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Native pheasants from China?

I used to hunt 4 days a week when I owned my Brittany, I hunted Pheasants and Quail and never had more fun hunting. Upland hunting is not the same without a good dog.

If I went hunting and discovered I forgot my shotgun, I'd take my dogs and hunt anyway. If I went hunting and discovered I forgot my dogs, I'd just go home.

It's a total game changer and as others have said, watching a good dog work, is a sight to behold. It's more fun than shooting the birds, actually.

Lesson number 1:

ALWAYS trust the dog. My pointing lab (RIP) made me look like a fool a few times until I learned to trust that she knew more about the hunting situation we were in than I did.

Interesting you say that. The blues I have eaten have been the mildest of game birds. More mild flavored than pheasant, comparable to Valley Quail feeding on grain from the hog feeders.

Training continues!
Cat

Good looking bird dog, Cat!

Munsterlander?

Yup, 7 months old, Four Points Put'em up "Rigby", out of Cochrane Alberta
He comes from a very dark litter, the sire. Fabio is also very dark, and gets real low on the point like this pup does.
Cat

Hunting game birds was the first real hunting I ever did (other than squirrel hunting as a kid and without a license). Once I started finding ruffed grouse consistently, I became obsessed and it was the main hunting I did for years. I did hunt deer here and there but grouse was my number one focus. Unfortunately, the grouse numbers in my hunting area have declined dramatically over the last 10 years. I don't even hunt them here anymore because I don't want to put any added pressure on them.

It's a real shame. When I was a kid, we had wild pheasants, wild quail and plenty of grouse in southeastern PA. The wild quail and pheasants are long gone. We have a few grouse in the PA but in the eastern side of the state, the numbers have been really low, at least in the areas I hunt. It is depressing. It may not be totally fair but I blame the Game Commission.

Now I spend most of my hunting time chasing deer. I really miss the game birds. I think quail and pheasant are a lost cause but I really hope the grouse recover.

511 Tacticool Upland Pants???

I believe they came from Scheels.

If I might ask, what are the reasons for blaming the Game Commission?

Never hunted in that part of PA, just up in the Big Woods of NW PA. I haven't a clue what the GC might have done over that way to cause grouse populations to decline.

We could use one of those places around this area. Within 100 miles or so would be great.

Dam! You got a death grip on that cock!

Gotta make sure he can't get away.

T, all good here, thanks for posting!

Hope things are fine your way.

My fellow cocksman.


The inspiration for the pose known to all as 'The Flave'.....

It's a game changer.

Whoa.

Double Cock.

Props.

Well, you cock chokers aren’t alone. I was raised with shotguns and bird hunting. Dove and quail for the most part, but I’ve bagged my share of ducks, pheasants and turkeys. Even nailed some chukars.

I usually held them by their legs when posing for pics.