Brad Bickhaus set up an upland hunt for his sons and friends. Jeff Powell guided a group after the pheasant, chukar and quail I set out in the Cabin Field, while Steve Sanders took his pointers to the Tinkerfarm Field to get their birds. Brad and Trevor took Paisley, Trevor’s new springer out for a quail introduction. She did a great job finding the birds in light cover and Brad shot the last couple over her and we got to see her retrieve a few.
Jared West set up a hunt for his buddies, Jeff Zenthoeffer, Bob Buhlinger and Trevor and Adam Hubbs. Trevor brought his Red Setter, Jackson and Jeff Powell brought out his pups to find the pheasant, chukar and quail I set in the Clubhouse Field. Fun hunt for Jackson and the gang, and they brought back a bench full.
Phil Stock came out with his three sons, Ross, Sam and Alex to hunt some pheasant and chukar. The birds don’t stand a chance with this group out there. Jeff Powell guided the hunt with mostly Brittanys and his setter. I think the footage from this hunt is from Ross’s angle.
David Diecker started off the New Year hunting with his grandson, Connor. I set some pheasant and chukar in the Clubhouse Field and Jeff Powell brought out his Brittanys, Setter, German shorthair and maybe even a cocker in there to find, point and flush the birds. David and Connor made easy work of the birds getting up in shotgun range.
Dean, Travis and Chelsi Devall came out to run their herd of dogs on some birds I set out in the Cabin Field. Dean brought along his lab, Peaches and new pointer Cy, while Travis brought out his two setters, Zip and Patches, and his new pointer Sadie. Needless to say the birds didn’t have much a chance. (this video has been mostly edited for content, although some fowl language may still be present).
Nathan, Mitchell, Tony and Randy Jenkins came for a quail hunt and picked a gusty day. I stashed quail coveys behind windbreaks as much as possible at the Tinkerfarm Field. Travis Devall, brought out his setter pair, Patches and Zip to help him with the guiding. The windy weather got most of the coveys up and heading to the timber, but they had a few nice rises and lots of singles action.
Brian Cremeens came up from Florida to do some family visits and catch a pheasant hunt with us at Sandy Run. Colton Wilkins brought up his duo of dogs to find the birds. A little taste of a Midwest bird hunt before heading back down to sunny Florida.
John McIntosh came down with two friends, Chris Cougill and John Williamson. They started out hunting some pheasant and chukar with Williamson’s Drahthaar, Bing. Then we put out some quail coveys and got out a few setters, Doo and Ava to help Bing with the bird finding. After a nice hunt, John McIntosh got his young setter, Binks, out of the truck to find some quail.
Our annual Youth Pheasant Hunt hosted by the Cumberland Trail Chapter of Quail and Upland Game Alliance is coming up on Saturday, January 28rd from 9 am to 4 pm. The cost is only $10/hunter, and each hunter will get to hunt for two pheasants, a door prize and food and drinks. Clay pigeon shooting will be available all day. This hunt has limited space, so please call to make your reservations for the time you desire to hunt. Participants must be 16 and younger, have a hunting license and be accompanied by an adult with a FOID card.
Check out some videos of our past youth hunts.
J.D. Stroud set up an upland bird hunt for his family, Jairen, Josh and Jeremy. Travis Devall brought out his setter, Zip and Patches to point the birds in the Clubshouse Field. This was Jairen’s first upland hunt and he knocked down a few the dogs found for him.