Pheasant season opened in my area on Tuesday. I took a few hours and managed to get one rooster, but numbers seemed very low and I was worried out our harsh winter and wet spring. I went back on Saturday and most of the corn had been cut in the few days since I was last there. What a difference! The cut corn was busy with goose hunters, so we undertook a long walk down to a patch of refuge cover where I have found the birds like to go when pressured (in this case, by harvesters and goose hunters). We only had a few hours to hunt, but the dogs put up 13 birds in all. 5 of them were roosters, and we managed to knock down 4 of them for a 2 gun-limit. We both bought new shotties this year, the nicest we've ever owned (a Citori for my buddy, and a 687 Silver Pigeon II for me), so it was especially satisfying to shoot well. It was one of those days when you walk back to the car feeling pretty damned good about yourself, I must say! Some might even say "smug"... lol!
-Croc
-Croc