Recent content by gator1954

I have guided deer and elk hunters in Carbon County Wyoming north of Rawlings. I can’t recall ever seeing any Chukar or Huns there but I wouldn’t say I’ve been in great habitat for them. I have hunted in NE Oregon and SE Washington and had good hunting some years. I’ve actually found Chukar...

Finally someone with some common sense. I’ve lived in Montana and had great hunting for wild pheasants. I’ve lived in New Jersey that I’m not sure has any wild pheasants but but could still pheasant hunt because of pen raised birds. I enjoyed hunting both states with my Shorthairs. If you have...

A wild cock pheasant in Ohio is a trophy. Good for you for knowing one was more than enough.

Like you I’m 6’3” with long arms. That was an advantage playing basketball, but I was 50 before I realized what a fitted gun would do for my shooting. Wish I would have done it years before.

I lived in both Montana and Oregon for several years and the bird hunting was much better in Oregon. To be honest there really was no comparison for me.

That’s a nice report. Thanks for sharing.

I lived in Bend for several years and would make the trip east several times during the season. The only place I’ve had quail hunting as good was West Texas on private land in a wet year.

I’m kind surprised you made it home with that car.?

I’ve had luck just getting out and talking with people in the area. One spot I have was from a lead from an Implement Dealer. I have another spot from a mechanic changing the oil in my truck. If you’re in a service organization at home (Kiwanis, VFW, Elks), look those organizations up in the...

I think that's a pretty good problem to have. I have a 6 year old GSP that's far and away the best bird dog I've every had and he still points birds off our deck, and any where he can. I can't tell you how many times he has pointed a robin while going out the back door, and my wife or I have to...

Does she have a sister?

Very good advice here. My dogs are whistle trained as well, but I sometimes will hunt 4 or 5 hours and never use my whistle. I use it more for safety reasons than anything else, but for me it depends on which dog on hunting on how much I use it. I use... One whistle= WHOA right now Two whistles=...

My dogs are trained steady to wing but not to shot. I believe the sooner the dog gets to the where the bird falls, the better chance we have to put the bird in the bag. I hunt with a GSP. I hunt quail and grouse as much as I pheasant hunt, and I rarely lose a grouse, quail, or pen raised...

Area 7 type 1 for me.