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Getting into woodcock hunting
Posted on 12/28/23 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 12/28/23 at 5:10 pm
I ran into some woodcock hunters yesterday while on some public and it really peaked my interest. It’s the only game that LA has to offer that I haven’t killed and have been wanting to for a while now but just never had the chance. I really enjoy upland hunting and from what I’ve learned so far, they are pretty challenging to hunt.
I know there are some guys here that go after them with dogs and I was going to see if anyone would let me tag along sometime soon to see what it’s about. Hell, I have a place that I’ve seen some in the past that I I’ve just never tried because I don’t know anybody with a good dog. Any advice or direction is appreciated.
I know there are some guys here that go after them with dogs and I was going to see if anyone would let me tag along sometime soon to see what it’s about. Hell, I have a place that I’ve seen some in the past that I I’ve just never tried because I don’t know anybody with a good dog. Any advice or direction is appreciated.
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Posted on 12/28/23 at 8:35 pm to keyboard_warrior9
I’ve never hunted woodcock but I’ve always wanted to I’ll tag along 
I’ve heard of there being some in D’arbonne NWR near the northern part of the bayou.
I’ve heard of there being some in D’arbonne NWR near the northern part of the bayou. Posted on 12/28/23 at 8:56 pm to keyboard_warrior9
I know absolutely nothing about woodcock hunting. Y’all use a 20 gauge?
Posted on 12/28/23 at 9:02 pm to keyboard_warrior9
My friend Dan took this w his iPhone a few weeks ago in Kistachi forest. Ran across the trail and stopped for a pic.
Those birds blend in well.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 7:20 am to keyboard_warrior9
There seems to be a few of us on here. I recently got into it with in the last 5 years because I got a dog. Now I have 2 dogs and love to chase them.
What part of the state are you in?
What part of the state are you in?
Posted on 12/29/23 at 9:35 am to keyboard_warrior9
I thought this thread was about something else
Posted on 12/29/23 at 9:41 am to keyboard_warrior9
My uncle always kept dogs. We would hunt the Mississippi River levee. Dogs worked the woods and we would line up and follow.
We did really well for years, then it just stopped. Birds didn't come down anymore. I heard different things. We finally gave up when his ole dog died.
This was in the late eighties to mid nineties so things may be back to normal.
By far the most fun I have ever had hunting. Your moving, can talk , get to shoot, watch the dogs work. Great times.
We did really well for years, then it just stopped. Birds didn't come down anymore. I heard different things. We finally gave up when his ole dog died.
This was in the late eighties to mid nineties so things may be back to normal.
By far the most fun I have ever had hunting. Your moving, can talk , get to shoot, watch the dogs work. Great times.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 5:57 pm to keyboard_warrior9
Yes I have shot many. In my experience they would flush , fly about ten feet then drop like a rock.
Have to perfect your drop shot. Similar to shooting wood ducks when they ball up coming into a roost. They fall fast and it is your best shot at them.
Good eating. Similar to Gallnule’s and all of the Rail family.
Have to perfect your drop shot. Similar to shooting wood ducks when they ball up coming into a roost. They fall fast and it is your best shot at them.
Good eating. Similar to Gallnule’s and all of the Rail family.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 6:50 pm to keyboard_warrior9
It’s “piqued,” not “peaked.”
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