Favorite bird to hunt

Favorite upland bird is a three way tie between Sage hen, Mountain Quail, and Band Tailed pigeon. Now I live in a state where those don't exist....

Waterfowl it's canvasback and blue bills as far as ducks go and specks as far as geese. I hunted a more honkers than specks but I say specks because I prefer to eat em.
 
Bird?
Well, the turkey gets my vote!
Coming at you gobbling and strutting gives me an adrenaline rush like no other!
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But I just love shotgunning!
 
Hunting ruffed grouse in Oct/Nov is what I love the most. I think I would really enjoy Chukar hunting but I live on the wrong side of the country to make it something I will ever do while I am young enough to give it a shot.
 
Ruffed Grouse for me on the highly pressured Michigan lower peninsula state land areas that I hunt with my dog and my dad. No smarter and more elusive game bird out there.

Close second would be woodcock. Its a mesmerizing spectacle to see the dog work in the tight stuff, going from full blown sprint to slamming on the brakes into a tightly coiled and contorted spring at the scent of the woodcock 2ft in front of his nose. Then watching the aerial display unfold as a woodcock erupts into flight twisting and turning like a fighter jet through the cover.
 
As a young man all I wanted to hunt were ducks dark to dark for a few seconds of shooting
As a middle aged man I gravitated towards upland hunting, sunny fall days,crisp air good exercise and shoot a few birds
As an old man I dove hunt, lots of challenging shooting, several month long season, still upland hunting but the dove hunting sharpens my shooting skills better than any other bird.
Have to agree. I am a younger man but nothing better for kids or hanging with buddies. Just need a shotgun and a bucket.
 
Dakota green heads in a field is so much fun. The only bad thing is now that I am 40 I lack the spare time to scout for days like I used to before kids. One good thing is my boy gets in driver's license next year and he has the bug like me.

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