Parker results before and after

[Phillip Carr]

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I thought I would share the before and after results. Quail breast smoked with home grown Jalapenos is hard to beat.

Not all Quail were shot with the Parker, the A-10 also took a few.

[Ken Descovich]

Looks like some tasty morsals:) congrats Phil

[Russ Jackson]

Looks Tasty and a very nice looking Parker ! I'll have that nice crispy looking piece in the upper left hand edge of the plate Thank you very much !:whistle:

[charlie cleveland]

phil what kind of quail are these... the dinner looks good and so does the gun... charlie

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Nice work! Hope to get out there again this winter.

DLH

[Phillip Carr]

These were all Gamble quail we took a few Scales the week before, but they were small and we ended up walking away from 3 coveys that were only half grown.

Destry lets talk and set something up. I also ended up buying the 10 gauge.

[Frank Allegra]

Phil, very nice before and after. Our quail season opens this week end I'm hoping my before and after ends up just half as good as yours. Thanks for sharing

[Phillip Carr]

Good Luck Frank. Pretty hot still out here. Stll hitting 90"s some days. Here is a picture of my hunting partner it shows the type of country we were hunting. It will be another 6 weeks before I feel comfortable taking the dogs out. Can hardly wait.

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[Frank Allegra]

Phil,
Thanks for the best wishes. Actually your before and after looks much better to me after yesterday's hunt. My after looks exactly as my before.
We walked for miles in the Mojave wilderness. Finally saw five birds with no shots fired. It's been hot here also. We will try again as the weather starts to cool off.
Here is the terrain we hunted. Traditionally It's been good for some desert quail and chuckar but it was much more dry than usual.


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[Phillip Carr]

That looks life some tough hunting. It must be like walking on softballs. We are going to get out again this week and hunt some quail as well as calling some coyotes. I think I will try to use my new 10 gauge this time for shooting the coyotes we call out of the washes. normally they come within 15 yards if it is thick.
Just wish it would cool down a little for the both of us.

Good Luck hunting,
Phil

[Paul Plager]

Very nice Phil. I'm not sure which looks better the before or the after. It's a good thing I just got done with dinner or I would have been trying to eat my computer screen.:rotf:
The country your'e hunting in makes me remember the first hunting I did near Goodyear, Az. Now there is a prison there.
I hope you enjoyed the feast as much as I did.:cheers:

[Phillip Carr]

The feast was great and later that week the left overs went out with 3 of us on a hunt as a cold snack, they still tasted very good. I am familiar with Goodyear, , fresh out of college in 1977 I was offered a A&P mechanics job at a soaring club maintaining the tow aircraft. It was about 110 degrees, and when I got offered a job in Tucson that same week it was about 5 degrees cooler and I took that job. I have been here ever since.

[Bobby Cash]

AH HA!! Finally! Your "Secret Spot".
I know just where that is!:rotf:


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[Phillip Carr]

Meet me there Wednesday morning, and we can shoot a few birds together. You cant miss the spot, its were all the cactus and birds are located located.

[Dave Fuller]

Maybe if you encounter the Mars Rover it will hold still for a point! Love the desert, thanks for sharing.

[charlie cleveland]

i think i hear that rover coming now...hunting in the desert would be new to me... charlie

[Frank Allegra]

Just to set things straight, the Mars rover is not allowed in the Mojave Wilderness Area.
No motor vehicles allowed!

If you want to hunt it, you can walk or else you can walk. It is amazing that such a dry, baron habitat can hold a vast population of desert critters. Once the weather starts to cool and the birds spread out, hunting it should become more favorable.