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I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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some friends. We went and actually had some luck and a lot of fun. Skip is almost a year old and did great. We spent a lot of the afternoon chasing birds and ribbing each other every missed shot. We cleaned our birds and had a few drinks before calling it a day. I'm sure Skip rested well that night. He put in a good days work!!
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Good looking pointer!***
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There’s nothing like
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Mar 2, 2023, 9:09 AM
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A good bird dog and a day in the field with him. I know a lot of guys who never got this opportunity and you will never convince them of what they missed. Some laugh when you mention it. I had a great Brittany Spaniel once who loved to go grouse hunting with me up here in the Blue Ridge. I missed those days and I miss ole Pinchot too!
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If, the first time you bust a covey in front of a dog, and
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Mar 2, 2023, 9:26 AM
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YOU ARE NOT HOOKED....something is wrong with you. JMHO.
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Re: If, the first time you bust a covey in front of a dog, and
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Mar 2, 2023, 10:41 AM
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I haven’t seen a wild covey in years.
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Re: If, the first time you bust a covey in front of a dog, and
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Mar 2, 2023, 7:08 PM
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It breaks my heart to see something that was so distinctly southern disappear. Wild birds vanished when small time agriculture left our area. No habitat + no food + increased nest predation = no birds.
I have the opportunity to hunt wild bobwhites in West Texas yearly. Their numbers are mostly dependent on the rainfall during the spring and summer. Go Tigers.
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Re: If, the first time you bust a covey in front of a dog, and
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This! I have 2 very good ones, and I hate the season here just ended, but we now have had some very warm days and nights, and the snakes are back on the move, so better safe than sorry.
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Re: There’s nothing like
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Mar 2, 2023, 10:34 AM
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Agree. Unless you have had the chance to experience dove, quail or duck hunting, being in the out doors , hanging out with friends while cleaning your future dinner you don’t know what fun is. Hunting your own food and bonding with your friends is awesome.
Sounds like a great day MyfavOrange !
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It was a very nice day!! Hope you are doing well.***
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Mar 2, 2023, 3:26 PM
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Re: There’s nothing like
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I agree but there is always something special for a guy who has that dog that thinks he has a special guy for an owner,
I’ve had two dogs like that who knew for sure that I was something special! They couldn’t tell me but they didn’t have to. I bet a lot of you have experienced this.
I had an Airedale like that. He cared for me so much that when I would get on the mower to cut the grass he would stand out of the way but never take his eyes off me. He sensed that I was doing a dangerous act and cared enough to watch my every move. In contrast, my sons would jump in the cars and leave knowing I might ask them to help!!!
You can’t beat a good dog and a good wife and some of us were blessed with both.
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Re: I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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Mar 2, 2023, 9:33 AM
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Nothing makes my heart flutter more than a good point on a covey......cept maybe a pack of redbones coming through the woods in Greeleyville
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Re: I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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Grew up in the low country when quail hunting was a religion. Always had dogs - usually pointers. Great days.
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I always had setters..but uo here the farms were small
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And the hunting was more "close quarters"...but in the low country I am positive a dog built more like a greyhound was better for running those big fields.
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Re: I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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One of the most beautiful sights in nature is a quail dog in its point! Then to walk those birds up... like the sound of thunder erupting from the covey! Gracious I miss quail hunting! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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That dog is locked on.
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Did You Attend The Spud Photography Training Session?***
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Yes and had the highest grade!!
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Mar 2, 2023, 10:24 AM
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Re: I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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Mar 2, 2023, 6:51 PM
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Man, that’s pretty! Would love to find some wild birds. See plenty of woodcock and dove, nary a quail. I rabbit hunt with beagles a lot in the Piedmont of NC and love that too but, there’s nothing like a covey flush. Have hunted pen raised birds and don’t care to do it again.
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Re: I mentioned late last week that I was Quail hunting with
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Now that is what it's all about myfo!
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The dog looks good but a great dog would come back and bite you on the butt if you missed a bird he pointed!
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I was lucky enough to go on my first Quail hunting excursion just this past Sunday. You are right, it was an awesome experience and I cannot wait to go back. If anyone has an open spot on a trip, let me know!
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I once helped raise 14,000 birds a year
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Dumbest birds ever, even more than a chicken. But those dumb birds helped pay off the farm. Not many in the wild these days with predators.
I would deliver about a 100 for a lawyer out of Cola and place them in spots around his farm, in advance of his hunting party. He had a map and time schedule. You would have to drop them in a bag, give them a whirl until they got drunk, then empty them into some brush and back away fast. Only problem was that the red-tailed hawks usually followed me and had a meal after I left.
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Wild birds?***
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We flushed one covey and only took a couple. The rest were
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farm raised.
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