Any small game hunters in here?

[YoungGobbler]

Any dedicated small game hunters in here!? How is your season going, or what does it usually look like!? Uplanders, waterfowler, squirrel hunters, Everyones welcome in this post!

[Gobspur]

I wouldn't say dedicated small game hunter, but kids had a good fall. Camping, squirrels, and running some catfish lines.

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[Bowguy]

I hunt small game a bit. Primarily nowadays upland birds, I've currently got one dog for that and rabbit hunt, I've now got 4 dogs for that. Had 14 beagles at one time and 2 shorthairs. I run dogs all year cept deer season. I judge and competed.  Far as waterfowl with my medical issues I don't do too much anymore but that was a passion I followed I bet near 40 years. Killed 147 ducks one year. Was doing state surveys and had to track numbers. Only reason I'd know,  Have around 9 dozen dekes a, quite a few calls and like for turkey, guns dedicated to the pursuit. Kinda sad looking at my old boat just sitting there.
I like the dogs more than the hunts though if that makes sense. Without the little hounds and bird dog I'd not hunt em although I like eating the game and live primarily on wild meat. Waterfowl I only ever owned 1 dog and it was as a kid. I loved that pursuit. Gotta say I only shot birds feet down, wings set. Using skeet or ic chokes. Pass shooting to me wasn't really hunting just like baiting deer or camera use  ain't hunting and surely isnt sporting.  Dogs circle a rabbit at least once before I even load gun and the bird dogs must point properly. Regarding the guns, all break action, double guns, usually (except waterfowl) 28 ga, light target loads (to keep things sporting). All about the hunt or why do it imo. I  understand  the evolution of hunters and some guys do it differently at least initially so don't mistake my intent. All personal thoughts. If I was retired and had the room I'd prob run coon dogs too. Anything with the sounds of hounds in hot pursuit gets the blood going. I worked skinning a few years in 2 bear camps. They had bout 30-40 dogs at times. What a great sound upon pulling up, even in the kennels.

[guesswho]

I wouldn't say dedicated small game hunter, but kids had a good fall. Camping, squirrels, and running some catfish lines.

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Looks like twins.    Love seeing kids involved.  Good job and congrats to all. 

[Bwhntr68]

Once I get a deer or two for the freezer about all I do is small game hunt until turkey season rolls back around. Good excuse to scout new areas for spring and try out any project guns I've built


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[Treerooster]

I hunt a lot of small game. I consider myself primarily a bird hunter and use bird dogs. Got 3 now, 2 German Wirehairs and a Pudelpointer, but one is a pup and one is approaching the end of his hunting. I both upland and waterfowl hunt quite a bit. More than spring turkey actually (and I hunt a lot of spring turkey) but I am glad my main turkey hunting is in spring. Also hunt big game but really just because I like venison and usually get 2 or 3 deer a season, don't care about antlers so I am not that serious of a deer hunter.

This pic will tell you a lot about what I like to hunt...if you can decipher it.   

[mcw3734]

Of course. Aren't turkeys small game?

[YoungGobbler]

I hunt a lot of small game. I consider myself primarily a bird hunter and use bird dogs. Got 3 now, 2 German Wirehairs and a Pudelpointer, but one is a pup and one is approaching the end of his hunting. I both upland and waterfowl hunt quite a bit. More than spring turkey actually (and I hunt a lot of spring turkey) but I am glad my main turkey hunting is in spring. Also hunt big game but really just because I like venison and usually get 2 or 3 deer a season, don't care about antlers so I am not that serious of a deer hunter.

This pic will tell you a lot about what I like to hunt...if you can decipher it.   

Yup, I see a dedicated Ruffed Grouse hunting camp here  I love my ruffed grouse me too...

[YoungGobbler]

Once I get a deer or two for the freezer about all I do is small game hunt until turkey season rolls back around. Good excuse to scout new areas for spring and try out any project guns I've built


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Yeah, that's good    Nice hunts

[YoungGobbler]

I wouldn't say dedicated small game hunter, but kids had a good fall. Camping, squirrels, and running some catfish lines.

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That's perfect, lot's of fun in the wood

[ChesterCopperpot]

Today was my 40th birthday and I spent it shooting a limit.


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[Farmboy27]

I used to be a diehard rabbit hunter. My friends and I all had beagles and hunted rabbits hard. The year I graduated high school my parents bought me a Remington 11-87 20 gauge. That year I killed 125 rabbits with that gun!!  But as I got older and life happened, and my beagles got old, I pretty much quit. Now days there just aren't enough places to chase them for me to justify getting back into beagles. And I just can't enjoy it as much without some good dogs!!  But I definitely miss it.

[YoungGobbler]

I used to be a diehard rabbit hunter. My friends and I all had beagles and hunted rabbits hard. The year I graduated high school my parents bought me a Remington 11-87 20 gauge. That year I killed 125 rabbits with that gun!!  But as I got older and life happened, and my beagles got old, I pretty much quit. Now days there just aren't enough places to chase them for me to justify getting back into beagles. And I just can't enjoy it as much without some good dogs!!  But I definitely miss it.

125 rabbits, that's a lot! I do a lot of snowshoe hair hunting but my fun is to still hunt them... I walk very softly and quietly inside thick firs cover and I catch them at very short distance while they are motionless... I hunt them from 15th of january to 31st of march. And I do indeed need to use snowshoe for that... Last year I caught 17 and to me it was a good number haha

[YoungGobbler]

I hunt a lot of small game. I consider myself primarily a bird hunter and use bird dogs. Got 3 now, 2 German Wirehairs and a Pudelpointer, but one is a pup and one is approaching the end of his hunting. I both upland and waterfowl hunt quite a bit. More than spring turkey actually (and I hunt a lot of spring turkey) but I am glad my main turkey hunting is in spring. Also hunt big game but really just because I like venison and usually get 2 or 3 deer a season, don't care about antlers so I am not that serious of a deer hunter.

This pic will tell you a lot about what I like to hunt...if you can decipher it.   

I do a lot of ruffed grouse hunting, but I am the opposite of bird dogs hunter... I just hunt them
From gravel roads and when they feed in the trees at the end of the day...

[Bowguy]

A few pics


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