| Topic: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
boon hogganbeck
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 Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 5:19 am Subject: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
| The grouse have been paranoid in the dry conditions and flushing out far ahead, so I switched over to the Sweet 16 with the IC barrel. A rare Pennsylvania grouse limit came my way due to some nice do ... |
| Topic: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2024 1:41 pm Subject: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
| Lloyd, I have only shot one intermediate bird down here ever. |
| Topic: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2024 6:36 am Subject: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
It was hot and dry, the birds were jumpy all day and kept busting early or running out from under points... but it did come together on this one.
https://i.imgur.com/JFbSIan.jpg
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| Topic: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 11:23 am Subject: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
We got it going early in NY... Grouse have been scarce, but she did a nice job pinning this one in a swamp.
https://i.imgur.com/cKBWOuf.jpeg
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| Topic: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:10 pm Subject: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
| Good luck to you, Dave. I think it will be a good season. I did not run dogs this weekend as our RGS chapter is busy helping develop a new woodcock propagation area in Union Co. I just got back from a ... |
| Topic: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 11:49 am Subject: PA Grouse Season starts the 19th Of October this season. |
| The state of PA is not generous w/ its grouse season, esp. considering that its neighboring states of WV and NY have seasons that run through February and allow Sunday hunting to boot. Which is why I ... |
| Topic: raffle for PA grouse & woodcock |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:53 pm Subject: raffle for PA grouse & woodcock |
| Hi everybody, our RGS chapter (central PA) is holding a raffle to raise funds for local habitat projects. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. First prize is a 20 gauge CZ Bobwhite side-by-side. 2nd pri ... |
| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:14 pm Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
We had to put in the miles today, but we got rewarded w/ a lovely bird... I'll keep the fan off this one.
https://i.imgur.com/Hb8UkEH.jpg |
| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:35 pm Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
I think the dog was as shocked as I was when this one fell down. Moved 3 birds today -- my older dog pointed this one nicely. Finally had some late season success after a few tough Decembers.
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| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:07 pm Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
http://i.imgur.com/foYi5he.jpg
Handsome hammer-gun. Well, I missed some grouse in PA this morning... I am in a shooting slump & botched a couple easy opportunities. But the dog work has been s ... |
| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:00 pm Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
Boon, that Sweet 16 is a classic gun. What is she choked? I have one choked cylinder and it has killed many a bird.
Shorebird, this Sweet 16 is originally choked Full, but I found an IC barrel from ... |
| Topic: Traditional fair chase Grouse hunting here in Pa |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:27 pm Subject: Traditional fair chase Grouse hunting here in Pa |
| In blue-collar West Virginia, double guns and semi-autos were not often seen. People generally didn't have that kind of money. Some kind of hardware store pump gun was what was carried. GBE, a well-h ... |
| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:32 am Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
| Thanks Dave. Down in my area, these brisk, dry, windy November days under blue sky have made the birds very jumpy -- feels like late season already. But another bird fell to my Sweet 16, and it was ... |
| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:51 am Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
Dry, crunchy woods have made it challenging, but my young dog & my old Sweet 16 blessed me w/ a heck of a PA drummer yesterday, one of the biggest birds I've ever gotten. Fan over 14".
ht ... |
| Topic: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
boon hogganbeck
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:36 pm Subject: Grouse hunting the Northern tier of Pa. |
Love those red phase birds! Nice shooting!
That's mostly what we have down here! Pretty rare to see a gray phase but there are a few around in PA. I have never seen one in WV. |
