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First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:54 pm
by Caylerman
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.
Re: First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:58 pm
by Ithaca33
Nice!! Nothing like christening a new boom stick with a ring neck!
Re: First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:34 pm
by MARSHFELLOW
Congrats....nice picture. Just out of curiosity, how did you know the bird was 2 years old??
tjw
Re: First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:30 pm
by Caylerman
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.
Re: First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:26 am
by MARSHFELLOW
Thanks....never had heard that discussed before. Our wild pheasants are gone here in Central NY (Adirondack Foothills). Too bad.
tjw
Re: First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:45 pm
by TOOL MAN
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
Re: First Bird with Sterlingworth
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:28 pm
by mike campbell
TOOL MAN wrote:C'mon "Marsh"...you count the # or rings around their neck!!!!
Before you shoot.
