TheGreek
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Cocktail hour. Best part of bird camp.
Upper Midwest Bird Camp 2026
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TheGreek
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Another beautiful sunrise here in SD. 
We saw a few hundred pheasants yesterday. Even on the opener, a lot were flushing well out of range. They sure ain’t dumb.
We saw a few hundred pheasants yesterday. Even on the opener, a lot were flushing well out of range. They sure ain’t dumb.
TheGreek
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We killed 17 for six guys on the opener.
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Today was slower than yesterday. 5 guys hunted and we killed 11 roosters. But I killed three and shot well so I ain’t gonna complain. I made one good shot on a rooster in front of the whole group which is always fun. Definitely shot better today than yesterday. The dog also had a couple good finds on dead birds downed in heavy cover so that made me happy as well.
TheGreek
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Dog came up lame this morning. I’ve got it narrowed down to his right front pad, and the right side of his right front pad. Went through it pretty good but can’t find a thorn or burr lodged in his pad. He’s gonna stay in the box today and get a rest. We’ve got a lot of hunting left in front of us this trip that I hope he is able to recover for. Disappointing but that’s bird hunting for you.
A day off is much better than a season ending injury. Greta has a good abrasion on her left front wrist. We're taking the week off to heal up before 3 days of grouse camp.
Bio butter & short hikes make her pissy but so does being left behind.
Bio butter & short hikes make her pissy but so does being left behind.
TheGreek
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Last day of pheasant hunting in SD. Morning started hot and heavy. I killed three roosters in the first 15 minutes, including a double, but couldn’t find the 2nd bird of the pair.
After the first morning push, things slowed down. We ended up with 11 roosters and 1 sharptail for the group of 6 hunters. But we probably had 5 or 6 roosters we killed and couldn’t find even with a lot of dogs on the ground.
Headed to ND tomorrow morning for a day or two of sharptail hunting.
I was hoping a day in the box would fix the dog’s foot, but he still had a good limp when we got done hunting and I took him out of his kennel. I went through his right foot again and am pretty sure there is something in the right lobe of his front right foot. That is where he winces and whines when I touch it. He doesn’t care when i manipulate the rest of his right leg, ankle and the other lobes/pads of his right front foot. Nothing to do but let him rest.
After the first morning push, things slowed down. We ended up with 11 roosters and 1 sharptail for the group of 6 hunters. But we probably had 5 or 6 roosters we killed and couldn’t find even with a lot of dogs on the ground.
Headed to ND tomorrow morning for a day or two of sharptail hunting.
I was hoping a day in the box would fix the dog’s foot, but he still had a good limp when we got done hunting and I took him out of his kennel. I went through his right foot again and am pretty sure there is something in the right lobe of his front right foot. That is where he winces and whines when I touch it. He doesn’t care when i manipulate the rest of his right leg, ankle and the other lobes/pads of his right front foot. Nothing to do but let him rest.
