Memorable quotes to think about as the bird seasons approach

[Goosemaster]

I'm surprised there's nothing yet from Datus Proper's Pheasants of the Mind. I've read it, I loved it, and I own a copy, but it's been years. Now I'm going to dig it out.

I went on a 3 day hunting trip with him when I was a teenager in eastern Montana.My dad was his attorney.Interesting guy who had a German wirehaired pointer.

 

[Hutcho]

“If you hunt or fish a couple weeks in a row without reading newspapers or watching television, a certain not altogether deserved grace can reenter your life.”— Jim Harrison, Off to the Side

Just found this thread. This quote really stuck with me, I think after the last few weeks we would all be better off if we did this.

 

[Weimdogman]

If the bear hadn't shit in the buckwheat we would have had pancakes for breakfast boys.
D.L.Langland

 

[goldenboy]

Two classic quotes for me for life are: 1. You always pay for your education and 2. When the mind is weak the body suffers.

 

[Ditchmaster]

Never brag about your bird dog or shooting.

 

[Brentbullets]

Can’t shoot them from the couch!

 

[wingsnfins]

I put this quote attributed to Henry David Thoreau on a photo I took going out fishing in Cabo years back for a canvas print.
I would think the thought applies to "hunting" as well.......

 

[dawgs14]

"keep your powder dry".

 

[Golden Hour]

Never trust anyone that doesn't love dogs.

 

[benelli-banger]

Hope I live long enough to make my next trip! And the one right after that!

 

[remy3424]

I am sure for some folks it could be "Get the hell off my land!" Or " I have already called the cops"' or "How didn't you see the No Tresspassing on sign?".

 

[Goosemaster]

I am sure for some folks it could be "Get the hell off my land!" Or " I have already called the cops"' or "How didn't you see the No Tresspassing on sign?".

Or, go ahead and hunt my land. I don't care whether you have permission or not.

 

[That1uncle1776]

Or, go ahead and hunt my land. I don't care whether you have permission or not.

Probably miss

 

[birddude]

One of the most common sayings That I never paid much attention to but rings so true now is, if I knew I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself! Those old hold my beer injuries that used to be just annoyances are getting painful.

 

[Goosemaster]

Probably miss

Most farmers don't care.

 

[Drew]

A bird in the hand.

and one of my most said and least adhered to sayings "Never leave biting fish"

 

[Goosemaster]

A bird in the hand.

and one of my most said and least adhered to sayings "Never leave biting fish"

I'm not a fisherman, so that doesn't apply to me. However, I have thousands of hours in the field chasing bird.

 

[peake]

Chessie guy here. Yes, not typical for uplands, but that's all I do these days since waterfowling is a young man's game. But this quote always gets me:

“The big Chesapeake showed what a marvelous breed he was by leaping into the freezing water, swimming swiftly to the edge of the ice, then breaking a way for himself, right to the goose. Clutching the big bird proudly in his jaws, he plunged into the icy water, pushed aside the frozen chunks and returned to the blind, entering it with a mighty water-spraying leap. “That’s what I call a dog,” Jake said proudly. And the men agreed.”

—James A. Michener’s “Chesapeake: The Watermen,” 1972