Comments on: Sharptail grouse late season tactic #2 http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/01/13/sharptail-grouse-late-season-tactic-2/ Brittanys as companion bird dogs. Hunting, training, trialing and more. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SteveH http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/01/13/sharptail-grouse-late-season-tactic-2/#comment-65 SteveH Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:00:56 +0000 http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/01/13/sharptail-grouse-late-season-tactic-2/#comment-65 I thought I would comment a little on late season Pheasants. These buggers after being chased and shot at for a couple of months get real smart and would rather run than fly. Since I like to hunt by myself, quite often I look for areas where the cover is pretty thick(like cat tails) or there is a natural block of some kind(like a creek) to put the odds more in my favor. Some Roosters,certainly not all, will still hold long enough for your dog to point in these conditions. Since the cover is usually thick and tall, I use the locate/pager button on my e-collar quite often to keep track of my dogs. If they are on point, I have even used the locater to lead me to them as sometimes you can't even see the dogs until you are a few feet from them in those cat tails. I could use the run or point mode I guess but usually choose not to. I also change chokes on my favorite late season shotgun as the shots tend to be a little bit farther than early the season. My favorite gun is a Beretta Silver Piegon II O/U in 20 Gauge with 28" barrels. I will use a modified in the bottom barrel with #6 shot Magnum and either an Improved Modified or Full choke in the top barrel with # 6 or #5's. If the wind is blowing hard, I may even change to a Improved Modified choke in the bottom and Full in the top barrel and possibly change shot size to a #4. I thought I would comment a little on late season Pheasants. These buggers after being chased and shot at for a couple of months get real smart and would rather run than fly. Since I like to hunt by myself, quite often I look for areas where the cover is pretty thick(like cat tails) or there is a natural block of some kind(like a creek) to put the odds more in my favor. Some Roosters,certainly not all, will still hold long enough for your dog to point in these conditions. Since the cover is usually thick and tall, I use the locate/pager button on my e-collar quite often to keep track of my dogs. If they are on point, I have even used the locater to lead me to them as sometimes you can’t even see the dogs until you are a few feet from them in those cat tails. I could use the run or point mode I guess but usually choose not to.

I also change chokes on my favorite late season shotgun as the shots tend to be a little bit farther than early the season. My favorite gun is a Beretta Silver Piegon II O/U in 20 Gauge with 28″ barrels. I will use a modified in the bottom barrel with #6 shot Magnum and either an Improved Modified or Full choke in the top barrel with # 6 or #5′s. If the wind is blowing hard, I may even change to a Improved Modified choke in the bottom and Full in the top barrel and possibly change shot size to a #4.

]]> By: Peacher79 http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/01/13/sharptail-grouse-late-season-tactic-2/#comment-62 Peacher79 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:17:50 +0000 http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/01/13/sharptail-grouse-late-season-tactic-2/#comment-62 Just a reminder, take a munute and pattern your gun when changing shot sizes, loads, etc. My shooting has been helped by this many times. You'll have more clean kills and maybe the results of patterning will show you why you miss sometimes. You'll build confidence in your gun and load. You will know that if you do your part the gun and load will do there part. Bob Just a reminder, take a munute and pattern your gun when changing shot sizes, loads, etc. My shooting has been helped by this many times. You’ll have more clean kills and maybe the results of patterning will show you why you miss sometimes. You’ll build confidence in your gun and load. You will know that if you do your part the gun and load will do there part.

Bob

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