I am trying to get a group (or two or three) together to do some pheasant hunting at a preserve near Pittsburgh during the PBS banquet there in March. :archer:
If any of you are going and would like to participate please post here. Each person in a group of 5 would pay between $60 - $75, depending on the tip. If we shoot well enough each person would walk away with three birds and plenty of feathers for projects.
There is already one group going that I know of.
That sounds like fun.What day are you going?
Bill, we haven't picked a day yet. I wanted to see if we could get a group of five together. Right now I have me and another guy. You would be the third.
Snakeeater,
I am attending the PBS banquet for friday & saturday.I would be able to meet friday morn and do some arro shootin !!!
Tom Phillips
Hmm, maybe? depends on which day and how much of the day I'd be away from flapping my gums. Thursday would be my first choice, I think. Actually, Sunday would probably be really good, even better cause I don't think I fly home until Monday.
PM me for the article I wrote for the PBS magazine, which provides info on several shooting preserves near the Pittsburgh gathering location that will allow us to fling some arrows at roosters. Neither are open on Sundays, but Mt. Hope shooting preserve is making that friday "bowhunters only". They can handle 3-4 groups in both the morning and afternoon time slots, but you need to make reservations soon so that they can line up enough guides. My group is going that friday morning so that we can get back after lunch in time for some great seminars, but afternoon groups will likely get some "bonus" shot apportunities from unkilled morning roosters.
Got my first draft the other day Jeff. Great article! Chase was surprised to see his pic in there. Good job!
Steve,
Both of the preserves around there are closed on Sunday, but Thursday could work if others want to do it then.
Thanks Kevin, I'm looking forward to seeing the next PBS magazine myself, as I sent several photos with the article and let Jack select the best one(s). Guess I had better start practicing with some aerial targets so I don't embarass myself too much.....
Well I am one of the guys that's interested in the Pheasant bowhunt. Hopefully we can get this off the ground and running. I look forward to it.
Tony Sanders
OK guys, it looks like this is it so far. Let's talk about which day we want to do this on. Jeff's group is going on Friday morning, but I just got off the phone with the folks at Mt. Hope and we could do it on Thursday afternoon if we wanted to and it worked with everyone's travel plans.
So, which day do each of you want?
Steve,
I'm kind of prone to Thursday too. I was thinking of the afternoon. That way we don't miss any of the seminars on Friday or Saturday.
I was in Pittsburgh last weekend, so it was only natural that I gathered my best friends with their bows and flu-flu arrows....
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/SCJeff/shooting/P1010490.jpg)
and we tossed some aerial targets for a while....
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/SCJeff/shooting/P1010497.jpg)
I need some more practice!
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/SCJeff/shooting/P1010496.jpg)
ttt
Larry and all you other pheasant killers, or pheasant-shoot-at-ers...
The PBS magazine will be mailed near Feb. 20th to the membership so hopefully that will spur some interest in the pheasant outing. Hope you all have fun!
TTT
Is anyone else interested in shooting their bow while at PBS 2008 and maybe taking some pheasant in the process?
Larry
ttt
Sounds like a blast! What better way to beat the late winter doldrums than to get out after some birds with your buddies?
Larry, I just got my Council copy of the new PBS magazine. It has Jeff's pheasant article in it. Hopefully that will spur some interest.
While on the subject of birds, we need some contestants for the turkey calling contest!
Well, if you are looking for a turkey to make some calls I would probably fit in, but if you need folks to make turkey calls I'd just embarass myself. :)
"Spur some interest"? Pun intended I guess, cause I've been spurred by cock pheasants in my careless youth.
Can we have a team entry in the turkey calling contest? My buddy Bill (PABones) and I perfected a routine we called "the Rodney shuffle" that was deadly on those Cincinnati urban gobblers.......
Jeff/Larry, what heads should the boys and I put on our arrows for the pheasant hunt?
Terry,
I am telling the guys in my group to bring something other than broadheads. We want to make sure that if the dog does try to retrieve the birds it won't get hurt.
I am going to try some pheasant buster heads featured in a recent TBM story by Bruce Garahan, plus some Ace hex heads.
You want/need to pick a head that gives you both penetration and shock, but penetration is more important. They will continue to fly after they are hit so you want your arrow to stay in them. They don't fall out of the sky like they do with a shotgun.
Also, anything in the air will get pushed by whatever hits it. It isn't like shooting at somethind on the ground. This is why a head that will penetrate is so important. I plan to use something like a judo that will penetrate and have some shock effect to it. That way I break stuff and keep my arrow in the bird as it flies off a little way.
The pheasant buster head that Jeff is talking about has some wide blades on it help hit the bird as it flies. It is effective too. It's all personal preference. Part of the fun is trying new stuff out.
Larry
Thanks guys!
Terry,
Did you want to join one of our groups? I have room for some more folks on Thursday afternoon.
Larry
I won't be able to join in on the fun...might have a little work to do at the Radisson Green Tree. My 17 year old son Chase might be interested though.
Kevin,
Let me know if Chase wants to take part in it. I have two or three spots left to fill in a second group of five.
Larry
Thanks Larry. He would need a ride from the hotel and back...we would of course throw in some gas money. He said he's interested.
I'll see if someone could pick him up.
Kevin,
I found someone to take Chase to the pheasant shoot. I will PM you with the information.
Got it. Thanks Larry! Nice talking to you last evening. We'll get in touch with Jeff.
Hey Larry, how many arrows should Chase bring? How many are the rest of you guys bringing? And do they have to be flu flus, and what heads? We need to take stock of what we have in the bucket...
Kevin/Chase, and everyone else,
I will be sending out an email to everyone with the details in a day or two, once I get some final details settled. Please PM me with your email addresses so I can do it in one message instead of a mix of emails and PMs.
I would suggest bringing about a half dozen flu flu arrows with blunts, no broadheads please. Also, bring some orange with you if you have it.
We will be in groups of 5 or 6 with each group split into two teams that will alternate taking shots at each bird as the dog finds it.
Larry
Larry, My two sons and I are already hooked up in Jeff Holchin's group. Thanks for the offer!
OK, so how many groups are going on Thursday afternoon? I have another guy that told me he was interested just last night.
I have two groups already filled for Thursday afternoon, one with five and one with six. That should be all that they can handle on Thursday afternoon.
If there are others who want to do this they can set up their own groups either Thursday morning or Friday or Saturday at either Mt. Hope or the other reserve mentioned above.