Something different…

benelli-banger said:
Driving back to the farmhouse yesterday around noon, passing some CREP, I see a solo hunter loading a pointer in a crate…stop to chat…young guy from Wisconsin…after a few minutes, he confides “I’m getting my ass kicked!”…hunted for a few days, no birds…has an 18 month gsp he’s trying to get on birds. I gave him very specific tip on a WPA, and I checked on him a few hours later. No luck, contacted some hens. He’s camping in his pickup…sharp rig, sharp kid…”old soul”, 27 years old. Put him on private land yesterday and today, let him set up camp in our yard. Eating meals with us, offered to let him stay in the house, he graciously declined. Super kid, he’s shot 4-5 birds, and his dog has had contacts galore. Very conscientious young guy…really, really super guy. Best decision I’ve made in a while…👍
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Can I come up for visit? :ROFLMAO:
 
benelli-banger said:
Driving back to the farmhouse yesterday around noon, passing some CREP, I see a solo hunter loading a pointer in a crate…stop to chat…young guy from Wisconsin…after a few minutes, he confides “I’m getting my ass kicked!”…hunted for a few days, no birds…has an 18 month gsp he’s trying to get on birds. I gave him very specific tip on a WPA, and I checked on him a few hours later. No luck, contacted some hens. He’s camping in his pickup…sharp rig, sharp kid…”old soul”, 27 years old. Put him on private land yesterday and today, let him set up camp in our yard. Eating meals with us, offered to let him stay in the house, he graciously declined. Super kid, he’s shot 4-5 birds, and his dog has had contacts galore. Very conscientious young guy…really, really super guy. Best decision I’ve made in a while…👍
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Yesterday, while heading to a small ~15 acre grass patch with a 300 yard tree shelter on the north edge, I saw 2 out of state hunters just finishing a similar area a couple of miles north of where we were heading. There were only 4 of us hunting, and history as taught me that we needed to have the corners (both ends of the tree line covered, so this meant we would only have 2 people trying to cover the grass walking north back to us into the wind. We didn't have enough people to do it right, but still felt like we could have some shooting opportunity.
As we were developing our plan of attack, I sent 2 people and my dog to the south end. As they were getting situated, I saw the OOS hunters coming towards us. I stopped them on the road and invited them to "help" us by covering the east side and the east corner escape points. This allowed myself and another guy to cheat further west, so we could be better covered on that side.
Most of the birds did exit west, but out of range of the walker and the blockers, but one did fly direct to these guys. One made a great shot on it (and didn't shoot at anyone in our party, which is always a concern when hunting with people you don't know). He was so excited and even happier when I complimented his shot and insisted he kept the bird. You would have thought it was his first bird ever.
It felt good to help someone else. Additionally, after all of the excitement of the initial flushes, there was a large portion that didn't get covered well because both walkers naturally cheated further west as the birds started flying that way. I decided to make a little loop across this before joining everyone near the road. My dog went on a trail on a roosters that was trying to run back south. She was at full sprint and got it to fly. I made a really long shot that knocked him down at the maximum comfort range of my 20ga. She had a great mark on it and made quick work of the post shot recovery, carryng it back to me...in front of an audience of 5! This is always a great feeling.
They said they have only met or know a few people, despite coming out annually. They always struggle because of the limited access they have and not having a dog. He commented after witnessing my dog do her thing, not having a dog is a huge disadvantage. Without her, this bird would have not been in the bag. He was not wrong. I'm certain that I bag 40-60% more birds because of her in a small group, and closer to 80% when I'm hunting solo.
Reflecting back about everything, I probably should have exchanged info or even invited them to tag along on our next few spots, but you just never know if you are opening a door that you can't close....
 
Carguy2Banker said:
Yesterday, while heading to a small ~15 acre grass patch with a 300 yard tree shelter on the north edge, I saw 2 out of state hunters just finishing a similar area a couple of miles north of where we were heading. There were only 4 of us hunting, and history as taught me that we needed to have the corners (both ends of the tree line covered, so this meant we would only have 2 people trying to cover the grass walking north back to us into the wind. We didn't have enough people to do it right, but still felt like we could have some shooting opportunity.
As we were developing our plan of attack, I sent 2 people and my dog to the south end. As they were getting situated, I saw the OOS hunters coming towards us. I stopped them on the road and invited them to "help" us by covering the east side and the east corner escape points. This allowed myself and another guy to cheat further west, so we could be better covered on that side.
Most of the birds did exit west, but out of range of the walker and the blockers, but one did fly direct to these guys. One made a great shot on it (and didn't shoot at anyone in our party, which is always a concern when hunting with people you don't know). He was so excited and even happier when I complimented his shot and insisted he kept the bird. You would have thought it was his first bird ever.
It felt good to help someone else. Additionally, after all of the excitement of the initial flushes, there was a large portion that didn't get covered well because both walkers naturally cheated further west as the birds started flying that way. I decided to make a little loop across this before joining everyone near the road. My dog went on a trail on a roosters that was trying to run back south. She was at full sprint and got it to fly. I made a really long shot that knocked him down at the maximum comfort range of my 20ga. She had a great mark on it and made quick work of the post shot recovery, carryng it back to me...in front of an audience of 5! This is always a great feeling.
They said they have only met or know a few people, despite coming out annually. They always struggle because of the limited access they have and not having a dog. He commented after witnessing my dog do her thing, not having a dog is a huge disadvantage. Without her, this bird would have not been in the bag. He was not wrong. I'm certain that I bag 40-60% more birds because of her in a small group, and closer to 80% when I'm hunting solo.
Reflecting back about everything, I probably should have exchanged info or even invited them to tag along on our next few spots, but you just never know if you are opening a door that you can't close....
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Very cool!!! About 6-7 years ago in ND I was solo in a WPA, opening day there, so had to be on private or WPA…birds galore, ran into 2 brothers from Wisconsin, dogless…we hooked up and soon after had 8…I had gotten one solo, but we got 7 quite fast. Good dudes!!!
 
That1uncle1776 said:
I only kill young birds, they taste better.
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Man, no wonder Molly is always pissed at you. Only letting her chase young roosters with short tails that can barely cackle. I've got it on good authority from a couple black labs they love nothing better than scenting up a wise old bird, launching him airborne to be smacked by a load of #5s, running him down and bringing him back. Honestly you just need to learn how to hang and age your birds. This old boy I bagged today is gonna be mighty tasty after hanging in the garage for five days.
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Bob Peters said:
Man, no wonder Molly is always pissed at you. Only letting her chase young roosters with short tails that can barely cackle. I've got it on good authority from a couple black labs they love nothing better than scenting up a wise old bird, launching him airborne to be smacked by a load of #5s, running him down and bringing him back. Honestly you just need to learn how to hang and age your birds. This old boy I bagged today is gonna be mighty tasty after hanging in the garage for five days.
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Not mine, she is Christian
 
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