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Translating tactics Thanks Quickdraw for the tips that actually translate pretty well to New England. I live in MA and we haven't seen a wild pheasant here since soon after the Pilgrim landed. Seriously, though, they've been stocking since 1906, with about 40,000 birds being dropped this year...

Previous posts KansasGSP, I appreciate your encouragement and will try to search the previous posts once I get a handle on how to better use this site. I have to say, though, I've been a member here for about a day and these replies are fantastic. I'm learning more here through the sharing of...

Thanks Jim Jim, I like your thinking about slowly driving towards the cover and then stopping. It's funny, the other day I'd just wrapped up a conversation with a guy and his dog at a crossroads in the woods, and having walked just ten yards from where we were standing, I kicked up a pheasant...

Thanks. Steve, thanks for the words of encouragement and the sound advice. It's funny, now that you're mentioning it, I seem to recall my old man giving me similar advice. I've actually found myself walking right past birds that were flushed later by a trailing hunter with a dog. I'll be...

Does anyone have proven tactics for hunting pheasant without a dog? My eight year old son is seriously allergic to dogs, so it's unfortunately not an option. I hunt areas that are stocked by the state several times a week near my home and work here in Massachusetts. My best luck has been to...