Buffs35
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better second dayWind tomorrow might make it tough.
‘25-‘26 Upland Bird Thread
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better second dayWind tomorrow might make it tough.
shy puppy lol
brought my 7 month old lab along with her 6 year old mom out to ND. Wow, on her very first hunt, she did great and by the end of the long weekend, she was following birds in the grass, pointing birds, and finding birds. Retrieving still needs a little work, but I am so happy with where she is at. Yesterday she followed a hen about 75 yards through thick grass before it flushed. One point along the way, but the hen kept running. too bad is wasnt a rooster. But I did shoot a rooster shortly thereafter that she got to participate in. She is already a solid hunting dog after just 1 long weekend. Nothing beats lots of repetition on wild birds.
That's awesome! Now stop disrespecting that dog and get a decent double gun.
My dad, my 2 sons, their friend, and myself. Three Beretta 390s, one 391, and a Benelli M2. All performed flawlessly. Birds were harmed in the making of this message. No BBFs in crowd as it was an upland adventure and thusly not in boats so we didn't need paddles.
Besides, I wouldn't fit in with the double barrel crowd as I do not have a manbun, wear skinny jeans, or wear a flat brimmed hat.
Besides, I wouldn't fit in with the double barrel crowd as I do not have a manbun, wear skinny jeans, or wear a flat brimmed hat.
But you're still rocking Ed Hardy t-shirts, so I'm confused.
Good for you guys. The Beretta's have a solid reputation for a reason!
That zinged right over my head. Who is Ed Hardy?
Ohmygosh. I just googled it. I would go nekkid before I wore one of those things.
Tell us, have any MI grouse been harmed lately with your two shot repeater? We need an update.
Ohmygosh. I just googled it. I would go nekkid before I wore one of those things.
Tell us, have any MI grouse been harmed lately with your two shot repeater? We need an update.
I have an interesting photo that I need some scientific answers on! As I was walking out across a picked wheat field the other night I had the western sun low in the sky. You can see my shadow but what confuses me is why is there a bright concentration of light above my shadow? It is a vertical streak you can see in the photo. Any ideas? It was there the whole time across that field. I should add that it was more apparent in real life than in the photo.
Not since last weekend, alas.
I have, however, managed to procure the "most impressive ear infection" one PA at Urgent Care has ever seen, so I got that going for me, along with a bunch of anti-biotics. Hoping to get back after it this week.
Please wear a shirt of some kind, though.
FishN4Eyes
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El Jason
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Fantastic photo.
Hunting Wife
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No answer, but wheat stubble seems to do that a lot. I think it has something to do with the angle of the sun, you, and the rays reflecting directly back at you, but I don’t know.
When we fly for work, a lot of times the shadow of the plane has a halo around it, similar to what you saw. I think same principle, because I have never seen anything like that from the ground during the same time of day. But usually only over crop fields. It’s weird.
Mica Man
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A buddy and I took our new to us 28 gauge double guns on their first pheasant hunt. Both of us were pleased with the results as we even shot a few bonus quail. I love shooting the old 16 gauge but this new 28 that @Montana_Wanderer sold me might become my new favorite.
Birdbander
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A nice afternoon with Rip pointing woodcock.
Flynarrow
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Pheasant photos make the most photogenic of the upland birds, often accentuated by late afternoon light across their breasts. However in western Montana, those photo opportunities become rare as roosters surviving opening day often head for the biggest baddest cattail swamps. Today I could only track my GSP by the wiggling cattails over my head as she and I worked these two beauties up....honest they were the same multicolored wonders before they fell into and were retrieved from the depths of the swamp. Easy rooster season is over.
TheGreek
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No dusky grouse harmed Friday morning here in NW CO. Winter comes early in the high country.
El Jason
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The new 20 became a chukar gun this weekend. Flunky Dog put on a clinic. 
Flynarrow
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Always appreciate photos of roosters at your dogs feet with the late afternoon light glistening off their iridescent colors, enhanced by the late afternoon light. I remember those days. However, the western montana surviving roosters at this point in the season aint hanging out for those photos. Nope.....deep into the biggest baddest swamps where muck boots are sometimes inadequate. With cattails over both Oakley's and my head, we wade silently, where occasional wiggling tops of a cattail give away Oakley's location. No whistles or shouts. If we are lucky the clatter of wings erupting into daylight gives an opportunity for a quick a shot, but even more importantly killing dead the damn rooster and marking where it went down. Oakley is hopelessly too deep in cattails to see where the bird went down. So together we trudge through the endless cattail soggy bottom and then Oakley's wades the swamp until the bird's scent gives away its location. So these two warriors did almost everything right. They surely deserve a better picture in all their feather regalia.
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