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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.
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All these birds plus more were found frozen to death.
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Harold, were these birds released by the state? Or a private club?
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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.
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Ah for wild Bobs! Harold, pack up your pups and head to Kansas or Oklahoma. It’s much warmer, too.
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Setters and snow! They go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong.

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Dean, we always carry the economy size of Musher’s Secret. Never leave home without it, as they say.
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Setters and snow! They go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong.

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Victor, do you sing that to your pup on snow days? A video is in order!
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Harold, take them home and cook them up. If they froze then they're still good.
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