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    12-08-14
    DEER SEASON IS OVER!

    It was a successful fall in the deer woods. The freezer is stocked for winter. It's time now to get back in the forest with the yellow dogs and harass the local partridge population.

    Deer season did come at a very affordable time. Belle went into heat. Stay tuned for a couple more upland bird hunting adventures.

    An eight point buck I shot at Sampson's Bay November 22, 2014.


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    good timing on Belle's part, hopefully she's done soon so she can get out there now deer season is done.
    congrats on the buck, looks good!

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    Dave,
    Congrats again on the buck! So glad to hear that ye will be getting the yeller dawgs back on birds! Can't wait to hear how me little "yellow rocket" student BELLE takes it to "THE KING" of game birds.

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    Rollin' with the Changes

    12-13-14
    Wow look at that date. Won't ever see that again. On the road early to Sampson's Bay for a much needed partridge hunt. Today is the last day of Maine's deer season so for safety sake played dress up with Belle.

    She was not impressed.



    The snow conditions were not favorable on the mountain. Each step brought your foot down into six inches of snow with a layer of ice between the storm accumulations. Should have brought the snow shoes. I knew when we reached the flat before the mountain assent I was done. It was a slow and tiresome walk back to camp retracing each previous footfall.

    The snow on the mountain road told me three things,
    The deer are still using their favorite crossing
    There are snowshoe hare in the hemlocks
    And I saw an old partridge track just behind the pasture.

    The picture below reminds me of warmer times.
    The fireplace and the farming implements.



    So now I have all winter to dream of the five gobblers who tracked up the camp yard. All BIG ones my neighbor says.



    I'm just gonna "roll with the changes. "

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    she doesn't look thrilled, does she...

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    Our hunting time afield is running short. Partridge season closes December 31 in ME and NH. That leaves two weekends for this working stiff to get out with my girls and see if we can't ruffle a feather or two.

    Back to Maine tomorrow. Even though we had a thawing week the snowshoes will be part of our apparel as we look for a grouse on the mountain.

    Got a tip from some hare hunters about flushing birds in a cover I know well from my rabbit hunting days. We will hunt NH on Sunday!

    Deer season is over. No more dress up. Run free my yellow gold!

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    12-20-14
    One more try at Sampson's Bay today to put a couple wild birds to flight. Should have stayed home. The ice on top of the 4 + inches of snow could almost hold my weight. Talk about slippery.

    Took the snowshoes this time. While it helped me walk the noise from the crunching ice beneath the frames made it impossible to hear if you even flushed a bird.

    Chalk this trip up as a deer scouting mission. Found a new run in the snow we have never covered. I found out why I shot my buck this fall. From all the tracks in the snow it seems I was standing on the Rte. 95 deer run. The deer had the leaves all over the snow from pawing for acorns. Look for those short benches connecting two hollows. They are the path of least resistance.

    12-21-14
    Breakfast at Bessie's with the Willy-C crew. Then over to a local cover for a combo bunny / bird hunt. The bunny hunters did better than the bird hunter in the "got meat" department.

    Belle and I did manage to put 3 ruffs up. Those are our first southeastern NH partridge we have found together. It will be sweeter when the first one falls to the ground and we cook 'er up!.

    Thanks for the invite Willy and the insight into that other cover. Weather permitting we will try again next weekend.

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    still, a weekend out with your girl is still a good weekend!

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    X 100 Scout

    Fly Rudolph, Fly

    Merry Christmas from Coalman, Bay and Belle


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    12-27-14
    Thanks to a tip by snowshoe hare hunter, Belle and I hit the woods this morning where we left off last weekend.

    Didn't flush any grouse where we moved the three last week. The recent rain made it pretty wet. So we hit the high ground. We had just made it to the three way intersection at the bottom of the hill when Belle turned stage left and bolted into the cover.

    Out came ole ruff offering me a wide open left to right shot. The single twenty did the deadly deed.

    Good Girl Belle!



    It's what's for supper.

    Thanks Willy!

 



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