Michigan Bird hunt report
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:11 am
Just returned from my somewhat annual bird hunt in Michigan LP. Bird numbers were probably a bit better then what they were the last time I went two years ago. Hunted 6 days although the weather 2 of those days was god awful (high winds and rain). Hunting in rain gear pretty much sucks, so in those two days we only hunted about 4 hours in total. The other 4 days the weather gods were happy indeed. Cool weather and light winds which made it great for the hunters and even better for the dogs. Brought Sophie my 4 year old Llew and my buddies Berg Brothers 2.5 year old setter. Dog work was good, not perfect, but solid for the most part. Never lost a bird we knocked out of the sky and that's always a good thing. I kept fairly accurate post hunt records and we moved 99 Woodcock and 16 Grouse total for the week. 4 Grouse were taken in total (2 eaten while at camp) and we also dined on fresh Woodcock medallions (cooked rare in butter) one night.
Only 2 pics attached, as I had forgotten my little camera and thus had to use my cell phone and I frankly left it back at the truck each time as I didn't want to loose it in the woods.
Not a huge fan of the tailgate shot, but am always willing to take one when dogs are included in the picture. Sophie is the pup on the left and my Buddies Setter is on the right. This was as we were leaving the last cover and heading back to camp and those dogs were whipped.
Took one photo of my Dan Rossiter tweaked 20 gauge Sterlingworth ejector along with a boomer grouse Sophie pointed at 10 yards that I was lucky enough to knock down. Little Sterly weighs 5 lb 13 oz and is choked .004 and .014. In addition to being restocked in English Walnut to fit me (with an ebony foreend tip), she was also engraved by Dan Rossiters brother Chris as a second Generation A grade and then recase hardened by John Gillette. She is without a doubt my meat gun and I carry her 99 percent of the time. Dan was able to fix a broken guide pin for me while I was at the Vintager event last month and hand her back to me that same weekend. That was great, because I'd be lost in the woods without her.
Only 2 pics attached, as I had forgotten my little camera and thus had to use my cell phone and I frankly left it back at the truck each time as I didn't want to loose it in the woods.
Not a huge fan of the tailgate shot, but am always willing to take one when dogs are included in the picture. Sophie is the pup on the left and my Buddies Setter is on the right. This was as we were leaving the last cover and heading back to camp and those dogs were whipped.
Took one photo of my Dan Rossiter tweaked 20 gauge Sterlingworth ejector along with a boomer grouse Sophie pointed at 10 yards that I was lucky enough to knock down. Little Sterly weighs 5 lb 13 oz and is choked .004 and .014. In addition to being restocked in English Walnut to fit me (with an ebony foreend tip), she was also engraved by Dan Rossiters brother Chris as a second Generation A grade and then recase hardened by John Gillette. She is without a doubt my meat gun and I carry her 99 percent of the time. Dan was able to fix a broken guide pin for me while I was at the Vintager event last month and hand her back to me that same weekend. That was great, because I'd be lost in the woods without her.
Enjoyed your great state. We dumped a fair amount of money into the local economy for sure.
