Spooky early season birds--help!!!
I hunt a certain creek quite often surounded by grass and undergrowth with some trees mixed in. I couldn't get any birds up until recently because they had the corn in. There's plenty of birds, but all of them are extremely smart. Last year I shot 4 in this small 10 acre section, but this year they are much harder and flush ahead or hold up very tight. I haven't experienced behavior like this early in the season. They have not been pressured too hard and the only reason I can think of for their behavior is that the tractors and harvesters that frequent there must've made them wise. I seem to be hunting the place correctly and seems like I've tried everything. Do you have any advice? I do have a dog and he hunts well, but that doesn't help with these birds. Thanks everyone.