Picture this: The day after Thanksgiving. Overcast day in Northern California. It's drizzling off and on all day long. My two younger brothers set up a pheasant hunt at the local game farm. Twenty birds total.
I went out early in the morning and shot a few rounds of skeet, but boxed up the Browning O/U in favor of the Mossberg pump due to the rain. We rendezvoued at our field in the afternoon as our birds had just been planted. The dog handler and his two German shorthairs met up with us and it was obvious they were anxious to work. Lock and load, it was time to make some memories.
We crossed the field at least 7 times searching out the birds. A few doubles and one fantastic triple presented themselves. Lots of single birds and we took turns bringing them down. It was an absolute joy to watch the dogs work. Every time the dogs went on point, the heart quickened a bit. It doesn't get much better than that.
All in all, we lost 3 birds. The dogs couldn't find them, and we gave up as the sun was setting. A great experience and good shooting by all. All of our freezers are full of birds. Time to warm up the smoker and have a get together.
I went out early in the morning and shot a few rounds of skeet, but boxed up the Browning O/U in favor of the Mossberg pump due to the rain. We rendezvoued at our field in the afternoon as our birds had just been planted. The dog handler and his two German shorthairs met up with us and it was obvious they were anxious to work. Lock and load, it was time to make some memories.
We crossed the field at least 7 times searching out the birds. A few doubles and one fantastic triple presented themselves. Lots of single birds and we took turns bringing them down. It was an absolute joy to watch the dogs work. Every time the dogs went on point, the heart quickened a bit. It doesn't get much better than that.
All in all, we lost 3 birds. The dogs couldn't find them, and we gave up as the sun was setting. A great experience and good shooting by all. All of our freezers are full of birds. Time to warm up the smoker and have a get together.