Ruff Hunter
Four Pointer
Normally by now I’ve at least found a few woodcock in the mountains where I grouse hunt but not this year.... just wandering if anyone else is experiencing this??
Normally by now I’ve at least found a few woodcock in the mountains where I grouse hunt but not this year.... just wandering if anyone else is experiencing this??
Just got my first one the other day at Sandy Mush. To say it was delicious is an understatement! Absolutely amazing
That's awesome - never seen any out there
Just got my first one the other day at Sandy Mush. To say it was delicious is an understatement! Absolutely amazing
Yes sir!Those are bad birds !! Love shooting AT them !!
BUT, you still had fun!Yeah, as long as they are still around, you will find them in the same spots. Sometimes down to within a few yards. They will hold tight sometimes though. I have tried to walk them up in the past with marginal success. Kinda like a rabbit, they will let you walk right by. I'd say you'll flush 3-4 times as many with a dog, but it's still worth a shot.
How big is the property? How many acres do you have that has the same type of habitat as where you flushed them?
I had 8 flushes today, but it just wasn't my day. Normally I have a pretty good success rate, but they were not giving me shots today at all, and the 2 that did I didn't manage to hit. Good flushing day, bad shooting day.
I've been enjoying these posts about the woodcock and the grouse. I've never hunted either but do enjoy reading your adventures. Just finished reading my Jan./Feb Wildlife in North Carolina. There were a couple of nice stories in it on the woodcock.
Probably are. I saw one a week or so ago but it has just been too cold for me to do that much walking. Like you guys are saying, it's a lot of work without a dog, and still a lot of work then. I"d entertain offers of help if anyone was interested in riding up this way.
Yeah, as long as they are still around, you will find them in the same spots. Sometimes down to within a few yards. They will hold tight sometimes though. I have tried to walk them up in the past with marginal success. Kinda like a rabbit, they will let you walk right by. I'd say you'll flush 3-4 times as many with a dog, but it's still worth a shot.
How big is the property? How many acres do you have that has the same type of habitat as where you flushed them?
I had 8 flushes today, but it just wasn't my day. Normally I have a pretty good success rate, but they were not giving me shots today at all, and the 2 that did I didn't manage to hit. Good flushing day, bad shooting day.
BUT, you still had fun!