Went out to Duck Club Tues. Night and had a great dinner, then this AM with last draw ended up with darn near a limit of Ducks. After waxing and cleaning the duck varmints had some lunch on my way to Rooster Ranch. I've been there a few times to shoot targets, they have Trap, Skeet, 5 Stand, and Sporting Clays but I'd never shot birds there. My friend who met me there had bought a card that he needed to use up since the pheasant closes 2/5. We ended up w/5 Pheasants and 6 Chuckers. The birds flew really well. Great fun and those chuckers are really good on the Barby. I'm tired and glad that Duck Season is coming to as close. Dale
Ducks, Pheasants and Chuckers
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Posted 25 January 2006 - 10:17 PM
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Posted 25 January 2006 - 11:47 PM
Dale, sound like you had a good day. 
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Posted 26 January 2006 - 08:00 AM
That's a full day of hunting.
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Posted 27 January 2006 - 10:32 PM
I can't wait until duck season is over myself. A lot of my good coyote spots have duck blinds around and I don't dare go around until they are gone. Don't want to lose my spots due to mad duck hunters.
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Posted 28 January 2006 - 11:24 AM
I wish you luck. When the bypass floods is the best hunting for me it pushes all the coyotes to the fields a lot easier to hunt for sure well let me know how you do.
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Posted 29 January 2006 - 05:52 PM
Well It's over now except for the Jr. Shoot next weekend. May want to check if they're not shooting Jrs. next week you should be good to go.
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Posted 30 January 2006 - 09:13 AM
finished the Chukar hunt last Saturdaytook only 3, but saw lots of birds in Lucerne areagot lots of exercisewind was blowing as an added bonus !
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Posted 01 March 2006 - 04:38 PM
I was just there at the rooster ranch last sunday next time your there Pm me and lets shoot some skeet...
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 01:34 PM
pic from opening day chukar hunting, high desert4 hunters in the group, 24 chukar
pic of mid November pheasants, Imperial Valley
ber pheasants, Imperial Valleymore pheasants
pic of mid November pheasants, Imperial Valleyber pheasants, Imperial Valleymore pheasants
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 01:39 PM
I went chucker hunting once I had to walk up and down the hills and rims to much. They are good eating but that hunting isn't worth it for me I would rather shoot quail. Those pheasnts look good too.
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 01:45 PM
would you believe me if I told you those chukar were shot in the flats, in heavy creosote bush cover, and with a 25 mph wind blowing ? they were!that doesn't mean we didn't walk several miles, we didbut it was all flat ground walking, like quailthe pheasants require a lot of walking as well, but when you scare a bird up, it's all worth it !I've got the doves, quail, pheasants, and chukar figured outnow if I could just figure out predators and varmints........
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Posted 07 March 2006 - 04:21 PM
Great pictures!
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 12:11 AM
Nice going lots of good eating there.
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 03:40 PM
Way to go...I love Chukar, especially on the BBQ....Awesome hunt....
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Posted 16 March 2006 - 08:00 PM
Nice shooting Was those birds planted or are they wild.I ask that because from that pic there isnt much cover for them to survive the borders looks like its clear of weeds and the ditch is clear also is that a alfalfa field in the back ground.
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Posted 17 March 2006 - 01:23 PM
all wild, I don't hunt the planted birdswe hunt almost every weekend during the season, usually get 8-10 totalif you find arrowweed patches around alfalfa fields, good bet there are birds aroundlook for the tracks in the soft dirtwe don't have dogs, so it involves scouting and lots of walking
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Posted 18 March 2006 - 08:02 PM
I have a German Shorthair if anyone wants to hunt over him down here in SoCal he does real well back in Kansas but has a hard time out here with the dry air and the way the birds like to run. He doesn't bust birds but just runs right through them before he smells them sometimes.
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Posted 18 March 2006 - 10:06 PM
I have a buddy in Ventura who can hook you up with some GREAT Valley and Mountain quail hunts .... he doesn't have a dog but he still does well in his spots.
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Posted 18 March 2006 - 10:38 PM
Went part way up rattlesnake canyon today and saw boatloads of mountain quail the only thing I didn't like was that when I spooked them while driving up they flew straight up the side of the mountain. Man you would only get one chance at those things cause I ain't no mountain goat. They're the only ones I haven't hunted yet.
If it flies it dies, If it runs its done, Hook'it, snag'it, gig'it, just kill itFire up the grill cause deer huntin ain't catch and releaseI dig hot chicks in camo bikini's with guns in their hands.
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Posted 18 March 2006 - 11:09 PM
Yea, I have that mountain goat problem like you ... I don't like going straight up!
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 11:52 AM
That sounds like a good deal for both of them. Plus it will give the dog some additional experience. I used to have to let my Shorthair out of the jeep a mile before I got to where I was going to hunt just to tire him out a bit first. 
Otherwise he was so full of energy he would get to far ahead of me hunting. 
Otherwise he was so full of energy he would get to far ahead of me hunting.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 01:35 PM
Mines listens pretty well but he still wears an e-collar in case he starts to get hardheaded like most males.These quail out here don't hold very well they're pretty jumpy might be because the cover is so thin.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 05:26 PM
Males can be difficult.Mines listens pretty well but he still wears an e-collar in case he starts to get hardheaded like most males.These quail out here don't hold very well they're pretty jumpy might be because the cover is so thin.
They didn't have e-caller when I had my shorthairs.
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