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Sandy Run Field Report October 12, 2022

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The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStill in Beans000
ClubhouseThick000
East BottomStill in Corn000
North TinkerStill in Beans000
PastureGood14166
South TinkerStill in Corn000
West BottomStill in Corn000
West CabinGood000
WoodsOpen in December000
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Sandy Run Field Report January 19, 2022

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 Condition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinGood389517
ClubhouseGood31 1711
East BottomGood  497 17
North TinkerGood25974
PastureGood070
South TinkerGood 2335 24
West BottomGood 16 2
West CabinGood2240
WoodsAwesome 0 0 5

Mushroom Fest 2025, April 26th

Please let me welcome you for all your support this last bird season. You are invited to join us on April 26th for Mushroom Fest 2025.

The party will be held at the Sandy Run Clubhouse and starts around 4pm with food starting around 5pm until it’s gone or everyone is full. If you would like to do some shroom hunting you are welcome to come early. Bring your pole if you’d like to try to catch some bass or bluegill from the ponds.

Multiple types of mushrooms, fish, shrimp, beer can chicken, fried tators and some crawfish with all the fixings are on the menu.

Bring a chair and what you would like to drink and I will see you the last Saturday of April.

Pretty sure there will be plenty of these this year!

Sandy Run Field Report: March 28, 2025 (Last One)

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape376034
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition241312
East BottomCover is prime1001
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape75718
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys11010
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer202118
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds243
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys200
WoodsOpen and awesome0170

Sandy Run Field Report: March 19, 2025

The one that got away

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape445846
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition272433
East BottomCover is prime1211
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape56710
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys134
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer241919
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds570
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys050
WoodsOpen and awesome070

Sandy Run Field Report: March 12, 2025

Wirehairs pointing a covey in the Triangle Field

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape295536
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition241521
East BottomCover is prime1000
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape66914
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys030
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer264723
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds470
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys070
WoodsOpen and awesome070

Sandy Run Field Report: March 5, 2025

Wirehairs pointing a covey in the Triangle Field

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape295536
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition241521
East BottomCover is prime1000
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape66914
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys030
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer264723
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds470
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys070
WoodsOpen and awesome070

Sandy Run Field Report: February 26, 2025

Keep flying!

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape454827
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition281219
East BottomCover is prime275
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape22418
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys030
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer144612
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds090
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys050
WoodsOpen and awesome0100

Sandy Run Field Report: February 19, 2025

Hildy and Deo on Point

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape525018
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition8996
East BottomCover is prime268
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape243511
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys121
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer144010
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds4100
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys005
WoodsOpen and awesome060

It was a rooster pheasant

West Cabin Quail Hunt

Nobody picked Tuesday morning to hunt, too many folks make decisions based on long range weather forecasts. So, I took advantage of the open time to try out the West Cabin field. Last season that field was barely hunted due to a monocrop of Partridge Pea. Partridge Pea is a nice plant in small spots or narrow strips, but gets too thick and woody to walk through or even allow birds to take flight if it is in solid blocks.

This season I worked to control the partridge pea and have a better mix of little blue, foxtail, mixed in with the pea. I set out a big covey of 13 quail toward the center and Hildy and I went to flush them out. We had a nice rise, with every bird taking flight at once, I missed the three that took off toward the east with both shots. I had no idea where the remaining ten had flown.

We worked around for the singles I hadn’t marked down and found three of which I harvested one, good flyers darting away. My marked birds started calling the others and I was able to locate a few on the way to flush them out of the middle timber stand. Picked up a two of those and chased and missed and chased and hit the ones in the woods. Had two fly to the back prairie field, which is in the best shape that it ever has been.

After a couple of hours and 25 shots, Hildy and I came back with 8 of the 13. The west cabin field is prime for a challenging quail hunt.

Sandy Run Field Report: February 12, 2025

Hildy at the West Cabin

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape635320
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition92107
East BottomCover is prime088
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape304211
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys461
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer211413
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds3101
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys005
WoodsOpen and awesome066

Sandy Run Field Report: February 5, 2025

The following is a list of Sandy Run’s Upland Fields and the number of birds left by hunters in the last 30 days.

 FieldCondition# Pheasant# Quail# Chukar
CabinStrips are and edges good shape644513
ClubhouseExcellent hunting condition1061110
East BottomCover is prime187
North TinkerEdges are nice, strips are in good shape333315
PastureGreat for some chukar or quail coveys431
South TinkerEdges nice, strips are nicer351413
West BottomMaybe the best field hunting any birds281
West CabinHuntable, nice challenge for quail coveys100
WoodsOpen and awesome066