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George, as long as there is clay and not sand the water will hold for a while. Anytime you see needle grass out in those pastures you know the ground is wet much of the time and you have a possibility of finding birds. I have hunted them down to the other side of Gainesville.
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Sidelock
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Everytime I cross Alachua Prairie I think snipe...Geo
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So do I. Usually when I cross Paynes Prairie I am on the way to hunt them.
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Today, we were heading for a skunk in a previously hunted area over the years so we went to another location never before hunted by us and in the last 45 minutes found two birds. Floyd's Sadie (pictured) and Pop found both birds backed by the MuttPak, Willa and Abby. In other words, mine held up the rear. Gil 
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The first of two birds today, both mature roosters. Not too bad. Nice crisp 15 degrees F, but no wind so it was pretty perfect actually. 
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Beautiful! You have to love the happy and tired dogs. Great pictures from Iowa and Georgia.
Rich
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Same thing up north Snipe Hunter. Spikerush and Needle Spikerush are not eaten by cattle and thus thrive with heavy grazing. The birds seem to like the hummocky ground with shallow water in the cattle tracks. Easy to probe there with their long bills?
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Yesterday we opened the SC season with a whimper and very few bangs. Birds were harder to find than in Georgia. Georgia must be offering a better tax incentive than SC for the woodcock to winter here. Couple of shots that only accomplished letting the birds know whose side we were on. I had a couple of hours to hunt this afternoon. It was a gorgeous afternoon. Floyd had kids and sister in town so it was just the Muttpak and I. Found a half-dozen birds, but only this one held for the dogs. It was a new area for me. Highlight was a covey of quail that busted in front of unsuspecting Willa. Scent conditions were bone dry. This is about as close to a tailgate photo you gonna get from me. Gil 
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Glad you at least got one Gil. It has been years since I've shot one here. Hopefully I will find a couple of their cousins today.
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Nice pic Gil, but you really need to identify the gun you use in each picture. You baffle us with the multitude of your collection...Geo
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