Oregon Quail and Pheasant hunt November 2011

Nick, Lee and I went on a short tripo to eastern Oregon this year. These Quail were a short but productive walk. We scattered them up on to a hill where we then had some excellent dog work.














Me with the same quail, I thought I should put the picture up since Iowa State then upset #2 ranked Oklahoma State the next night.



Pepper with the Pheaasant and Quail from a great day. 22 Birds in this picture. This was the first time I have shot my limit of quail. The biggest Rooster in the picture Milly, Harley and Dixie pointed. Milly stayed with it as it moved forward, flushed and I shot it and she retrieved it. The bird had a tailfeather just over 24 inches long.

Veterans Day Hunt

These Birds were taken on Veterans Day this year. Two of the Roosters were pointed perfectly. One of them Milly, Harley and Nick's Brittany Annie all pointed together and Milly had a excellent retrieve right to hand.  Dana and Nick shot one of these birds.

Happy Halloween

Nick, Lee and I snuck out Halloween morning and had an amazing day.  The dogs were dynamic and the birds were great!



3 Turkey sitting in the trees watching us as we hunted past them. 



Montana Road Trip

 This Bird was the king of the trip.  Harley pointed and retrieved this bird at the end of my day in Plentywood.  It was a nice big bird. 

Getting a drink from the Yellowstone River


 These two young birds were found really quick....I had spoken with a fish cop at he Fish and Game headquarters and he told me a place to go to find some Pheasant.  He was right.  They were both young birds, Milly and Harley each were the finders of a bird. 




Roosters on the Yellowstone River

  I was able to take one more Rooster at the end of that quick afternoon hunt to go with the two young birds.  Harley nailed this bird with a beautiful point that I moved in on and took.












This was the last bird I shot on the trip.  I made a quick stop on the way home from the area I hunted on the way in on the Yellowstone River.  Harley was actually the one to point and retrieve this bird.  Milly was more cooperative for the photo.

This pictures is of a Rooster that I shot at the beginning of a morning hunt in Plentywood.  On the way back to the rig Milly rounded up this turtle shell for me. 

First Roosters in Montana, Quite a day!

These two Roosters were my first taken in Montana.  The first one Harley pointed early on the edge of a Canal I was hunting.  Easy Shot, great retrieve by Harley.  The 2nd bird had quite a tale to tell.  Carla had called for prayere with the kids, I was out early because I had some appointments later that morning.  While I was walking along listening to the prayer I looked up and Milly and Harley were both on POINT 30-40 yards ahead of me.  I got off the phone, said my good byes went up and shot the bird.  I don't think I will ever forget that moment.