A forum bird hunt ?

[tazdevil]

Maybe we should go to a trap range first and just become more familiar with each other and shooting safely in large group etc? Or is that something to not be worried about with this group? (I know not to muzzle point at someone and be very aware of direction gun is pointing). Particularly with determining each "shooters zone" as I remember it being called in hunting safety.

[mrShinola]

I havn't hunted pheasant in 10 years but grew up in Nebraska and have walked cornfields with my Dad for 30 years. Since he is gone I kind of lost interest but it would be fun to go again. Count me in.

[cobb]

Maybe we should go to a trap range first and just become more familiar ...........

That would be a good idea, even fun if a forum bird hunt never happened. And for many of us, a little practice with a firearm on the range never hurt anyone.

[mnglocker]

Maybe we should go to a trap range first and just become more familiar ...........

That would be a good idea, even fun if a forum bird hunt never happened. And for many of us, a little practice with a firearm on the range never hurt anyone.

Depends on who's holding the target.

[yukonjasper]

Try this:

Ingredients:

4-6 pheasant breasts
thinly sliced ham
shredded cheddar cheese
1-2 10.5oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
flour
salt & pepper to taste


Take your deboned breasts and put them between two pieces of plastic wrap and with a mallet pound them out till they are nice and thin no more than 1/2" (I like to try and get closer to 1/4" if I can).

Take the one of the flattened breasts and place a slice or two of ham and then a layer of the cheese leaving a space around the edges so you can tuck it in to seal it up. Roll them up as well as you can doing your best to close up the edges and secure with a toothpick or two. Repeat on the remaining breasts.

Once all the breasts are filled and rolled up lightly coat them in the lightly seasoned flour. Preheat a pan and with about 1 tbl spoon of olive oil and place breasts into pan to sear. Sear each breast quickly on all sides and then turn the heat to low. Add cream of mushroom soup and place lid on pan. Let cook for about an hour or so.

I like to serve this with wild rice and a nice Pinot.

[yukonjasper]

I like the idea, but my dog is not proven and, as has been said, you have to know and trust the guys you hunt with.

No offense, but I've been on a couple of hunts where people have been peppered with shot, muzzle swept a ton, multiple hens hit, had shots fired within feet of dogs, wild pot shots taken when birds were out of range, general Tom Foolery and all because the group was too large - too many inexperienced humters and it turned into a Charlie Foxtrot in a hurry. On one occassion the Father of a friend of mine, whose land we were hunting, walked straight out of the field, hopped into his truck and left mad as a hornet because he had enough and didn't feel safe - I felt the same way. It screwed it up for the rest of us because we weren't invited back. I've learned my lesson and never did another of those types of ad hoc group hunts again.

I do like the idea of getting together with some people to shoot a little trap or sporting clays. You get to know people and whether they are a safe hunter or not and then you can consider whether you want to hunt with them.

[yukonjasper]

Here's another one:

2 Pheasant breasts - Cubed
1 Box wild & long-grain rice
1 package of onion soup mix
1 can chicken broth (14 OZ)
1 small can of cream of chicken soup

Mix all ingredients, except the pheasant in a 2-quart casserole dish.

Put the pheasant on the top and bake (covered) for 2 hours at 350 degrees.

[yukonjasper]

Just because:

This can be from a wild or domesticated hog. Take a piece of bacon, I prefer thick sliced bacon, and dredge in egg wash and then dip in flour and seasoning mixture just like you would fried chicken or chicken fried steak and then either deep or pan fry it till it is crispy and the coating is crispy. I never thought bacon could get any better until I tried this.

How can you go wrong - its bacon.........

[tazdevil]

Ok, so, how about this saturday at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays? Great setup, several courses for sporting clays, 5stand trap and skeet available. Nice setup, not horribly pricey, but is NW of cities (near Becker).

[yukonjasper]

Duck season opens on Saturday.

If it fles it dies if it's brown it's down. It is that time of the year gentlemen.


I'll have my personal "no fly zone" set up near Morris MN with the new pooch fresh from the trainer.

Let me know how the outing goes.

[promod1385]

I would be interested.

I would also invite yall to SD! Thats where the real pheasant slaying gets done!

Is there any Non-preserve/gamefarm land down there anymore?

It's an "industry" in SD. I don't go there anymore.....

Yes its called "tourism". So you also have a personal boycott on fishing in MN? I mean its an "industry" here too ya know...

But beings how I was raised in SD I am not a tourist, i prefer the term defector.

[Holland&Holland]

Is there any Non-preserve/gamefarm land down there anymore?

It's an "industry" in SD. I don't go there anymore.....

Yes its called "tourism". So you also have a personal boycott on fishing in MN? I mean its an "industry" here too ya know...

But beings how I was raised in SD I am not a tourist, i prefer the term defector.

I think what rankles is that it used to be a state where a boy with a dog could walk up to a farmers door and walk awa with permission to hunt his back 40, come away with a coupld birds and have a good day. Now he has to have the cash to outbid the guy who flew in that morning in his leer. It is not just SD of course but some of our old ways are slowly passing into a different era...

[1911fan]

I would be interested in a sporting clays day if that happens. If someone wants to try the group hunt but is missing a shottie, please don't let this stop you from speaking up. There are enough members talking about going whom I know I would have no trouble making sure an 870 or two could be provided.

[Snowgun]

I think what rankles is that it used to be a state where a boy with a dog could walk up to a farmers door and walk awa with permission to hunt his back 40, come away with a coupld birds and have a good day. Now he has to have the cash to outbid the guy who flew in that morning in his leer. It is not just SD of course but some of our old ways are slowly passing into a different era...

+1

Because of the connections I have, I've hunted at these SD game ranches with guys who have LITERALLY flown in with their leer, 10K bird gun, and top trained dog who doesn't know who the **** his master is, and watched them miss all day long. However, it was fun knowing that the freeze dried pheasant they went home with had my shot in it....

[Hammered Squirrel]

Try this:

Ingredients:

4-6 pheasant breasts
thinly sliced ham
shredded cheddar cheese
1-2 10.5oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
flour
salt & pepper to taste


Take your deboned breasts and put them between two pieces of plastic wrap and with a mallet pound them out till they are nice and thin no more than 1/2" (I like to try and get closer to 1/4" if I can).

Take the one of the flattened breasts and place a slice or two of ham and then a layer of the cheese leaving a space around the edges so you can tuck it in to seal it up. Roll them up as well as you can doing your best to close up the edges and secure with a toothpick or two. Repeat on the remaining breasts.

Once all the breasts are filled and rolled up lightly coat them in the lightly seasoned flour. Preheat a pan and with about 1 tbl spoon of olive oil and place breasts into pan to sear. Sear each breast quickly on all sides and then turn the heat to low. Add cream of mushroom soup and place lid on pan. Let cook for about an hour or so.

I like to serve this with wild rice and a nice Pinot.

I wonder how this would taste with a couple if goose breasts or some duck breasts? Any body try it before?