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Quail hunting with snow on the ground #6619221 01/06/17 03:22 PM
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Getting to hunt my lease this weekend near Childress for first time this year. Looks like there is gonna be some snow on the ground. Best hunt I ever had was 25 years ago with about 1" snow on the ground. Dogs noses worked well, birds held tight, seemed to stay together when the covey got up, didn't fly far. We found nearly every bird we shot down that day.

Hoping for a repeat weekend!!!!!


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Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6619243 01/06/17 03:30 PM
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Good luck. Post pictures. Say a covey still on the roost one morning in the snow. Wish I had gotten a picture.


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Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6619256 01/06/17 03:35 PM
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Sounds like you in for a great weekend. Good luck!!! Take it slow and enjoy your dogs.

Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6619260 01/06/17 03:38 PM
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Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6619310 01/06/17 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: pharmvet
Getting to hunt my lease near Childress for first time this year. Looks like there is gonna be some snow on the ground. Best hunt I ever had was 25 years ago with about 1" snow on the ground. Dogs noses worked well, birds held tight, seemed to stay together when the covey got up, didn't fly far. We found nearly every bird we shot down that day.

Hoping for a repeat weekend!!!!!


Same thing happened at my lease about 20 years ago except 4 inch snow. Dogs worked great, birds nit not fly far, held tight. Came back a week latter and in area we had hunted numbers down 70% the area of ranch not hunted numbers down 10% from before snow. cold wet very hard on coveys that are busted up.


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I was just coming on here to ask about hunting in the snow. I hate it once it starts to melt but I think the next couple of days will be fine. I hunt SW of Childress and I think they have received 3-4" of snow.

So what's the consensus. go or no go?

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Originally Posted By: rowdydog1
I was just coming on here to ask about hunting in the snow. I hate it once it starts to melt but I think the next couple of days will be fine. I hunt SW of Childress and I think they have received 3-4" of snow.

So what's the consensus. go or no go?


Go! Just call it quits at 3 so they have ample time to covey up before dark!


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I was just coming on here to ask about hunting in the snow. I hate it once it starts to melt but I think the next couple of days will be fine. I hunt SW of Childress and I think they have received 3-4" of snow.

So what's the consensus. go or no go?


Go! Just call it quits at 3 so they have ample time to covey up before dark!
at the very least 3:00


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Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: tigger] #6620103 01/06/17 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted By: tigger
Originally Posted By: pharmvet
Getting to hunt my lease near Childress for first time this year. Looks like there is gonna be some snow on the ground. Best hunt I ever had was 25 years ago with about 1" snow on the ground. Dogs noses worked well, birds held tight, seemed to stay together when the covey got up, didn't fly far. We found nearly every bird we shot down that day.

Hoping for a repeat weekend!!!!!


Same thing happened at my lease about 20 years ago except 4 inch snow. Dogs worked great, birds nit not fly far, held tight. Came back a week latter and in area we had hunted numbers down 70% the area of ranch not hunted numbers down 10% from before snow. cold wet very hard on coveys that are busted up.


I would like to know if Tigger's bunch hunted past 3:00. I'll bet they didn't.

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Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6620470 01/07/17 02:54 AM
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Headed west now. Staring down the barrel of a 6 hour drive. Any road conditions around Bonham /Sherman etc?



Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6620506 01/07/17 03:22 AM
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Becarful! Icy roads on 287. I will be heading that way tomorrow morning!!!

Re: Quail hunting with snow on the ground [Re: pharmvet] #6620743 01/07/17 11:19 AM
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I have seen birds take a beating from heavy snow and worse in ice storms, hunted or not. I don't bother them in those stressful conditions but an inch or so only means start a little later and have a hard morning hunt and shut it down for the day. The day it warms up after a snow is always interesting. Good luck!

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How can I get my pics NOT to be sideways?

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Save them to computer. Open them with paint. Rotate them and save them. Upload them.







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Or hold the phone sideways when taking picture.


Originally Posted by bill oxner
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out.


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Updates on your hunts?


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Awesome!!!!!!!got lots of great pics but I can't get them to post right side up for some reason.

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Originally Posted By: pharmvet
Awesome!!!!!!!got lots of great pics but I can't get them to post right side up for some reason.
Post them. I'll fix them


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Thanks for the pics! How many coveys moved over the weekend? How was the dog work?



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