South Carolina Woodcock
 

Many firsts for me...first time to fly with a gun, first time to ever see a woodcock and first time to hunt in rubber boots. Gum Leaf boots are very comfortable to wear and definitely necessary. The rivers in SC were all way above flood stages. I now understand everyone’s affection for woodcock! Just love them! Our best day we moved 18 birds in 2 hours. The shooting in that stuff is dang tough for a short grass open prairie guy! Can’t wait to go back next year!

Looks awesome!

Not to derail your thread, but which type of Gum Leaf boots did you buy?

I have been thinking about buying a new pair of knee boots since a discovered a hole in my Muck boots.

I got the Viking Tex that's not insulated

Shawn did you hunt with a guide or just go on your own? Nice pics!

Indian guide :rotf: I hunted with Matt Lee who's an oral surgeon from SC and a Parker fan as well as a member on here.

Shawn - Which of those two fellows is you?





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The uglier one! :)


The first one :eek:

Probably werent able to bring your dogs, were you? Would have been great exposing them to woodcock--they would have done fine, no easier bird for a dog to handle.
Ina few weeks we will start finding woodcock here as they begin their migration north again, usually start to find them by mid February--no season then, just out looking for them and get the dogs some exercise.

Oh - the old guy. :rotf:





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I am hoping to get in some woodcock hunting before the season goes out.