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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Randy Perkins came out to run his dog Jesse for the second day in a row. His Dad, Gene and wife, Jody came along to help with the dog work and harvest. I set out a few single quail and we worked with Jesse on her steadiness on point. I even got to try out Randy’s new Bennelli Ethos, shoots nice. Then on to some quail and chukar sets in the Clubhouse Field. Fun afternoon in the field.
Nick Ramsey and Carlos West came out for a pheasant hunt with their dogs, Jasmine, German Shorthair and Tina, a Vizsla. I scattered some pheasant in the Clubhouse field and the quartet set out. I was able to capture the first couple of rises with the GoPro, both successful. They had a good time chasing the most uncooperative birds through the thick cover.
Dr. Jerry Fortuna brought out his father, Jerry for an upland bird hunt and to get his two dogs on some birds. Jackson, German Shorthair and Cooper, Vizsla, found the pheasant, chukar and quail I set out in the Cabin Field. The dogs did a nice job finding the birds in the thick milo and foxtail and the hunters only left a few for the next hunters.
Randy Perkins came out with his wife, Jody and English Setter, Jesse, for quail and chukar hunt. I set some quail doubles and triples and some chukar double sets for Jesse to find. Randy got the rare opportunity to get a pheasant triple as three flushed, missed on the first shot, but knocked down two to follow up. Jesse did a nice job finding the birds I set around the edge of the thick Clubhouse Field, and they only left a few to look for the next day.
Mike Johnson treated his son Greg to an overnight pheasant and chukar hunt. The first day was gusty, so we decided to hunt chukars on their first hunt. I filled the Clubhouse Field with chukar and got Curly and Doo to start the hunt. Doo bumped the first couple, just to make the hunt a little more interesting, but after some better dog work and some good shooting we came back with almost all the chukar. A slightly delayed dinner (cook’s mistake) and some college football on TV led us to bed and then biscuits, gravy and eggs to wake up. Jeff Powell brought out his dogs to guide a pheasant hunt at the Tinkerfarm after breakfast. They must have done ok, because we filled their cooler with pheasant, chukar and maybe a stray quail.
Tommy Diekroeger drove up from Atlanta to see some family and go out for a quail hunt with his cousin Kevin and Brittany, Abby. I set out some quail coveys around the Tinkerfarm Field and Abby found them all. Some extreme wind hindered the covey rises, but the single hunting kept Abby and the boys on their toes in the thick fencerows.