South Dakota late season pheasants! Cattail madness!
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2022
- Back to South Dakota with my 2 german shorthair pointers Shilo and Oliver! Saw a lot of late season pheasants and got to hunt a little with my good friend Mick and his lab Rexxy. The weather was a little up and down but definitely warmer then North Dakota was!
Awesome video can’t wait for fall 🥳👍
The best hunting and most exciting is hunting pheasants 👍🇺🇸
I do love those birds too 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent video and commentary. Please continue to post new ones when available. This is true rooster hunting! You battle nature, and smart, wiley fabulous wild birds....... Awesome guys! Frank in Stillwater Oklahoma
Thank you Frank for the kind words! Weather dependent of course we’re hoping to be back out there late season.
I wouldnt know WHAT to do at that 20 min mark. Sometimes its just as good to sit back and watch that show 😍 Thanks for putting this together for us!
Thanks for watching Anthony, I remember walking thru that spot, it had just snowed too and the amount of tracks I was seeing was just unreal, I thought, "well there's gotta be a couple close" 😳
Просто супер охота на фазана, я сам охотник с России . С собаками это вообще классика 👍🏻
Thank you!
Great video. May legs started hurting from watching it. I was actually out there about the same time. Late season is the best
Thanks, those drifts are killer to get through but worth it usually, I agree, late season is best!
Great video!
Thanks!
Wow that was alot of birds in the beginning. That is amazing, love the dogs work.
Thanks brother!!
Nice work Tim! That big flush was awesome. Birds holding tight in snow is something we dream about all year.
They are so much fun in the snow, Ruffies are too! I enjoy your videos, Arizona Quail, planning to do that next year!
First flush =“Wow!!” Snow,cattails and pheasants,the perfect ingredients.
Those big late season birds remind me of WW2 warbirds that were called Avengers when they flush.Super cool.
Looks like some tuff walking but worth it.Nice job.
Thanks Brad, I could barely move when that flush happened, it was so close! A lot of fun hunting in the snow for sure, once you get past the drifts on the edges of the cats it wasn’t too bad. After the first day we hooked South a bit and West and the snow wasn’t as deep thankfully.
I used the boss 3/5s last winter in SD. Dog had to get both acls repaired so had to hunt without a dog. Got a limit each day without him using those shells, all except for 1 were stone dead when they hit the ground. Used the 5s in a sxs 20 gauge early season and thought they were pretty good but wow - those 3/5s impressed me. Highly recommend them if you're getting runners at all. Take care, love the videos
Thanks Josh, hopefully your pup healed up nicely and can go hunting this Fall? I do love those Boss shot shells, they hit em hard! Ive been kicking around getting a 20 gauge for this Fall, haven't pulled the trigger yet but still might before season.
Thanks! I've retired him from pheasant (he's only 6), but grouse and woodcock shouldn't be an issue. He's an incredible dog and was a dream on roosters....1st class on woodcock though and that's just as fun for me. He'll have a few more years of fun in the woods. Enjoy the upcoming season!
@@joshb.6166 should be a good year for both of those I hope, I’ve seen 3 different grouse broods so far in the last 3 weeks or so, so far the nesting season has been pretty favorable it seems. Good luck this season!
Only true hardcore bird hunters will dare to hunt in snow that deep. You're one of them. It's not for those weak of heart, literally. One has to know his own limits and there are times I think I must be crazy when my 5'3" frame is waste deep in snow, 1/2 a mile away from the truck, exhausted with cramps pulling on my leg(s). The thrill of anticipation for the next flush, the constant scanning and interpretation of the dog's body language, the listening for the beeper to go off or his statuesque point keeps me moving. Yet just one flush magically restores my energy level to Full and pushes me on. Just in case that flush never comes, I always carry Snickers bars. They've saved me many times and gives me the energy to get back to the truck. Thanks again for another great video!
Thanks for watching, I often have a Snickers with me believe it or not!
Awesome video .You and your team finished the year in great fashion .Congrats on a good year
Thank you Steve.
Super footage. Your vids are second to no one and I am so happy you guys went after that bird. Too many won’t especially in those conditions so thank you. Also like that you are quiet as I believe it makes a HUGE difference.
I live in Wisconsin but go out there quite often and am hoping for three trips this coming season.
Thanks again for the great vids.
Thank you so much for the kind words Brad! Being quiet is definitely huge, those older roosters are cagey and wily and not always easily fooled. There was good numbers of birds out there late season so I’m hoping for a good hatch!!
Great stuff, thanks for taking the time and effort to post this. Late season roosters are so much fun... The ones you get are trophies for sure, love all the dog work...
Thanks, late season roosters are the best!
Yeah, WOW! That was a whole lotta birds getting up all at once.
It shocked me at the time, all I could do was watch them all fly away, wasn’t expecting it at all.
@@timwagenmanuplandadventure8270 I know! I've had that happen where a bunch of birds get up and you don't know what to do. I had this one time where I was trying to flush one bird and a bunch of other birds got up instead and by the time I swung around they were gone and then the one I was trying to flush was gone too.
@@SimpleHunts it’s why I love bird hunting, those memories stick with ya the rest of your life! Sometimes the birds you don’t shoot are the ones ya remember the most!
Nice way to end the season. It sure looked like tough sledding. Only the most dedicated; thanks for including all the viewers, especially me.
Thanks Ron, that last walk out to the truck at the end through a sea of cattails was a long one after 4 days!
Thanks for showing the birds after the kill as well as the dogs retrieves. I also love seeing the hens that time of year.
Great video!
Thank you, their such a beautiful bird and dang good table fare too. I like to show the hens at times, glad you like it, it’s part of the story and I really like some of the close flushes I get with them, sometimes at your feet!
Great stuff, Tim! You've got your pursuit of roosters dialed in. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Lucas!!
@@timwagenmanuplandadventure8270 hello nice video
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@@HuntinginLebanon94 Will do!
Another great hunt pal. Hope to have many more with you. In So Dak right now. Chasing roosters!
Good luck today Mick!
Nice, curious as to type and load of shells you had. Most worked very well.
What choke tubes and cylinder are you using with them Boss shells? Thanks
2 3/4” #5 shortys, modified choke. I’m really happy with the knockdown power of Boss shells.
"GOT HIM", love it, Tim what shot/choke you shooting? you got some tough pups braving the cold, no prob for rex the lab though, just another day at the office,(yeah i'm a lab guy}
I love it when Rex is along, Rexxy’s a good boy! Before the shorthairs I had a lab named Jake, miss him to this day. #5 shot, modified choke.
Hello Tim
I so enjoy watching the videos as a Pheasant hunting nut. I am up there in age but still in good shape. I realize looking at my 14 year old dog laying by the fireplace that I don't remember her best moments any more. I would like to start video taping my hunts with my new teammate. I also want to send my hunt videos to my hunting son who lives in L.A. where pheasants don't abound.
Would you give your opinion on the Go Pro you have and how you mount and/or any suggestions for equipment you would use please.
Some have said the latter versions of GP beyond 8 are heavier due to larger battery life because battery is larger.
Any help or thoughts would greatly be appreciated.
Yours in upland,
Mike
I would recommend the 8 or newer go pro, the 7 is very nice too and I shot a lot of video on it but the newer ones are a little better in my opinion. Go Pro makes a head mount and a chest mount bracket and I would recommend both, the head mount would be my first choice though. It is fun capturing those memories for sure and sharing them with your son is a great idea, if you read my channel info, I stated how much I wish had that of my dad, very cool your going to do that.
Great looking hunt. And great shooting. Curious what kind of shells you were using??
I switched to Boss shotshells this year and I’m glad I did, hits em hard.
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Thanks!
Hey Tim, Can I ask what left-hand model gun are you using ? Thx
Hi Steve, it's a Benelli Montefeltro. I wanted an automatic with a wood stock but were so limited it seems as left handers. Was very happy to find it. I love the gun though, honestly the best gun I've ever owned.
What size shot are you shooting at those late season roosters, and through what choke?
I have just started pheasant hunting, and have a hard time getting close enough to birds for a shot. Any tips?
Thanks, Daniel
I use the Boss 2 3/4" "shorty" #5s with a modified choke. Im a quiet hunter for the most part, Roosters in the late season especially, depending on where your hunting of course are cagey, they've been shot at and kicked around most likely for awhile so I use my collars and controller for the dogs rather then yelling at them to keep them in line. and whenever possible, because its just me and the dogs usually, I use the cover to my advantage, for example if theres a point coming off a set of cattails or thick cover I will push that cover towards that area so when the birds get to the end they'll hold or flush.
What is the chock and ammo you used?
Modified choke and I switched to Boss last year. I’m shooting the 2 3/4” #5 shorty and will never go back to my old rounds. Copper plated bismuth and they hit hard!
Private or public?
All public.
What area you hunting me and my brother hunt Aberdeen have had a rough go of it the last few years seems like the birds are getting harder to find it’s almost as if you don’t get on them in the first or second place it makes for a long day trying to be the crowds been thinking about new areas but don’t want to just drive all over trying to find less pressure or more public hunting
Hunted all public, it is frustrating at times when it comes to getting away from the crowds though.
It is and I’m not saying that it is a bad thing it’s good to see that people are out there using the opportunity to hunt I guess my thing is just thinking about trying new area just not real sure what way to go I have looked the map over trying to find places with a lot of public but it’s a risk when you take a week off and drive 12-14 hours to hunt too find few birds what is a good zone to look at we have talked about going west to get on grouse but not sure if we can find a good number of both birds Not trying to take over anyone’s spot just trying to find a good spot to look and I love watching your dogs work and it is tuff in the cat tails 2019 was bad with all the ice fell through several times up too waist deep
@@mattcollier616 I fell thru that year 4 or 5 times too and up to my waist! The ice never really got solid that year during the season. If you end up going to Western SD just make sure you have an OnX. You should find sharpies….you’ll find pheasants too and sometimes good numbers but they seem to be more in pockets. You can also get on Huns as well. Be careful of the walk in areas out there though, a lot of that is nothing but cattle pasture.
Our January 2022 first day. 19 below, wind gusted to 30mph. Wish I could add a pic
Brutal, I agree, some of those late season hunts can be dang cold, I love that late season though. I wish we could add pics to comments too.
I saw in comments boss. What shot size?
#5s, the shorty it’s called, I’m sold on them and not going back to any other shells I’ve used in the past they hit em hard.
Video is great! just posted our opener in south dakota too! should check it out!
Thanks! I will!
What auto loader are you using?
Benelli Montefeltro, I really like it!
@@timwagenmanuplandadventure8270 yeah I just happened to notice that it was left-handed that's why I asked.
@@dvoutdoors5912 I was looking for one with a wood stock in left hand, not much out there, was happy to find this one.
Nothing like roosters in the snow.....nothing.....what gun you shooting?
They are a blast! Made my training table, gonna start working with both Oliver and Shilo soon.
Sorry, I didn’t answer the last part, I shoot a Benelli Montefeltro.
Kinda tells to join the fight to protect wetlands! If you haven't already.
Scott I wish everyone would join that fight. Hunters seem to carry a big part of that responsibility. It seems so easy to me for our government to do more to protect and restore wetlands and habitat of all kinds. Thank god for Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever and all the others doing their part or we wouldn’t even have left what we do have. I went to an event recently, I had a picture in my phone of a sharptail grouse. I always wanted to ask random people if they knew what it is. I asked somewhere around 20 people, not 1 person knew the name of it or that it was a native bird to America, not one. 2-3 guessed ruffed grouse so at least there was that. Our national news should report on this and educate people constantly about these things rather then report on celebrities, sports, etc. Seems easy to me, yet so damn many care more about shopping malls, reality shows, etc. then they do our environment, sadly.