Shooting unpointed birds

Yes or no.

IF you are there to kill birds,,, just covey shoot before they fly.

Nope. Have let many fly. Paid off in the long run without a doubt

Just wondering about opinions. I personally don’t.

never

Pups on ground, no.
Hunting with seasoned dogs and a bird jumps up away from dogs but close to me, it's a dead bird.

SAME

young dogs no. Older dog that stop to flush yes.

Yes, back in the day. No now.

Do you still hunt one of the Brisco ranches?

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Bob white, not anymore. I will probably watch where it goes and see if a dog can get it pointed. At this stage it is about the dog work for me.
Blue quail and seasoned dog, maybe.
Pheasant, Grouse, Huns or Woodcock no.

That’s the info I was looking for.

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Do you still hunt one of the Brisco ranches?[/quote]

Yes---seeing a lot of birds but bad scenting conditions. Other pastures still have a manager who makes it hard to quail hunt during deer season.

Do you still hunt one of the Brisco ranches?[/quote]

Yes---seeing a lot of birds but bad scenting conditions. Other pastures still have a manager who makes it hard to quail hunt during deer season.
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Went there one time as a guest of a bird dogger that I had takeen to my lease up in Choncho county.

Do you still hunt one of the Brisco ranches?[/quote]

Yes---seeing a lot of birds but bad scenting conditions. Other pastures still have a manager who makes it hard to quail hunt during deer season.
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Glad to hear it’s just not my dogs having trouble scenting birds. Does make it tough working a young dog.

Yes---seeing a lot of birds but bad scenting conditions. Other pastures still have a manager who makes it hard to quail hunt during deer season.
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Glad to hear it’s just not my dogs having trouble scenting birds. Does make it tough working a young dog. [/quote]

They did not allow vehicles off the road when I was there. Has that changed?

Only in self defense

No. Forrest

If the dog bumps them, No.
A wild flush that was not the dogs fault, Yes.

I was thinking more on the wild flush line, never would shoot a bird my dog bumped.

I tried Blue Quail a couple of years ago but didn't stir any up (Black Gap WMA) but I think the ground is open enough for it to work. On Bobwhites, if there is brush, tall grass etc.- I tried without a dog and YES you can scare some up but there are two problems, First, the birds won't fly without a dog, they'll just keep walking away. I have fired one round to make them fly and then I have only one shot left in my double gun. The hit bird then soars down into brush and without a dog you have real problems finding it, so I don't hunt birds that way any more. I really like dove shooting in a field. After deer hunting that is my favorite,

Yes - get to work on retrieve, finding dead birds, etc. Often not the dogs fault.

It depends on the situation but I rarely let a bird go that I can get a clean shot on. The dogs appreciate the kill and retrieve. This doesn't happen very often in my experience.

Yes I will, hunt quite a bit without a dog.
Hunting with a dog, no I let them go.

Agreed

Exactly, don't think there's a hard fast answer, and everyone has to make their own ethical decisions, can't make those for them