Got a few

Tremblay · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 1:40 pm Post subject: Got a few

About two hours hunting,my youngest son and I went bird hunting yesterday

Elvis · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

laods of nymph tying in that lot, not to mention the great eating.
good stuff.

Vince · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

Great work Trembles...some damn fine eats there mate.

I reckon Stovey will be along shortly, drooling all over his keyboard. Laughing

how would you cook these beauties up Stovey?

tlo7mm · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Got a few

Nice. I wish we had decent pheasant hunting here.

gelandangan · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:32 am Post subject: Re: Got a few

Looks Yummy!!

Bushmaster · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 9:37 am Post subject: Re: Got a few

We did have, tlo7mm. About 50 years ago. And in your neck of the woods too. I spent much of my youth just outside of Tigard and never wanted for a Pheasnt or two. Even our family cat would bring in one every once in a while.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

We used to have incredible Pheasant hunting in Utah but all the best spots got developed into subdivisions or its locked up by the landowners and they wont let ANYONE on. Its harder to find a pheasant spot on private land than a private land elk hunting spot.

-DallanC

slimjim · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

Congrats, Tremblay! Got it in before the cold hit?

Tremblay · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

Yes Dallan it is the same here, most of the land is leased by outfitters.
Where we went is on private owned by a nephew, and the public ground is so over hunted by idiots that kill everything they see.

Azar · Member Joined: Jan 04, 2010 Posts: 275 Location: Utah

Sadly, Dallan speaks the truth.

I only pheasant hunted once, right after passing hunter safety and getting my first license. My dad lamented the fact that all of the land he hunted as a kid (south central Utah) was either developed or closed to hunting. All the land around where we lived (Northern Utah) was too developed, private land no longer open to the public, or public land that was just too crowded because it was all that was left.

That was the last year he (and I) pheasant hunted. I wish it wasnt' the case, as I think I'd enjoy pheasant hunting.

Ominivision1 · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

Azar

I agree, 10 years ago you could get a pheasant with your car, truck. etc in Iowa. Not anymore here as I have not seen a pheasant in 2 years!!

Elvis · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

one place I spread fert I had to pick up a cock pheasant and hang onto him while opening gate then chuck him over fence out of way so I didnt run him over..... where guys are releasing and feeding them, there are a few around but the lack of predator control has them doomed for breeding, stoats n ferrets clean em up as fast as they nest.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

Azar wrote:

Sadly, Dallan speaks the truth.

I only pheasant hunted once, right after passing hunter safety and getting my first license. My dad lamented the fact that all of the land he hunted as a kid (south central Utah) was either developed or closed to hunting. All the land around where we lived (Northern Utah) was too developed, private land no longer open to the public, or public land that was just too crowded because it was all that was left.

That was the last year he (and I) pheasant hunted. I wish it wasnt' the case, as I think I'd enjoy pheasant hunting.

Growing up, family friends had control of 12,000 acres on the north end of Utah lake, around the AF boat harbor. Pheasant hunting there was indescribable. We had years where our entire group had limited out less than 50 yards from the truck, and only 10 minutes after opening time.

Same family had a 8,000 acre dry farm / wheat field out on the west desert in the Riverbed. We'd sit watering holes during the Dove opener and shoot cases of shells (back when the limit was 30 each). Sadly those days are gone forever.

-DallanC

Vince · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Got a few

It's no different out here Dallan...with urban encroachment (money hungry developers) and the mongrel greenies, habitat is quickly disappearing.

Having said that, I have never seen a wild pheasant...they are pretty much non existent out here.

Now, where is Stovey? Is the bugger lost again? I thought he'd be here drooling within seconds...or is that looking for seconds. Laughing