Favorite bird to hunt

[Beaches To Backroads]

It depends on the week! Any bird my dog is currently working well on is my favorite.

Early September sharptails- solitude and views of wide open sandhills, with the excitement of hunting season finally here!

Early teal mid September- bluewing rockets that decoy easy and taste great, with nice mild temps

Late September Prairie Chickens- closer to home, open pastures where the dog can range out and work

Early October- duck opener in the marshes, covered up in brown ducks with wigeon and pintails

Late October- pheasant opener with roosters cackling on the flush, the comradery of opening weekend hunts, quail covers surprising you from field to field

Mid-November- peak mallard migration, a strap full of greenheads and a smoker full of duck ham to share with friends and family

December- warm water slough ducks with the bonus greenwing or pintail surprises

January- the phonecall to assemble the group for a good feed field setup for Canada geese, corned goose going into the freezer

Late January- nothing like a salty dog successfully working a late season, high pressured public land rooster!


There's a reason to be excited to get in the field for 5 months straight!

Where are you located, that sounds amazing.

 

[huntineveryday]

Where are you located, that sounds amazing.

Central Nebraska! There are downsides as well, like not as much public land as other states, and our pheasants don't compete with South Dakota, ducks don't compete with North Dakota, etc. But if you're willing to drive 3-4 hours and have a versatile hunting dog, there are a lot of great bird hunting opportunities out there. I used to dream of out of state big game hunting, but I shifted to trying to maximize the opportunities I here.