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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: jeepster on October 29, 2010, 05:58:05 PM

Title: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: jeepster on October 29, 2010, 05:58:05 PM: well, i am as happy as a pig in S.

took my vizsla out today for my first pheseant hunt ever... granted its just release site hunting but.... got 3 up and one sitting in the oven. never trained a dog before, never pheseant hunted before... not bad :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: gasman on October 29, 2010, 06:38:06 PM: Congrats :hunter:

Still have not taken my on dogs on our own yet, but soon ;)
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: C-Money on October 29, 2010, 06:38:56 PM: Awesome! Congrats! Any pheasant in WA is a good pheasant! Good feeling hunting with you doggy! I run a pair of Chessys and they do well. Amazing how much bird dogs just "know"!
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: jeepster on October 29, 2010, 07:09:20 PM: yeah it was great.... especially after his incident on cultus mountain/walker valley (took off for a week in the hills after a rabbit) still is a little gun-shy so he doesnt retrieve yet, but when i shoot, he doesnt try to run and hide under the truck anymore.... but once you get his mind back on birds (you only have to say the word bird...) he goes and points out the kill... i was hunting the samish release site/reserve, and at the end of the day, i chatted with the guys releasing the birds, sad to know its thier last release for the samish site, but man its an awesome feeling knowing when i got him, he was an infant puppy the size of a potato and raised him to a full grown functional hunting dog... anyway time to go eat :IBCOOL: :drool: mmm roast pheasant, wild rice, mushroom gravy and green beans
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: Shannon on October 29, 2010, 08:31:38 PM: When did you see them release birds. I had the headquarters tell me October 12th was there last day of releasing on the Samish unit but my dog got up 14 birds on Wednesday. I knew they had released that day or the day before. This state can't get anything right.
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 29, 2010, 08:37:00 PM: good deal! if you have a pic or 2 feel free to post them up. we love to see them :drool:
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: jeepster on October 29, 2010, 09:30:47 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on October 29, 2010, 08:37:00 PM
good deal! if you have a pic or 2 feel free to post them up. we love to see them :drool:

oops lol wanna see a pic of my leftovers? lol...
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 29, 2010, 09:34:21 PM: lol no thanks :chuckle: pics r our crack around here :chuckle:
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 29, 2010, 09:57:25 PM: Congrats!
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: MP123 on October 30, 2010, 10:04:26 AM: Quote from: Shannon on October 29, 2010, 08:31:38 PM
When did you see them release birds. I had the headquarters tell me October 12th was there last day of releasing on the Samish unit but my dog got up 14 birds on Wednesday. I knew they had released that day or the day before. This state can't get anything right.

Yeah, they said Oct. 12th on their website. I wonder what the real date is?
Title: Re: first pheseant hunt with my first dog
Post by: jeepster on October 30, 2010, 09:18:22 PM: they released at 430 yesterday..... samish site.... but the guy releasing said that this is the last weekend he was doing the samish site............