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We put some Birds out and they had a chance to get used to it. While not the equivalent of wild they flew fairly well and gave Toby some trailing to get them up.

WPAHunter50 knew I am fond of Model 12 16ga shotguns and gave me the chance to buy this one recently. Like others it carries will and the shoots where you point them. However, I did miss a fairly easy shot on a Grouse later on. Have to work on that. grin


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Ah Toby what a good dog. Nice Battue I need to get out after some birds.


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Lulu just had a tumor removed from her face. Then she managed to with the cone and dougnut on get the drain tube out some how.


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They think she is going to be OK?


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Tumor is benign and face is healing up nice. She should be good. Poor girl!


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That's great!!!!


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Nice photos of birds, Toby, and the 16 ga. Glad you had a good opener.. Wy.'s season opens tomorrow.. Few pheasants here.. Will try up North next week then try for a whitetail..
The 16 ga. model 12 with a mod. choke was what I wanted for Xmas when I was 12 never got it... Looks like it would have been a good choice..


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Well, Toby had another wet day.

Was mainly after Grouse and flushed three without getting a shot, but before going after them we covered the Pheasant cover.
Only shot one, but flushed a total of four. Could have had another, but decided to leave it for another day.

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The other high point was the Deer. Saw 12, rubs popping up all over and one was impressive. New scrapes showing up also. Didn't come across any chasing, but it is either on or will be soon.

The Model 12 is one of the best for taking a beating. It had a six hour bath today, but a wipe down and it should be ready to go. However, I think next up will be the Ithaca 37..

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What load are you using for your 16 ga.??? I just picked up some 3- 1 1/8 oz.-5's for my 12.. I used to hand load that, but found some factorys... The same company loaded 1 oz. for the 20.. got a box of them also..


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WellDone, always enjoy Your Pics/Posts...

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Todd:

Thank you. And your recent SD pics are better than nice. Sounds like it was a great trip.

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I'm using my Grouse loads. I had bought a case of Estate 16 ga 6's, but upon firing, they open up too long and cause ejection issues in the Model 12. If I could find some Wincheter/Remington loads in 6's I would use them.

However, these are Birds we put out and they definitely are not the same as wild. They don't tend to run as much and subsequently the shots are usually closer. Nor do they fly as hard.

Out of the three Birds this year the furthest was perhaps 30 yards. Still they hit that bird hard and it was dead in the air. The Modified choke puts a lot of shot onto the Bird and makes up for the smaller shot size. Wild birds I would prefer 6's.

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We don't have many pheasants in this country.. Most if not all are have escaped a preserve.. But there is an open season in Nov. and Dec. for either sex.. We caught these two napping yesterday.. The dogs were so happy, I couldn't get them to sit for a photo..

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Those escapees can be challenging if they have been out for awhile.

Well done, and when the Dogs calm down give them an ear rub for me. smile

Excellent composition on the pic!!!!


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Thanks. We are off for a few days.. Pheasants, turkey, and deer are the main game... Maybe grouse and waterfowl for something different.. Have a good one..


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This AM it was raining and I said nope. Then looked around noon and it was snowing, so Toby and I left. Hunted Grouse for 3 hours and had five go out. Four where close, but as Grouse do they went out the other side of some pines.

For the last hour or so hit the Pheasant fields and Toby put this one up. Heard another crowing, but never got him up.

Not a bad afternoon.

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HuntingDogs, .....can't be logically explained, .....unless U've BT/DT.

CHICKEN, from ToDay's Menu...

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Nice. Eastern Grouse are the King of gamebirds. Nothing comes close.

Looks like a great cover that has yet to come into its own.

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Nice photos and birds... We just got home from a trip.. More later when I get the photos.. Keep it up..


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Would like to see others post their upland bird hunts of the year.

Should have titled this thread for more to do so, but let's change the title and have all of you contribute. Post them up guys, girls and kids. Should be more than a little fun.

Leaving for 5 days of Grouse hunting on Thursday in the Allegheny National Forest. Bud rented a camp up there and hopefully we will stumble into some Birds.

However, hoping others will join in here. Don't be shy, post up your hunts.

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Best of luck on your trip north!! Looking forward to the photos...


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