Deer Season 2009

 

Sunday November 15th

Had to check my deer stand, so the dogs came with.  They flushed 4 birds, Ruger had one flush right at me, over by my stand.  I couldn't tell if he slowed down and pointed or not.  I shot it on the wing. Scout retrived it.

I also saw the same grouse over on the ravine behind the cabin.  Both dogs creeped on it and pointed the spot after it flushed away.

Rainy Day

Went out to Ylitello's land
Saw 11 grouse.  One pack of 4. 
Ruger did flush alot of them.  He pointed once they were in the tree.  It was wet and rainy. 
Shot 2.

3 birds from today

November 10th.

Was a very nice day out.  Went out to Ylitello's land.  Saw 11 different birds.  Dogs did not point any of them.  I did shoot 3 there. 

Went to the cabin.  Saw the same bird in the same spot for the 5th time.  Still no shot at it.

Ruger wandered off, his beeper went off once, and then a bird came flying across the trail. He is starting to stop and point, especially if all alone.   I didn't shoot at that bird.

Friday November 6th

Took a half day of work.  it was too nice out to work.  Went out to Ylitellos land.  Ruger had a point on a grouse.  Each dog flushed grouse there.  saw 7 grouse in 2 hours. 

Went to the cabin.  Ruger went on point, i  heard the beeper probably 75 yards away.  then i saw a bird flying at me, i shot it.  He is startting to figure it out.



Sunday November 8th.

Got a babysitter and went to Tomich.   Only saw 2 birds.  walked the whole thing.  Ruge bumped one into a tree.   i shot it.  Retrieved it myself. 

November 1st

Went back out to the cabin.  i missed 4 birds in a row.  Bad shooting.  I flushed all the birds.  the dogs were always upwind of them when they went by.  Finally saw some scrapes and rubs in the woods. 
Ruger did end up pointing twice.  One false point, and then again he pointed one in a tree.  i don't know if it was on the ground or not to start with.  I never heard it fly.  He locked up with it in the tree. so i decided to shoot it. 

I have seen a grouse 3 times in a row in the exact same spot.  I can never get a shot off though. 

halloween

Went out to a couple spots today.  First to the cabin.  Hunted about 1 hour.  Scout found all the birds.  She pushed 2 grouse, and 1 woodcock.  Then she pointed the woodcock. 

Also went to county line.  She pushed a grouse twice.