well i went on my first pheasant hunt. it was at a small hunting preserve in ashland, ohio. i used my great grandpa's iver johnson double barrel 12 gauge that is almost 100 years old. i was using low brass 2 3/4 #6 shells. i ended up getting 2 chukar and 2 **** pheasants at the preserve. it was extremely fun and i am hoping to be able to go again in march and use my double barrel muzzleloading shotgun. after the hunt we went to my house to do some rabbit hunting. it turned out to be a great day for rabbits. we hunted a little piece of our family farm and in a couple hours we managed to jump 13 rabbits. most of them holed up but we managed to shoot 4 rabbits that the dog ran. also i made a heck of a jump shot on a rabbit on a dead run through heavy timber. all in all we had a great time and i cant wait to do it again.cheers SS