Favorite non big game animals to hunt?

[geo57]

Hunting born in the wild roosters with old friends & new friends make for some great times.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Wow, been a million years since I've hunted those birds. Unless you go to a "game farm" on private property where they plant them around here, they just aren't around anymore.

 

[geo57]

Wow, been a million years since I've hunted those birds. Unless you go to a "game farm" on private property where they plant them around here, they just aren't around anymore.

Same for the counties in southern Nebraska ( Thayer, Nuckolls, Webster ) where I hunted for 55 years. If you see one there now it's almost uncommon. These were taken in northeast Nebraska where populations are good but after this storm coming....? I've been blessed to have been in on two hunts up there this season. Four of us have 20 roosters between us from those two outings.

 

[Armored farmer]

A great day in the blind, and a limit of ducks is pretty good hunting!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Dang, haven't hunted ducks for a million years either. Used to be a flyway through here, but it dried up and went away. Sometimes they looked like swarms of mosquitos they were so thick. Not no more. Hey that looks like a lab I used to have! Black Labs rule!

 

[Armored farmer]

Black Labs rule!

My #1 son is very fortunate to have an outstanding dog.
You literally have to spell d-u-c-k or she starts quivering! DO NOT let her see (or hear) a duck call!

 

[red rick]

We have a couple places that we hunt that has wild pheasants . We shot these last season while rabbit hunting .

 

[AJC1]

Not much of a hunter as I never went as a kid. Working hard to teach my son the fine arts. We've chased squirrels twice so far, and it's a great time.... I'd like to try rabbit and coon.

 

[Electrod47]

I do it all. But, Pheasant on a snowy day, crunching through corn stubble with an old barn in the background and a decent dog. That's heaven. "Rooster!!!"

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Yep. Do not say "bird" in front of my wife's Yorkie. !!! (he caught a quail yesterday, but then it got away) Black Labs usually are outstanding, my Lab "Rooster" would leap off the ice, and into a lake in mid-January to fetch a duck.

 

[borrowedtime69]

For teaching kids, squirrels

For me, coyotes

 

[Sniper66]

Prairie dogs are the best....lots of shooting and great fun with lots of rifles. Second favorite is squirrel hunting; I can do it alone, lots of targets and it's easy to get permission on private land. Doves are my favorite wing shooting. Easy to burn up a box or two of ammo and drink iced tea while I'm sitting on my butt, usually during moderate and comfortable weather.

 

[BWS]

Ghogs,crows and coyotes with one of my cast rifles. Although,head shooting big turtles is challenging. Figuring out cold bore,no foulers allowed.... HV cast has been a very rewarding experience.

Seeing what cast 60g 22-250's do to a crow at starting JB book loads..... priceless! Looks like the mess on the road when a tractor trailer hits a deer at highway speeds. There's chunks,usually going almost perpendicular to the hit.... then a long,nicely shaped V of red spray on the ground.

 

[BWS]

Found it.....

Years ago,this was my first cast,crow... "double". Round back 243 Savage. Was a low/med velocity.... 4198,probably 2000fps? Shoot,can't remember which mould? It was before the Saeco 85g... would have to go check.

Anyway,took what seemed like forever for the two of them to get lined up,just so. Right under 100yds rested the rifle on the side of a shed so was a pretty durn good shot.

 

[JimKirk]

Doves ......

 

[EMC45]

Small game - Squirrel/Rabbit. I'd rather squirrel hunt then deer hunt. Deer offer more meat for the table and is eaten by more folks in my family, but squirrel is action packed.

I hardly ever still hunt (sit and wait) for squirrel. I like the "spot and stalk" technique. I will listen for them and sneak in on them and do them in.

This Jan I plan to use my Ruger MK2 bull barrel target pistol to squirrel hunt if I can get out there.

 

[hq]

Black grouse. A neverending exercise in frustration, which is addictive. If you're lucky you may well stumble across a capercaillie as they share the habitat. Up north you can find willow grouse too.

All I need is another pointing dog. I've had a few very good dogs and my current one is hopeless.

 

[EMC45]

Even worked up some cheap targets to give the MK2 a workout