@009 bird season off to a great start

[hank77]

Hello, hello.
New to the forum, I'm the guy that cleaned Tom's boiler the other day.
I thought I would share a bit of Thursdays and Fridays pheasant hunts.
Headed out Thursday afternoon with Tama my yellow lab. and we put up 3 birds,all misses for me..Tama wasn't pleased, good primer for Friday.
Friday saw me and the wife as well as a friend new to birds at a site Tama enjoys hunting. Within 10 minutes Tama had a rooster up and cackling, no shot for me but my wife slung some lead to no avail. she needs to realize her new semi auto. is not her single shot.
A few minutes later Tama was working the nasty stuff and punched up another cackling rooster, and this time I connected..one shot, first bird in the bag for '09!
Headed to another site to meet up with some friends and were into birds rather quick but had to really work for them, watching the dogs work is my favorite part, a bird is the icing on the cake.
My buddy got his limit with 2 nice roosters, the wife went bird less(still a novice, it will come) and I got to watch my "son" kick butt in the fields...good.times.
Gave him Saturday off, he is almost 8 and slowing a bit, hopefully heading out later for some more.
HANK

[nastygunz]

Wut no pix?!....just kidding, sounds like a lot of fun...I almost got my pheasant stamp this year but passed again...been thinking about it alot though !

[hank77]

I have 0 computer knowledge...as you can see I have no idea how to upload pictures,once I learn I will post some.
HANK

[MK-M-GOBL]

Welcome aboard HANK It sounds like you had an awesome time in the field. On my way home today I several people just down the road from me out hunting. I miss those days and hopefully in a few more years, I'll be back out there.

I want to get GSP but our little one plus a new dog is a little too much right now. I'll look for the post I made on post photos and get it to you. If you're still having trouble, I can try walking you through it over the phone.

Good Luck and again....welcome to NHW&W

MK-M-GOBL (aka....knucklehead, dip-$#it and Tom ;D)


How to post photos on the forum? Believe me, when I didn’t know how to load images, it was very frustration. Now that I know how, it amazing just how east it is to do. Hopefully I’ll be able to explain this and it will help you understand how it’s done.

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[hank77]

Thanks Tom...I'll be asking for plenty of advice, hunting and technical!
Got back out today for a quick 2 hour hunt. Lots of walking and no birds. Tama got birdy a few times but nothing doing.
Walked a few fields and then decided to go deep and get in the nasty stuff, maybe kick up a partridge or two.
Tama decided to go for a dunk in a swampy area and checked out a few small bucky islands, yesterdays day off really got him going today, he was non stop till the end.
He was working this small island good as my wife and I tried to find a good opening, when a rooster exploded from under Tama cackling all the way. I had a few small windows to shoot through, missed both...better off, dont know if my retriever would've retrieved
Within 30 seconds of the first flush another rooster (lots of roosters,not many hens) cackles up and away,no shot at all,vcould'nt see it but man was it good to get Tama into birds!
Worked a bit more cover, nothing doing and Tama's tongue was dragging so it was time to call it a day.
Good hunt with my sweetie and my boy, good times.
Back at it this week after work i hope, Friday is a definite!
HANK