No, no. I shot Sooty’s in Alaska with a rifle, outside of Juneau. Just like everyone else on that trip.
In Late April. They sound like somebody blowing across a pop bottle. That’s how you find them.
The big males strut around up in the top of the fir trees, and people shoot piles of them with 22 cal rifles.
They are a very big bird.
Not a wingshooting challenge by any means.
Just a specimen collection while visiting my sister in law.
I shot them over dogs in coastal Washington. And also west slope Co.
Dusky’s on the east side of Co., WY, and MT
I’m not that into shooting birds that aren’t wary.
Blues, and Franklin’s can be unconcerned about man.
After reading a book by Charlie Waterman I went on a 15 year long quest to shoot them all over the same dog.
