http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/topic/2622/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:57 GMT Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:21:00 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/topic/2622/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17288/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17288 Well said.

you and I have discussed off site the brotherhood that hunting enjoys, and reading your post I was again struck by this and had to remind myself that you were not writing from Maine in the northeastern USA but from around the world in a far different place, but your memories are easily and readily shared by any hunter here. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (northernborn) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17288 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:20:59 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17262/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17262
I have shot partridge and duck and doves in India, but that was so very long ago and I was younger then...like Chagaman, I enjoyed shooting partridge in those early days. Those long walks in freshly tilled fields, with partridges thundering from sometimes right under your feet were quite unforgettable...but so were the days when my... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Snipe Shooter) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17262 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:55:34 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17224/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17224 if it is done sportingly then it is done well, regardless of outcome. "

I whole heartedly agree!

My favourite shooting bird is the grey partridge. There is nothing on earth to compare a bitter cold morning walking up partridges in the arid scrublands of Pakistan and India behind a pair of dogs with a fine double in your hands and a birdboy or two to carry the necessary paraphernalia and the shot birds. One can record bags in the hundreds in season in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chagaman) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17224 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:39:19 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17211/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17211
I have seen hard hunted populations of grouse behave as if they were demolitions experts caught far behind enemy lines with dawn fast breaking, and I have also seen them in certain times of the year stand there and coo and make eyes at me, to the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (northernborn) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17211 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:00:58 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17196/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17196 feeds@yuku.com (Joe Kelly) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17196 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:56:31 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17193/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17193 northernborn wrote:

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Tim, losing a notch with you ( which is as upsetting to me as finding out we are out of bitters) reminds me of an incident once in a bar room slash whore house; we walked in and there was a fella leaning on the bar, the fella that was introducing us to the place stops in his tracks and says, " Fer cripes sakes! he's here again!"

he then turns to us and says , " every day I... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (1971snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17193 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:54:57 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17191/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17191
My experience is in the woods, the thicket as some call it. The ruffed grouse like the heavy cover and can fly through it with ease. The challenge is finding the birds and a good dog is a valuable tool.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Snipeaholic) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17191 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:16:35 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17190/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17190



]]> feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17190 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:16:12 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17189/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17189
They live in pine forests and eat pine needles. Apparently they taste of pine scented floor cleaner.
I can see it catching on over your side of the pond. feeds@yuku.com (irish snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17189 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:24:28 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17184/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17184



]]> feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17184 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:39:32 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17181/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17181
Keith
]]> feeds@yuku.com (irish snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17181 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:19:58 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17179/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17179
For just watching I get a kick out of the young cardinals in the yard. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Snipeaholic) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17179 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:05:17 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17156/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17156




]]> feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17156 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:48:48 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17145/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17145
he then turns to us and says , " every day I come in here and that SOB is in here, what a goddam waste of a man "......

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (northernborn) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17145 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:05:02 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17020/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17020 vanckirby wrote:

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raise your hand if you believe skip :P
Good post Cannon ... I started to say something, but then just let it go. :)

]]> feeds@yuku.com (1971snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17020 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:24:45 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17014/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17014 feeds@yuku.com (vanckirby) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17014 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:57:43 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17008/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17008
Hopefully, I'll re-visit this thread ~ January, 2010! ]]> feeds@yuku.com (1971snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17008 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:32:03 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/17005/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-17005 feeds@yuku.com (irish snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/17005 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:23:04 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/16996/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-16996 northernborn wrote:

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Ruffed Grouse,
first and foremost . Like the Speck ( brook trout) I love where they are found.

Wood Duck,
though I hate to kill them nothing else stirs the soul as woodies screaming into flooded oaks mixed with falling autumn leaves

American Woodcock,
they simply are a joy, I never have as much fun missing a bird as I do a timberdoodle

Tie... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (1971snipe) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/16996 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:41:13 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/reply/16994/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html#reply-16994 first and foremost . Like the Speck ( brook trout) I love where they are found.

Wood Duck,
though I hate to kill them nothing else stirs the soul as woodies screaming into flooded oaks mixed with falling autumn leaves

American Woodcock,
they simply are a joy, I never have as much fun missing a bird as I do a timberdoodle

Tie for 4th is between Chukars in red rock country and northeastern salt marsh ducks, Cans or Red Legs, something... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (northernborn) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/sreply/16994 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:48:10 GMT http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/topic/2622/t/What-is-your-favourite-bird-.html
I was wondering what is your favourite bird.

For me it is a difficult thing to decide on.
I would say

SNIPE is my most favourite. Everything about the bird is magical, strange, beautiful, and entertaining.

Other favourites for me are the Swallow. It has such freedom in it's life. Flying across the globe and returning to it's nest every year. It flies all day at high speeds with such skill. It always seems happy, chattering and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Joe Kelly) http://thesnipehuntersforum.yuku.com/topic/2622 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:57 GMT