Fox Collectors

This week we decided to hunt woodcock/grouse nearby. When David DeFernelmont and I arrived on the grounds the woodcock were everywhere!! Monday we hunted a bit over 2 hours and flushed 24-30 woodcock with both of us limiting out (3 birds each). Tuesday we went back, this time I took a young man who works at our range (Jake from State Farm). He never hunted woodcock until Tuesday and he went ballistic!! He took home 2 birds and I took home 3 again (3 birds on 4 shots). We hunted just under 2 hours and flushed 15 different birds!! My 16g Fox SW with 7/8 oz RST "Woodcock Spreaders" (#10 shot) did the trick. Deacon and Ghillie were phenomenal!! They both really got into finding the doodles!! Deacon even retrieved a few, which is an added bonus!! Good times, good dogs, good guns and good friends!! Most likely head back a day or two early next week for more shotgun fun!!

great hunting. Nice dogs Im hoping to do some woodcock hunting this fall with my A grade.
Some of the old timers around home tell me they migrate through SW Missouri? Im going to watch.

Wow! I'm jealous. I took yesterday off and started hunting at 8:30. I flushed the only woodcock at 2:00. I guess I need to try Pa. You da man!

Boy you timed your hunt just right to flush that many in one day. Ain't it the most fun you can have with your clothes on? Stoats rule!

No doubt Daryl! We had a lot of rain last night so we're hitting the covert again tomorrow. More rain coming Tuesday night-Wednesday, so we'll probably get back there on Thursday too. We'll chase the woodcock until they move on then we'll get after grouse. Stoat Power!!!

Well, we hunted yesterday (10/26) and today (10/27) in the same area. Yesterday we flushed 2 woodcock with no shots. Today we hunted a lower section of brushy creek bottom and some more strips of managed habitat and flushed only 1 with no shot. Looks like the flight moved through. Have to hit a few spots we did habitat work projects on this Spring and see what transpires. It was fun while it lasted.

Great photos! Fall is really beautiful up there

My favorite time of year. Cool temps and hunting seasons are here!!

Those little buggers sure pass thru quickly! Jim

Sure do Jim! Those little russet fellows are a hoot to hunt though. Hope the next flight comes in over the weekend so they're here for a Monday and Tuesday hunt.

I didn't know that multiple flights were possible? Jim

Those setters are beautiful. Bobby

Be watching tomorrow morning for a screaming Woodcock gun for the November Card of the Month.

We wait with 'bated breath.

SRH

I'll be watching Dave!! We're also heading back tomorrow for hopefully the next flight that the storms blew down to us this week.