My son and I had a fabulous three-day bird hunting trip to the North Maine Woods, near Chesuncook Lake, etc. We limited out in two days, getting four apiece the first day.
On the second day, I was lucky to see a couple of grouse on one side of the road, but by the time we could exit the truck and load up, one went across the road into some high grass. I fired at the one I could see, then fired into the grass. When the dog and I got to the first bird, we found two; one on each side of the road. Then another bird flushed to my left and I nailed it in the air. With only one bird to go, for me, we motored along and my son got three birds, two with one shot! We drove along the Golden Road, and seeing a grouse in a side road, sent the dog in and it flushed a grouse which both of us hit at nearly the same time, but mine was the first shot. My quota was full and my son got the next bird to finish his quota...at exactly 12:00 noon.
Having bagged a total of eight birds each for a day and a half's hunting, we headed back to the camper, then home. Best bird hunting trip...ever!!! Picture: Abby with one of her retrieves.
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On the second day, I was lucky to see a couple of grouse on one side of the road, but by the time we could exit the truck and load up, one went across the road into some high grass. I fired at the one I could see, then fired into the grass. When the dog and I got to the first bird, we found two; one on each side of the road. Then another bird flushed to my left and I nailed it in the air. With only one bird to go, for me, we motored along and my son got three birds, two with one shot! We drove along the Golden Road, and seeing a grouse in a side road, sent the dog in and it flushed a grouse which both of us hit at nearly the same time, but mine was the first shot. My quota was full and my son got the next bird to finish his quota...at exactly 12:00 noon.
Having bagged a total of eight birds each for a day and a half's hunting, we headed back to the camper, then home. Best bird hunting trip...ever!!! Picture: Abby with one of her retrieves.
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