Recent content by TexasPHEZHunter

Just got back from my 7th opener. Hunted West River for the first 4 days. 5 Guys, 8 dogs. Some dogs very seasoned. We did well. Numbers were great, Pheasants, Sharpies and Huns were up too. Averaged 4 coveys of Huns a day. We killed our pheasant limit each day. Had to work for it some days...

I spoke with my rancher friend, who also lets me hunt some ground around valentine. He said its for sure dry but not as bad as he has seen. I still plan to go the third week of september. last year I killed 5 birds in 2 days of hunting so not terrible. Got into birds each day. One of these...

That’s a good day! I have been in Valentine since yesterday and have done 17 miles, the dogs have done 60 and we have seen 11 birds and 10 of them were one family group. The other an adult male by himself. Shot 3. Numbers seems down this year. I am walking spots that in years past I would find...

The last 2 years at the bottoms of most draws with good cover and water I got into pheasants. It was good work for my dogs since the season was not open yet. It was not giant flushes, but a few birds here or there. This is also limited exposure, I only hunted valentine for a day and a half. It...

I plan to be in the Sandhills for the opener. If the weather will cooperate. I have hunted valentine nwr the last 4 years but only in October on my way to SD. I have never hunted at the start of the season. I have never found many grouse on valentine. (Lots of pheasants though) . Most of the...

With help from a few members and lots of driving scouting today further west and south we found the CRP and got into the Pheasants. It was a great day, I take back the negative comments above. The landscape, cover and terrain changed drastically the further south and west I went. Also much...

Well I am here now on my first Kansas trip. I have hunted NE and SD extensively the past 5 years and Kansas has always been a drive thru state for me. I am now seeing it probably should stay that way. What is going on the WIHA program here? I am hunting out of Oakley in NW as of now and I bet...

I hunted the dog on 6 different trips before I made a decision, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tx panhandle. The dog just wasn’t very good at his job. Yes I love my dogs and I bond with each, but they still have a job to do and they need to do it well. It may be different if I lived in wild...

This is one of the stupidest things I have seen. Life is to short to not have great dogs.

I probably would of jumped at the same opportunity you did taking the dogs in. In my short experience with bird dogs over the past few years I have seen both scenarios. I purchased a 2 yr old GWP from amazing champion field trial lines and he had been worked on and trained in planted and...

This thread ruined my week, getting ready to take my annual week after thanksgiving trip to McCook and west and I see this. The last few years bird numbers were excellent, I guess I will just have to see for myself and update back.

Did I read somewhere you were having some issues with one of the new setters? Did you get that worked out? I intend to hunt that same area the next weekend, or I would loved to meet up, I would love to hear your report. I typically hunt SW Nebraska the week after thanksgiving but I am not...

I have had the itch for a while to make a big purchase and this gun has caught my eye, the BUL upland performance shop. It comes with a nifty price tag but I feel it’s worth it with the upgrades included. I have found very little info or reviews on this gun on the web. Do any of you guys...

I have hunted Montana quite a bit in the past but only for Big Game. I have hunted all along the Milk River and Down the Yellowstone towards Miles City so i am familiar with the country. Myself and group of buddies have a trip planned for this season on the Pheasant Opener. We will have quite...