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Nice work.
How long is the Sage season down there?
Knocked one more Sharp down this morning. And five pigeons. Grin...
Dave
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Open till Sep 30, so only about 2 weeks.
It's about the only bird hunting we have around here, save for some sporadic dove and an occasional chucker.
100 miles for blue or ruffed grouse, well over 100 miles for pheasant/hun/sharptail.
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I'd like to get a couple of Sage Grouse stuffed.
Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Got one sage grouse on the opener. Being in strange country doesn't help.. When I get home hop to have some good shooting .. Be careful with those snakes.
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I'd like to get a couple of Sage Grouse stuffed.
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Good to see everyone getting some birds.
Plenty of them around.
Been a lot of hunters on my place, even had some guys set up some dove decoys and shoot from behind a sheet of plywood layed up on an H brace. I tried to slow down as I drove past. Went by several times.
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Saw two sharpies perched on a power line as I drove into my yard this morning.
Technically they were airborne right?
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Got two sage grouse last evening and one this am.. Will try for photos later>>>
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Been a real good year for bird numbers. ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/IASEWh.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/sDc71y.jpg)
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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When do you have to stop worrying about snakes for the year? I'm heading out there in early October. They will still be around. Where are you going? Some places don't have many, others have a lot. Flave's territory east over to Glasgow or so seems to be particularly thick with buzz worms.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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I'd like to get a couple of Sage Grouse stuffed.
Dave I've been thinking the same thing. Better do it before they are "endangered" and you can't shoot them anymore.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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I was thinking that a couple years ago as well but haven't shot one in probably over 15 years. If I hit one with the pickup and it isn't too f'd up it would be a good candidate.
We are lucky around here because there are zero rattlers on this side of the Missouri.
Cross the river to McCone county or drive out to the Breaks(north or south side) and you'll find them.
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Yeah, I remember the lack of rattlers around there!
I've taken two sage grouse to taxidermists. The first taxidermist also turned out to be a thief. He claimed he'd contacted me by both phone and mail after it was done, and since I never picked up the bird he sold it to somebody else. Of course, he never contacted me in any way, so got both my 50% deposit, plus the full price from whoever he sold it to. Of course, he didn't last long in the business, so there was no way to get my money back, but what I really wanted was the mount.
The second bird turned out to be too shot up to do the job right, according to a taxidermist I trust.
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JB, it is nice not having to worry about stepping on one!
If I had the money(and a big enough house...) it'd be cool to get a glass case filled with all the local upland birds.
Hun, sharp tail, sage hen, rooster, maybe even one of our somewhat rare river-bottom gobblers.
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Seems like the buggers go in cycles or something.
For about 4-5 years I'd see one dead in the road near my hunting spot over the course of September. I ran over a couple myself. One of my pards would usually spot one in the grass too (I never did).
The last few years nary a one.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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Yeah, I remember the lack of rattlers around there!
I've taken two sage grouse to taxidermists. The first taxidermist also turned out to be a thief. He claimed he'd contacted me by both phone and mail after it was done, and since I never picked up the bird he sold it to somebody else. Of course, he never contacted me in any way, so got both my 50% deposit, plus the full price from whoever he sold it to. Of course, he didn't last long in the business, so there was no way to get my money back, but what I really wanted was the mount.
The second bird turned out to be too shot up to do the job right, according to a taxidermist I trust. One of these years when I kill one for the taxi, I'm going to try a light load of 6's and hunt without a dog. And give it a whirl in October when their feathers are more grown in.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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When do you have to stop worrying about snakes for the year? I'm heading out there in early October. They will still be around. Where are you going? Some places don't have many, others have a lot. Flave's territory east over to Glasgow or so seems to be particularly thick with buzz worms. I'm going to be out there for 6 weeks I'll be traveling all over the state.In the past I've concentrated my effort mostly east of Glasgow but I have more time this year.
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Nice pictures! I really like your black and white pointer. Been a real good year for bird numbers.
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Quite a few rattlers up here, but no sage grouse.
My buddy south of Malta is covered up with both.
He says the bloody Ring Tails must get 50 a day.
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I'll bring him a case of beer if he can point me in the right direction.
I'd love to knock one down before the season closes.
(Sage Grouse, not snakes)
Travis
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