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Hunting (was something else)
On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 16:46:56 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 12/1/15 4:24 PM, wrote: On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 13:09:46 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/30/15 7:34 PM, wrote: On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:32:51 -0500, John H. wrote: On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:32:36 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:57:17 -0500, John H. wrote: On Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:36:15 -0500, wrote: I hunted quail all over Maryland but the best spot was a friend's farm on the Eastern Shore. I only hunted over dogs once and although it was very efficient, Over dogs, it is like shooting skeet. I was shooting skeet at the time and I was thinking it was too easy. I like walking them down better. Part of it is the challenge. Never did it with dogs. My pointer would probably love it though. That might be fun for the dog but a real bird dog takes a lot of training. The pair we were hunting over could herd up a covey and hold them until you called the flush, then they charged the birds and flushed them away in a "station 7 low house" configuration. Shooting them seemed too easy to me. I limited out in less than an hour. Walking them down is a lot more like hunting. You are never sure when they will flush or which way they will go. The most challenging is woodcock in heavy cover. No, my dog's not trained. When I first got her, she'd 'point' robins and hold it until I said "OK". Now she's gotten used to the birds and shows no interest. She'd point just like in the pictures, with one paw raised and dead still. Never hunted woodcock. Wouldn't know what one looked like. Pheasants, pigeons, and quail is about it as far as birds go. Oh, and crows as a kid. Never shot one. They seemed to know what a rifle looks like and would stay about a half mile away. Woodcock is like a quail with a long beak. They live back in the woods. The first one I kicked surprised the hell out of me but I gave him a load of #5s anyway. I was expecting a rabbit. The owner didn't even know they were there. Back in the olden days we used to shoot crows at the dump (not a real land fill, just an old country dump) but we made blinds so they would get close enough. We were still taking shots at 50 yards or more. My old Remington .22 pump with a 6x Weaver was pretty reliable out to 100 yards. Were the crows tasty? My buddy tried one and not so much, same with a pigeon. You were shooting animals for *fun*? ****'n A. They were seen as pests and people wanted them dead. There was supposed to be a bounty on them but we never figured out how to get it. The Md hunting laws had them listed as "no limit, no closed season" These days I imagine there are people who think you shouldn't step on roaches. |
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Hunting (was something else)
On Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:03:49 -0500, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 16:46:56 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 12/1/15 4:24 PM, wrote: On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 13:09:46 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/30/15 7:34 PM, wrote: On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:32:51 -0500, John H. wrote: On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:32:36 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:57:17 -0500, John H. wrote: On Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:36:15 -0500, wrote: I hunted quail all over Maryland but the best spot was a friend's farm on the Eastern Shore. I only hunted over dogs once and although it was very efficient, Over dogs, it is like shooting skeet. I was shooting skeet at the time and I was thinking it was too easy. I like walking them down better. Part of it is the challenge. Never did it with dogs. My pointer would probably love it though. That might be fun for the dog but a real bird dog takes a lot of training. The pair we were hunting over could herd up a covey and hold them until you called the flush, then they charged the birds and flushed them away in a "station 7 low house" configuration. Shooting them seemed too easy to me. I limited out in less than an hour. Walking them down is a lot more like hunting. You are never sure when they will flush or which way they will go. The most challenging is woodcock in heavy cover. No, my dog's not trained. When I first got her, she'd 'point' robins and hold it until I said "OK". Now she's gotten used to the birds and shows no interest. She'd point just like in the pictures, with one paw raised and dead still. Never hunted woodcock. Wouldn't know what one looked like. Pheasants, pigeons, and quail is about it as far as birds go. Oh, and crows as a kid. Never shot one. They seemed to know what a rifle looks like and would stay about a half mile away. Woodcock is like a quail with a long beak. They live back in the woods. The first one I kicked surprised the hell out of me but I gave him a load of #5s anyway. I was expecting a rabbit. The owner didn't even know they were there. Back in the olden days we used to shoot crows at the dump (not a real land fill, just an old country dump) but we made blinds so they would get close enough. We were still taking shots at 50 yards or more. My old Remington .22 pump with a 6x Weaver was pretty reliable out to 100 yards. Were the crows tasty? My buddy tried one and not so much, same with a pigeon. You were shooting animals for *fun*? ****'n A. They were seen as pests and people wanted them dead. There was supposed to be a bounty on them but we never figured out how to get it. The Md hunting laws had them listed as "no limit, no closed season" These days I imagine there are people who think you shouldn't step on roaches. Crows are not farm friendly either, especially if one of the crops is corn. They love it. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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