Pheasant Report

Shay dog said:
We will just take it one day at a time and try to get these old timers some shooting. Either way it will be fun.
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We take a few older gent's with us out there. Pushing public land day-in-day-out wears them out fast. Consider hunting ditches if they reach the point where they've had enough walking/pushing fields.;)

We drop them off at the end of some nice looking ditches then push the birds their way. All they have to do is stand there. No more walking:)
 
jonnyB said:
OK...what is an "older gent." And why can't they keep up?
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Well, in our groups case the "older gents" are in their mid to upper 60's, out of shape, high blood pressure, bad knees, one bad ankle that swells to the size of a soft ball by days end, another with a "bad back", taking many pain relievers throughout the day and before bed to cope with the pain of the days hunt. Each year is their last year out there (according to them:rolleyes:).

Orders have been given if one of them have a heart attack or just keel over out there just bury them where they lay:D

I think you get the point.:)
 
my old man has most those issues him self pacemaker defibulator trec for breathing bad back perminint stiff neck and 62 to say we have to hunt smarter is a understatment... hes good for 2-3 walks in him a day then its posting or pushing to him and or ditches he dose not like ditch hunting but did gave it a go after we passed our 30th or so rooster in a ditch it was the golden hour and no birds in hand so i told him have at it he messed it up but if u need to hunt that way there is birds to be had that is always a option...

or take them guys into a local small town watering hole after a hunt especially a bad day and if ur lucky a local hunter will offer his public land choices or a friends place... i met some real nice folks in sd last yr that said after deer season if i wanted they would show me and my dad around wear they hunt most public but some private my dad and i could not make it back in time and we found plenty of birds on public anyway but it was a great offer from some locals that could of just kept quite or tried to make $ off us but that was not the case ill be going back to that town and bar this yr for sure...

they also shared there info of good bad or ok public lands in the area they were surprized how good i did on the public land they said it got hit hard early so they wrote it off as beat down ? it was the best round of beer i baught in awhile. lol they did the same it was a good time in a good little town in sd im sure you guys will have a similar experience this fall... just got to plan the walks and pushes out a little longer when guys cant walk down the roosters

i wish all u guys take n older gents out the best of luck this yr
 
small munsterlander owner said:
my old man has most those issues him self pacemaker defibulator trec for breathing bad back perminint stiff neck and 62 to say we have to hunt smarter is a understatment... hes good for 2-3 walks in him a day then its posting or pushing to him and or ditches he dose not like ditch hunting but did gave it a go after we passed our 30th or so rooster in a ditch it was the golden hour and no birds in hand so i told him have at it he messed it up but if u need to hunt that way there is birds to be had that is always a option...
i wish all u guys take n older gents out the best of luck this yr
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I'd say that's about right for us too. The first day they hunt hard, then the next 4 to 6 days they begin to take it easy.

Smaller fields are okay but those large wetlands do a number on them. They really appreciate us pushing birds to them as they post. We owe them that.

My cousin and I were watching our old "home pheasant hunting" videos last week. He mentioned to me "you know, our roles have changes. They used to push the thick stuff for us, now we're doing it for them". That about says it all. It's all good:)
 
Hmmm, "outer reaches" as Tom gently reminds. Pushing roosters will some day end; however, I can't imagine being only a poster and not part of the line.

As part of the "old guy's" club, Kirk is in his 70's and I'll be 77 in January - we still try and encourage the younger boy's to keep up! I still carry my 8lb, A5 all day and that's with a titanium pin in the right arm, up to the shoulder that's about 40% gone from cancer.

...one of the "old guy's" and enjoying the "outer reaches."
 
jonnyB said:
Hmmm, "outer reaches" as Tom gently reminds. Pushing roosters will some day end; however, I can't imagine being only a poster and not part of the line.

As part of the "old guy's" club, Kirk is in his 70's and I'll be 77 in January - we still try and encourage the younger boy's to keep up! I still carry my 8lb, A5 all day and that's with a titanium pin in the right arm, up to the shoulder that's about 40% gone from cancer.

...one of the "old guy's" and enjoying the "outer reaches."
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Good for you and Kirk JonnyB.;)

My step father is the same way. Near 70 and could still whoop my ass from here to China town. I've watch a gentleman in his mid 80's push some nasty stuff like he was still in his 20's. crack shot too. I hope to God I'll be in the same condition (if I'm blessed to make it to my mid-80's).

Unfortunately, I can't say the same for a couple of gentlemen we take with us. It is what it is and as I mentioned in another post, we owe it to them to do what we can to put them on birds without putting them in an early grave.:)
 
i feel ya jonnyb im not in my 70s not even close but i could of been telling guys 7-9 yrs younger then me come on now keep up boys and 1 guy my age also last yr did i mention i had a bum knee at the time its pretty bad if a guy with a bad wheel can out walk you its not a race but you got to be in shape somewhat??? i was more happy about my dog being in better shape then there dogs mine was hunting circles around the other dogs hit n cattails hard the other dogs we walking with or behinde there owners thats always good...


my dads the same way jonnyb he has to be in on the walks or he does not feel like part of the group... he does not have metal in his arm but they removed a major chest/upper arm mussle to put in another spot so my old man has limited mobility in his arm and shoulder
he was not supposed to be able to lift a gun to his shoulder he proved that dr wrong by the 1st grouse season lol...

they dont make many like you guys any longer so my hats off to you and do keep it up and like 1pheas said my dads is still a crack shot better then me any day of the wk
 
My arm is similar to your Dad's...deltoid muscle removed so the hand and arm only go as far as my upper waist. Had to jury-rig my gun in order to get up to my partial shoulder, outfitted with a front post at the forend and another grip behind the trigger guard, to keep my finger close to the safety et al.

The gun is similar to an assult shotgun, but it works. I can't swing very well in a corn field, so I stay outside in order to get a shot.

I do hold my own on the sporting range...
 
write on jonnyb... you guys were built for the long haul thats for sure!!! i read a story last yr of a guy hurting his arm on a hunt and he was acting like it was a life threating situation because he could barly move his arm & he was aways from his truck all i thought was you have 2 legs left and my dad can barly move his arm on a good day suck it up... had to get my dad a lighter auto to shoot but he likes it...

keep it up man if u dont slow down you dont grow old my old man is more of a bizzy body then i am now lol... that hypetbarric chamber gave him a shot in the arm and a boost of energy i think!? thanks to the mayo clinic my old mans hunting hard again due s to modern medicine and his good attitude & tuffness you guys rock man
 
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