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LD,
In my last post I was thinking about the orig topic of driven bird shoots when I compared it to pass shooting dove, but agree that tower live bird shooting, from what I've heard, sounds like fun. Basically, all the ligitimate shooting of these good guns sounds like fun to me, some more than others. I did my first pen raised bird shooting this last season and had a mix of terrible to very good actual hunting, but still managed to have a decent time for the overall trips. I can see why some have made comments/opinions at either extreme now. Still, a wild bird is a much more rewarding experience to me. Quail being at the top of my list.

I love quail hunting, theres not much better than that rush when a covey you didnt believe was there busts under your feet. Unfortunately, our quail here seem to be almost gone, due to a couple of really hard winters. After our wheat harvest in a couple of weeks, we will be better able to see what we have. California quail hunting, at Uncle Kens ranch and in the Los Padres natl Forest was always a big deal when I was younger. I have learned to get pretty excited about a bunch of roosters cackling their way out of a brushy draw tho...Diane and I were in Scotland a couple of years ago for a month + and had the opportunity to watch a shoot near Achnasheen. Couldnt afford to participate, but really got a feel for the whole thing. Maybe we will win the lottery and can go back....

Agree with Chuck and LD, I love quail hunting (we have California quail) and sometimes walking about you
find them together with partridge and rabbits in the same field. Very good hunting.


JC