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It's not a bird or a double, but I took down a few of the finest dinners found anywhere on the planet.



I figure I have 2 days of Iowa pheasants left. One of them will be Friday, the Closer. The other chosen from the rest of the week as circumstances allow.


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And so what is the beautiful gun you used on them squil'; caliber?
Agreed on great eating except that some of the old Fox squil's can be TOUGH.


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Docbill, it is a tricked out Winchester 1885 Singleshot (known in modern times as a "Low Wall"). This one is an earlyish "thick tang" version which is the crème de la crème of low walls in my opinion. It is a .22 Long Rifle. Pretty much the perfect squirrel rifle.

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Floyd and I were not too far from GLS yesterday. We worked a little harder but managed two limits on woodcock. Floyd shot his SKB and I shot my Parker GH. Floyd's Brittany Sadie gave my Brittany, Sherwood, a crash course in the ways of Woodcock and Sherwood picked up most of it pretty well.

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Glad to hear you had a good time Mills, hope to see you at the Southern.


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Great pictures thanks! We have lots of standing corn and even some soybeans around here. Snow up to the cobs in many places. I hope any pheasants still alive will find it. Have not seen one since the last blizzard that dropped 16-24" of snow and closed all Interstate Highways. I'm not worried about the sharptails or gray partridge.

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Originally Posted By: David Williamson
Glad to hear you had a good time Mills, hope to see you at the Southern.


I will be there. Actually doing some work arranging the Smith Parker Challenge this morning.

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First hunt of 2020. Birds are really scarce around here but you can pick up a couple if you are able and willing to spend most of the day looking.



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Snipe, are you shooting from the boat?


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I have shot a couple from that kayak but shooting with your legs straight out and not being able to pivot very well isn't the most productive way to shoot birds. I also don't like paddling with a shotgun laying across my lap. If it slides off my lap it's likely gone for good. Last weekend I took that photo on the bow because my kayak was the only dry place where I could lay my gun.

However, I have shot a number of times from the boat below. I do that when the areas I hunt are flooded and the birds move from shore to floating mats. I use a paddle to approach the mat. The mats range in size from 15' in diameter to perhaps as much as 100'. They are peat mats from the bottom of the lake that have broken loose and are now floating on the surface. I lay the gun across the bow and sit in the very front seat. Sometimes they flush as I am approaching, sometimes not until I bump into the mat and stand up. A number of factors influence how approachable those birds are including the density and height of the vegetation growing on the mat. I shoot more sitting than standing but it is easier to pivot on a boat seat than in a kayak.



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