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Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

In 2 days I'll be walking the trails up here again, my 16 scattergun in hand. I've been scouting some of my more-favored section of the forest for the last week and I've been seeing good numbers of "road birds", we even had one run across the yard at the house today (which is always a good omen).

I'm still battling some vision issues in my shooting eye and even some other physiological challenges so...I suspect that I'll be humbled regularly this year. But no-matter, hope springs eternal here.

So looking forward to my first trail.

Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 3276 Location: NCWa

The worst day of walking through the woods, gun in hand is better than the best day....

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

And anything to get me away from this news cycle. God...I'm sad.

Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 508 Location: WI

The season opens in Wisconsin tomorrow, Michigan on Monday. Gonna be hot, thunderstorms tomorrow am and highs around 80 and humid all weekend.

Probably too hot for the dogs, unless we get a very early start...

Lloyd3,

Glad to see you have good Grouse numbers in your area, post some pictures of your hunt!

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith/Westley Richards Man

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

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An Old Fashioned drink for an old fashioned guy...

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

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Good numbers of birds here this year.

Member Joined: 30 Nov 2011 Posts: 1771 Location: Minnesota

Great pics Lloyd and great choice of cocktail.

Lloyd3,

Great pictures of the Grouse and guns, nice drink also! Looks like a real good Grouse population for you this season!

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith/Westley Richards Man

Thanks for the report Lloyd good to see someone back at it again, great photos , went for a wee walk over the fields up at the farm on Saturday morning had a couple misses on the woodpigeons they were fair shifting with wind on there tail , that's my excuse anyway, was carrying a 12ga which probably didn't help either , keep the reports coming Lloyd ,
Thanks WJ.

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

A good day here yesterday...

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Ran into a gang of sharptails coming home last evening.

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

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First sharptails, now ruffies.

Bad weather today has me doing laundry, appliance repair, and cleaning birds. Hope to be walking trails tomorrow,

Member Joined: 30 Nov 2011 Posts: 1771 Location: Minnesota

Had no idea there were Sharpies up there. Hows the walleye bite?

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1630 Location: Denver, Colorado

Savage: The bite is fair when the weather cooperates.

I killed a sharpie here about 10 years ago, so I knew they were around. Getting close without a dog is pretty tough. This gang of birds crossed the road in front of my vehicle in a nicely lonely place. I got one running and then one flying.

It'll likely be another 10 before I get to do that again.

How do they taste compared to ruffs?

Great pics BTW, keep them coming! My trip is 3 weeks away, this gets the blood pumping. No chance for a sharpie though. All ruffs & doodles, with maybe some wood duck or mallards. And a lot more hills.