Frozen!
 

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.

All these birds plus more were found frozen to death.

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

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.

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

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

-Victor

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.

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

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