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!

LATE DECEMBER QUAIL HUNT

CAMERON, HIS FRIEND LINDSEY, AND MYSELF WENT TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE HUNTING QUAIL. WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD TRIP. WE HAD TO WORK HARD. THE PHEASANT WERE WILD, THE SCENTING CONDITIONS WERE TOUGH, BUT WE FOUND A COUPLE OF REALLY NICE COVEY'S OF QUIAL. FIRST PICTURE IS HARLEY AND MILLEY NEXT TO A CREEK THAQT WAS FROZEN AND REALLY PRETTY TO HUNT NEXT TOO.
END OF THE DAY WE HAD ABOUT 10 QUAIL, A BOAT OAR THAT WE FOUND ON THE CREEK AND SOME GOOD MEMORIES.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, LINSDEY, THE 3 BRITT'S-PEPPER, HARLEY, AND MILLY, WITH CLUE THE SHORTHAIR, CAMERON, AND TY THE ENGLISH POINTER.






AN ANTLER SHED AND 3 BEAUTIFUL MALE QUAIL AS THE SUN GOES DOWN.

Thanksgiving Day Family Hunt

This one pretty much speaks for itself.  My dad and Riley both took a shot at this Rooster!

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.