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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ It was a great season |
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:44 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
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Location: Hudson,Wy
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It's that time of year again. Put the guns away. Get the reloading room ready for extended visits. Sort an entire season worth of empty hulls. Get out the skis, the snow bike, fly rod, and all the other things that keep me from going stark-mad-raving insane. Yep, I get restless.
This is also a chance to remember the good times, and there's been a tidal wave. This too, is a time to organize my thoughts on what I learned this season. Part of the fun of bird hunting is that there is so much that can be learned, no matter what level of understanding you attain. I really learned some amazing things about quail, especially Mearns. Discoveries that are definitely not standard knowledge. Some of it was down right startling.
Travel time was up this year. I've never traveled so much. Let's just say the camper has been a very good investment again. The beauty of camping out in a small trailer is the ability to avoid crowds and find peaceful surroundings. It gave me the mental reset I needed to "get back in the saddle" with my writing too. I'll admit to being in a real difficult spot for about 6 months, in terms of my creative side. I really didn't even carry a camera much until the second half of season. Now I'm excited about so many new possibilities and upcoming events. I wish I could have gone to Pheasantfest, it would have really helped all this snowball. I told my friends that I will finally go next year when it's held in Pierre, Sd. I'm really looking forward to it, but not quite as much as Sept. 1 when our blue grouse season opens. Oh, the Glorious First!
At any rate, here is a "photo dump" from this season, images that will hopefully "take you there" in some small but meaningful way.
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:53 pm
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Location: Hudson,Wy
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:08 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:17 pm
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Yeeeee Hawwww !
Living vicariously through you !!
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:18 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:27 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:34 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:36 pm
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Joined: 07 Mar 2010
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Location: South Eastern PA
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Awesome photos!
September can't get here fast enough. |
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:43 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:51 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:58 pm
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:00 pm
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Wonderful Photos, thanks John |
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Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:05 pm
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Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:47 am
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Well, I’m ready for bird season again now. Thanks for posting such great pics! |
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Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:22 am
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just awesome , Wyo ....wouldn't it be cool to get inside Rusty's head and get his thoughts on all this !! |
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