Frozen!

[Harold Pickens]

Another reinforcement that pen raised birds just don't have the grit to survive. This weekend had 8 in of snow and low temps down to 5 degrees
I went quail hunting today an never fired a shot. Was finding quail froze to death in heavy cover, sometimes groups of 4-5. My dogs did point some live birds but I declined to shoot at them under the circumstances. I guess I may as well keep hunting them as doubtful they will survive . Was carrying my GH 16 with 3/4 oz loads.

[Harold Pickens]

All these birds plus more were found frozen to death.

[Steve Hodges]

Harold, were these birds released by the state? Or a private club?

[Harold Pickens]

WVDNR release program. I was there hunting last week, and ran into them releasing more quail. I don't think they had the time to acclimate before the snow storm. I didn't know they released them this late, originally they were releasing them in September so that they could acclimate to the cover. I used to hunt grouse in that same area, an old strip mine cover, sadly no grouse there now.

[mobirdhunter]

Ah for wild Bobs! Harold, pack up your pups and head to Kansas or Oklahoma. It’s much warmer, too.

[Victor Wasylyna]

Setters and snow! They go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong.

-Victor

[Dean Romig]

Remember your Musher’s Choice.





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[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Remember your Musher’s Choice.





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Dean, we always carry the economy size of Musher’s Secret. Never leave home without it, as they say.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Victor Wasylyna

Setters and snow! They go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong.

-Victor

Victor, do you sing that to your pup on snow days? A video is in order!

[Mike of the Mountain]

Harold, take them home and cook them up. If they froze then they're still good.