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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: GermanShorthair on December 24, 2008, 08:43:31 AM

Title: Anyone been out
Post by: GermanShorthair on December 24, 2008, 08:43:31 AM: hey just wondering if someone has been out in the fields. with all this snow
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Post by: rougheye on December 24, 2008, 08:48:18 AM: Went pheasant huntin on sun. Birds held great , 2 limits in 3 hours .
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Post by: FrankDown on December 24, 2008, 10:01:49 PM: Ive enver hunted birds in a lot of snow. What are some tips for birds in the snow? rabbits too maybe?
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Post by: high country on December 25, 2008, 12:35:51 PM: look for cover and tracks. dress warm but not too warm.
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Post by: NWTFhunter on December 25, 2008, 10:26:00 PM: I was out today in sunnyside.... first place I checked didnt see any birds or tracks.. Moved on a bit and came into lots of tracks. They must have released Wed. Ran into good numbers of birds. Was a good day, but could have used another dog for sure.
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Post by: clindsayrun on December 27, 2008, 06:21:34 PM: I did really well over the Holiday weekend. Wild pheasant holding a lot better. Release pheasant and quail - it's almost not even fair. They're holding until you're right on top of them. I'll post pics of a quail I caught with my bare hands. It was so cold, and he was so focused on staying warm he didn't even see me coming.
Chukar have also been pushed down out of the higher elevations. I finally got into two covey this weekend. Overall it's been a terrible Chukar year. I hope this spring treats them better.
Title: Re: Anyone been out
Post by: EastWaViking on December 27, 2008, 07:11:18 PM: too much snow to hunt, or walk, around here.