This is my favorite bird dog Pebbles on point while hunting Woodcock, whenever you flush them they make a startling sound and you jump out of your boots, EVERY TIME lol
They move like that to get worms to come to the surface.
Used to have some on the ditch I trapped as a kid. Whistlers! Place I deer hunted, early bow they'd be on edge of property, see the "whitewash". Have stepped over woodcock and qual while sneaking back to my stand in bow.
Yeah, so much the the "sneak". Haven't dropped my bow yet but dang!
Have these on my property…scare the piss out of you when you nearly step on one in the morning walking in. I can’t imagine trying to hit one with a shotgun.
Had a mix of these and ruffed grouse in western Wisconsin where I grew up. Was told early on the way to tell them apart was that woodcock whistled on the rise and grouse didn't. Found that to be true but didn't really matter as they both startled me so bad I never got a decent shot off the whole first season I hunted them!
Bore size is no substitute for shot placement and Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN
Have these on my property…scare the piss out of you when you nearly step on one in the morning walking in. I can’t imagine trying to hit one with a shotgun.
Woodcock are an absolute blast to hunt and shoot, but you need a bird dog, because that way you are prepared. Without a dog, when you scare them out from under your Feet it takes too much time to recover from the heart attack to aim through the trees lol.
They live in tight cover, they fly really fast and are hard to hit unless you are a good shot. I sure miss them days!
I've been seeing them every evening for the past week or so, flying by the back porch. Found one dead in the yard last year, I think he hit a powerline.
What if Jessie's girl is Stacy's mom, and her phone number is 867-5309
Amazes me they’re migratory, for some reason. Don’t seem suited to distance flying, I guess. I feel like when I flush them underfoot, if I miss, but watch carefully. Over half the time I can see where they go down again.
Amazes me they’re migratory, for some reason. Don’t seem suited to distance flying, I guess. I feel like when I flush them underfoot, if I miss, but watch carefully. Over half the time I can see where they go down again.
Funny little helicopter crash landings.
They’re good birds to work young dogs with. They hold tight and you can often work one bird several times. But I have had dogs that didn’t like to retrieve them. They must taste like schit!! laffin’
Amazes me they’re migratory, for some reason. Don’t seem suited to distance flying, I guess. I feel like when I flush them underfoot, if I miss, but watch carefully. Over half the time I can see where they go down again.
Funny little helicopter crash landings.
Hello Mr Harry, I trust you are having a beautiful day! Yes they are very similar to Robins in their migratory patterns, where I hunted them in Quebec, as soon as ground froze and the worms were not available they were gone. They only live in the east, never saw one out west.
Yes - have and do work with dogs. Lewellyn setters. Shorthairs. Brittany’s. Even Springers work if they’re good at working close.
I don’t currently have a bird dog, so if not hunting with my buds and theirs, I’ll go after them without. It’s always a by-product of grouse hunting, but I have a special liking for Woodcock specifically, and seem to have a knack for finding them.
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