U/O my pick, in all the grouse hunting I have done using Grman shorthairs, never once has there been a chance for more that 2 shots, there long gone by then. For water birds it's another story where your sitting still so the heavier gun is not a big deal. I haven't hunted water birds in decades but last I knew 3 shot gun was all your allowed were the U/O would still be a good use.
20G Browning Citori, 3" mag, 27"
My 2004 Johnson, 4 stroke has a bunch of time on it, still runs good, using very little oil so its probably good to go. However, can this little motors be rebuilt or is just not worth it?
I agree most arrows do not stay with the deer, however in 2017 I tracked a deer with my dog close to 1.5 miles that the hunter one lunged it straight down under his stand with the arrow still in it.
With over 75 recoveries, archery only, if it was over 200 yards no arrow in the deer.
I would have to agree here, being with Deer Search to track big game you get to really see what is happening with cross bow errors. Some guys will say right away I shouldn't have taken the shot, others say it should have been a kill shot, etc etc. Our call load jumps up a lot w Xbows due to really stupid shots.
Deer Search of western NY and Finger lakes, hopefully you never need it but just in case
good luck and some real WOW's I see have been taken here.
When our phones start ringing off the hook is when the woods are hotter than hot, coming very soon!
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I use a stomach skid plate when tracking deer, it well worth the small cost.
You had mentioned a pigeon trap, when I had a shorthair, my friend had a wirehair we caught so many pigeons for training with only my salmon net. Most highway bridges have pigeons under them, go a night and when they get nervous they will fly out and you catch em in the net, plus its a ball. We even had a bunch of town cops so up one night as the call came across to them "2 men with a net" Its all legal, well at least 25 years ago it was.
If your training to track deer look into "Deer Search" then get DEC licensed so you can legally carry a firearm any season and track at night as well, Gunner just needs to be on a 30' lead. Finding a deer for 1st time hunter and seeing there enjoyment is priceless.
Scott
Lowrance HD 9
Seems to get pretty hot then shuts down, its on the dash behind the windshield but fully open besides the windshield.
It is fused to a group 31 battery that also powers 2 riggers, nothing else on the battery. It does not shut down or show interference when riggers are running. The screen is almost too hot to touch. I'm thinking it shuts down due to heat but want to see if anyone has similar problems. I am planning on shading to windshield.
thanks Scott