2015 Pheasant/Grouse season photo's

[muc33]

Lets see your success photo's with Pheasant and Grouse!  Dog's too!  Also be sure to include location of your hunt.  ie, SW Mn or NE South Dakota, or Near Timbucktoo.  Ready, GO!

[smalliehunter]

I'll play. Bottom pic is youngest bird I've ever shot.  Also saw a bunch of pheasants so young they could barely fly

Edited October 19, 2015 by smalliehunter

[jwmiller33]

My golden's first birds; shot on opening weekend in the Duluth area.

Edited October 19, 2015 by jwmiller33

[bobberineyes]

This is gonna be a fun thread, first pic was planted birds( I know but the young pooch had to start somewhere ). Second was this past Saturday evening and the last was Sunday. ...wild birds were west of Willmar a smidge. ..

 

Edited October 19, 2015 by bobberineyes

[TylerS]

North Dakota surf and turf: limit of ducks by 8:15 then a quick walk on the way home for the roodie. First one of the season.  God, I love wirehairs. 

Edited October 20, 2015 by TylerS

[MN BassFisher]

Awesome photos guys! This makes me jealous...

[jparrucci]

Today's hunt. Younger dog got hit by a skunk for the first time. Saw my first albino rooster but didn't have a good shot.  Love watching one dog lock up on point,  and the other dog come up from behind him and honor the point. 

[smalliehunter]

been pretty quite around here.  snuck out after work this morning.  Jumpy birds, like they have been chased a few times, but managed one..

Edited October 27, 2015 by smalliehunter

[Todd Caswell]

North Dakota surf and turf: limit of ducks by 8:15 then a quick walk on the way home for the roodie. First one of the season.  God, I love wirehairs. 

Tyler what collar you running on those dogs?? Whats up with the long antenna???

 

[brittman]

That would be Garmin Astro or Alpha collars.

The antenna allows the dogs GPS collar to talk with your GPS hand held unit.   

 

Great tool for keeping track of dogs quietly.  Especially in higher grass or in the grouse woods.

 

The extra length of collar can be trimmed away.  It took me a year to actually do it, but it makes for a neater look and what dog running through grass needs that distraction ?

 

 

Edited October 29, 2015 by brittman

[TylerS]

Yup, What BMan said. Garmin Alphas. Length of the antennae doesn't really bother me or the dogs, plus I can always find them! Great for keeping track of them when they're looking for crippled ducks in thick cattails, or when they're holding point on a rooster in buck brush. Really puts my mind at ease. 

[brittman]

Still has it at 10.

on point:

 

Caught up with the flight ...

She is wearing the Astro collar above.

 

 

Back at 9 months ...

Edited October 29, 2015 by brittman

[bobberineyes]

Awesome pics brittman,  out like a light in the front seat says it all. 

 

 

Edited October 29, 2015 by bobberineyes

[Bobby Bass]

Great set of pictures ! made me think of my old guys and put a smile on my face.

[jparrucci]

Awesome pictures brittman. My oldest brittany is 11 and still going strong.  He can't bust cattails all day anymore,  but if I pace him he is still a machine. My 3 year old is finally coming into his own. I don't think he will ever retrieve like his older brother,  but he sure does a darn good job finding birds.  2 older roosters on public land has proven he has his act together.  

[bobberineyes]

A couple from today, the rain really didn't hamper things...

[fishingstar]

my wife decided if you can't beat them join them.

first bird in her first year

josie is ready for more  

 

[smalliehunter]

Found one rooster today.  Hunted 4 fields in 3 counties for 4 flushes 3 of which were hens..  

[umichjesse]

A few pics from last weekend

[Ferny]

Finally made it out with my son aka the Grouse Ninja. I may be hunting solo for a few years with college starting next fall. sniffle sniffle Making the most of it while it lasts.

[rundrave]

 

how about a video

 

 

Edited November 6, 2015 by rundrave

[rundrave]

really tired of hunting in the 60's just way to warm and hard on the dogs especially this old timer:

[rundrave]

here a quick video I edited down to show a coyote encounter we had over the weekend:

 

 

[TylerS]

So did that yote get a load of No. 5s or what??

[rundrave]

So did that yote get a load of No. 5s or what??

3" No.2 steel, I didnt feel it was appropriate to show the ending.....