T Bone
Well-known member
The hatch this year was unbelievable. I've never seen this many birds in my whole life!
Tuesday afternoon a friend and I went to my local chuckar honey hole. After the 45 minute vertical climb, Bonnie my GSP started picking up scent.
First covey of about 30 birds came up. I got one bird, my Friend 2.
Second covey 8 birds. Each of us got one.
Third covey. Bonnie was locking up 100 yards out, creeping, locking, creeping, then a solid tail-quivering point. Birds erupted all around us. Easy 100+ birds, I kid you not. It looked like a hornets nest. Birds flying away, to the side, and right at you. My first shot was a panic shot. The second and third dropped birds. Reload. Bang! another down. My friend dropped two out of 10 shots!
It takes awhile to find the dead birds because I didn't mark them well.
With the big covey scattered, the singles and small groups were really talking and easy to get down wind of. Bonnie did her job and did several text book scent, point, retrieves.
Both of us got limits. That picture in my mind of the hornets nest is going to last a while. What a blast.
In my opinion, this number of birds is worth traveling for. If anyone finds themselves in this neck of the woods for the FNAWS show in Jan or for any other reason look me up. I'll take you out for a great hunt.
Tuesday afternoon a friend and I went to my local chuckar honey hole. After the 45 minute vertical climb, Bonnie my GSP started picking up scent.
First covey of about 30 birds came up. I got one bird, my Friend 2.
Second covey 8 birds. Each of us got one.
Third covey. Bonnie was locking up 100 yards out, creeping, locking, creeping, then a solid tail-quivering point. Birds erupted all around us. Easy 100+ birds, I kid you not. It looked like a hornets nest. Birds flying away, to the side, and right at you. My first shot was a panic shot. The second and third dropped birds. Reload. Bang! another down. My friend dropped two out of 10 shots!
It takes awhile to find the dead birds because I didn't mark them well.
With the big covey scattered, the singles and small groups were really talking and easy to get down wind of. Bonnie did her job and did several text book scent, point, retrieves.
Both of us got limits. That picture in my mind of the hornets nest is going to last a while. What a blast.
In my opinion, this number of birds is worth traveling for. If anyone finds themselves in this neck of the woods for the FNAWS show in Jan or for any other reason look me up. I'll take you out for a great hunt.