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Woodcock Thread #6110209 12/30/15 11:17 PM
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Finally got a chance to get out there and hunt them with Jenny. She did great - her Daddy, not so much. smile

Yesterday's hunt: 8 points, 11 birds (one point got up three!), 5 shots, 2 birds to bag. They were the two biggest birds I have ever taken - guess I can only hit the slow, fat ones.



Jenny's "There's a bird in there but if you want him you'll have to get him yourself" point.



Originally Posted by Russ79
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.


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This morning's quick hour and a half hunt: 4 points, 4 birds, 2 shots, 1 bird to bag.



Jenny's "Whoa! There's one right here I almost ran by!" point:



Originally Posted by Russ79
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Great pictures, beautiful dog, cool birds. I have got to hunt them someday. 'Doubt I can hit any, but want to at least see 'em.


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Great pictures. Great looking dog.


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Were these birds found in Corsicana? Or close to that area? I have a place down there that's wooded, but majority is under water.

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Originally Posted By: Catch Dog
Were these birds found in Corsicana? Or close to that area? I have a place down there that's wooded, but majority is under water.


No Catch Dog, these were at my place in Houston county. Corsicana area does get some birds in the wooded areas, but not near the numbers as east TX on average. This was by far the best December hunt I have had - I assume the cold front and moist conditions are the reasons.

Thank you for the kind words for Jenny guys - she has been a real blessing to me and I have sure enjoyed her.


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Are they good eating?


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To me, they taste just like a dove. I breast them out and eat them the same way - they are just larger.

(Technically, woodcock threads should be in the migratory bird section since they are in fact migratory birds, but traditionally they have long been considered upland game by most.)


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Originally Posted by Russ79
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I am gonna play 20 questions on this one. Do they hold pretty tight when dogs are working?


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Mostly, yes. Very tight. Sometimes one will run/move a little ways but that is the exception rather than the rule. They will usually get up only when you approach very close. The thicker the cover the tighter they hold. The first one I killed in the picture held about 1-2 feet off the end of Jenny's nose. I'm pretty sure I could have stomped him to death if I had wanted to. smile


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Originally Posted By: Baylor_Bears
Are they good eating?


Their breasts are a darker color compared to other game birds I have eaten. I have read that they are not one of the better tasting game birds on the dinner plate, and I think some people are grossed out because they eat a lot of worms. Nonetheless, I prepare mine wrapped in bacon and find them delicious!

NP: Are you finding them in any particular cover this year (any trends different from other years?), or the is it the same scenario "they are were you find them" (or however the quote goes...)

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Mostly in the thick stuff (primarily yaupon) on those two hunts. It could be different when I go back this weekend. confused2


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A couple more just for fun.

"Can't we go hunting already, Daddy?"



Tuckered out on the ride home.



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Awesome pics NP, sharp looking 4 legged friend you got there and the food looks excellent! up

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Onion, bacon, soak in Italian dressing overnight, grill and OH MY! Please save us a few for their return trip north in the spring. Great birds for a young dog to learn on, strong scent and they hold well.

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Chas here is a video of one that stayed behind in Michigan celebrating the new year:



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I've watched them do this in the spring. Funny AND fantastic at the same time.

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Where does the good looking shorthair come from. Beautiful bird dog!!

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Originally Posted By: stoptoflush
Where does the good looking shorthair come from. Beautiful bird dog!!


I got lucky. That's it. I kept jumping woodcock at my farm and thought "How cool it would be to hunt them." I have never hunted birds or had a bird dog in my life. A nice guy posted a litter of GSP puppies for sale in the classifieds on here and a little female caught my eye. So I bought her.

I had no idea how to train a bird dog. Bought a couple of books and gave her some rudimentary training as a pup. Took her out at a year old and she just had the instinct. At first she flushed and chased any bird she saw. When it happened to be a woodcock I would praise her. After a couple of trips she knew what we were after, would hold a point and I finally scratched one down - it fell in sight and she retrieved it and brought it to hand. I don't think I have ever been so excited.

By the end of the season that first year she was working cover beautifully, locking down on points, steady at the shot, finding birds, and retrieving them to hand. She is 5 now and a joy to watch. I still don't know the first thing about bird dogs - but I do know the Good Lord has blessed me with this one.

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Originally Posted by Russ79
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I ran Setters in grouse and woodcock trials for a couple of decades and even towards the end I had young dogs that would "train" me more than I trained them. When you get dogs like that all you can do is look up and SMILE.

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Originally Posted By: Nogalus Prairie
Originally Posted By: stoptoflush
Where does the good looking shorthair come from. Beautiful bird dog!!


I got lucky. That's it. I kept jumping woodcock at my farm and thought "How cool it would be to hunt them." I have never hunted birds or had a bird dog in my life. A nice guy posted a litter of GSP puppies for sale in the classifieds on here and a little female caught my eye. So I bought her.

I had no idea how to train a bird dog. Bought a couple of books and gave her some rudimentary training as a pup. Took her out at a year old and she just had the instinct. At first she flushed and chased any bird she saw. When it happened to be a woodcock I would praise her. After a couple of trips she knew what we were after, would hold a point and I finally scratched one down - it fell in sight and she retrieved it and brought it to hand. I don't think I have ever been so excited.

By the end of the season that first year she was working cover beautifully, locking down on points, steady at the shot, finding birds, and retrieving them to hand. She is 5 now and a joy to watch. I still don't know the first thing about bird dogs - but I do know the Good Lord has blessed me with this one.


Sounds like a good one. They have several NSTRA trials in your area each year. You should run her in one of them and extend your season.


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A great day today. 4 points, 4 shots, 3 birds.



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That's 75 percent shooting. Greatness.


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Originally Posted By: bill oxner
That's 75 percent shooting. Greatness.


Thanks Bill.

It was one of those rare days when all 4 points were in fairly open stuff. That almost never happens. The third shot centered a pine sapling or I may have had a 3/3/3 day. Which I would like to have one of before I'm gone but don't expect to.....

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