Any Pheasant Hunters Here?

[Zinga]

Hunted pheasants growing up in WI. Would have never dreamed of hanging them for 4 days. Having read the link above it does make some sense.

 

[BigRed]

Hunted pheasants growing up in WI. Would have never dreamed of hanging them for 4 days. Having read the link above it does make some sense.

Same here.... that was an interesting article.

I think I am going to give it a go next time I get to hunt.

 

[Hkindiana]

I wish that Indiana soil had enough lime in it (instead of UNDER it) for the birds to successfully reproduce in the wild here.

 

[Restroyer]

I asked my co-worker who works the weekends as a Pheasant guide with his German Short Haired dogs. He said that hanging the birds for 3 or 4 days with the feathers on and the guts still in them is mannered after the Asian meat markets. He said the difference is that those birds in the Asian markets have had their necks wrung. He said one issue he has had with allowing pheasants to hang 3 or 4 days is the areas where the shot hit the bird get pretty nasty. He thought they taste better dressing them out as soon as the hunt is done.

 

[BigRed]

Makes sense.

Regardless, that article was pretty interesting. I am going to give it a try on the next go..... maybe try it with birds with few to no pellets in the body.

 

[Jagermeister]

Where would you be hunting? What will you use for a shotgun?

 

[BigRed]

Where would you be hunting? What will you use for a shotgun?

We were over in NW Ohio... place called Thorn Bottom.

I used a Browning Citori over / under in 12 gauge.... perfect gun for pheasants (IMO).

It was a truly enjoyable event.

 

[Huzrjim]

Great thread. We just completed a fantastic hunt at Thorn Bottom a week ago. There were 8 of us, paid for 40 birds and ended up getting 34 total. I just love watching the dogs work and hold steady on a point.

 

[BigRed]

Great thread. We just completed a fantastic hunt at Thorn Bottom a week ago. There were 8 of us, paid for 40 birds and ended up getting 34 total. I just love watching the dogs work and hold steady on a point.

They definitely have some great dogs. Ann does a great job breeding, training, and guiding.