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Ripp
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First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season
      #196065 - 08/12/11 05:00 AM

Took my pup out for her first "real" pheasant hunt of the season..she is 1 1/2 years old..German Wire-hair...lots of birds..and pretty cold..minus 9 on Monday morning ..plus a 15 mile an hour wind..made it a bit chilly..

Had a great time and was able to hunt with an old friend of mine..he is 77, he walked about 2 hours yesterday and got his limt as well...heck of a guy..

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #196078 - 08/12/11 07:54 AM

What a great post.

Great company, good shooting and a productive day to-boot.

And kudos to the fellow who doesn't let trouble stop him from doing what he loves!!! I have high respect for that.

Thanks for a great uplifting thread!

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: 9.3x57]
      #196145 - 09/12/11 01:47 AM

Thanks Rod...

He really is an amazing man...have known him for 20 years ...has lead quite a life...

Hope all is well with you and your family..

Merry Christmas...and a fantastic New Year ...

Ripp

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #196151 - 09/12/11 02:40 AM

Always good to be out with one's dog. And looks like you had some good shooting too.

Wonderful to go out hunting with friends too.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: NitroX]
      #196159 - 09/12/11 03:25 AM

John
Agree totally...and it was a real surprise as the area we hunted had a very severe winter last year so we were told the numbers were way down...not so really...saw as many birds as ever...and lots of hens which, provided the winter isnt too bad, should make for an even better season next year..

Take care

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #196162 - 09/12/11 03:35 AM


Good stuff and great photos.

good to see him out there as well getting his bag and not being hindered at all.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: 500Nitro]
      #196173 - 09/12/11 05:24 AM

A GREAT day, in many ways. Congratulations, Ripp.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: DarylS]
      #196219 - 09/12/11 06:39 PM

Great hunt with a new friend and an old friend.

No need to rush them to the cooler with all that ice.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: FATBOY404]
      #197362 - 21/12/11 02:37 AM

Went out again to the same area this weekend... was just as good as last time...Kate is really catching on to this thing..she worked really really well as you can see..





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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #197374 - 21/12/11 07:14 AM

A good day out in the field with one`s dog is a real pleasure in life.
Any info on guns used etc Ripp and shot size used(steel?)I ask as we dont have much of a clue as to shot laws in your state.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: gryphon]
      #197377 - 21/12/11 07:34 AM

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A good day out in the field with one`s dog is a real pleasure in life.
Any info on guns used etc Ripp and shot size used(steel?)I ask as we dont have much of a clue as to shot laws in your state.



Thank you--
One friend was using a 12 gauge Benelli semi-auto with 6 shot..the other was using a Benelli semi-auto 20 gauge with 6 shot and I was using a double 16 gauge Fox Sterlingworth using 5 and 6 shot..all of us were shooting lead...where we were hunting we don't have to use steel as it was not in a waterfowl area...

Normally I use a 20 gauge --either a Browning o/u or my Merkel s/s---but have not had a chance to use the 16 since I had bought it used a year ago...its in really nice condition and about 77 years old per the serial number..pretty much anything will work shooting over a pointer as shots tend to be fairly close..but this time of year when it gets colder and if the wind is blowing..they don't hold very well and shots tend to be a bit longer..so I like to use max loads in the shot size I am shooting..that, and the pheasants have their winter feathers so they can take a hit better..

Take care.. and hope this helps..

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: gryphon]
      #197378 - 21/12/11 07:34 AM

Very nice Ripp.

Kate is doing well.

Does she "flush" them for you to shoot or just retrieve them ?.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: FATBOY404]
      #197533 - 22/12/11 12:36 PM

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Very nice Ripp.

Kate is doing well.

Does she "flush" them for you to shoot or just retrieve them ?.





Kate is a German Wirehair..so she points them for me..after the shot she watches where the land, provided I hit them of course ...and upon my command of "fetch" she gets after it and retrieves them to me..she is trained not to run at the shot so she herself doesnt get shot in all the excitement..

I do agree..she is doing really well..thank you

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #197537 - 22/12/11 01:39 PM

There are threads that are funny, interesting, educating, fascinating.

This one takes the cake for uplifting.

Really, there is a relaxation in bird shooting that isn't met in big game hunting in my experience, and this thread is just plain uplifting. Thanks for posting the story and the pix. Great stuff.

Gem of a Drahthaar, too!

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: 9.3x57]
      #197557 - 22/12/11 05:00 PM

Thanks Ripp and of course enjoy your dog while you can...only yesterday I had to shoot one of my bitches. She staked herself through the chest and foreleg resulting in massive damage.
There was nothing really anyone could do.She was a happy and good bitch.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: gryphon]
      #197595 - 23/12/11 05:40 AM

That really sucks to have to do that..had to put down my first wirehair at 3 years old--got a twisted intestine..$2000 in vet bills and still didnt work..not a fun thing to do at all..think of him everytime I bird hunt...

BUT, Life is for the living..onward and upward and enjoy what we can when we can..

Merry Christmas...

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #197599 - 23/12/11 06:03 AM

So true.
Sorry to hear that Gryphon.

I have always had dogs and they are a big part of my life.
My mates joked about my dogs being at my wedding.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: FATBOY404]
      #198102 - 30/12/11 08:05 AM


Thoughts...
was sent to me by a friend...
Ripp



"The gray in my friend's face is a painful happiness sustained through the day and paid for tomorrow. There is a constant thought struggle, as partners, to stay home and die, or to go amongst them and live. Together, we withstand the pain after, and promise ourselves next time to stay....but we are drawn to life, no matter how painful, for it pierces our soul with wind and sun."

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #198273 - 01/01/12 04:32 AM

Thanks for posting the photos and stories. Have a Happy New Year.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
      #198280 - 01/01/12 04:57 AM

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Thanks for posting the photos and stories. Have a Happy New Year.



And you as well..

All the best for 2012...

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: gryphon]
      #198321 - 01/01/12 03:04 PM

Quote:

Thanks Ripp and of course enjoy your dog while you can...only yesterday I had to shoot one of my bitches. She staked herself through the chest and foreleg resulting in massive damage.
There was nothing really anyone could do.She was a happy and good bitch.



Sad to hear.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #198328 - 01/01/12 03:33 PM

Back in the 60s and 70s, pheasants were extremely plentiful around here. Since then, I sometimes go a couple of years before seeing one. Today, if one wants quality pheasant hunting, they have to go to a game farm where they're raised, and then released the morning of your hunt. I'm glad to see that there are still places left where wild birds are still available, and plentiful.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
      #198389 - 02/01/12 04:01 AM

you need to go to North or South Dakota--seriously you will see hundreds per day..incredible..they had a hard winter last year so populations are reportedly down by as much as 40%..but really...so hyou have to walk and extra hour to get your 3 bird limit..oh well...

Montana had a really severe winter last year as well and some parts really lost a lot of game..however we found areas that were not affected at all...and were literally seeing over a 100 per day...plus lots of hens which bodes well for next year's hatch provided the weather complies

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #198416 - 02/01/12 11:23 AM

If the wolves push the coyotes out, yet work mostly on elk, moose and deer themselves, the pheasants will flousish even more without the reduced coyote threat. Unfortunately, that is not all good news as the big game #'s suffer.

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Re: First Pheasant hunt for Kate -and for the season [Re: Ripp]
      #198420 - 02/01/12 12:54 PM

So you shoot only cocks?

Also are pheasant an introduced species? I thought that species of pheasant originated in China?

I guess predators don't affect them as much? Here foxes, cats, crows, hawks and eagles seem to kill off any released birds that survive not being shot. (had not refreshed the thread so didn't see Daryl's post re coyotes).

Great to have so many wild birds for sport.

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Edited by NitroX (02/01/12 12:58 PM)

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