We got many points and tight holding roosters. In the snow, we almost had to kick them out. Charlie climbed a tree to get one to fly.
In heavy winds, they will flush wild, but if you get snow and cold, they hold in good cover.
I've closed the season ( Dec 30) east and north of Aberdeen. Lots of birds but lots of snow, winds and cold, -6 or below even.
Always have great food, always cherry pie for me and we have a dinner at Carla's of prime rib as big as the plate.
Lots of deer and Chris was following us in the truck on Sat to see if we chased out a buck. 12 year old boy in our scout troop shot a 250lb buck, don't know how many points, his second deer. Then he shot a doe the other day. Will feed the family all year.
Lost a dead rooster to a coyote, seems like I dropped the bird about on top of a coyote in a thick cattail marsh and I couldn't find it until I saw the back end of a coyote about 15 feet away, which then took off and I didn't have a clear shot until he was about 25 yards out. I hit him in the back end with a load of 7 1/2's which just made him light the afterburners. I took a second shot from about 40 yards out but no effect. Found a pile of feathers where he had been.
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