pheasant?

[Big River]

whats the law if your dog catches a bird? does it go towards your limit. and what if its a hen. thanks

[Barony]

You and your dog have a roomie named Bubba who has a 5 gallon bucket of lard in the cell for the next 5 years in prison.

[Big River]

i didn't say it was my dog. no really whats the law.

[CJH]

You are responsible for your dog.

[ac777]

Not sure what the law is but I would think that if it's a rooster it would just count as your limit but if it's a hen, well it would be hard to let it go to waste, but have fun explaining to the CO that your "dog ate it".

[Barony]

[PoorWordUsage]. You cannot be held responsible for for your dog. Mistakes happen. I would call a CO and explain the issue. You can't control your dog jumping on a bird only to discover it's a hen.

[LOTWSvirgin]

You would have to keep it and count it toward your limit. Now if it is a hen I know what I would do with it. As for a hen what you do with it is up to you.

Why do people have to be such ????? on here either answer the question reasonable your dont post. People like you make this sight less desirable everyday.

[goblueM]

It happens, COs know it happens. Just leave it where the dog caught it and take solace in the fact that the coyotes, skunks, and all the other critters will get an easy meal. Unless its a rooster then toss it in the vest and count it toward your limit

[CJH]

Please read forum policy before posting again.

[LOTWSvirgin]

Thats real mature!!!

[so haaad]

Your other option is to just release it, assuming your dog didn't kill it. Hunting's version of catch and release!

[stretch]

my dog has caught many pheasants while out hunting. i just keep the roosters as part of the limit and i let the hens go hopeing that they will make it.

[123fish]

I'm with goblueM. You keep the roosters and the hens you just cuss a little and set aside.

[gonefishin11]

My dog has caught many hens without killing them. I give them a nice toss and they fly away.

If one does not make it, it becomes coyote food. Its survival of the fittest; if a bird is going to sit there that long for a dog, a coyote would have gotten it sooner or later.

[brittman]

I typically pick up (by hand) a rooster pheasant or two under point each fall (with NO shots fired). These birds are usually wounded and cannot fly. (yep I have tossed a few in the air to see if they could fly).

I also have the dog catch a rooster or two after I "release" the dog from point each fall.

I assume these birds are wounded. I inspect the bird and if not "green", I will typically keep the bird.

The few hens my Brits have caught over theyears have flown away when released from my dogs' mouth.

FYI - Coyotes take very few pheasants, in fact when coyotes move in and displace other smaller predators (fox) the predation on pheasants often goes down ...

Dead carcasses are more often cleaned up by crows, skunks, and coons....

[ETH310]

In 17 years of pheasant hunting, my dogs have never caught a bird nor have I ever hunted behind someone elses dog that caught a bird, except at the game farm, and then who cares what sex it is. Do you guys really catch a couple a year? I've only owned GSP's, maybe thats why, but I've hunted behind labs and brits too.

[WaveWacker]

My 3 1/2 year old Springer has 9 wild birds caught under his belt. Yep roosters count as your limit and I'll let you decide what to do with any hens

[chub]

My Labs are usually good for one or two a year. None this year though. One of them was pretty close the other day. It was right down by my feet and couldn't have gotten away by much. I've kept hens too(though not many), that the dogs have caught. Guess I'd just as soon eat them as give a Varmint as easy meal. If the man were to catch me with one on me, I'd explain myself, and if that didn't matter, I'd pay the fine.

My two cents anyway...

[brittman]

Yep. Like I said, dog on point - I walk ahead of her and notice rooster tail feathers sticking out of the grass or the whole bird deep in cover. Reach down and grab them behind the neck and pick them up.

Actually kind of cool ... truly old school hunting behind pointing dogs the way it was done before firearms with fine shot were invented.

Legal to hunt birds with a fishing net ????

[youngie22]

2 birds caught by springers yesterday. was pretty awesome, both were hens, both probably aren't alive anymore, but we dug a little whole in the snow and tucked them into a thick weed clump. Saw many many hens yesterday, very crunchy snow, working into the wind was crucial. I wish the season weren't over quite yet, I will be ansy till next year.

[123fish]

My dog caught three hens and a rooster this year. One yesterday. I hate it when it happens but it does happen. More near misses than I can count. A couple of seasons ago she had two hens in a hundred yards. She knew exactly what she was doing and after the second one I just stopped and went home. In my experiences it has been way more hens than roosters. I don't know if it is because they sit tighter or there are just more of them.

[BLACKJACK]

My labs have caught pheasants on the ground before. If its a rooster, he gets the neck ring and into my bag. If its a hen, she gets tossed in the air, sometimes she flies away, sometimes she doens't. Of course then the dog brings it back again. If I'm in sight of my house I'll take it home and clean it but most times I just hunt onward and when the dog isn't paying attention, I toss it so my dog won't bring it back again.