Author Topic: Tough weather today in Eastern WA for Chukar/Hun's (Read 6942 times)

birddogdad · « **on:** December 21, 2014, 07:55:35 PM »

was blowing a gale today, tough for dogs but we had some success...

http://youtu.be/bSbeZtRn54E

http://youtu.be/UbuL85tLMqw

my first attempt with gopro its a hero3 , fixed link, best full screen too...

jasnt · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:36:28 PM »

birddogdad · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:45:03 PM »

Quote from: jasnt on December 21, 2014, 08:36:28 PM

Can't get the link to work

fixed, watch full screen to see birds.

SeaRun1 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:48:20 PM »

We were expecting not so good weather yesterday for our Quail hunting. Turned out to be one of the best days of the year with over a dozen coveys encountered.

SR1

bracer40 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:55:55 PM »

Nice double on the Huns!

SeaRun1 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:58:13 PM »

Cool video!

SR1

subagang707 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2014, 09:20:02 PM »

Nice shoot in' Bruce!!

jackson7 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2014, 10:09:54 PM »

I love these videos. nicely done. thanks for sharing

Birdguy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2014, 10:43:23 PM »

Real cool

. We still need to meet up one of these days

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Firedogg · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2014, 11:01:11 PM »

A happy dog is one with a mouth full of feathers sitting at your feet.

Used to be a time where I was the dog flushing chuckars out of the draws for my dad and uncles. Me in the bottom with my single shot 16 guage, them up on the side with their pumps and semi autos. They never figured out how easy my shots were on going away birds while they were always blasting away at birds going to the side. I would go through 7-10 shots with as many birds and they emptied full boxes getting only one or two each. Ahhh, the old days. Now my knees can't take that bottonm of the breaks scrambling.

10Key · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2014, 01:59:19 PM »

Great videos.

We were in the Wenas yesterday and had quite a squall move through, weird weather day for sure. We toughed it out though...didn't encounter a single bird

birddogdad · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2014, 02:17:28 PM »

Quote from: jackson7 on December 21, 2014, 10:09:54 PM

I love these videos. nicely done. thanks for sharing

was actually easier to use the cam than I expected it to be. Gopro has app for cell phone that allows the phone to wifi connect. I had the cam in standby with my cell phone in pocket, when I wanted to take a pic (first dog to point) I just pulled out phone and hit start so I didn't have to take hat off and worry about changing the view. I really didn't have to slow the dogs... thru the course of 6 hours required 2 batteries for gopro. phone pic attached to show on my hat on one of our breaks.

jackson7 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2014, 04:07:23 PM »

will be putting one of those on the list! thanks again.

birddogdad · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2014, 07:29:32 PM »

so I found one more clip from the weekend adventure that I will post up. this one to me, is very instructional. why it is very important hunting over dogs to be mindful of where they are at all times. This hun swung back over my dog and the dog masked any possible downhill shot. my puppy moved parallel and remained in the line of fire until well out of range.. note she never locked up either, she was scent trailing a running bird as the wind was directly down hill crossing....

http://youtu.be/SYleqc0Qgco

jackson7 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2014, 10:21:42 AM »

ran into guy a few years ago that hit his dog with a few pellets. he said dog kept hunting and he found out when he got home .dog was in recovery and ok. quail are notorious for staying low.

wildweeds · « **Reply #15 on:** December 26, 2014, 09:00:08 PM »

Low flyers are a big reason a dog that is steady to wing and shot is a nice thing to have,another reason is that if there are birds spread out and they don't all go at once,you can flush multiple birds.A dog that goes with the flush can run through a pile of birds that otherwise would have stuck to the ground.There is also the saftey factor that a dog will chase birds right over the edge of a drop off and can get hurt.My buddys 8 month old shorthair pup did exactly that in Montana,chased a pheasant right off the edge of the river bank and fell straight down about 20 feet to the gravel bar.He didn't get hurt but he yelped and was a little leery of drop offs after that,he paid closer attention to where he was running.

bracer40 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2014, 11:39:12 PM »

Quote from: wildweeds on December 26, 2014, 09:00:08 PM

Low flyers are a big reason a dog that is steady to wing and shot is a nice thing to have,another reason is that if there are birds spread out and they don't all go at once,you can flush multiple birds.A dog that goes with the flush can run through a pile of birds that otherwise would have stuck to the ground.There is also the saftey factor that a dog will chase birds right over the edge of a drop off and can get hurt.My buddys 8 month old shorthair pup did exactly that in Montana,chased a pheasant right off the edge of the river bank and fell straight down about 20 feet to the gravel bar.He didn't get hurt but he yelped and was a little leery of drop offs after that,he paid closer attention to where he was running.

not much beats watching your dog hold through the shot til he's released and commanded to flush!

birddogdad · « **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2015, 11:56:27 AM »

bracer agree.. next spring and summer work to this end... steady hold after flush...

I have that new years itch, heading east for the weekend to get my (and my dogs) bird fix

boneaddict · « **Reply #18 on:** January 01, 2015, 12:07:50 PM »

Wear your woolies, its pucker cold out there

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