Sounds like you're not such a rookie, haha. I'm beginning to think I need to focus on the old fire/logging road with pine and/or aspen/sage. Have you noticed higher productivity on north or south faces of mountains? The only one I've harvested was in heavy pine area and the one I flushed was...
Yeah. I'd love to get a dog. Thinking German wire-haired. I've heard they're good for dusky hunts. Thoughts? I do trace these transition areas. Flushing the birds is for... the dogs, haha.
They are tricky buggers! The challenge is part of what I enjoy but, I'm sure I've hiked about 50 miles in, what I consider, very rugged terrain and only harvested one. I'd love to increase that ratio.
I'm a second year dusky hunter. Harvested one. Flushed one. Both times at or near the road. This seems like some good advice! Thank you for connecting the dots!
Was in Grand County, CO, this weekend. Hunting duskies from about 8500 to 10500. Worked areas with sage/aspen, aspen/pine, and sage/aspen/pine. Hit steep slopes, ridges, etc. Water in many locations. Walked whatever fire/logging roads I came across. Didn't see a single dusky. :( Don't have...