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Post by 161 on Nov 3, 2011 20:05:25 GMT -5
Went to NW Iowa for opening weekend. It was dry, the ponds and creeks were dried up. The dust off the gravel roads drifted 4 to 500 yards on both sides of the road. In the morning when you would expect to find dew in the fields the dogs were covered with dust.
But to spite all that the dogs worked hard. Sat. morning we shot 13 birds, 7 hunters 3 dogs. All three dogs are good retrievers but we lost some birds in the tall grass because it was so dry. Sun. the wind was blowing about 25 mph. Saw one bird in the morning. At noon we eat and everybody took a nap. I got up about 3:15 and shot two before season closed at 4:30. Monday we shot three by 10:30 AM then started the 3.5 hour drive home.
Not great but for the weather we did OK. Guss made several nice points and had some birds knocked down to her. I used my old Stevens SXS 20 ga. imp. cyl. and modified 26 inch barrels. Used some old white box WW 3 inch #5 shot. Not because I thought I needed the Mags. for pheasant but because I had them given to me. Took a old Winchester 1897 12 ga. riot gun cyl. choke with Federal Ultra Pheasant #5 shot. Early in the season so shots were up close. Killed 4 with it. Had a good weekend with my dog and some old guns.
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Post by ET on Nov 4, 2011 4:48:43 GMT -5
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I always enjoy following your pheasant hunt with Gus as it often brings back memories of a time with my past 4-legged hunting companion hunting birds. For me there is something special that occurs when a good dog and man relationship develops and they team up for hunting.
Thanks for sharing.
Ed
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Post by 161 on Nov 5, 2011 18:49:52 GMT -5
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=523830203Hope this works. I've never mastered posting pictures so I put my face book link on instead. I guess if one of you wants to come kill me in my sleep with the info you get so be it. Posted a pic of Gus, Zoe and two birds we shot today with an old 1897 Winchester made in 1917. I used a set of calipers to measure the choke last night it measured .685. On the Carlson site they say an extra full turkey is .690. The bird to the right was shot at about 25 yards. I was afraid to walk over to it the way the feathers flew. Luckily I shot a little high and stayed out of the breast. We shot one other this morning so I limited out today. Notice the overhang on my belt? That's the Oreo triple stuff while watching the Outdoors Channel. Gus is sure getting gray.
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Post by 161 on Nov 6, 2011 19:17:15 GMT -5
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Post by 161 on Nov 6, 2011 19:22:55 GMT -5
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Post by ET on Nov 14, 2011 16:16:26 GMT -5
161 Enjoyed seeing the pictures and for some reason I’m craving a pheasant dinner. The 870 is one fantastic shotgun IMO. I’ve had mine for about 30-years and it has never once given me any kind of grief. From woodcock to now wild turkeys it just brings the birds home, as long as I do my part hitting them. ;D Ed
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Post by 161 on Nov 14, 2011 17:53:48 GMT -5
This one came with a 28 inch modified plain barrel that I used a long time. I had the 26 inch skeet barrel you see in the pic. I had it cut for Carlson Thin Walled chokes. I looked the Serial # up last week it was made 11/1950. I've had it close to 35 years shot a lot of deer with that old gun
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