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First flintlock Grouse
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gunmaker43
45 Cal.
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Without a doubt the best eating bird on the planet....way to go. Tom
Congratulations :thumbsup:
Brits. :hatsoff:
Brits. :hatsoff:
GreyWhiskers
69 Cal.
Good hunting and good shooting, Dan! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congrats Dan. :thumbsup: :hatsoff:
My wife won't let me in door unless she sees some grouse.HaHa! YUM!
spec's..
10 ga. Robins Fowler 1/2 stock english
Dunlap woodcraft sells a inleted kit.
chambers lock
rice barrel 37.5"Oct-round
went with the bigger bore due to less weight.
hollow underrib
load # 6 shot-95gr volume
1.5f kik powder-95 gr
4 over shot cards-shot- one over shot cards.
swab between shots..a must!
This is the most challenging of hunts..hands down.
Can't wait for the next one.
the grouse goods were good to me this day!
2 ruffed grouse
2 woodcock on drop down cleaning table attached to wood shed-library.
2 tack leading down to the river.
the river
open cover
hunter shredding cover eye level ..HaHa!
the camp...we had 7 dogs 5 were hunters.
Hunting buddy's chilling at the bank of the river after a push.
I am the only flint shooter in camp...they were patient while I reloaded.
Birds were holding tight.....just a week early on the woodcock migration.
This was their view...
Life is Good! :grin:
spec's..
10 ga. Robins Fowler 1/2 stock english
Dunlap woodcraft sells a inleted kit.
chambers lock
rice barrel 37.5"Oct-round
went with the bigger bore due to less weight.
hollow underrib
load # 6 shot-95gr volume
1.5f kik powder-95 gr
4 over shot cards-shot- one over shot cards.
swab between shots..a must!
This is the most challenging of hunts..hands down.
Can't wait for the next one.
the grouse goods were good to me this day!
2 ruffed grouse
2 woodcock on drop down cleaning table attached to wood shed-library.
2 tack leading down to the river.
the river
open cover
hunter shredding cover eye level ..HaHa!
the camp...we had 7 dogs 5 were hunters.
Hunting buddy's chilling at the bank of the river after a push.
I am the only flint shooter in camp...they were patient while I reloaded.
Birds were holding tight.....just a week early on the woodcock migration.
This was their view...
Life is Good! :grin:
Your hunts are definitely in Utopia....and using a fowler just exemplifies your wing shooting abilities.
When a woodcock flight come in....some of the best wing shooting ever. Fast and furious.
Thanks for posting....brings back a lot of memories.....Fred
When a woodcock flight come in....some of the best wing shooting ever. Fast and furious.
Thanks for posting....brings back a lot of memories.....Fred
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Thank You Gentelmen....
Turned "56" durning the hunt..
It was a day to remember.
My only hope is for those that wish this hunt..
That it some day come True!
My Thanks to Dunlaps Woodcrafts, Roy Stroh,and my hunting partners for making this happen.
b-list------flint N grouse------check!---Amen! :grin:
Turned "56" durning the hunt..
It was a day to remember.
My only hope is for those that wish this hunt..
That it some day come True!
My Thanks to Dunlaps Woodcrafts, Roy Stroh,and my hunting partners for making this happen.
b-list------flint N grouse------check!---Amen! :grin:
Ft. Jefferson
40 Cal.
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Congrats; at least you've got grouse to hunt! They're about all gone here in Ohio.
Dan...did you retire? :grin: I thought I had a lot of vacation!
Great to see you're getting out there on a variety of hunts.
After we shot together I knew you had no problem poking round balls all into the same hole in the target, but obviously your wingshooting matches that!
As usual excellent pictures too! Absolutely gorgeous country!
Great to see you're getting out there on a variety of hunts.
After we shot together I knew you had no problem poking round balls all into the same hole in the target, but obviously your wingshooting matches that!
As usual excellent pictures too! Absolutely gorgeous country!
Good job! I've never known a flintlock hunter to harvest two woodcock in one outing; but they're fairly scarce hereabouts. That's fine shooting.
Grouse hunting with flintlock fowlers is the best. My dog is hopeless as a birder (Kerry Blue Terrier) but then his trainer ain't no great shakes. ;-)
When I'm carrying a gun he walks behind me. No fool that dog.
Grouse hunting with flintlock fowlers is the best. My dog is hopeless as a birder (Kerry Blue Terrier) but then his trainer ain't no great shakes. ;-)
When I'm carrying a gun he walks behind me. No fool that dog.
When the woodcock are down(migrating) we will have lots of shooting opportunities.
4 of the 4 guys I hunted with are 200% dog nuts!
One trains for a living..
If it wasn't for the dog work this would have not happened.Period!
It was a struggle..shooting wise....I had to get twice as far ahead of these birds than normal. No kidding...it also helped that at times in thick tall cover the birds would fly straight up..then out. Just enough for me to get on them.Barely!
It was also after the shot that the dogs shinned...we try to hunt 20-30 yds apart..having another set of eyes on the flying target helped.
The birds that had low cover and were fired out of a catapult just laughed at me.
I had lots of shooting...I was batting about .085%HaHa!
We hunted 6- 8 hrs a day...sometimes less depending on the air temp.
My partners were conscious of their dog's physical condition.
Its a physical hunt..and you better have good foot wear...
We hit 2 warm days..the deer ticks were thick..
This place is a slice of heaven!..Glad I got to visit!
4 of the 4 guys I hunted with are 200% dog nuts!
One trains for a living..
If it wasn't for the dog work this would have not happened.Period!
It was a struggle..shooting wise....I had to get twice as far ahead of these birds than normal. No kidding...it also helped that at times in thick tall cover the birds would fly straight up..then out. Just enough for me to get on them.Barely!
It was also after the shot that the dogs shinned...we try to hunt 20-30 yds apart..having another set of eyes on the flying target helped.
The birds that had low cover and were fired out of a catapult just laughed at me.
I had lots of shooting...I was batting about .085%HaHa!
We hunted 6- 8 hrs a day...sometimes less depending on the air temp.
My partners were conscious of their dog's physical condition.
Its a physical hunt..and you better have good foot wear...
We hit 2 warm days..the deer ticks were thick..
This place is a slice of heaven!..Glad I got to visit!
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That's awesome. Great terrain.
I was already kicking myself over getting hurt and having to cancel on an invite for Grouse in MI this year with the MLs. Now I'm REALLY upset.
I was already kicking myself over getting hurt and having to cancel on an invite for Grouse in MI this year with the MLs. Now I'm REALLY upset.
