Some birds on another cold winter day

[Gary Laudermilch]

Frank, good to see some birds. I have seen but one since the close of the season. The bird numbers in my stomping grounds have been down for several years now. I am hoping for a good hatch year as well.

Yea, I too try to shoot weekly but this winter has definitely put a crimp on things. I'm going Sunday to shoot 5-stand regardless the weather. I'm going through withdrawal-loading all these shells and no chance to shoot them.

[Autumn Daze]

Same here Gary. I shoot every Sunday but I haven,t for the past three weeks. I will this Sunday come hell or high water.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Same here Gary. I shoot every Sunday but I haven,t for the past three weeks. I will this Sunday come hell or high water.

its not going to be high water that is the problem

at least not until it warms up


I remember a bad winter - before clays showed up- and I lived in an area of western NY visited by Lake Erie lake affect snow bands, we dug shooting pits to the pads on the skeet and trap courses - cut steps in the snow and you stood there with waist deep snow around you like a shooting butt.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Dean, I hope they make it through the winter too. They're just over the hill from us and they need to come over into our grouse/woodcock habitat project!!