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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2011 => Topic started by: on March 07, 2011, 11:07:00 PM

Title: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: on March 07, 2011, 11:07:00 PM
I went on my second bow pheasant hunt last Saturday. It was sponsored by the Lone Star Bowhunters Assn and called Pheasants and Flu-Flu's. We had 5 hunters (all trad). One guy was on a scatter gun and mopped up after we missed with the arrows. I was able to get one bird out of the air with my recurve. Here is the pic:

 (http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/Pheasant205.jpg)

My good friend, Gene Bohannan, also got his first out of the air, with a selfbow. Here is a pic of his bird:

 (http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/Pheasant208.jpg)

Here is a group pic at the end of the hunt.

 (http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/Pheasant204.jpg)

Pheasant hunting with a bow is a heck of a good time. I can't wait to get to go again.

Bisch
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: xia_emperor on March 07, 2011, 11:11:00 PM
good job!!
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Green on March 08, 2011, 04:14:00 AM
Looks like y'all had a great time and did well on the birds.  Way to go Bisch.
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Post by: Guru on March 08, 2011, 06:08:00 AM
Congrats Bisch....way to go bud!
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Post by: StanM on March 08, 2011, 09:46:00 AM
Great shooting!
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Post by: Ric O'Shay on March 08, 2011, 09:58:00 AM
Good shooting Bisch. Besides the birds, who are all those other near-do-wells lined up?
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Post by: Bernie B. on March 08, 2011, 10:05:00 AM
Congratulations on your pheasant!  That's awesome shooting to be able to bring one of them down!  I have a hard enough time when using a shotgun.  Thanks for sharing your pictures.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/ SW Wisconsin

48# Spirit longbow
45# Martin Hunter recurve
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: on March 08, 2011, 10:17:00 AM
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Originally posted by Ric O'Shay:
Good shooting Bisch. Besides the birds, who are all those other near-do-wells lined up?
Danny, from left to right: Mark Johnson (Chunky), Me (Bisch), Gene Bohannon (meangene), Derrick ??? (froghunter), and Brian Landrum (DoubleB20).

Bisch
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: FerretWYO on March 08, 2011, 05:13:00 PM
That is awesome great work. You all know how to get it done.
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Andy Cooper on March 08, 2011, 08:40:00 PM
Congrats, Bisch!  Where 'bouts were y'all hunting?
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Post by: rastaman on March 08, 2011, 09:09:00 PM
Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Terry Green on March 08, 2011, 09:10:00 PM
Great stuff Bisch.......its a blast isn't it!!!!

Did ya'll have pointers as well?

(I posted on this thread from my cell phone yesterday while on the grand jury, but for some reason, it didn't go through I see)
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: on March 08, 2011, 09:27:00 PM
We only had one dag. It belonged to the guy who organized the hunt. It was a visla. It woulf point but not retrieve.

Bisch
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: StanM on March 08, 2011, 11:46:00 PM
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Originally posted by Bisch:
We only had one dag. It belonged to the guy who organized the hunt. It was a visla. It woulf point but not retrieve.

Bisch
Sounds just like a woman I know, will point at the stuff she wants to buy, but I have to pick them up myself   :laughing:  Sorry, couldn't resist.
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: xia_emperor on March 09, 2011, 01:25:00 AM
I need to try this next season!! I am not sure if my dogs will like if I miss but I am sure it would be fun!!!
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Post by: twostrings on March 09, 2011, 08:50:00 AM
Bisch that is incredible
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Post by: Slinging 24/7 on March 09, 2011, 04:01:00 PM
Sweet looking hunt! Congrats on the firsts.
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Post by: pitbull on March 09, 2011, 07:12:00 PM
Great hunt, Congrats!
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Andy Cooper on March 10, 2011, 12:39:00 PM
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Originally posted by Andy Cooper:
Congrats, Bisch!  Where 'bouts were y'all hunting?
??  :D
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Izzy on March 10, 2011, 05:01:00 PM
Niiiice! Looks like a hoot.
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: on March 10, 2011, 07:51:00 PM
We were hunting near Gainesville, Tx.

Bisch
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Andy Cooper on March 11, 2011, 10:38:00 AM
All my TX pheasant hunting has been done in the panhandle. I didn't know they had 'em around Gainesville.
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: on March 11, 2011, 01:55:00 PM
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Originally posted by Andy Cooper:
All my TX pheasant hunting has been done in the panhandle. I didn't know they had 'em around Gainesville.
There are not any wild ones in this area. These were pen raised birds at a preserve. I would not have a clue where to find wild birds other than up north. I do want To go to Kansas or Nebraska and hunt wild birds one of these days.

Bisch
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Andy Cooper on March 11, 2011, 03:58:00 PM
Some places in the panhandle no longer have wild bird populations due to the change from gated-pipe irrigation to pivots. There's little natural cover along fencerows now, and they are almost impossible to get out of the CRP land...they just run away...even from the dogs.
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: raghorns on March 16, 2011, 06:37:00 AM
That has to be a great sight to see a bird fall out of the sky using a bow. Congrats
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Post by: vintage-bears on March 17, 2011, 09:02:00 AM
Way to go!
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Post by: korn stalker on April 03, 2011, 12:33:00 PM
Very nice.... great shooting!
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Post by: hitman on May 04, 2011, 06:41:00 AM
Great shooting. I thought a Texas pheasant would be a lot bigger.  :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Drake 15 on May 04, 2011, 09:17:00 AM
Congrads! Nice Shooting.
Title: Re: Texas Pheasant!
Post by: Gatekeeper on May 05, 2011, 01:14:00 PM
I need to try this sometime. Congratualtions Bisch!  :clapper: