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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Potter County, Pa Grouse & Woodcock Season opener/close |
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Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:35 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Gentlemen,
Unfortunately it has been a bust of an opening day 2021, for Grouse & Woodcock here on the northern tier of Pa. Heavy rain all day long so far, making it impossible to Grouse and Woodcock hunt in any real way. Forecast has it raining until late this evening after dark.
Looks like our real opening day will be Monday the 18th of October, if the rain has dissipated by then.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man
Dreaming of better opening days.
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Last edited by Pine Creek/Dave on Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:48 pm; edited 3 times in total _________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
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Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:32 pm
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Joined: 14 Apr 2020
Posts: 145
Location: Boise,Idaho
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Wished we had some moisture here in Idaho! Today was opening day for pheasants and my dog and I got 3 birds. However the black lab was dragging ass on the way back to the truck. 70+ degrees after about noon.
Beautiful day though.
Bob |
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Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:49 am
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Joined: 27 Sep 2020
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Location: Northcentral, Pa
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I managed to get out for an hour and a half in McKean County.
The dog flushed two grouse and I missed both.
Tough shooting when your glasses are fogged up and covered in rain, that's my excuse anyway. |
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Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:33 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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grouse_Fan,
It did not quit raining here on our mountains until almost 5:00 PM, took a short walk out back with the 28 gauge CZ Bob White double gun on our own properties. Only saw 1 very young Grouse and did not shoot at it. No Woodcock right now, which is surprising here on our land. Shadow and Maggie Mae both locked up on the young Grouse with Maggie doing a real nice backing job. It was dark by the time I walked back to the log cabin.
Got to be one of the most rainy opening days we have ever had, I do like it wet in the Grouse woods, Monday should be nice in the wet woods.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man |
Last edited by Pine Creek/Dave on Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:33 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
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Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:26 pm
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Joined: 14 Feb 2017
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Best wishes for a safe and memorable hunt tomorrow. |
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Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 am
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Joined: 24 Jun 2013
Posts: 2068
Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)
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the saga is the same 50mis north of you Dave . Fields have lakes of water and it just continues . Should be seeing some Wood Cocks around soon - still no drumming ! |
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Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:36 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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16gaDavis,
Very strange Woodcock season here no doubt about it. It seems the flight is late this year, must have been warm up north for longer period of time.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man |
Last edited by Pine Creek/Dave on Sat Nov 20, 2021 12:11 pm; edited 1 time in total _________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
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Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:46 am
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Joined: 13 Jul 2017
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Dave
The flight birds have reached SE Wisconsin. My daughter and her young short hair put out two in Racine County (SW of Milwaukee) on Sat. While pheasant hunting.
Hot and dry here. 70s. Too cool off Friday.
Bill |
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Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:51 pm
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
Posts: 456
Location: New Jersey
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Pine Creek Dave, I left you a voicemail. Hoping for a progress report as well. |
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Wed Oct 20, 2021 6:39 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Swampy16,
My answering system is not working correctly right now, somebody hacked our phone system. Use the E-mail pine-creek@live.com or the PM here on the forum to message me.
Grouse real spooky right now can't get near enough to them to knock one down. No Woodcock flight yet either. Touch hunting right now even with good dogs.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man |
_________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
Pine Creek Grouse Dog Trainers |
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Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:12 am
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
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Location: New Jersey
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Give me a call one evening if you can. |
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Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:50 am
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Posts: 1376
Location: Northern Illinois
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Sorry to hear your opener was washed out, but it should make the next hunt better. I always like to get out just after a rain because both the dog and I make less noise.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:51 am
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Joined: 27 Nov 2020
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Location: mtns of central PA
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My PA opener was also grim & soggy, but we did put in a full day. 1 point, 1 flush, 0 shot opportunities (grouse got up behind a big pine). Then the sky opened up. Hunted briefly Monday morning for 2 hours, moved a couple birds out of the treetops, and finally re-flushed them, but they wouldn't hold for the dog (or he didn't scent them). Tough in all this greenery, esp. for a young dog. Then I plowed into a big six-point on the way to the next cover & destroyed my radiator! So my hunting vehicle is out of commission for awhile. My season has not begun on an auspicious note. |
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Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:59 am
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
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Location: New Jersey
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boon hogganbeck wrote: |
My PA opener was also grim & soggy, but we did put in a full day. 1 point, 1 flush, 0 shot opportunities (grouse got up behind a big pine). Then the sky opened up. Hunted briefly Monday morning for 2 hours, moved a couple birds out of the treetops, and finally re-flushed them, but they wouldn't hold for the dog (or he didn't scent them). Tough in all this greenery, esp. for a young dog. Then I plowed into a big six-point on the way to the next cover & destroyed my radiator! So my hunting vehicle is out of commission for awhile. My season has not begun on an auspicious note.
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That just sucks, sorry to hear. |
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Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:12 pm
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
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Location: New Jersey
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boon hogganbeck wrote: |
My PA opener was also grim & soggy, but we did put in a full day. 1 point, 1 flush, 0 shot opportunities (grouse got up behind a big pine). Then the sky opened up. Hunted briefly Monday morning for 2 hours, moved a couple birds out of the treetops, and finally re-flushed them, but they wouldn't hold for the dog (or he didn't scent them). Tough in all this greenery, esp. for a young dog. Then I plowed into a big six-point on the way to the next cover & destroyed my radiator! So my hunting vehicle is out of commission for awhile. My season has not begun on an auspicious note.
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That just sucks, sorry to hear. |
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