Charlie and Brad Diecker came out for a pheasant and chukar hunt. Mark Pottorff brought out his Golden Retrievers, Star and Major, to flush the birds from the milo strips at the north end of the Tinkerfarm Field. If they didn’t get them all it was close, nice hunt and chance to walk off some Thanksgiving turkey.
CJ Spener set up his annual post-Thanksgiving hunt for several of his family members. Steve Sanders came up with his pointers to guide for the pheasant, chukar and quail I set out in the Cabin Field. They had some nice quail rises, getting the whole lot of them shooting at once. The pheasant and chukar didn’t stand much of a chance with the good dogs and experienced hunters.
Michael Williamson came out with his father, Ray and son, Evan, and German shorthair, Ranger for an upland bird hunt. I set out some pheasant, chukar and quail in the north end of the Tinkerfarm Field. The first rooster pheasant didn’t play fair, jumping up ahead and then disappearing into a thick fencerow. But Ranger was able to work the rest of the birds and gave the hunters some good wingshots.
Shaun and Dustin Lance came out with Brian Clark on Thanksgiving morning for a pheasant hunt. The wet field had the pheasants moving around, but Remmington and Skeeter tracked them down and with nice quick shooting they came back with most.
Jud Wilkins set up a hunt for a bunch of his family and friends, Hunter, Colton, and Sidney Wilkins, Richard and Andra Malone, and Cole Armstrong. I filled the Clubhouse Field and pasture with birds and Jud got his setter, Bama and German shorthair, Preacher out to find the birds. Lots of fun and some good shooting. Not sure how some chukar got away, but they made up for a lost double, when they nail all the chukar on a three bird rise and the rooster pheasant that got flushed as the last chukar fell.
Rich and Richard Berry came out for a pre-Thanksgiving upland bird hunt. Greg Ireland came out with Daisy to do the guiding. The wet weather kept the pheasants running, the chukars stayed paired up and ready to fly and the quail hid as well as they could from the water drops and pellets. Daisy found them all and there was a lot of action for the hunters.
John Fair brought out his Brittany, Gunner for a warm up pheasant and chukar hunt. I set out some birds in the East Bottom Field and John and Gunner set out to find them. The pheasants wanted to run in the dreary, wet weather, but Gunner found them all plus 1 along with some bonus quail.
Joe Lawson set up a pheasant and chukar hunt for his son, Tim and son-in-law Doug Forbes. I filled the Clubhouse Field with birds and got Doo and Curly out of the kennel to hunt them up. They picked a rainy day, so the pheasants were on the run, but between all the dogs we found all the birds and came back with most.
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Sandy Run will have it’s next Continental Pheasant Shoot on Saturday January, 21st. Get signed up soon to make sure you get your spot reserved.
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