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. 

Highlights of a two Morning Grouse Hunt



Dez and Pepper on Point on a Ruff Grouse!


This year has been an excellent year for hunting Mountain Grouse!  The nice thing is the Dog work has been the best it has ever been from a finding and pointing perspective. 









Harley has finally had the light go on and figured out how to find em!  It has been very rewarding, she had one bird that she pointed on the side of a logging road rock solid, the bird was a mature male on the other side of the road.  I could see it and it could see her and it was all flared up and hissing at her.  She never saw it, I moved in and flushed it and shot and she retrieved.  It was one I will never forget.  It turns out after that retrieve, we found a whole family group right by where this male came from.  She pointed another of those that I took, then I just watched the rest flush for another day. 

We also had a moment where we got Pepper and Dez out on a logging road and they locked up right out of the truck.  We had a flush right to our left. 

Close up of the Same picture!

Lee with Saide and Harley and 7 Ruff Grouse

Me with the Same Birds

Lee Moving in on the point!

Montana Labor Day Hunt

 Big Sky Country

These are 5 Huns and 3 Sharptail we shot.  It was a tough day in the heat.  Harley did point the group of Sharptail that I shot 3 out of. 


Me with the same group of Birds! Proof !



Ok Hard to see, but Lee in the far left with Saide, Sage, Harley, and Pepper all on point or backing Saide on a pair of Sharptail. 

 This was a great moment, lees dog Dez pointed a huge family group or two of about 15 Ruff Grouse.  Harely, Sage, and Milly came in and honored. 







  Saide on Point on a Ruff Grouse!

 
Me with my First Blue Grouse of the year!  Pepper had a great retrieve on some birds Saide had pointed. 

Opening day of Grouse 2012 in Idaho Day 1

 Lee's boy Jordan with his first Blue Grouse and the Ruff's Lee and I shot.  It was a great day and the dog work was awsome for the first day of the season!



I also Broke in my new Benelli Ultralight on this Hunt.  These were my first Ruff Grouse of the Season.  All birds pointed and taken off the wing.



More of the new Benelli.  Just threw me in the picture for posterity!

Pre Season Dog Walks August 2012

 We had some fires by the house this year that burnt about 60 acres.  So the bird finding has been tougher but they are there.  Pepper and Harley on point in the first picture.





Milly on point here in this picture.

Francolin in Kaui May 2012

This was a Francolin my wife and I saw on one of our Hikes in Kauai this year.  I know I was on vacatoin, but it was still cool to see.

A walk with the Dogs

This is a Picture of Milly locking up on a pair of Hungarian Partridge above the house. Harley, Pepper and Lee's Dog Archie all came in and honored her. It was pretty Cool!