What a great day, mixed bag and mixed weather!



Nick and Lee with Milly, Annie, and Saide

 Nick, Lee and I went on a late season hunt.  We started with a Pheasant hunt in about a foot of snow.  Lots of birds, they were wild, but we had a few hold tight and got some great wingshooting in.  After that we went to some dryer country and shot quail, pheasant, and huns.  Pretty great day!

Another great Quail Hunt

Lee and I had another great quail hunt to some of our trusty spots. Pepper was great and isn't in the pictures again. Milly also pointed some Huns, and Harley pointed the lone ditch parrot for us. Sadie had a few good finds as well.

Thanksgiving Hunt #3. The Thanksgiving tradition.

Travis with his1st Ruff Grouse

We went out on our annual family Pheasant Hunt for Thanksgiving morning.  We got into some Ruff Grouse, a few Pheasant (only 1 Rooster that Nick shot over an Annie and Harley point) and Hun that Travis shot over a point by Harley. 








Dad and the Millward boys, 2 Ruffs, a Hun and a Rooster.

 

Thanksgiving Hunt #2 with the kids!



Limit of Pheasant I shot!


 I took my kids out for a morning hunt to a few of my favorite short easy hunts.  We got into a lot of birds. Riley missed a few and had a misfire on an excellent point by Harley.  Alex's dog Jewel had a great find on a Rooster I shot.  I also shot a nice Rooster over Milly.  Even though the kids didn't get any birds, it was a blast to get outdoors with them. 

Thanksgiving Week Hunt #1

Lee, Alex, and I had a great morning Pheasant hunt and afternoon Grouse hunt. Right out of the truck Harley pointed some Roosters for us and Jewel had a great retrieve. We even got into a few Ruff Grouse, it was a beautiful day! One of the roosters I shot had a 25 7/8 inch tail-feather.  

Unproductive Point

It happens sometimes, I kept releasing Milly and she would run around the tree pile and then spot and honor Alex's dog Jewel. I finally broke down and took a picture. There was probably some big Ol rooster rooted deep in there but we never got anything out.
We eventually shot a few Huns and I hit a Rooster on this trip, but I didn't take any pictures. I did spend a good portion of the night cleaning burs out of the dogs.

November Ruff Grouse

Went out for a Pheasant this morning. Harley surprised me with a great point on a ruff grouse. Shot him off the wing on a long shot. Took Milly up to where the first birds came from and she pointed a big Ruff that hopped up in the tree. Sent him to the taxidermist. It was a fun moving hunt. The dogs pointed a few hen pheasant and the roosters got out wild. But a worthwhile walk.

Montana Pheasant Trio



Pepper and Harely with the 3 Roosters



The Double!

 Shot a limit of Pheasant in Montana the other morning.  It was a magical hunt.  You can read the story more in the Post below.  Here is some of the Picture Highlights. 

Harley and Milly with the Birds



Milly with the Roosters!



Montana Roosters Retrieving photos

 This first Rooster is a Bird Harley pointed deep in the cattails out of the snow.  I was shocked how long she held point while I stumbled through the snow to get there.  When I go there she advanced in and then locked up again.  The bird still wouldn't flush, I told her to get in there and she did.  Pepper rushed to the retrieve. 
The 2nd bird is actually the 3rd bird shot of the morning off of a double I got.  Pepper locked up in the sagebrush, I had to kick him out, he was holding tight.  Harley was on point on another bird right near by.  As I shot the first, the next flushed and I shot him.  Pepper retrieved one, Milly retrieved the other, as you can see in the pictures, they all wanted in on the retrieves. 

Nebraska/South Dakota Hunting Highlights

 

Nebraska Sharptails!

  


Harley with a Nice Rooster we got!

  

















My First Bobwhite

 
 

Pepper with a Pair of South Dakota Roosters!



















Lee and I with our first Chickens



Nebrsaska Turkeys



Nick's First Bobwhite and the first of the trip!

First Bobwhite again!

Milly Retrieving a Sharpie I shot in South Dakota

 

Big Mule Deer We saw



First Prairie Chicken

It took a lot of time and effort to finally find one of these birds.  We got lucky and spotted some flying in to feed.  Once again, we failed to get good dog work on these birds.  But it was good to scratch them off the list. 

First Bobwhite

Well I finally shot a Bobwhite Quail.  I wish I could say that we had great dog work to get this little guy.  Nevertheless, I made a great passing shot on a covey Lee, Dad, and Roger pushed off a fence line.  Beautiful Bird!



October morning Pheasant Hunt

Always get some Big Ol Roosters where I went this morning! Milly pointed a group of Pheasant on top of a hill, she had to wait for me to get there, but 2 hens and a Rooster flushed.  We got the Rooster.  The other rooster all 3 of the Brits were on him, he was running and ran right towards me, where he flushed....  I also found a Moose shed in some forest Grouse habitat . 

Pheasant opener 2012

We had an incredible opener.  Lots of Birds and Lots of fun.  This one kind of Speaks for itself.

  

Riley, Jordan and Bryant with the Birds



Milly and I with some of the Birds

Lee with his Boys.

A few Sharpie Hunts



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Harley and Milly with a Hun and a Sharptail that I shot on a short Saturday Morning hunt

Milly with Two Huns we shot!



A Sharptail and Two Ruff Grouse Alex and I shot!



Opening day of Sharptail Season 2012

 Lee with the new Puppy Joker.  We went out hunting Sharptail, but the Huns and the Forest Grouse are just better this year.  Lee did shoot 2 Sharpies and we both doubled on Huns.  We also got some blues and ruffs.  Joker retrieved 2 huns to us on his first hunt. 

One of the birds was a hybrid of a Sharptail and a Blue Grouse,

Another Successful Grouse Hunt

Nick and I went out this morning and found some Ruff Grouse, this year has been great.  Milly actually had a point on a single that Harley pointed as well.  Then just down the hill Milly locked up an a big family group.  Harley, Annie and Ranger all came in and honored.   All 4 dogs were locked in on this group.   If I wasn't so set on getting a bird for Milly off of a point I would have taken a picture.  We ended up getting 3 of those. 

Later Nick got a Point on a pair of Grouse from Dixie that he shot 1 bird from.  It was a quick morning, back by 9:30.