woodcock
01-23-2009, 08:14 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cenral Illinois
Posts: 3,180
RE: woodcock
We hunt them alot back home in teh U.P. of MI, as far as having them here in IL, have only ever seen one, and that was at night in the headlights. Not really enough around to even bother targetting them.
01-23-2009, 05:00 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 476
RE: woodcock
Phil from Maine, is that your dog on point? If so, that is a very nice looking dog...looks like an Irish setter. Edcyclopedia, thanks for the welcome.
Redskin Archer...the best way is with a dog, really the only way in my opinion. We hunt young popple and tagalder and especially along wet edges with a dog, a fairly open shotgun pattern and light loads such as 8 or 9 shot. Its lots of fun, but thick cover!
Redskin Archer...the best way is with a dog, really the only way in my opinion. We hunt young popple and tagalder and especially along wet edges with a dog, a fairly open shotgun pattern and light loads such as 8 or 9 shot. Its lots of fun, but thick cover!
01-24-2009, 02:37 AM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,564
RE: woodcock
Phil from Maine, is that your dog on point? If so, that is a very nice looking dog...looks like an Irish setter.
01-24-2009, 11:26 AM
#9
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 10,277
RE: woodcock
We used to get into a few of them in the creek bottoms at the beginning of the rabbit/quail season in southern Illinois. It certainly livened things up.
I've also hunted them in south Louisiana a couple times, jump shooting them without dogs in young pine growth. Pretty fun too.
I've also hunted them in south Louisiana a couple times, jump shooting them without dogs in young pine growth. Pretty fun too.
