Sharptails/Huns with labradors

[TwoLabs]

Sorry for being so late to replying. One more question, are they the type of bird that you have to be out at first light for? I’ve found with pheasants if I gave them a little bit of time to wake up in the morning I have been way more successful. I know with the early season heat early is probably better. Just curious on the best times to get after them.

 

[svnmag]

Sorry for being so late to replying. One more question, are they the type of bird that you have to be out at first light for? I’ve found with pheasants if I gave them a little bit of time to wake up in the morning I have been way more successful. I know with the early season heat early is probably better. Just curious on the best times to get after them.

IMHO--whenever. That's why I love bird hunting. Also, IMHO; you're not going to kill a sharptail after Halloween unless you happen to be in (usually their) flight path.

 

[TwoLabs]

IMHO--whenever. That's why I love bird hunting. Also, IMHO; you're not going to kill a sharptail after Halloween unless you happen to be in (usually their) flight path.

I’ve got vacation planned for every Friday after the opener until pheasant opener. I “hopefully” will be able to connect on a grouse and partridge

 

[svnmag]

I’ve got vacation planned for every Friday after the opener until pheasant opener. I “hopefully” will be able to connect on a grouse and partridge

You'll do fine. Huns hold longer and land at the first major terrain change. After busting a covey (partridge), ALWAYS wait about 30 seconds after all the commotion before moving on and be ready to pivot. About half the time; one or two hang back and flush while you're concentrated on "what just happened". I'd say the odds are slightly better than Sex Panther cologne.

That is all.

 

[Kurtr]

We can’t hunt them till noon first couple weeks then 10 after that and have. No problem killing them latter

 

[svnmag]

Sharps will sail for light years.

 

[Traxion]

Grouse will be in different places depending on time of day and conditions. Much more unpredictable that pheasants where you find thick stuff and shoot them.

 

[Rowdie]

I remember pass shooting grouse as a teenager. We'd set up in combined sunflowers and they'd fly up out of these deep draws overlooking the river .

 

[1lessdog]

I remember pass shooting grouse as a teenager. We'd set up in combined sunflowers and they'd fly up out of these deep draws overlooking the river .

Shot lots of Grouse flying from the big pastures over by Wishek into the sunflowers. Them were the days.

 

[riverview]

only thing i get up early for is waterfowl, i know a lot of guys all wound up hunting upland at first shooting light nothing wrong with that but now days i have lots of time. no starting a argument but ive seen alot of very expensive pointing dogs come ND and not shoot many birds.