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IMHO hunting released birds is still hunting. The dog doesn't care and unfortunately its jus t the way of the world here. A wild pheasant in Michigan is about as rare as a winning lotto ticket.
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About 40+ years ago I was squirrel hunting and just after daybreak I knocked down a busytail. Not wanting to move I waited about 10 mins. and after seeing no more activity I walked over to the spot where he dropped. Leaving my rifle propped up against a tree next to my stool I eased over. Coming around a big Hickory tree I come face to face with a monster skunk which had begun chomping on my prize. He saw me at the same time I saw him. I don't know who was more surprised. Not having my rifle there was'nt much I could do but slowly retreat. He grabbed the squirrel and lumbered away leaving me squirrel-less my stink free. Lesson is- always carry your weapon when you are moving. How many of you have gotten out of your duck blind or goose pit to relieve yourself or to rearrange your decoys only to look up and see one or more birds with their wings cupped gliding into your spread?
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Don't mean to steal your thread, but a somewhat related story: A few years ago my bro-in-law and I were walking a fence row and knocked down a pheasant. We headed after it when a hawk swooped in and nailed it on the ground. The rooster didn't give up easily - they were rolling on the ground like two cats fighting! I don't know if the hawk decided the meal was too much trouble or if he saw us coming but he finally gave up. We collected the bird, which was none the worse for wear (other than being shot of course). We always wished we'd had the foresight to whip out a cell phone and get that on video!
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A good friend climbed down from his tree stand leaving his bow hanging up there by his stand. He had just pulled his pants up and buckled up when the dominant buck he had been waiting for walked up to within twenty yards of him...... BUSTED!!
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Did not mean putting out birds was not hunting, that is great fun. at least u know u will find some
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Hawks get an undeserved bad rap. If there were more in England, the Black (Bubonic) plague might have been less devastating. The disappearance of Grouse in CT had very little to do with Hawks. I love watching the little ones fledge each spring around here and field mice are all but gone now.
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