2017 Kansas..
I had my first combo double on wild birds......My CSMC Fox XE-16 29" was the gun on this hunt, we had worked the plumb thickets and CRP when both dogs locked up. I could see my setter up in front of me to my left. She slowed to a point and all hell broke loose! It was birds may-ham! Roosters, hens and quail all in the air. A rooster lifted in front of my Ruby and I got on it, a right to left going away shot through the old wood lot. I saw it drop, I turned to my left and tracked a quail going hard and fast from right to left behind me.....it fell just before it would have been safe! I marked it and went after my rooster. Steves dog had it so I went back for my quail I had marked. Ruby was right with me as I looked, no bird...as I looked she pointed and I found my bird hiding next to a log in the leaf clutter. This was our last hunt of our 6 1/2 days in Kansas, it was a great hunt for the books! SXS Ohio
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