Aaron Brown
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Andrew,
Woodcock over quail, grouse, or pheasant? Do tell. I may take a couple this year during pheasant season.E,
OH is going pretty good. May be out to PA not this week but next. Probably sloshing around Venango county…i’ll shoot you a PM
Zach,
Up here in Ohio, and PA, you’ll find woodcock in the areas the others have mentioned. However, I’ll add that if you find alder stands and/or black willow stands in short grass areas you should have some luck. Though, I don’t know that Alders are found in GA much. Both of those species prefer ‘wet feet’. The woodcock’s major food source is earthworms, hence the wet areas. They’re actually a shorebird that’s adapted to living in the woods. They can also flex just the tip of their bills to capture earthworms in the ground. Female bills are longer than males. Also, the first 3 primary wing feathers on the males are very thin compared to the females. This is what makes the “whistle” noise when they fly during their mating ritual.In the spring, I hear them singing, actually ‘peenting’ (google it if you’ve never heard) in old fields that have some early successional species growing. Unfortunately a lot of that is invasives like autumn olive and honeysuckle, but a few areas of less than 15 year old stands of trees yields the most.
I don’t hunt them much; as mentioned the taste is not so desireable. However, when pheasant hunting in certain areas the woodcock are not far away. I usually take along my favorite little shotgun; my old Beretta Silver Snipe. I use a 20ga. with #6 shot. Generally because, as mentioned earlier, those alder thickets and willows can be tough to get a very clear shot. It lays down the pheasants, and the woodcocks but doesn’t beat them up too badly, if they’re not terribly close.
Woodcocks are some awesome birds. I’ll watch them for literally hours in the spring doing their mating dance, getting only a few feet away from one.
Good luck, but don’t kill all our birds ok? ha!
-ABThe anchor’s pretty novel. I think i’m going to get the solid gold iphone cover instead. At 10 grand why not?
I’m in no hurry. I’ll be limited on time shortly. I’m starting a new career as a wildlife officer here in OH and the academy will be for 6 months, thus sucking up my build time. I’d like to get a start on it at least before I leave. So, no hurry if not. I’ll have weekends to plink away at it for the spring, or for the fall if I (gasp!) can’t get out this spring.
Bob- I may turn my own grip. Like Dave mentioned, I’m pretty handy. I don’t own a lathe but have access to one. I may skip building the reel seat until I get this one done, and I may skip building the grip too just to save time. Of course I’ll probably kick myself later…Nice selection of beer by the way.
I’ll probably build or buy a rod dryer. They’re pretty inexpensive, and for making life easier it’s worth the added expense. I plan to build another rod or two in the future too (assuming I build this one correctly first).
Thanks again, all.
Bob- great info, thank you very much.
Lots of good stuff to absorb guys. Much appreciated!!
What’s the timeframe on doing one of these? From what I’ve seen it appears that a weekend would be sufficient for putting one together? My free time is going to be very sparse starting in a couple of weeks and I’ll only be able to work on a rod on the weekends.
Lots of options, time to start picking!
Gary, thanks for the input. Just what I figured from a “kit”. I’m sure some are better than others, but I have been eyeing a few nice looking reel seats that I’d like to use.
Aaron, thanks for the links! I’ve been to mudhole a while back but not batson. Much appreciated
BBQ’d pulled goose breast sandwiches are among my favorite things culinary. So easy, a caveman (me) can do it.
Loved my Cloudveil wader pants. The main reason was that they are PERFECT for small streams that you maybe would go past your knee in. Rolling fulls down always proved to be a pain and kind of awkward. People don’t look at you as funny wearing waist highs when you walk into Sheetz since they kind of look like pants
Thanks for the input guys. You all are correct on customer service. Got burned recently.
I do have a pair of Simms, and I like them, but they fit me a little big. So, they go to “the old man”.
E-
Been liking Mike’s Meal Ticket also. instructions here: http://steelheadalleyflytying.blogspot.com/2010/03/mikes-meal-ticket.htmlTry the Ramen taco…
A friend once bestowed this great gift upon us while we were fishing/camping on the Cranberry for 4 days. Even after 4 days of dehydrated potatoes and mrs. t’s rice/noodle packs, it was still gross.
Supposedly one carefully slices open the top of the Ramen packet, dumps the flavoring packet in, and a touch of hot water. Let that soak and soften for a bit til soft. Then pitch the water and roll your lumpy, gross noodle-mess in the bag into some sort of makeshift taco. Caution, this is usually hotter than hell and you will most likely get burned.
Eat. Enjoy(supposedly).
But seriously, tuna packets (or chicken) mixed with some of that spicy insta-rice in your blue camp cup is amazing…and packs light. We always remove the rice/noodles from the packages and put them in zip-lock bags. Saves quite a bit of room.
Will for sure. I work til 5 though…but, on a positive note my dove plot looks killer. Sorghum, millet, and tons of sunflower. ‘Nother few weeks and it’s time to bush hog some.
Cool vids, nice work. Sounds like “Salt Creek” on the first one and North Mississippi Allstars on the second one.
And how about this one? Yours truly, on the banjo http://www.youtube.com/user/sippingemergers#p/a/u/2/kiH_wTr5H_s
(I really can play a banjo, but I could not play it that particular night. In fact, I could barely walk that particular night.)
Let me know if you get up by the lake for some steelhead. I lived in Athens Co. for some time, fished around central/se Ohio area. Also learning the banjo…your vid sounds like fun; and i’m fairly familiar with those “difficult” nights.
Andrew- Where in OH are you located? Northern Ashland Co. here. Nice videos BTW. Maybe i’ll see you out there somewhere.
…Doing a litte farm pond fishing tonight, trout, strippers and bass. …Eric
You got strippers on your pond, E? I’m on my way to PA right now ;)!
Thanks all for the comments.
Curtis- Not sure of the iron content being a factor, but there’s a naturally occuring pink form of Monotropa uniflora. Soil conditions could be a factor. There’s also a relative, M. hypopithys, called Pinesap that is a pink, red, or even tan. Never seen Pinesap! Glad you also have an appreciation for your surroundings.
Dave- i’ll do that. we keep missing opportunities. we’ll get connected this year for sure.
Zach- Indian pipe is a plant, but with no chlorophyl, and does not photosynthesize. It gets energy from mycorrhyzal fungi that live on and around the roots of trees/plants in the soil. So, it basically gets energy from the fungi which gets energy from the tree. The area i photographed these was just loaded with indian pipe. i’d never seen so much of it in one place before.
