Buckeye pheasants

[Harold Pickens]

Matt, Dillon is about an hour and a half from me or alittle less. I have not hunted pheasants there before, but usually get to Salt Fork a time or two. These pheasants were taken at a club I belong to, Shortcreek Sportsman's, in Jefferson County. They turn loose a hundred or so birds in the end of October, and they get quite wild. We have managed switch grass, sorghum, and brushy reclaimed strip to hunt them in.
Certainly has become much tuffer to train dogs in Ohio now that the grouse population has tanked. Would not mind getting out to Dillon with you sometime. I was going to hunt pheas. today but then my best friend sent me a picture of a big 12 pt he arrowed last night and said the cold-snow really had the deer moving. I am not much of a bow hunter, but I guess I will go sit in a stand this afternoon and see what happens--I will probably wish I had taken the dogs out hunting. I own 170 acres in Belmont County (powhatan Point area) and have about 8 ladder stands scattered thru out.

Eric, I really want to get a pup out of Betty. I really love that dog and she is the spirit of her mother Speck, reincarnated. My male Shiner is her sire, so I probably need to find another good male of similar breeding. Betty should come back into heat around Feb 1st, thus pups would be at a good age by hunting season. Shiner is 12 but still hunts well with good stamina. I am going to do my best to get her bred this time