I gather from the posts here about shooting dogs that some of you are actually using dogs that will point pheasants? How in the world...........?
I hunt BobWhite with my Brittanys 95% of the time and pheasant hunt with them a few days per year. If we hunt harvested milo circles they inevitably start running down the row and get out too far ahead and then flush the pheasants. CRP grass on the other hand is a doable hunt. Although they do flush some pheasant it is worthwhile and enjoyable. I had a chubby female that would pick up the trail of a pheasant. She would creep along, almost on her belly, moving fast enough to maintain "scent contact" and slow enough that she didn't flush the bird. Eventually she would pen it up against the county road or farm road and hold until we got there. Of course after all that time and work there was a good chance it was a hen she had been stalking.
Best,
Mike
