Today I was actually pretty lucky. I'm a little ashamed to admit this but up until today I haven't ever shot a wild pheasant. I have shot farm raised birds but never a truly wild bird. Today I got one though. I always see lots of pheasants while duck hunting so I figured I knew where a few "marsh chickens" were. We finally found a few on the edge of the GSL. We ended up flushing 8 different birds but this was the only cockerel that was close enough to shoot. Jick did most of the work. Chase was pretty cold and tired. We had been breaking ice all morning and had walked about 4 miles when we found this rooster. I am excited to get the puppy ready for next season. I have to keep reminding myself that he is just a puppy. The bird is pretty ugly in the picture. He was hiding in inch deep water and we shot him over water too. Pheasants are not pretty when they get wet.
I wish your wife would update her blog as much as you =)
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