GrouseHunter

Yes this is a good idea. I would also like to see a place listing hunting preserves around the state and a place where members can give their reviews of said preserves.

Went out today took a few shots of Sophie. First time out hunting this season here. We did a week in Montana in Sept. . Sophie seems to be doing real good.

Those ATV guys are not suppose to be there they are trespasing. If I see them I will throw them off and call the cops. I am sure things will quiet down and the deer will be there. They always are, let me know when you get one. Mario

Geno How has it been out there I know we had bad weather but I was wondering if it was croweded or any problems. Friday was a horrible I was suprised you were out I had to drive to Mass. and it was hard rain all the way. Good luck please send me some of those pics when you get them. Mario

House cats are a big problrm on Long Island, people dump them everywhere and they breed like crazy. They are protected by most of the towns it seems the cat lovers dont care about all the birds and small animals they kill.

I know on Long Island a released pheasant or quail wont last a couple of days before the hawks get him there are way to many. mm

As. a pup after all shots are done I let them run alone in the field 2 to 3 times a week. If they can encounter birds all the better but I dont put out birds they can catch. The worst thing is to have a pointing breed catch birds. I let them run till about 10 to 12 months and than start breaking them. mm

Heres one of mine from last season.

South Dakota is not that far and its worth it.

I am amazed how well pheasants do in SD and ND yet in similar areas of NY they are gone. I remember wild pheasants as a kid on long island. I had a Griffon and I use to run him on pheasants between the houses in Westbury. The residents called the cops on me and the cop came he had a gsp he told me to come back later. We also release hundreds and hundres of birds each year on great locations and none live from year to year. I now keep my own birds all year so I can train.

Gus looks like hes ready to go. Enjoy him I sure he will be a great pal and hunter. mm

I am no longer a member of this club and have nothing to do with it. Please do not contact me about it I no longer recomend it and will not be passing any information to them.

I have 30 ready to go , I am in Copiague, I have more in the brooder. How many are you looking for.

jkzfixme Check out the club I am in they offer guides and dogs if you need them or you can go alone if you want. mm

I have two Brittanys we have hunted Sharptail Grouse, Huns, Pheasant and chuckers. We will be going to Maine this year for Ruffeled Grouse and Woodcock. This will be our first time on these birds cant wait. mm http://www.freewebs.com/pheasant/

How about s fourm on hunting dogs, field trials, and dog training for New Yorkers.

The land owner is facing lots of problems and I understand why they often dont allow hunting. I have known many who have been burned by letting people on their property. I have found in less populated places like Montana I have better luck hunting private property. This is because the landowner is not getting violated by hunters as often as there is way more land than hunters. Here in NYS we have just to little land compared to hunters and here on Long Island it is worse. To hunt state land you have to check in and check out at the ridge check station and it just seems to take somthing out of the old days of just grabbing a gun and your dog and heading out for a couple of hours. The reality of it is I now pay to belong to a club and through the strength of the club and our combined buying power we are able to lease large tracks of land that are private to us. So even though there is a price to it I can go out on private land and hunt whenever I want without checking in or any of the other state land rules. Lets face it the days of private property tracts being open to us for free are long gone for most of us. I feel very lucky that I can still grab the dog and a gun and just head out whenever I want and hunt some private stocked land and see some game. I dont hunt deer but the deer hunters in our club are happy to have a place they can leave there stand and ride their atv and see big bucks. I have learned to make due and find the best solution for me. MM http://www.freewebs.com/pheasant/

[*]Some guys I know with good property use a suragator and have had good luck. They are said to be the best way to raise and release birds in the wild. You can find them online. Thanks for looking at the pictures. http://www.freewebs.com/pheasant/

Unless you have the right cover and food source and water and control your predators it wont work. We have a preserve license and release hundreds of birds but they never last from year to year, hawks, foxes, house cats all get them. http://www.freewebs.com/pheasant/

I have quail for sale for dog training I am on Long Island $4 each picked up.

We have some openings in our club. We have land on Long Island and Upstate. WE have 4 houses. We have deer, turkey, small game, we have several duck blinds on the peconic bay. We have a preserve license and have pheasant hunting from Oct until March. Check the website http://www.freewebs.com/pheasant/ be sure to follow the link to all of our pictures. We will be giving Hunter saftey course and Bowhunters course this summer.