Texas Woodcock

[Harold Pickens]

Wow, Texas woodcock--who'd a thunk it! Do they grow 'em bigger down there?
Were you using dogs?Dogs will really improve your success rate.
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[Dean Romig]

Absolutely right on dogs and woodcock. Without a dog you could be stepping within mere inches of a tight-sitting woodcock and you’ll never know it.





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[Scott Chapman]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Were you using dogs?Dogs will really improve your success rate.
Nice Trojans

A big running leggy 2.5 year old West Texas quail hunting GSP and a 3 year old fairly timid Brittany. The GSP found several birds but we couldn't get to him in all the tangles before the bird flew (On-point at 100 yards plus).

I had GPS collars on both the dogs and brand new blaze orange vests as muzzleloading deer season was still open on the public WMA.

I would like to make another trip but looks like I have a couple of quail invites to South Texas so my season is likely over for chasing woodcock.

There has been an excessive amount of rain in East Texas this winter and everything is super wet. We found the birds late morning in some thick stuff (youpon and green briars probably blackberry mixed there).

I'd love to spend a couple of days puttering around in the woods with the dogs and a shotgun. Maybe next season. The good news is that my brother only lives 90 minutes from the WMA and he is excited about finding more birds. I'll let him do the "leg-work"!