Kansas Pheasant

twa

Got to go out pheasant hunting for the first time in 6 years with my Son over the weekend. I forgot how fun it is, dropping those big ole cackling birds. They are some tough birds also, I put 3 shots of 12 gauge #6 into one rooster that got up within 20 feet, feathers a flying on every shot and it just kept on going. Watching the dogs work was half the fun.....

Zee

Good deal!

Was it a preserve or a wild shoot? I hear it's pretty hard getting numbers on a wild shoot.

Jayhawker

Nice...love hunting ditch parrots...

NN

That's a real bag

1965Jeff

Pheasants are hard to find in our eastern part of KS, saw some last year in CRP grass - glad you found some to shoot at.

Six-Gun

Great job and lots of fun! Those birds are tough. I had a similar experience with a tough old rooster that took a shot from me up the tail pipe and kept flying until my buddy hit him from directly underneath inside of 15 yards.

Diver43

Only time I hunted pheasant was when stationed in the UK. First two shots, I missed. Next two birds down and I was done for the day.

I had a great time, hope to do it again.

Congrats on some nice birds

HAWKEN

You have scored some of the best eating birds on this continent. The last time I got to go pheasant hunting was in South Dakota and those birds would rather run than fly. The locals just shoot them on the ground...........robin

Six-Gun

HAWKEN wrote: »

You have scored some of the best eating birds on this continent. The last time I got to go pheasant hunting was in South Dakota and those birds would rather run than fly. The locals just shoot them on the ground...........robin

Smart roosters that have seen pressure tend to do exactly that. In Nebraska, we've pushed some old birds for danged near a mile until the cover ran out and they finally flew. If the cover is endless, odds are that they stay on the ground.

snake284

HAWKEN wrote: »

You have scored some of the best eating birds on this continent. The last time I got to go pheasant hunt,ing was in South Dakota and those birds would rather run than fly. The locals just shoot them on the ground...........robin

In the words of the infamous Marcel Ledbetter talking to the Game Warden in SE Mississippi, "You mean they can FLY???"

bellcat

Good hustle! Busting roosters with dogs is too much fun!