Milkmaster
Member
Nothing beats a day off in the cool air walking between the soybean fields near a creek where there is plenty of food, cover, and quail. A decent dog adds to the fun of pointing and then scaring up two or three birds for a pair of good friends to shoot at. I never see much talk about quail hunting partners on THR.
I am the type that would not go quail hunting with just anyone because I was asked. My old hunting partner and I had a system to approach a pointed cubby and a good understanding of what was about to transpire when they flew. I trusted him not to get excited and swing his muzzle my way and blow my head off nor I him. I didn't become that trusted or trusting partner overnight. It took some time together as friends and even watching one another move in on a cubby one at a time or two before I felt comfortable and trusting as I say. I was always on the left with my bottom eject 37 shotgun and he was with his Browning A5 ejecting to the right. The system was safe, fun and effective.
What do you guys/girls do when you have a new or unfamiliar member of the quail hunting group with you? Do you stand back a time or two when a partner brings a friend along until you see what he does? Do you simply not worry about it? I am curious to what replies I see here.
I am the type that would not go quail hunting with just anyone because I was asked. My old hunting partner and I had a system to approach a pointed cubby and a good understanding of what was about to transpire when they flew. I trusted him not to get excited and swing his muzzle my way and blow my head off nor I him. I didn't become that trusted or trusting partner overnight. It took some time together as friends and even watching one another move in on a cubby one at a time or two before I felt comfortable and trusting as I say. I was always on the left with my bottom eject 37 shotgun and he was with his Browning A5 ejecting to the right. The system was safe, fun and effective.
What do you guys/girls do when you have a new or unfamiliar member of the quail hunting group with you? Do you stand back a time or two when a partner brings a friend along until you see what he does? Do you simply not worry about it? I am curious to what replies I see here.