Bird Hunting
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Got Gretchen out on a proper planted quail hunt this Sunday. She did great! They put out 15 birds and turned us loose in a field all by ourselves. Fantastic time. We had a strong wind ripping through and basically every bird that turned into it died, while every bird that went downwind got away. I’m not used to leading birds at that speed. But man, could not say enough about watching Gretchen just flip a switch and turn into a bird dog. It was awesome.
Looks and reads like a great hunt. I picked up my now 8-month old GSP from his first month at pointer school on Saturday and look forward to doing the same. Since returning, he is also doing much better at staying out of trouble in the house which is a good thing for our domestic tranquility.
Like the shotgun image, too. Since my primary shotgun is a bit heavy for preserves or long days walking in the field, I also managed to place an order for a left hand o/u to go along with the dog. Curious point, but I never could find any good articles about o/u options for left-handed shooters in lighter gauges. Shopping for those options was a surprisingly frustrating experience and the salesmen at a lot of shops were giving me information that was simply incorrect.
Glad you had a good day in the field.
Thanks, will do – maybe we need a “shotgun talk” thread if there are enough shooters and bird hunters on the board. I ended up ordering a Caesar Guerini Magnus Light field gun – well above the price point I was looking for but they will build it with a LH stock for a 20 gauge. (The Beretta I wanted wasn’t available in LH 20 gauge.) Should be here in a few weeks.
Hope everyone is enjoying Thanksgiving with family and friends.
NM – thought I could load an image from my cell phone. Will get one up soon. The new gun was a joy to shoot today – light and quick. I have never shot an o/u or a gun this light. Can’t wait to soot some birds with it.
Looks like a fun hunt, Zach.
I’ve been chasing birds with my dogs for a couple of months, enjoying some of the best wild bird hunting in the lower 48 this season.
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All wild birds in west Texas. My best day we pointed 34 coveys, that does not include the singles and doubles. We had 4 crops of birds from the spring through late summer. My dogs get about 60 days a year on wild birds including offseason work.
I shoot an O/U .28 for dove and quail.
I’ve got some more pics I can add later this week.
A bird hunting and shotgun forum would be interesting indeed.
Grouse hunting and fly-tying/fishing go hand in hand.Grant, wow! Mind telling us a little more about it? Public land or private? All bobwhite quail or some scaled in the mix? What’s different from a habitat perspective from that area versus the Southeast, where the quail are all just about gone?
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