BritChaser
Well-known member
Heading out to the happy hunting grounds tomorrow to hunt the last two days of the season. Two friends from Lawrence are joining me, a rookie hunter who has a couple of pheasant shots under his belt, and his girlfriend who does not shoot but loves to walk the line with men who hunt. Two inches of snow yesterday should keep them where they are -- no need to hunt for water -- and keep them bunched for warmth.
Last weekend I saw pheasants and prairie chickens together (a first), but they went their separate ways when flushed. They behave so differently when flying. Every hunt is a learning experience. Our first field, a quarter of milo stalks, was amazing for late season. Across the road to the west was a big, mature wind break. We started on the west side and went south, north, south, etc., all across the field. When we got back to the west side, a whole different group of birds had entered the field from the break so we rehunted the west half and got more birds!
I let my friends from CO take all but one bird. I cooked him yesterday in the crock pot for four hours with chicken stock, wine, olive oil, mushrooms, and onions. Very tasty. As a leftover, I added rice and it was nice. Finished it off for lunch today.
Anyone else hunting these last two days?
Last weekend I saw pheasants and prairie chickens together (a first), but they went their separate ways when flushed. They behave so differently when flying. Every hunt is a learning experience. Our first field, a quarter of milo stalks, was amazing for late season. Across the road to the west was a big, mature wind break. We started on the west side and went south, north, south, etc., all across the field. When we got back to the west side, a whole different group of birds had entered the field from the break so we rehunted the west half and got more birds!
I let my friends from CO take all but one bird. I cooked him yesterday in the crock pot for four hours with chicken stock, wine, olive oil, mushrooms, and onions. Very tasty. As a leftover, I added rice and it was nice. Finished it off for lunch today.
Anyone else hunting these last two days?