Your strong suit

#1: Determination - I'm willing to walk anywhere, through anything, and only the sun going down/close of hunting hours sends me back indoors.

#2: Habitat knowledge - knowing where to find birds, should they exist

I suspect #1 will wain as I get old ... coming up on less than 2 years away from 3-0 right now. :eek:
 
reading the cover and figuring out how to work the birds to increase the likelihood of a point by my dog.....i always have a game plan, i figure it is my job to put the dog in a position where he will be successful, using the natural boundaries of a field as blockers for our success....it's teamwork.
 
Staying out of peoples way and keeping my mouth shut. I shoot like crap. I can walk forever at my own pace and i take good care of my dogs.
 
Honesty & ethics would be my most valued characteristic. Without these, I would be shooting, not hunting.
 
jsdriggs said:
Oh come on! 30 is nothing! You'll be doing the same thing at 50, like me!:D
:cheers:
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Only problem is at 50, sometimes those cattails get pretty tough. I know I got tangled up and fell this year. My dogs got a little distressed, coming over and licking my face. It took me a minute to get up. I have noticed the old body gets pretty tired by the third day.
 
My pheasant hunting strong suit is the same as my "skill" as a whitetail hunter...Too stubborn,or stupid to give up.

See my signature below for more info.
 
I beleive the keys to my success have been keeping my group size small. I generally like to only hunt with one other person and we stay quiet during the hunt, no chit chatting or whistling at the dogs. Second is to be dressed for the weather and in good shape. The old saying is "you know when you see a serious chukar hunter because he has large thighs and a small head." Between climbing moutains in the Pacific Northwest in the summer and chukar/deer/elk hunting the Salmon and Snake River breaks before pheasant season I generally log close to 100,000 vertical feet, so walking 15-20 miles a day on flat ground if needed has never been a problem. Having good trained dogs and being able to shoot a scattergun is also a benificial to being successful. We generally drop 3-4 dogs on the ground and shoot high quality ammo. The Fiochii 3" 1 5/8 oz of nickel plated 4's does a fine job breaking them down.
 
Good idea, Buck. And I'd like to hunt with a guy who is willing to toss his birds up in the air so I can try to hit something, too!
 
good at and maybe not so much....

I cook pretty well - and not afraid of taking the hard walking territory. I also am a pretty good shot. But what is more important is knowing what I am not good at. I need to improve my dog work - too noisy and don't trust the dog enough... But working on getting better.
 
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