Birds hunting

Trigger · Sep 22, 2024

Oct 1st.

NH opens. Pheasants.

I'm going to go.. I found a new place not far from me I can make it after work.

I guess come weekends I could go anywhere in the state. They closed my favorite 2 places to go. I haven't gone since.

There stocking different now.. there no longer letting everyone shoot the truck.

Trigger · Sep 22, 2024

I tried Maine Pheasant hunt when I lived right around where they were stocking. I think it's fairly new there.

They need more locations more.

But.. I didn't know anything on when they stocked I picked aplace and went each day..

I didn't see many people out there. And I got a birds or two each time.

It was nice.. I even put up a couple pat's but missed those.

I think it's better when they don't give any stocking info.

Trigger · Oct 27, 2024

Massachusetts Pheasant opened.

This year they stocked some real nice big birds in the mix.

You can even tell looking at these two.. the bottom bird is big..

Trigger · Nov 6, 2024

got another one of those big kawks

That bird took me for a ride Over 100 yards.

I think I've had about 4 or 5 good hard runners this year.

I still find it best to get a leash on the dog before reload.. she's good stays around nice but if she found one there's another.

Trigger · Nov 9, 2024

On a Saturday.. afternoon.
They were not easy to get birds..

That 10 Gauge is just keeps working good.

mnmuzzleloader · Nov 10, 2024

What is your load in your 10 gauge if you don’t mind sharing.

Trigger · Nov 10, 2024

75grns 3f .. 1.5oz #5

I was using #6. It works good to.

I favor the 5 over 6..

shot a rabbit with the same load. It was good.

I use the 4 overshot cards. 3 overpower 1 overshot.

been just cleaning with cooking oil patches and it seems to be a consistent loading nice loading. I like it better with a little fouling and lube mix..

nipple pick before I cap it for the hunt.

I was water cleaning it clean after every hunt and using nothing in the bore.

Spikebuck · Nov 10, 2024

German Shorthairs are such graceful, beautiful dogs!

Trigger · Nov 10, 2024

working on getting some scenery pictures together.

My daughter was with me a few times so I got good pictures of us also.

I would like a video of the dog running a nice birds like that.. she is very dramatic on the trail it's pretty. I'd have to maybe try not shooting one and just video it.

Trigger · Nov 10, 2024

Trigger · Nov 10, 2024

Britsmoothy · Nov 11, 2024

Fabulous country

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Them 10g are something else on pheasants.

Trigger · Nov 15, 2024

Just random..

When I take the 11 caps off.. the loose caps I put under the sweat band of my orange baseball cap.. keep them there for extras.

Other than having to take your hat off for a couple seconds.. it's a good spot.

Mr. 16 gauge · Saturday at 9:15 AM

Did a hunt a couple of years ago with my 10 gauge Pedersoli double on a pheasant preserve; the guide couldn't believe some of the shots I made........to say he was impressed was an understatement!
My load was 85 grains of FFg pushing 1 1/4 oz of #5 bismuth shot (preserve rules were no lead allowed).

Trigger · 2024-11-22T12:59:58-0500

Just got in.
Walked the whole place nothing.. nothing nothing.

Started walking out and where I started she found a nice one..

Then another one.

I was like where these things come from

.. they were stocking everything. They came in behind me.

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