Training Archives + Hunting
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2008-9 Season's Hunting Trips * early teal September - Illinois (Mississippi) Sept 6th Taffey "skunked", Sept 9th Taffey 4, Sept 11th Daisy 3, Sept 15th Kooly 2, Sept 20th - Gunny first teal hunt - no birds, but much needed experience * ducks in Wisconsin (Horicon) Oct 3rd - scouted Horicon Marsh with Gunny Oct 6th - duck hunt in Wisconsin (Horicon Marsh) with Taffey "skunked" * grouse in Wisconsin (Iron County) Oct 10-12th trip to northern Wisconsin - grouse Taffey, Daisy, Kooly & Gunny hunted most of each day (five dogs) - 17 flushes = 2 grouse * ducks in Illinois (Savanna) Oct 18th duck opener - Illinois (Mississippi) take Daisy (one GW teal) seven days duck hunting = 10 ducks * pheasants in South Dakota Oct 21-26th trip to South Dakota - pheasants Taffey, Daisy, Kooly & Gunny four days hunting with three hunters & five dogs - 30 roosters * geese in Illinois Oct 31st nearby bean field - geese Daisy 2 (limit) * "Euro" shoots in Wisconsin Nov 1st two "Euro" shoots at Milton, WI Blonhaven Game Farm Taffey & Kooly worked the 1st & Daisy did the 2nd * geese in Illinois Nov 7th morning goose hunt with Daisy (one opportunity & no geese) * "Euro" shoots in Wisconsin Nov 7th afternoon "Euro" Orfordville, WI with Gunny (picked up 25-30 pheasants) Nov 9th morning "Euro" Orfordville, WI with Gunny (picked up 35-40 pheasants) * geese in Illinois Nov 10th morning goose hunt used 12 Pro Grade shells and the Raffia "Halo" Blind Gunny 2 (limit)......his very first geese Nov 11th morning goose hunt used similar setup as yesterday's Taffey 2 (limit) note: if & when Kooly gets a two geese limit we will complete the "Grand Slam" = all four dogs with a goose hunt where they each got a limit * ducks in Illinois (Savanna) Nov 14th all day Taffey went on an all day duck hunt to the Mississippi - shot a merganser (great body.....ugly lips....fish duck) for Taffey (very long day) * geese in Illinois Nov 16th early morning Kooly 2 (limit) picks up his goose double which completes the KwickLabs "Grand Slam" 
 * "Euro" shoots in Wisconsin Dec 7th afternoon Taffey does a "Euro" at Blonhaven Orfordville, WI and picks up around 30-35 pheasants, Gunny goes out afterwards and retrieves four birds and has several "flyaways" = pretty much "dechased" * geese in Illinois Dec 12th mid-day Daisy 2 (limit) very, very cold goose hunt in the bean field "2 goose - limits" Oct 31st - Daisy, Nov 10th - Gunny, Nov 11th - Taffey, Nov 16th - Kooly, Dec 12th - Daisy note: next year will be corn and better, remember to hit the bean field harder earlier note: work on getting two more fields to hunt "score card" = 11 ducks, 10 geese & 10 wild pheasants goose to eat every day - meat loaf, burgers, lasagna, jerky, "big bird helper", "big bird stew" Jan 10, 2008 - It's over! 2009-10 to be updated |