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tramroad28
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:51 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 20 Jul 2011
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Location: Ohio..where ruffed grouse were

I relish woodcock....when prepared quickly in a hot pan...a minute or maybe two...any longer and one receives what they deserve.
No bacon or other stuff to clog the beef taste...perhaps a dash of wooster sauce and a bit of butter to cook them in.
We always cook them up at the motel as appetizers before dinner.....woodcock do not make the trip home.

Beyond that, woodcock can be the least challenging gamebird apart from a ground-sluiced ruffed grouse. A flight tired and short-flushing little bogsucker happens and one has to decide when it is best to just let 'em be.
At other times, their didoes can match their rep in literature and myth.
Confounding little fellers they are.....and wonderful.
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Bill K
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:53 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 13 Oct 2014
Posts: 253
Location: North Shore of Boston

RE: me, retirement, and where the birds are best.

I could retire if I wanted to, or had to - but I don't want to.

Truth be told I only know a handful of successfully retired people - and that maybe an excessive quantification.

I like being somebody, I like what I do, I like having money in my pocket, I like getting up and having somewhere to go & something to, I like having people to interact with.

Besides, then 'days' in the field wouldn't be special.

Hunting birds in 'exotic' locations is something I plan to do 'someday'.

Having said all that at this point I only want to be retired during bird season, but I'm thinking about easing into that this coming year.

I've got a great wife, I've got my health - just need to trim down & tone up, and a ballsy F250 Super Duty with a truck camper. So like the USA's early space program, I plan to start slowly then ease into full blown exploration.
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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:22 am  Reply with quote



Joined: 16 Jul 2015
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Location: Hudson,Wy

That works. There is an entire nation out here to be explored. During any given year there will be places with enough wild birds of one sort or other for a traveling man to chase. Just do yourself a favor and don't plan a few days at a time. Go for weeks and truly learn the birds and their environments; it will add a dimension beyond compare.

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putz463
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:04 am  Reply with quote
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Location: West MI

Bill K wrote:
Upland season is just too dam short !


Yep

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Sorry, I'm a Duck Hunter so shouldn't be held strictly responsible for my actions between Oct 1st and ice up.
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