hv55maxx
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I can recommend Westborough on week days. Avoid on Saturdays....
Avoid any WMA on Saturdays. It's full retard.
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I can recommend Westborough on week days. Avoid on Saturdays....
Avoid any WMA on Saturdays. It's full retard.
I'm guessing its full of a-holes wearing bells, howling at the moon, and throwing sticks and stones?Avoid any WMA on Saturdays. It's full retard.
I'm guessing its full of a-holes wearing bells, howling at the moon, and throwing sticks and stones?
I would actually pay to see you guys do that. Video the reactions of the other hunters....
I'm guessing its full of a-holes wearing bells, howling at the moon, and throwing sticks and stones?
I would actually pay to see you guys do that. Video the reactions of the other hunters....
I'm guessing its full of a-holes wearing bells, howling at the moon, and throwing sticks and stones?
I would actually pay to see you guys do that. Video the reactions of the other hunters....
Its more like 100 dudes crammed into a 5 car parking area waiting for sunrise. The second sunrise comes its off to the races, it doesn't matter if you flush a bird and have a bead on it, expect a volley of shotgun fire to fly over and past the sides of your head from people anywhere from 5 feet to 50 yards away from the bird. Now if the bird actually goes down, that's when the fun begins as 5 different guys start arguing over who actually hit it.
I'm gonna hunt pheasant with my dog. She's not a bird dog, never trained her to be and won't retrieve lol. She listens though so I plan to let her run close by me and hope one of us trips on a bird.
So, you're gonna be one of those guys that shows up with a pitbull or some other mutt, that wants to bark, race around and fight with the dogs that some poor shmuck like myself spent $$$$ and time training? Awesome.
So, you're gonna be one of those guys that shows up with a pitbull or some other mutt, that wants to bark, race around and fight with the dogs that some poor shmuck like myself spent $$$$ and time training? Awesome.
not all cole slaw is bad.
Last year I did go on opening day. To one of the smaller WMAs out western part of the state. It was actually not crowded at all. 2 groups total when we got to the parking lot (so 3 including us). Shot the breeze for a few minutes waiting for "go time". 10 minutes before sunrise another truck shows up with two older guys and 2 dogs. They came over to us with a generally crappy attitude (which I didn't get at all cuz opening day of pheasant season to me is a great day even if I don't even see a pheasant.......cool air.......long walks in the fields.......its just awesome) and started talking shit right away. "We've been coming here for 20 ****ing years and every year on opening day there are more and more of you guys showing up"! I ignored them at first......then they proceeded with "I don't know why you guys come here anyway......they don't hardly stock this anymore......." I turned around and said pretty gruffly....."oh yeah then why are you two here". He chuckled a bit and said......"yeah you'll see there ain't nothing in here". Anyway............my group of 4 guys with NO dogs spooked up 4 hens in about an hour........bagged 1 of the four (yeah.....I whiffed.....a couple times and one of the other groups came out during our coffee break with 6 birds (limit for the 3 hunters) and 2 rabbits! Yeah........suuuuure they don't stock it anymore.QFT.
And some of the other hunters you meet in these areas act like it's their own private land.
I love the guys hunting public land complaining about other hunters.
So, you're gonna be one of those guys that shows up with a pitbull or some other mutt, that wants to bark, race around and fight with the dogs that some poor shmuck like myself spent $$$$ and time training? Awesome.
So, you're gonna be one of those guys that shows up with a pitbull or some other mutt, that wants to bark, race around and fight with the dogs that some poor shmuck like myself spent $$$$ and time training? Awesome.
yupI have seen plenty of 'trained' bird dogs that needed to be left home. I will take a well-acclimated mongrel (or non traditional breed) that listens to most of the bird dogs any day.
So, you're gonna be one of those guys that shows up with a pitbull or some other mutt, that wants to bark, race around and fight with the dogs that some poor shmuck like myself spent $$$$ and time training? Awesome.
You're not one of those guys that runs those obnoxious beeper training collars on their dogs, bleeping all damn day, are you? Man, what is it with THOSE guys?!
I meant no offense. I also hunt birds without a dog - both grouse and waterfowl. Also agree that it helps make noise to flush. Reading everyone's post above when people were talking about trying to imitate dogs, all I could imaging was people in dog costumes foaming at the mouth.Not everyone can afford an expensive hunting dog, (or has the time to train or take care of said dog for that matter).
I see where you're coming from as far as what is considered "traditional" upland game hunting. However it sounds like you think pheasant hunting should be reserved for only those who have dogs. Is it a lot easier to flush pheasants when you have a trained hunting dog? Yes. Will those who have the dogs look at me like I'm a d!ckhead on Oct 18th when I'm kicking shrubs and making noise? Yes, and I don't give a damn.
Being at the end of the field, are you in the danger zone of the craziness? I have not been to an WMA at dawn, but I heard that its not the most careful place.I found my best results hunting dogless was to get to the far end of the field and act as a blocker. That and working 10' into the edges of the field.
Reading everyone's post above when people were talking about trying to imitate dogs, all I could imaging was people in dog costumes foaming at the mouth.
Not sure if serious?
Well I'm not that crazy.
I suppose if I were really serious about upland game I would just spend the money and time on a well-trained dog. However, I've never even tasted pheasant so I'd like to take one on my own first and cook that sucker up, see if I like it, before I'd get into the dog world. With waterfowl (I salivate at the thought of grilled duck breast) I know I can take birds without a dog no problem, (I have a kayak and a devoted waterfowl hunting motorized blind boat that I spent over $100 putting together) so there's no need for me to get a retriever for waterfowl.