The Montana mixed bag

Well we finally had a cool enough day around here I could actually hunt past lunchtime. We went out to a new spot I hadn't tried before but it looked real promising. Well, it turned out better than expected! I could have had a limit of sage grouse and also sharptails, but I let quite a few fly. Pheasant season doesn't open until next weekend, so this is one of every prairie bird currently in season.

(L to R - 3 sharptail grouse, 1 sage grouse, and two Hungarian partridge)

Warm-Ups!

Well after many long days of waiting, the bird season is finally upon us. We'll be kicking things off tomorrow morning, though we may have a rain delay. In anticipation of the season, I've been trying to get the dogs out for some practice.

Here's Ivy on a practice run.

And here's Bull nose to tail with a group of three sharptails...