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3 years in a row that one I have pictured (the son of the badger pointer) has been skunked in SD. The dawn dish soap/peroxide/baking soda concoction really does work.

The only thing my dogs like more than pointing pheasants is fighting fur (bad trainer, me, I guess?) They'll fight a pile of raccoons in a heartbeat too. Keeps it entertaining I guess....

Skunk spray stinks and tastes bad, too.

This is a great thread!

Was turkey hunting in the mountains of Eastern AZ a long while back. Saw movement behind a slash pile. Had a little squeaker call in my hunting pants so used that to call in a little badger. To about 8 feet before I said "hello Mr Badger" whereupon he slammed on the brakes.

Told someone the story and they said "weren't you scared, those badgers can be nasty". I said nope, I was holding a 12g with #6 turkey load in it, badger would have had a bad day.

Cheesy,

those Pyke gloves, you recommend them? Good trigger feel?

I have a dislike for most gloves, if they fit my palm they're usually too long for my fingers. If I get them with short enough fingers they are too tight on my palm and set the arthritis off after a little bit. I'm always looking for a good glove for hunting.

I agree, great thread!

I like them, but not at full retail, just because I’m cheap. Got them as an open package sale for less than half. They’re comfortable and great feel. They’re just a leather with no lining. He offers a lined cold weather glove but I know nothing about them.

Dad wears winter golf gloves a lot for hunting.

My first love is spot and stalk style hunting for whitetails and mulies. That being said, I really look forward to chasing pheasants and partridge for a couple weeks each fall too. Pulling the trigger on birds is much less of a commitment from the cleaning and processing standpoint. Nothing better than frying the day’s bird harvest for dinner. Grouse can’t hang with the others on a plate so they largely get a pass from me. I have to travel to do both hunt types so generally do a combo with deer hunting early and late with birds bagged mid day. I’m blessed to have great hunting land in both my family and my wife’s. It gets exponentially better if there is some cold and snow to bunch up the birds. Said weather normally happens around the deer rut so it’s a win-win!

Mountain biking or motocross gloves work really well..

Thanks.

I saw a pack of golf gloves in Costco that looked great for doing certain things. Vented backs for summer use. Got home, found out they were all left hand gloves.

Fuggin' Michael Jackson crap is that?

No Pheasants here to speak of.....too fuggin many coons (4 legged) get the eggs first

Pine Hens (Blue Grouse) on the mountain

Dumm as fugg

22 LR and you're done

Iffin you like the taste of a pine/fir cone

We have had native Pheasants

Those were the days

Cackle's in my mind

Great pics. Beautiful dogs. Your boys are blessed.

Cousin had a pet doe we hunted bucks with but I never heard of hunting birds with one.

Thanks for all the great pics and stories!


You guys did not disappoint, nice thread, thanks gentlemen.

Count me in.

Good looking chukar dog!

Where were you hunting?

Sam,

My first hunt was a dove hunt and when I was a kid we did a good bit of dove, quail and pheasant hunting. Later I got into ducks and have always loved those too.

We had some short haired pointers but really got lucky with some britneys that had fantastic noses. They didn't quit no matter how tough the country was and would hunt dead birds like their lives depended on it.

I'm head out to go on an antelope hunt soon and will be toting a shotgun too. A cousin of mine has tons of of the Eurasian or collared invasive dove - no season or limit on them.

Had a lady friend once that made me a pheasant pot pie and it was one of the tastiest game meals I ever enjoyed.

Hope you get into 'em this fall!

Thanks, Safari. Very close to home. The hike takes longer than the drive!