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Spent the day in the woods #6540651
05/19/19 09:31 PM
05/19/19 09:31 PM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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Just how I like it. I put in 9 miles and my shorthair put in 23 miles. My setter is on the IR with stitches and staples and remained on the bench. Getting myself and the dog in shape for the September upland bird opener. Also filled a few small ziplocs with coyote and wolf poop. Good thing no one's watching me going around picking up and bagging wild animal feces.

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Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6540660
05/19/19 09:41 PM
05/19/19 09:41 PM
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Central, SD
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Looks like a good day for sure!


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6540771
05/20/19 05:28 AM
05/20/19 05:28 AM
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Valders, WI
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Nice scenery!

Dave


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Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Alex the dog] #6540773
05/20/19 05:39 AM
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Beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.



Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Mac] #6540774
05/20/19 05:46 AM
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Sorry to be dumb but what bird do you have to hunt there? Here in Maine we have Grouse or as Mainer's call them, partridge, we have woodcocks. In the Southern part of the state, some clubs put out pheasant. Love bird hunting.
Thanks
Mac



Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6541120
05/20/19 06:37 PM
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I was at my shack north of Duluth Wednesday, and almost stepped on momma grouse sitting on a nest. She jumped off and then proceeded to chase me away. I took one look at about 7 eggs and didn't want her to leave so I headed off with her hissing at me with tail feathers displayed along with neck feathers and wings. First grouse nest I've ever seen in 71 years of playing in the woods. Was a very good day.
Gary J

Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Mac] #6541153
05/20/19 07:36 PM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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Originally Posted by Mac
Sorry to be dumb but what bird do you have to hunt there? Here in Maine we have Grouse or as Mainer's call them, partridge, we have woodcocks. In the Southern part of the state, some clubs put out pheasant. Love bird hunting.
Thanks
Mac


Well immediately around me (within an hour or less) we have ruffed grouse (most common upland bird in these parts), blue grouse (up in the higher elevations) and spruce grouse (sparsely distributed but they're here). We've got a few pheasants but hardly enough to consider targeting them up here in the panhandle. Also we have turkeys which we can use dogs on in the Fall only. The majority of my upland hunting I drive about 3 to 5 hours to get into the chukar, huns and valley quail. A few pheasants around throughout the state, near ag. The further south you go the better the pheasant hunting but it's still not great. We've also got sage grouse and a very limited season on them that lasts a week and is only open in the southern and parts of the central part of Idaho. Sharptails in the southeast. The only native quail species, the mountain quail, we cannot hunt due to very low numbers. I also do usually 2 out of state upland trips a year. One is always in Montana in September for huns and sharptails. The second varies. Last year it was North Dakota, October pheasants and sharptails and huns. This year it will either be North Dakota again or Kansas for bobwhites, roosters and chickens.


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Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6541154
05/20/19 07:36 PM
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That is really cool Gary. Never found one myself.


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Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6541175
05/20/19 08:15 PM
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Beautiful country. I've never found a grouse nest either.

Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6541212
05/20/19 09:16 PM
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Wow looks like summer there.Any bugs out your way?


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Re: Spent the day in the woods [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6541223
05/20/19 09:32 PM
05/20/19 09:32 PM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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Boco the skeeters are starting to come out pretty good now. Same with the bald faced hornets in the woods and wasps and yeller jackets around the house. Good times.


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