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Just a cheap one from Menards. Nothing fancy

You would think “what are the chances?” But that’s the 2nd time it’s happened!

Hard to get clean shots in the dark unless they’re on the water. And it was fast and constant. A guys nerves comes into play when you watch hundreds of wood ducks coming in.

The wait is over and there’s more to come! Appreciate the support

No dirty titles here, just some dirty hunting action! Thanks man!

Central

We’re all getting excited! Hope you have a successful trip!

Go take your ego somewhere else pal. We don’t do it for the sport, we do it for birds in the bag.

It's all sporting if you follow the law and make considerable effort to retrieve the birds you ... if the state law allows no plug for pheasant (like Kansas), then no harm, no foul. You also have to consider why the state allows no plug, which is they have plenty of birds to allow unlimited shots.

@@TrevorSperry lol..... your not in kansas when you did that ....

​@WASHINGTONSTATEDOGTRAINER I didn't make this video so not sure where this took place... kansas doesn't require a plug for pheasant hunting.

@@TrevorSperry this is in Iowa. Plugs are not required. We choose to keep plugs in until duck season is over. By then, pheasant are in larger late season groups and it’s handy to have 5 shots when you flush double digit birds

Thanks Tom! We built the blind in Aug 2020 and got 1 season out of it before 3 years of drought. These were our first hunts back

We use hero 8’s, but any model above the 8 is just as good or better, depends on what you can afford. The key to better video is recording quality and upload quality. I record at 2.7k resolution 60fps and always upload to TH-cam using the highest bitrate possible (80k)

The birds get their warning!

If you’re in central Iowa and she needs to run, well we just might be able to make that happen. We’ve got a new shorthair pup who will be learning the ropes this year.

Same! Last couple years have been light on snow.

County is a little too specific, but we hunt central region

@@MawheeOutdoors understand completely. I hunt North Central myself

@@MawheeOutdoors liar !!!!!

Awesome! Hope to bring some more great hunts this next season. Stick around!

Thanks! We do all our hunting in the central region

Huge compliments! I appreciate it

Glad you enjoyed!

I have sacrificed many half eaten honey-buns to the mud

Every hunt is a learning opportunity, and every property offers different challenges. One of the great things about the sport. Thanks for the comment!

Filmora, it was one of the only programs that I could get on my ancient MacBook when I started.

Very true! Pulling the head away from the gun and missing behind. More practice on the skeet range this summer!

Have you patterned this shotgun/choke/load combo? Put it on paper & you may be surprised at what you see.

@@A14275 definitely something I need to do before next season. I shoot the same load all season, so I’ll try different chokes and see what I like best. Thanks for the advice!

Always! Gotta give the birds a head start!

Yes, we have made 2 of them. If we build another, it will be recorded and put into a video. The drawers have smooth vinyl strips that slide on an epoxy surface. It’s cheaper than drawer kits on the market, but not as convenient, since the epoxy does wear and the drawers are heavy to pull especially when full.

Thanks! I would say it took 1.5-2 hours. Edited out the slow parts. Most of the birds were in just a couple spots. All wild birds where we hunt.

@@MawheeOutdoors I guess I can believe it or not, & it won't make a difference either way. I really have no choice but to take your word for it, as you'd know better than I in the areas you hunt. But man, never in my life have I seen even close to that many wild roosters, even the dumbest of the dumb, that've never been hunted before, cooperate even close to that well, in that short a period of time. 1st bird flushes right by the truck, flies 50 yds down the ditch, lands (while there's better, safer cover nearby), & stays right there, waiting to be flushed. 2nd bird plays stare down & practically has a conversation with hunter, while in plain view, before finally flushing. Then with all the commotion going on, all those other roosters just stay put, in light cover & minimal snow, waiting for hunters to get within shotgun range. Every last one of them. And with that many cripples, that much running room, & only 1 dog, you didn't lose any? Almost as though those birds hadn't spent every day of their lives avoiding death. All the while, you see only a hen or 2. Doesn't quite add up. But if they're wild, it was truly a once in a lifetime hunt. Or never in a lifetime, for me probably. In any case, wild or not, you got great footage & did a nice job putting it together. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing.

@@lilbrowhydaw Just read your reply. Definitely 100% all wild birds! We never come across pen-raised birds in the places we hunt. This hunt was great, but it wasn't anything too spectacular compared to what we have seen in all our years of hunting. We've seen spots where we flush 50-100 wild birds at a time. The birds' behavior on this hunt was actually what we would expect. Pheasant prefer to run vs fly, and this property is mostly a winding creek. Birds won't run into the open crop fields, so they have no choice but to run up the creek until they get to a spot where they decide to hold tight. There's a nearby property of 160 acres of grass where most of these birds hatch (see our videos "Crafty Roosters" and "Rainy Day"). The roosters are pushed off by hunting pressure, but hens will stay. That's why there were so many roosters at this property (the same creek runs through both properties). However, I will say that most of our videos capture our best hunts. We have many hunts were we might only get 1 or 2 birds. Great opportunities are out there. Just have to keep hunting! Thanks for the comments!

Thanks! It’s not always this easy for us, but we have some good places that consistently hold birds. We’re down a dog this year, so looking forward to adding more dog power to our crew!

That’s impressive, good for you. We do shoot wild sometimes, but we often shoot well. We hunt in a group, so you have to shoot fast to beat everyone else to the bird!

Maybe it was an off day. It happens. I usually shoot my 3 man limit with 3 to 6 shells but there are days that I swear I can't hit the broad side of a barn.

3 per hunter

We did finally step on it and grabbed it. Teddy is working overtime this year, since he’s now our only bird dog. He just didn’t have it in him to hunt for that bird, since he needed a break.

He was a great dog, and we are missing him this season. He injured his spine while chasing something in the yard. We held on to the hope of recovery, but he didn’t improve. It’s great to have memories of him preserved in our videos.

Your hunting partners diving retrieve on that wounded bird was hilarious! 😅 I had to go back and re-watch it a couple of times!

The video is true to what we saw. We were shocked at the number of roosters vs hens! There’s a 160 acre property nearby with lots of grass. I believe that’s where all the hens nest and most of them stay there. Teddy will try double retrieves, but he didn’t this time.

The water retrieve was edited shorter. He searched for a couple minutes and almost gave up searching but finally grabbed it!

Hardest worker of the group! He never disappoints