Cpt Curl,

Thanks. Indiana isn't South Dakota by a long shot but it was great fun indeed! We had members from an Indian hunting group from Michigan, Illinois and India and that was why we chose Indiana. Turned out to be an excellent choice, no doubt!

Iqbal,

We could do a hunt when you;re here depending on what's in season. Just keep me posted. There is a Pakistani hunting group that I am a member on and I have made some good friends there though none could join us for this shoot. It would be nice if we could catch up for some shooting and hunting when you're here. Always happy to shoot and hunt with friends!

Adam,

I hope to have pheasant for Christmas.

Thanks, my friend. Yes, this is going to be good eating indeed!

John,

The dogs flushed the pheasants. It was interesting how the two dogs worked. The pointer would point at a bird and then on the guide's command, would flush it while the Lab would only point in a strange way - his tail would start rotating and he would freeze. The plantation does have a driven pheasant hunt where they have a tower which is rotated and birds are released but they need to have a minimum of 10 guns for that. We were a much smaller group and therefore we had to be content with a walk up and flush shoot. Not that I'm complaining. It was real fun - not the big game hunting that you do regularly, but fun nevertheless!

Hoppdoc,

This was my first pheasant shoot. In India it is banned and the only hunting permitted is under crop protection licenses for animals like boar, fox, rabbits and in some states nilgai. This was fantastic fun and I am sure that I shall do it year after year now.

Thanks everyone for the good words and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!