The essence of hunting indeed. That sounds like a great
day to me. Living in Chicago I only get to hunt public land
and a sight like that Ive only seen once in my life.
One snowy Dec morning I was on a hunt and flushed a few birds(no dog)
not much shooting, definitely no birds, but it didnt matter.
Great day to be alive an even better day to be out hunting.
Good luck guys, keep your game bags full