Cold wet day

Had plans to hunt with Kuta....the weather didn't let me keep going.  I turned around and stopped  and hunted a spot on the reservation on the way back.  Saw lots of birds. They were nervous and wild. 

Chukkar Hunt

I took a lunch break and went hunting on a hill just off the freeway on the way home the other day.  The dogs hunted well.  I doubled on a covey that all 3 of them either pointed or honored.  Never found the 2nd. 
We found the same covey 3 more  times.  I just couldn't hit anything to prove it. 

Limit of Roosters

This was actually from last week....Had a great day in a spot where I flush the birds out of the cat-tails and go hunt em out of the fields.  I actually got a point and retrieve out of he cat-tails from Harley.  Jazz and Milly ponyed bird number two (Milly retrieved) and Harley and Milly teamed up for bird #3, Harley tracked him down and retrieved, when I thought I might lose him.   It was a phenomenal quick bird hunt!

The long tail was just over 24 inches.

Conservation time...

Lee, Jordan and I went on a quick Saturday hunt. We shot a Rooster I didn't get a picture of.  However I did get me a Coyote with 1 shot.

Lone wolfing it on one of my favorite walks!

Well I was on my own this year going on one of my favorite walks.  I could've used a 2nd gun, but still had a great time.  We got two Ruff grouse, a sharpie, and a Limit of Phez.  Dogs were great, shooting was as good at times as it was bad.  All 3 dogs pointed a sharptail, had some good honoring on Roosters, and one really well hunted Ruff grouse.   

Sharpies and Ruffies while chasing pheasant

We had a great day hunting Pheasant.  While we didn't get close to the roosters, we pointed some hens and better yet we pointed sharpies and Ruffies.  I also found a nice moose shed on the walk.  

Jazz pointing a pheasant!

Milly Pointing Sharptail grouse! 

Harley and Jazz Pointing Pheasant!

Upland game in Maui!

Shooting Upland Game in Maui this week....only not with a gun but a camera.  We were at the top of Haleakala Crater hiking  around 10,000 feet and I heard a very familiar sound. Chuk Chuk Chuk ....So I took the camera and went into the rocks.  Yes they were chukkar.  My chase sent a couple birds down into the parking lot.  On the way down the hill I saw more off the road.  

We also saw a Black pheasant and a few ringneck's as well.  

We also saw a handful of Francolin around the island near our hotel.

'Twas the night before pheasant season...

I was to excited and couldn't resist.  Kuta called and asked if I want to go chase sharpies. We took his new dog Tick out and had a great evening hunt.  Milly had a great find on a nice Ruff Grouse and Tick and Jazz got us into the sharpies.  Harley and Jazz did the retrieving.  

Opening day for Phez 2014

Had about two hours to enjoy the pheasant opener.  Then I had to leave on a business trip to Maui.....Yes I said that. We had a great time with my dad, Lee and his boys and of course the dogs and the great outdoors. 

Had a "Ruff" day huntin Sharptail the other day...

I went out for a quick morning hunt for Sharptail grouse.  I saw some habitat in a place I had never seen,  while we saw lots of crazy wild sharpies early.  I got distracted by the Ruff Grouse habitat and got sucked in.  Glad I did, we had lots of good dog work. Several points, could have taken a few more, but passed.  Felt good with 3 I got.  A couple times all 3 dogs were either pointing or honoring each other. Found some springs and good cover, the birds were near those of course....

Post hunt picture of Jazz.  She was wrecked...

First year with a Indian Reservation license...

Finally did it, bout a local Indian Reservaion hunting license. There is supposed to be a lot of pheasant for me to hunt.

Jazz got in on her first Rooster.  Milly and Harley have been sharp as can be, Pointing and retrieving.  I've seen a lot so far.  A lot of really young birds.  Some I couldn't tell what they were yet, hen or rooster?

Hopefully many more pictures to come....

Sharptail hunt day 2

Took the dogs looking again for sharpies.  Once again, got into Huns, sharpies, and the craziest point of the day was when Milly pointed on what I was sure was a ruff grouse. When I moved on and kicked the brush I almost got ran over by a deer.