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(I am the guy without birds)
After the second bird I had to leash her because I feared she would catch another one on the way back to the vehicle.
Not really. I would be breaking the law if she caught a third bird for the day.Nice to have a problem like that.
Our club has been seeing the same some really weird colored roosters this year.
My son and I got out with the shorthair and got our daily limit each for Tday.
My son made two nice one shot kills with his 1950’s ithaca.
Got out this AM... although with dog.
even flushed a woodcock... made my day.
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How's your Lab working out for hunting upland birds in Mass? My friends' Labs in Tennessee were always waterfowl dogs. Love the breed and might want one next time around.
We have quite a few labs on our club. They do well. Im considering one for my next dog.How's your Lab working out for hunting upland birds in Mass? My friends' Labs in Tennessee were always waterfowl dogs. Love the breed and might want one next time around.
My son made two nice one shot kills with his 1950’s ithaca.
Has anyone been out in Rhode Island public land stocked areas lately? I’m in Massachusetts but always buy a Rhode Island license. Pheasant season runs until February 29.
Nice rabbit!!!Not RI but I’m still hunting phez down in CT. Their season ends Feb 29th too.
We’re still finding birds here and there. Flushed a hen last week and missed. That miss might hurt for while If we can’t find another till next year.
Find a spot with good cover and a food source.
I‘ve been hunting an area that still has standing corn and it seems to hold pheasant. Judging by the last few crops of the birds I shot, they like to eat the corn... and they had plenty of fat on them. I hunt the areas surrounding the corn fields. Ever single one I’ve flushed has flown toward the corn.... they learned quickly their safe in there.
I was there yesterday but later in the morning. Dog got really birdie but couldn’t get one in the air.
we’ll be back.
looks like our last harvested pheasant was Jan 9... along with some cottontail action.
Edit: shot a bird on the 17th after this pic
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Nice rabbit!!!
That's a great book.thanks. its still in the freeezer... trying to figure out how I want to cook it.
I did just get Hanks book Pheasant, Quail Cottontail and it’s full of good looking recipes.. should be able to find something in there
Thats awsome!Their still out there if you look hard enough. These pictures don’t do this rooster justice, he was pretty damn big. Stuffing himself with all that corn.
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