First Snow 2023 - Iowa Pheasant Hunting
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2023
- Every bird hunter knows the best time to chase birds is right after the first snow. Snow exposes fresh tracks, and keeps birds in cover. The common occurrence on this hunt, was finding increasing numbers of tracks before flushing a tight holding group of roosters. We actually started this day with our last duck hunt of the season. But after a couple hours of seeing no ducks, we all knew we’d rather be pheasant hunting in the fresh snow. A necessary change of plans.
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Awesome videos!
Nice! That was a good day!
Unreal hunt
Teddy is a hell of a good dog
those are the best hunts, one, two, three roosters at a time, good dog work, working those water ways, a fun hunt.
Looks like a good time!!!
That was fun to watch. I miss when bird hunting was that good or better where I'm from. Also, great dog you have there. Makes me more excited for what's to come with my boy.
Thanks! It’s not always this easy for us, but we have some good places that consistently hold birds. We’re down a dog this year, so looking forward to adding more dog power to our crew!
I did a lot of lone hunting and usually took my bull terrier who didn't know what he was doing but he was a pretty good retriever. Light snow and cold temperatures are a huge advantage. Most hunters use the same routine and the birds know their routine before they even get their guns loaded they're sneaking out the other way. I never entered a field from the same direction. I can drive down a gravel road and tell you where the birds were just by the vegetation. My favorite thing next to you know what.
Every hunt is a learning opportunity, and every property offers different challenges. One of the great things about the sport. Thanks for the comment!
Great hunt
The one guy is good at catching the wounded runners!
Looks pretty cold to me…😂
Nice video. Loved the 2 rooster dilemma. Thankfully I see nobody shooting a worthless double.🙂
Nice video guys. Teddy had his work cut out for him!
Hardest worker of the group! He never disappoints
Private land rules!
I've never seen that many roosters in one place like that! I'm not sure how many hens that got up and were edited out, but I think I only saw 2 or 3 hens total! That was definitely the hunt of a lifetime! No way was Teddy going to give up getting both those birds in the water along the ditch bank. Did he have both birds in his mouth at the same time?
Your hunting partners diving retrieve on that wounded bird was hilarious! 😅 I had to go back and re-watch it a couple of times!
The video is true to what we saw. We were shocked at the number of roosters vs hens! There’s a 160 acre property nearby with lots of grass. I believe that’s where all the hens nest and most of them stay there. Teddy will try double retrieves, but he didn’t this time.
The water retrieve was edited shorter. He searched for a couple minutes and almost gave up searching but finally grabbed it!
Great action! Fun to watch. Teddy was sure busy & did a great job.
How long did that take you guys?
Were all those roosters wild?
Thanks! I would say it took 1.5-2 hours. Edited out the slow parts. Most of the birds were in just a couple spots. All wild birds where we hunt.
@@MawheeOutdoors I guess I can believe it or not, & it won't make a difference either way. I really have no choice but to take your word for it, as you'd know better than I in the areas you hunt. But man, never in my life have I seen even close to that many wild roosters, even the dumbest of the dumb, that've never been hunted before, cooperate even close to that well, in that short a period of time.
1st bird flushes right by the truck, flies 50 yds down the ditch, lands (while there's better, safer cover nearby), & stays right there, waiting to be flushed.
2nd bird plays stare down & practically has a conversation with hunter, while in plain view, before finally flushing.
Then with all the commotion going on, all those other roosters just stay put, in light cover & minimal snow, waiting for hunters to get within shotgun range. Every last one of them.
And with that many cripples, that much running room, & only 1 dog, you didn't lose any? Almost as though those birds hadn't spent every day of their lives avoiding death.
All the while, you see only a hen or 2.
Doesn't quite add up. But if they're wild, it was truly a once in a lifetime hunt. Or never in a lifetime, for me probably.
In any case, wild or not, you got great footage & did a nice job putting it together. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing.
@@lilbrowhydaw Just read your reply. Definitely 100% all wild birds! We never come across pen-raised birds in the places we hunt. This hunt was great, but it wasn't anything too spectacular compared to what we have seen in all our years of hunting. We've seen spots where we flush 50-100 wild birds at a time. The birds' behavior on this hunt was actually what we would expect. Pheasant prefer to run vs fly, and this property is mostly a winding creek. Birds won't run into the open crop fields, so they have no choice but to run up the creek until they get to a spot where they decide to hold tight. There's a nearby property of 160 acres of grass where most of these birds hatch (see our videos "Crafty Roosters" and "Rainy Day"). The roosters are pushed off by hunting pressure, but hens will stay. That's why there were so many roosters at this property (the same creek runs through both properties). However, I will say that most of our videos capture our best hunts. We have many hunts were we might only get 1 or 2 birds. Great opportunities are out there. Just have to keep hunting! Thanks for the comments!
You guy's shot VS bird Rashel is horrible. I always used a single shot or maybe a double barrel and would go out hunting with no more than 6 shells on me and if I seen my limit. I would come home with it which was 2 Birds a day.
That’s impressive, good for you. We do shoot wild sometimes, but we often shoot well. We hunt in a group, so you have to shoot fast to beat everyone else to the bird!
Maybe it was an off day. It happens. I usually shoot my 3 man limit with 3 to 6 shells but there are days that I swear I can't hit the broad side of a barn.
What is the daily limit?
3 per hunter