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Unread 10-28-2011, 04:51 PM   #1
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Tomorrow is my gonna be my first day out, ever, for quail. How much ammo am I gonna need? I figure I'll probably need a truck load but I'll wait to hear some of your answers.
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A pocket full....
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Good, then I'll take two....
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When, I head out grouse hunting I put about 10 shells in my pocket. If you are going on a preserve hunt and you know you are going to get shots depending on the number of released birds bring a few more.

Oh....and don't forget the camera....
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I got the camera and extra batteries. The guide said they will be releasing 30 birds plus whatever is already out there. It's calling for a rainy morning with a sunny afternoon. Winds out of the the north west gusting to about 20 mph. We have a cold front comming down which will bring the temp down to the mid to high seventies. I guess it'll make for good shooting.
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"Mid to high seventies"...!? Hope you don't freeze Angel! It's been 0 - 20 deg here in Fairbanks today.
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If you would only keep those "cold fronts" up north we would be in the mid eighties,
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would at least take a box of 25 shells...better to have to many shells than not enough... and a long way back to truck with no shells and dog on point with empth gun....gives me the shudders ive been there.... charlie
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WELL, I TOOK 5 BOXES AND ONLY USED 35 SHELLS AND THAT WAS FOR 4 GOOD HOURS OF HUNTING.
THE DAY STARTED OUT RAINING AND A COOL 60 DEGREES. THE FIRST THREE BIRDS ENCOUNTERD WERE STILL WET AND DID NOT FLY. ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE HUNT I MET MY FIRST CHUKAR EVER. SURPRISED THE HELL OUT OF ME AND ALL I COULD DO WAS GIVE IT A ONE BBL SALUTE. HERE I WAS EXPECTING A QUAIL AND THIS SMALL CHIKEN POPS OUT FROM NOWHERE. I WAS FOLLOWING THE POINT AND I STILL DID'NT SEE IT TILL IT TOOK OF LIKE A ROCKET. AMAZING CAMOFLAUGE.
WELL THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A SIGNAL OF SOME SORT CAUSE AFTER THAT THE QUAIL WERE FLYING JUST FINE. THEY LOOKED LIKE SMALL ROCKETS. I MISSED MY FIRST THREE QUAILS AND THE GUIDE, W.C., LET ME KNOW THAT I HAD TIME, NO NEED TO RUSH. I GUESS THAT GOT ME FOCUSED. AFTER THAT I WAS A DIFFERENT STORY.
WE WENT BACK TO THE TRUCK AND GOT REBA AND MARTHA, ENGLISH POINTERS, THEY WERE NOT PRETTY TO LOOK AT BUT THEY WERE AWSOME. WHAT A PLEASURE TO SEE TWO DOGS WORK TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY BACK EACH OTHER UP. TWO DOGS ON POINT, WHAT A SIGHT.
ANYWAY, FIVE MINUTES LATER REBA GOES ON POINT, I APPROACH FROM BEHIND AND TO THE SIDE, FIVE FEET FROM THE DOG, IT FLUSHES, ANOTHER CHUKAR. THIS TIME I WAS MORE COMPOSED, I MISSED WITH THE RIGHT BBL, NOW SHE'S ABOUT 30 YARDS AWAY AND DIVING FOR COVER, NEXT THING I KNOW THE LEFT BBL GOES OFF AND COUGHT HER ABOUT THE 3 FEET FROM THE GROUD. DON'T WORRY, NO DOGS WERE NEAR SO IT WAS A SAFE SHOT TO TAKE.
I DID IT MY FIRST KILL EVER. I STILL CAN'T GET THIS SILLY SMILE FROM MY FACE. WHAT A THRILL WHEN ALL THAT PRACTICE AT THE SPORTING CLAYS PAYED OFF. I ACTUALLY SURPRISED MYSELF I THINK I DID REAL GOOD. AT ONE TIME W.C. CAME UP BEHIND ME AND SAID "YOU HUNTED BEFORE" SO I GUESS I WAS DOING OKAY.
TWO OTHER SHOTS I REMEMBER. ONE BECAUSE I DID NOT WAIT AND AS SOON AS THAT QUAIL TOOK OFF I SHOT. SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY AND TOOK A FULL CHARGER RIGHT UP THE TAIL. NOTHING BUT MINCE MEAT.
THE OTHER SHOT I SMILE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY W.C. NOTICED I WAS HOLDING MY SHOT WHEN THE BIRD WENT BEHIND A BRANCH OR A BUSH WERE I COULD NOT SEE IT. HE TOLD I HAD TO SHOOT RIGHT THRU THE BRUSH. WELL, THIS LITTLE ROCKET TOOK OF I MISSED WITH THE RIGHT BBL AND NOW IT'S BANKING HARD LEFT AND HEADING FOR THE GROUD LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL. ABOUT 40 YARDS AWAY I CATCH UP TO IT, PASS IT AND TAPPED THE TRIGGER. ALL I SAW WAS PINE NEEDLES FLY EVERYWHERE AND THE QUAIL HIT THE GROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PINE TREE. THAT HAD TO BE THE SHOT OF THE DAY, MAN I WAS PUMPED. ALL IN ALL I HAD A FANTASTIC DAY. THE FINAL TALLY WAS ONE CHUKAR AND ELEVEN QUAILS. SIX HIT ON THE FIRST SHOT.
YOU ALL GONNA HAVE TO EXCUSE ME ON THE FEW PICTURES BUT I WAS TOO MUCH INTO THE HUNTING PART THAT I FORGOT TO TAKE THE CAMERA OUT OF MY POCKET.
THE FEW I GOT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE TYPE OF TERRAIN WE WERE HUNTING AND ONE OF THE DOGS, JEFF.
I USED MY 0 GRADE 16 GA HAMMER GUN CHOKED MOD AND MOD SO I WAS USING RST'S SPREADER SHOTS. 7/8 OZ OF #8 SHOT IN 2-1/2 SHELLS.
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Good job Angel. Tom
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