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Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 04:42 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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This is our third season running our dogs for a great group of guys on a fantastic ranch just north of Noodle, TX. This year was by far the best of the three. Got there Thursday around two and hit the field around 3, found 14 coveys by 5:30 or so (killed 29). Hunted 2.5 hours Friday morning and found 14 coveys then about 3 hours in the afternoon and found 15-16 coveys (killed 46). Saturday I didn't keep as good of a count but it was as many or more and ended the weekend with a total of 125 birds killed and found, plus I bet we lost 10 or more in the thick cover. And of course the banded bird in my other thread. I am a little disappointment in my pictures but I did get a few decent ones (really need to learn how to use this camera). Before anyone starts in about shooting too many, blah, blah, this ranch is hunted one time a year, so take the whining somewhere else. I wish I had my camera Friday morning, Ace (my EP) found 9 coveys in less than 30 minutes, then his back legs went south on him again and I didn't hunt him anymore the rest of the weekend. Punkin Punkin again Bleu Bleu again Bleu, Daisy & Punkin Bleu & Daisy with Punkin Backing with bird in his mouth
Last edited by CCBIRDDOGMAN; 02/21/17 04:49 PM.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 04:50 PM
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Navasot
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Sounds like yall did good! cool looking country
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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#6682456
02/21/17 04:53 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 05:11 PM
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georgia-bird-hunter
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Awesome trip and pictures!!
My friend has a Boykin that we are going to bring out next season to help find dead birds.
Looks like those did a great job.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 05:26 PM
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 05:28 PM
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One small note to add, the 60-65 covey's that were found not one piece of ground was hunted twice. So on average we shot 2 birds per covey and the covey's ranged from 15-30 birds. So blessed to see the birds come back so strong.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 05:42 PM
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 05:55 PM
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President and cofounder of magical pellet club.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 06:09 PM
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Gotta love that many birds in that open country. Just seems too good to be true, caught myself a bunch going "those birds wouldnt be out in the middle of nowhere" but they are in a boom year and man its fun.
If the Matador WMA / TPW lets hunters take 9,000 birds off of 28,000 acres, think you boys are fine with your 125!
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 06:09 PM
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/21/17 06:51 PM
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Worth the wait. Thanks for posting.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/22/17 01:23 AM
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All I can say is Wow! I love pic of the dog backing with a bird in mouth!
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/22/17 01:41 PM
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Hunting a place like that one weekend of the year and taking 125 is a whole different story than slamming most of these places repeatedly. .......you still shot too many
Say When.....
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/22/17 02:47 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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I only shot 3 They were with a Taurus Judge though, so....
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/22/17 03:12 PM
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bill oxner
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Hunting a place like that one weekend of the year and taking 125 is a whole different story than slamming most of these places repeatedly.
.......you still shot too many It was once common practice for me and my friends to come home with a three day limit, especially on day leases. I slowed down to shooting only pointed birds and limiting myself in the early 90s, mostly to have birds to hunt at the end of season.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/22/17 11:43 PM
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bobcat1
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I only shot 3 They were with a Taurus Judge though, so.... Woohoo!
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/23/17 02:55 PM
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Nice pictures, I now have a Boykin and he makes my show a whole lot better.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/25/17 04:37 AM
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One small note to add, the 60-65 covey's that were found not one piece of ground was hunted twice. So on average we shot 2 birds per covey and the covey's ranged from 15-30 birds. So blessed to see the birds come back so strong. Of the hunts I have been on this year (and it has been quite a "boom" year in normal quail country statewide), we have been self-restricted to taking only 2 birds from each covey - regardless of size and preferably cocks, of course. To each his own, but I have great respect for the bobwhite and its well-known reputation as having perhaps the most enemies of any form of Texas wildlife. The best hunt I had this (benchmark) season was a Friday morning, lunch break, Friday afternoon and Saturday morning hunt totaling 61 coveys. That hunt may never be eclipsed in my lifetime, and with that potential fact, I am perfectly content.
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Re: Pictures from last weekend at the Shin Oak
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02/27/17 01:38 PM
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I only shot 3 They were with a Taurus Judge though, so.... You're like the Doc Holiday of quail hunters!
Say When.....
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