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Solo pheasant hunting without a dog advice?
mr user:
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--- Quote from: Shannon on October 31, 2012, 08:00:20 PM ---I personally would hunt something else. Pheasant would be the hardest bird there is to hunt without a dog. Even if you do flush one, getting a cripple without a dog is like finding a needle in a hay stack. Even if you do find it, you won't be able to track it down on foot 99% of the time. Go find some Huns or chukar. You'll have better odds and won't be wasting game.
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:yeah:
If I were going to hunt birds without a dog, I would try to go for chukar. You actually have a decent chance with them. Pheasants are really tough, even with a dog.
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If chukar taste good I'd hunt them. Problem is, I'm leaving tommorow and don't have any time to learn about them! Do they utilize the same type of habitat as pheasants?
bobcat:
--- Quote from: mr user on October 31, 2012, 08:46:13 PM ---If chukar taste good I'd hunt them. Problem is, I'm leaving tommorow and don't have any time to learn about them! Do they utilize the same type of habitat as pheasants?
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They taste great! But no, they usually be in rockier, steeper ground. Sometimes they're not too far away though. Chukar do like wheat stubble.
bobcat:
Take a look at this:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/upland_birds/chukar.html
mr user:
--- Quote from: bobcat on October 31, 2012, 08:49:00 PM ---
--- Quote from: mr user on October 31, 2012, 08:46:13 PM ---
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If chukar taste good I'd hunt them. Problem is, I'm leaving tommorow and don't have any time to learn about them! Do they utilize the same type of habitat as pheasants?
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They taste great! But no, they usually be in rockier, steeper ground. Sometimes they're not too far away though. Chukar do like wheat stubble.
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Thanks for the link! I figure I'll just get out there and give it a shot. Even if the chances of getting something are low, I'm not gonna get anything sitting on the couch!
wildweeds:
I was forced to hunt dogless for a two days in montana some years ago,the whole canine crew ended up sicker than dogs from drinking alkalai laced water,it tore their guts up and they were on the disabled list.The method I employed came from a farmer at the local tavern.Walk ten feet stop,wait a few seconds walk ten feet stop,and so on and so on.Dammed if the guy wasn't right,I shot 2 birds that way at the first field we hunted in.Would I make it a habit of it no.But when your halfway across montana and still have 4 days of vacation left before you head back, you do what you need to.The dogs were healed up good enough to get some hunting out of the next day.
Look for fences and where they come together in the corner,the corners always have inviting cover,when near the stubble,tromp around about 10 feet down in the cover and sidehill it using the go no go method.
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