Pheasant Numbers

[McDaddy]

Went out yesterday and ran my GSP's on a couple of sections here in the Panhandle. They actually pointed a couple of birds. I think TX will be as good as last year. For you Kansas guys; My three sons and I will be in Hanston KS in November. If you are close give me a shout.

[tyson129]

Originally Posted by McDaddy

Went out yesterday and ran my GSP's on a couple of sections here in the Panhandle. They actually pointed a couple of birds. I think TX will be as good as last year. For you Kansas guys; My three sons and I will be in Hanston KS in November. If you are close give me a shout.

I like the idea of networking for hunting. Wish there was more of it on Great Forums like this. I did invite one person on here to come up to hunt my family's land (605 acres) for any season that he wanted, but he was too busy with school. Oh well no skin off my back, hope that you meet up with some good ol' Benelli enthusiasts on here that can show you around there parts! Have fun and be safe! By the way are you going to let your sons use your Benellis? haha...that is a hard call IMO..depending on their age and respect for other peoples property. Give them the fever too early and Christmas might get a little too expensive!

[McDaddy]

Ages 27, 25, 22 and they are great hunters and outdoorsmen. Two of them have a guide service and train GSP's in the Tyler Texas area. You can check them out at www.ggsportsman.com. They all sport guns as nice as mine but at times, they raid the safe. If that happens, I'll just bust out my old Ithaca/SKB 500 OU 20ga. It never misses....

[ArtL]

Two more days and we get to see if there will be any pheasant hunting worth a damn, and we get to see if the coyotes are going to be out and about.

[tyson129]

Originally Posted by ArtL

Two more days and we get to see if there will be any pheasant hunting worth a damn, and we get to see if the coyotes are going to be out and about.

Best of luck out there ArtL. Hope your M2 (if that is what you are going to be using) treats you well.
Happy Hunting!

[Westro]

We just returned from N. Central SD. Lots of birds, lots of bean/corn still standing and lots and lots of water!

Tough going with warm weather, crops and water. But we hunted for days, limited out 4 guys all 4 days.

Besides my non-functioning M1, everything was great! Even my young dog ended up with like 8 water retrieves, are we pheasant or duck hunting?

[Novaking]

Went out on Saturday with the new pup. She did very well. Flushed a hen. O well. Try again on Thursday.

[ArtL]

Originally Posted by tyson129

Best of luck out there ArtL. Hope your M2 (if that is what you are going to be using) treats you well.
Happy Hunting!

I have been pretty lucky so far this year. With only a limited amount of time in the field and no dog I have gotten 3 pheasants so far..... 2 cocks and a hen. Looking forward to getting more. Did miss 2 birds though. One no hit and one no shoot. It got up behind me and was gone before I could get the gun up.

The M2 even though it is a tactical model works great. Did also call in a couple of coyotes but could not get a shot off at them. They were like ghosts..... Oh, using a 223 on the coyotes not the M2.

[tyson129]

Originally Posted by ArtL

I have been pretty lucky so far this year. With only a limited amount of time in the field and no dog I have gotten 3 pheasants so far..... 2 cocks and a hen. Looking forward to getting more. Did miss 2 birds though. One no hit and one no shoot. It got up behind me and was gone before I could get the gun up.

The M2 even though it is a tactical model works great. Did also call in a couple of coyotes but could not get a shot off at them. They were like ghosts..... Oh, using a 223 on the coyotes not the M2.

Great Job Art, if you want to use your shotgun on the yotes (I know you probably have got a ton and don't need the advice) you can get a pop up blind. I got one from Killzone and they will replace any and all parts for one year no questions asked for $8 shipping cost. It sets up in under a minute, two minutes if you put spikes in the ground for windy days. I can call coyotes into less than 15 yards (Closer if I wanted but I always kill before that ) with a good blind, scent elimination, and a little bait.
Good Luck!

[ArtL]

Originally Posted by tyson129

Great Job Art, if you want to use your shotgun on the yotes (I know you probably have got a ton and don't need the advice) you can get a pop up blind. I got one from Killzone and they will replace any and all parts for one year no questions asked for $8 shipping cost. It sets up in under a minute, two minutes if you put spikes in the ground for windy days. I can call coyotes into less than 15 yards (Closer if I wanted but I always kill before that ) with a good blind, scent elimination, and a little bait.
Good Luck!

I'm really thinking about a blind as I have open ground by the cranberry bog, and about 150 yards or so where they pop in and then seem to disapear like a ghost. I have not been able to coax the yotes close. Anyway another good day for pheasant..... go one more to add to the total and may try tomorrow too.

I just love shooting the M2 at the birds. Just use cheap low brass #6's with IC and have good luck so far.