George Davis
10-20-2020, 11:15 AM
Arrived home last night from 7 days of hunting in central Montana. The weather in Montana forgot to read the National Weather Service forecasts so instead of beautiful fall temperature we hunted in wind ( 30-40 mph depending on the day), rain, sleet and snow.
Great pheasant hunting, shoot more Huns this year then previous 3 years combined however Sharptail numbers were down.
Special trip for me as my Brittany had broken her leg as a puppy and this year the Orthopedic Veterinary broke the leg, set and inserted steel plate and screws to correct the deformity. Started the week limiting her hunting time to 2 hours or less per day. Last day of the hunt she hunted 6 hours and was phenomenal, unless you see the scars on the leg you never know what she has been through.
Getting out of Montana on Saturday was 6 hours of driving in 4 high in heavy snow storm. Lewistown area forecast is snow starting last Saturday calls for snow 6 of next 8 days.
Since Mearns Quail population is down I'm planning to return to Central Montana for a late season hunt in December. Weather permitting.
PS: Sunday I spent the night in Kanab, UT so early Monday morning I could be drive the 90 minutes and watch the sunrise over the Vermilion Cliff National Monument in Northern Arizona. It was spectacular.
Great pheasant hunting, shoot more Huns this year then previous 3 years combined however Sharptail numbers were down.
Special trip for me as my Brittany had broken her leg as a puppy and this year the Orthopedic Veterinary broke the leg, set and inserted steel plate and screws to correct the deformity. Started the week limiting her hunting time to 2 hours or less per day. Last day of the hunt she hunted 6 hours and was phenomenal, unless you see the scars on the leg you never know what she has been through.
Getting out of Montana on Saturday was 6 hours of driving in 4 high in heavy snow storm. Lewistown area forecast is snow starting last Saturday calls for snow 6 of next 8 days.
Since Mearns Quail population is down I'm planning to return to Central Montana for a late season hunt in December. Weather permitting.
PS: Sunday I spent the night in Kanab, UT so early Monday morning I could be drive the 90 minutes and watch the sunrise over the Vermilion Cliff National Monument in Northern Arizona. It was spectacular.