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 Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: TXPanhandler]
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11/02/15 12:24 PM
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No hogs or snakes thankfully. Jumped tons of deer though. Gonna hunt till noon today and hopefully get some more.
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Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: tx hunter]
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11/02/15 12:37 PM
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changedmyname
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Hunted matador this weekend. We were severely handicapped by not having any dogs. Things started off very slow both mornings. Seemed like once 8:30 rolled around we started seeing birds and we were hearing shooting. We moved 10 coveys Saturday and 7 Sunday. We killed more birds than we recovered. Recovery rate was terrible due to the THICK vegetation. Shooting doubles proved to be worthless as I never could find the second bird due to the brush. Ended up with 13 birds in my bag. I know without a doubt I killed well over 20. Incredibly frustrating. First and last time I ever go without a dog. We had a lot fun though and that's what we'll remember. So you admittedly killed over your limit?
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Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: changedmyname]
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11/02/15 12:57 PM
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tx hunter
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Over the course of two days. Not in one day.
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Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: YellowDog]
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11/02/15 01:03 PM
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changedmyname
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Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: scalebuster]
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11/02/15 02:05 PM
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CinchMan
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Pushed 21 coveys and shot a 5 man limit in 5 hours in the panhandle saturday morning. A 5 man limit?? Wow....that's basically 5 coveys gone. I'm a little more conservative than that. Maybe you should take up another sport.. Like golf. That way you won't have to shoot anything. That's why they have limits. Not everyone feeds their dogs all year because they like to feel superior watching them work. Where I grew up we kept dogs because we liked to shoot and eat quail. When I was a kid we shot a limit every day of season and feasted on that game almost every night. All our neighbors ate good too. Why not kill out when there's plenty of birds. To each his own. I like shooting birds just as much as the next guy, but admittedly, for me, it's about dog work. Sounds like you must have access to a lot of land to be able to shoot limits every day and feel good about it. And I love eating quail, finally found 2-3 good recipes to use so I can rotate them. Very good eating. And when you were a kid (depending on your age) there probably was a ton of birds. I guess I'm still leary about shooting limits like that. And I have enough hobbies so I'll say no to golf. I suck anyway, bad. So I'll stick to team roping and duck hunting.
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Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: YellowDog]
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11/02/15 05:21 PM
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bill oxner
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We found 7 coveys in two hours this morning. Pointed only 4. We had to pick up several times to get out of the weeds. I don't think we could have made an hour of it if we had been walking.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-3669-105539-full_16668_105507_image.jpg)
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Re: Who's Quail Hunting this weekend
[Re: bill oxner]
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11/02/15 06:11 PM
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nak
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Lots of birds, not lots of shooting. We probably busted 12 or 13 coveys, only two pointed. The dogs could not sent worth a darn. Not only were they not finding coveys, they couldn't find the singles or the dead...I'm starting to believe the bit about a hard rain washing the scent off the birds for a day or two. What area? Sorry about that. We were at Matador As others have said, the only thing more impressive than the number of birds is the thickness of the cover. Hard walking and very tough to find downed birds. On The bright side, we did not see a single snake...but the majority of the time you could not see the ground either.  It was one of those strange hunts where the dogs did not bring much to the table, but working them is what it's all about and its always great!!!
We all need to practice Whoa more.
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