Upland Hunting

[mnmthunting]

I'm new to the site, and wondering what You Folks down in Kentucky Land hunt for upland.

We have ruffed grouse, cottontails, and squirrels. I go West for Pheasant, Sharptail, and Hungarian partridge.

Couple pics.

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[uplandchessies]

We have squirrels, ruffs, bobwhites, woodcock, mourning doves, crow, swamp and cottontail rabbits. I go west for everything else.

Nice pics. Looks like North Dakota.

[grouseguy]

Unfortunately, I think you'll find much more upland "land", than you will find upland "game". Most of us die hard small game hunters from KY put a lot of miles of our trucks and have several non-resident hunting licenses in our wallet to find "quality" upland hunting.

[mnmthunting]

What States do You Guys hunt? Do You hunt Pheasants or Sharptails?

[uplandchessies]

My dogs have hunted Indiana, Montana, Oregon, Arizona, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Michigan. Have trialed a few states, as well.

Hunted pheasant in North Dakota, Montana and Oregon and sharptail in North Dakota, Montana and Nebraska.

[jarrodcombs]

Me and my wife go to either wisconsin or michigan every year for ruffs. It seams to me that most of the others on here do the same

[trust me]

I've been to Wisconsin a few times. But of course, I thrive on agony and misery, so Kentucky grouse hunting is my favorite game.

[Valley Station]

Is grouse huntin' in Kentucky, kinda like "snipe huntin' " , in that it involves an imaginary bird??

[trust me]

They're not imaginary, but they sure can have you talking to yourself.

[uplandchessies]

Is grouse huntin' in Kentucky, kinda like "snipe huntin' " , in that it involves an imaginary bird??

They're not imaginary. I've shot them in Nebraska and North Dakota. Photo is of a guy that shoots 300 plus a season.

[mnmthunting]

I'm learning things already:) Ruffs are more widely distributed then I realized.

What a great game bird.:cool:

The Ruffed Grouse seems boom or bust up here. I've seen times when a walk in the woods would produce 50 + flushes. Now it's down time:( This past Fall a walk would produce maybe five.

[mnmthunting]

My dogs have hunted Indiana, Montana, Oregon, Arizona, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Michigan. Have trialed a few states, as well.

Hunted pheasant in North Dakota, Montana and Oregon and sharptail in North Dakota, Montana and Nebraska.

My hunting partner for ten years was a big female Chessie, great hunter! would do all I asked and more.:)

[trust me]

I'm learning things already:) Ruffs are more widely distributed then I realized.



Ruffs are found in the Appalachians from Maine down through Georgia. Ohio and Indiana are supposed to have a few as well.

[uplandchessies]

My hunting partner for ten years was a big female Chessie, great hunter! would do all I asked and more.:)

Typical of a Chessie. They're just not for everyone.

[jarrodcombs]

Do your chessies point, or are they flushing dogs

[uplandchessies]

Do your chessies point, or are they flushing dogs

I think of pointing as the dog standing game until hunters get there and flush the birds. Mine "point" in the sense -- depending on situation -- that you have a short time (usually under 2 minutes) before they bust the bird. They are a flushing breed, though.

[mnmthunting]

My Chessie, hunting Ruffs and Ringnecks.

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