sure is nice to see em'. Your shooting will improve as you get more opportunities and learn to control yourself in "the moment." Thanks for sharing your story! Your Mon-Thur tip is a nugget for other novices.
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You are right on! When the birds flush it seems as we were all shooting at them before we were ever really "on" the gun. We have more time than we think we do. When we hunted single quail we shot great because with a good point we knew they were coming and were able to concentrate. When the Phez get up it catches ya off guard and you pop shot before you are even ready! I gotta work harder on that!
 
Glad you had a good time. Nothing gets your blood pumping like the sound and sight of a rooster taking off from right next to you. It is one of life's great surprises, even though your are "expecting it."
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Great advice, I usually have good luck hunting Wednesday and Thursday. The birds have a chance to settle down from the previous weekend. Merry Christmas.
 
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