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Nice hunt west of Abilene #7035304 01/12/18 11:48 AM
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Had a nice two day hunt west of Abilene last weekend. About 50/50 blues and bobs. Coveys not as big as last year, got into about 20 coveys both days. Good dog work including staying with running blues, finding wounded runners etc, surprising based on how dry/dusty it is out there. Getting time where we need some rain for next years crop.

Here is the video (click on the gear sign and pick 1080P and then click it to theater mode or full screen if it doesnt default there)
https://youtu.be/NXzuYOaHufs

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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035329 01/12/18 12:27 PM
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Nice! Thanks for posting! I love those plowed strips



Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035356 01/12/18 12:51 PM
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Man that was awesome start to my Friday morning! Thanks!


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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035381 01/12/18 01:24 PM
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Awesome pictures! Good looking dogs and land!

Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035391 01/12/18 01:37 PM
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Very nice...you captured it. Did the scailies hold

Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035418 01/12/18 02:02 PM
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Great pics Steve! up


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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035419 01/12/18 02:02 PM
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Greatness. Thanks for posting.


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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035426 01/12/18 02:06 PM
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Blues were normal blues, better be quick and be ok with forty yard shots. I carried about 10 high brass #6 in my pants pocket on each turn and when a covey flush wild I would switch over.

Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: georgia-bird-hunter] #7035470 01/12/18 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted By: georgia-bird-hunter
Awesome pictures! Good looking dogs and land!


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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035730 01/12/18 04:40 PM
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Absolutely awesome. Looks like a couple great days.


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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035752 01/12/18 04:58 PM
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I had similar results a few years ago with a friend who had a leases on the Nail ranch. It's somewhere west of Abalene.


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Fun video as usual, thanks.

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great video! up

Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: danceswithquail] #7035982 01/12/18 08:47 PM
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The kid looked as if he was having a blast.


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That's my buddy's son from Colorado 7 year old and he was up at 6am asking when are we leaving both mornings. Smiled the whole time. We had two nine year old girls on our pheasant hunting trip last month, joked that the pheasant camp will never be the same.

Kind of fun to be around young folks that dont have 12 aches and pains, always positive, and everything is new.

Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: 68rustbucket] #7036058 01/12/18 09:54 PM
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Nice! Thanks for posting! I love those plowed strips

Most likely plowed for fire breaks, we are under fire bans.


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Originally Posted By: bill oxner
I had similar results a few years ago with a friend who had a leases on the Nail ranch. It's somewhere west of Abalene.
It's by Albany. I used to hunt it, the Stasney Cook and the Matthews Lambshead. Best Quail hunting around back in the 80-mid 90's. Who was your friend Bill?


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Re: Nice hunt west of Abilene [Re: bobcat1] #7036277 01/13/18 01:35 AM
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I had similar results a few years ago with a friend who had a leases on the Nail ranch. It's somewhere west of Abalene.
It's by Albany. I used to hunt it, the Stasney Cook and the Matthews Lambshead. Best Quail hunting around back in the 80-mid 90's. Who was your friend Bill?


His name is Ron Paschall. I Hunted with him for years.


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Don't guess I ever met him but I might have. Memory is becoming fun the older I get.


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Nice pictures

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Thanks for sharing your hunt dwq!

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That looked like fun. Great video too.

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cool! clap

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