First Bird with Sterlingworth

Caylerman · Post by **Caylerman** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:54 pm

Iowa's pheasant opener was last Saturday. Took this nice 2 year old rooster on my farm with my new to me Sterlingworth. I was thrilled to take it with some hand loaded low pressure shells I had put together for just this occasion.

Ithaca33 · Post by **Ithaca33** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:58 pm

Nice!! Nothing like christening a new boom stick with a ring neck!

MARSHFELLOW · Post by **MARSHFELLOW** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:34 pm

Congrats....nice picture. Just out of curiosity, how did you know the bird was 2 years old??

tjw

Caylerman · Post by **Caylerman** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:30 pm

Pheasant age can be generally derived by looking at the length of the spurs. A nub is this year's bird, small spur is a year and a long spur is about 2 years. Anything over 2 years is a bonus for a pheasant so birds older than 2 are rare, particularly here in NW IA.

MARSHFELLOW · Post by **MARSHFELLOW** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:26 am

Thanks....never had heard that discussed before. Our wild pheasants are gone here in Central NY (Adirondack Foothills). Too bad.

tjw

TOOL MAN · Post by **TOOL MAN** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:45 pm

C'mon "Marsh"...you count the # or rings around their neck!!!!

Congrats on your Sterly's first harvest.....may there be many more. Thanks for sharing.-----TOOL

mike campbell · Post by **mike campbell** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:28 pm

TOOL MAN wrote:C'mon "Marsh"...you count the # or rings around their neck!!!!

Before you shoot.

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