Friday Pheasants

Really windy this afternoon with sustained winds of 25 and gusts to 40. We targeted woody strips and sheltered areas but came up with no birds in the bag. Winnie hunted well, as usual, but we came up with only one hen flush for her efforts. Jackson got his first taste of real hunting and did a nice job. He trailed several birds out of the woody areas into an adjacent standing cornfield, but I had to whistle him to a stop and let the birds go from there, so as to not lose him in the cornfield. We also had two roosters flush in our area, but did not have a shot at either due to the standing brush and trees. 

Let's all hope that tomorrow is a more productive hunting day than today! With a total of no pheasants, no ducks, and one goose, we agreed that those kinds of totals can be achieved without driving 1500 miles. Tomorrow's forecast is for moderate morning wind with decreased wind in the afternoon, so we have decided to hunt ducks in the morning and give ourselves the least windy time of day for pheasants.