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 first pheasent hunt
#1929016
12/17/10 02:11 AM
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wesbradshaw
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Light Foot
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Light Foot
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i am leaving tomarrow for my first pheasent hunt and i am fired up i cant wait. i am just looking for any last minute advice from all you pros out there.
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: wesbradshaw]
#1929040
12/17/10 02:22 AM
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Joined: Apr 2007
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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Walk slowly and don't get in big of a hurry....enjoy
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#1929105
12/17/10 02:48 AM
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Posts: 7,981
T Bone
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Keep a good pace with your line but don't walk so fast that you step over birds..
I really hate to do what I am about to do, because it will be very painful for you.
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: T Bone]
#1929785
12/17/10 02:00 PM
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HoldPoint
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: HoldPoint]
#1929930
12/17/10 02:46 PM
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Joined: May 2007
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westtexaswatkins
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Stop every so often. It will get those birds that are sticking really hard to flush.
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: westtexaswatkins]
#1930024
12/17/10 03:09 PM
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bassfishinglawyer
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Three rules:
1. Be safe.
2. Don't shoot a hen.
3. Don't pee on yourself the first time you step on one.
Otherwise, have fun!
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: westtexaswatkins]
#1930059
12/17/10 03:20 PM
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fgdn
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Stop every so often. It will get those birds that are sticking really hard to flush. there's a tip my father taught me years ago, and it works like a champ. the birds can hear you the minute you hit the field. when they realize you are running thru they will sometimes set and hope you pass them up. they get spooked when they can't figure out where your at. try some time, it does work. oh ya and the other tip, kind of funny. don't piss your britches when they flush under your feet. good stuff, we were hunting one year with my brothers friend and his dad. thank god he was several yards away, but 1st bird up scared him so much he dropped his gun. funny now, not so funny then.
Last edited by fgdn; 12/17/10 03:21 PM.
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting.......holy kaka.....What a Ride!
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: fgdn]
#1930104
12/17/10 03:35 PM
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thomas_z71
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as others have said, definitly STOP often....Last weekend, I think every close bird we shot came up when we were stopped.
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: thomas_z71]
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12/19/10 05:02 AM
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Big Red 12
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Hope you enjoy. I know my first hunt, I froze on the first Rooster that got up. Then from then on, it was game on. Just had to get a picture in my head what a Rooster looked like in flight.
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: Big Red 12]
#1936987
12/20/10 05:24 AM
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Safetyman15
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Woodsman
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When you knock one down, run like hell to it LOL! They are one tuff bird, my buddy knocked three down saturday and all were gone before he got to them. Another buddy shot one and picked it up and carried it half way across the field and dropped it to shoot at another one, when he looked down to get it, it was gone!
Be humble and take nothing for granted!
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: Safetyman15]
#1938032
12/20/10 06:35 PM
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FamousAmos
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When you knock one down, run like hell to it LOL! They are one tuff bird, my buddy knocked three down saturday and all were gone before he got to them. Another buddy shot one and picked it up and carried it half way across the field and dropped it to shoot at another one, when he looked down to get it, it was gone! Yup! I knocked down two last week from one group that flushed. Lost both. 
“And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: FamousAmos]
#1962501
12/29/10 06:20 PM
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guardman
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Try useing #5 with 1 1/2 oz, they will not get away.
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Re: first pheasent hunt
[Re: guardman]
#1967263
12/31/10 02:54 AM
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Posts: 2,061
deckhand
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Only sure way to anchor them to the ground is pellets in the head. I shot one and the guy next to me hit it too. It flew 1/4 mile before it towered and folded. They can be challenging to kill at times.
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