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 Good hunt at CenTex
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12/11/13 08:17 PM
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Went hunting at Oscar's place outside Taylor last week. The dogs did pretty well, despite being rammy from not hunting for the better part of a year. Here's GWP Otto pointing a couple of birds about 15 yards off, Elhew's Mark Messier (Moose) on a sloppy (for him) point with Cliff waiting for me to get done with the camera, and me with the day's bounty and a very tired dog.   
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/11/13 08:36 PM
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Nice pics! Looks like it was a good shoot!!
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/11/13 08:55 PM
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bill oxner
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Nice pics! Looks like it was a good shoot!! YEP!
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-3669-105539-full_16668_105507_image.jpg)
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/11/13 09:11 PM
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Looks like the birds are coming back. Very impressive.
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/12/13 02:15 PM
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bill oxner
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Looks like the birds are coming back. Very impressive. I don't think that the number of birds shot at Oscar's place is any indication of a comeback. Great pictures either way.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/12/13 03:16 PM
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jdk1985
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/12/13 05:10 PM
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Looks like the birds are coming back. Very impressive. I don't think that the number of birds shot at Oscar's place is any indication of a comeback. Great pictures either way. Yep- All released birds, but some were pretty spooky from previous hunts. Maybe the ones that got away will breed but I kinda doubt it.
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/13/13 12:55 AM
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AWSjr
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Does anyone know what the survival rate is for released birds? I never have any luck....they disappear in days to weeks.
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/13/13 01:14 AM
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bill oxner
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I've kept them in a Johnny house for years. Many of them did not return and went feral. Conditions are perfect over there. The results were mixed. We did see two different clutches come into our subdivision form the feral quail, but that's two clutches in 20 years.
We were able to get some dog word from the feral birds.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/13/13 02:30 AM
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Thanks for the response. I am in Brown County, north of Brownwood. We are seeing very few wild quail in my area. I'm building a Johnny house, it is getting more complicated all the time: hogs; coons; foxes; bob cats.... But I am going to do it, I am 70 and trying to get a few coveys established just to run the puppy. She is hot blooded and needs to hunt. Wish they were wild ones, but there not.....
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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12/13/13 03:41 PM
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/07/14 02:48 PM
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/08/14 01:22 PM
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Chase perfection and accept excellence- Vince Lombardi
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/12/14 09:41 PM
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jdk1985
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awesome, keep at it! upland hunting is one of my four favorites!
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/15/14 10:05 PM
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/17/14 10:03 PM
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I went again with a friend and his son-in law. This was the son-in-law's first hunt with pointing dogs. He shot well, and enjoyed his outing. Here's Otto the wirehair pointing another bird. 
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/17/14 11:50 PM
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bill oxner
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Always approach the pointing dog with the muzzle in the air.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Good hunt at CenTex
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01/20/14 04:22 PM
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Thanks, Bill. Good point. I'll make sure to remind him before our next hunt.
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