PHEASANT OPENER REPORTS

[123fish]

JDM if you want to extend that good hunting a little longer just don't pull the trigger on that second or third bird quite as fast. I only live about a mile from my pheasant hunting and I've had a couple of chances to double within the first 10 minutes of hunting. I'll shoot one and let the other one go. I too love watching the dog work and 10 minutes is just too fast to end it. It all depends on your individual situations though and certainly don't begrudge anyone a limit no matter how long it takes to get it.

[cw642]

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[jigging-matt]

I thought we tried to keep things civil around here? After reading your post CW, I would say bob is doing the right thing and not trying to start an arguement. The name calling is childish. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't agree that is your right. Let's get this topic back to what it should be about and not start bashing eachother over a difference in opinion. I love to hunt and now that I have a dog I can't wait to get him in the field and watch him work. Since that seems to be the common thread here lets stick with that and leave the hostilities out of it.

[JDM]

You must hunt alone? If I don't shoot, then I don't get a shot. It is a tough group, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Each to their own.

[BobT]

I chose not to reply to you CW because of the aggressive nature of your comments, which violate the spirit of this site.

As far as attacking your ethics, I absolutely did not intend to do so and if my comments lead you to believe otherwise, please accept my apology.

Bob

[UGUIDE]

From South Dakota.....

We had around 15 hunters on Sat, 10 on Sunday and maybe 6 on Monday. Got close to our limit everyday. I think total tally was 86 birds taken. We hunted milo food plots and a lot of stnading corn that had been stripped. One of our better openers. Here's a couple pics.

[123fish]

That's a good point JDM as I do hunt alone quite a bit and I can hunt every evening if I want to so it does make it easier to let one go if you want to extend your hunt a little longer. When the gang is together though that's a different story as some of those boys are real gunners. It keeps it fun though and I enjoy seeing those guys get in on some of the action that I enjoy on a regular basis. Right now I own the hot dog so I get my share one way or the other. We had a limit for four guys Friday and was two short of a six man limit on Saturday. It's getting tougher though and we worked for the birds we shot. Easily the most hunting pressure in our area since the mid sixties.