magshooter
01-09-2006, 09:40 AM
Where's all the small game that used be to be around in Pennsylvania. I took my Brittany out Saturday morning early, walked all of 4 1/2 hours and couldn't find a pheasant or rabbit.
The only game my Brittany found was an old dead robin. We were walking along an edge of a grass field, when he came to point, I sent him in to the brush and within 10 feet he found and retrieved to hand the dead robin.
When I returned to my truck a young guy and his German Shorthair pointer came walking into the parking lot, we talked about how bad small game hunting has become in the last ten years. He told me that he doesn't even bother taking a gun along with him, at this point he just wants to run his dog.
What a shame, our children and grandchildren will never experience what fun it is to small game hunt. That night I went home and looked on the computer for some PA Pheasant Hunting Preserves, what a joke they are. I called several, the first told me I could book a 1/2 day hunt for $98.00 and for that price I would would get a couple of acres to hunt on and could take 2 cock birds and 2 hens. WAsn't interested so I called another, this place said they could get me in for a 2 hour hunt for $88.00 and I could take 4 cock birds, I declined.
Both preserves were asked about planting birds prior to my hunt and said yes they plant the birds about 45 minutes prior.
I asked about long tail, they said most tails were worn short, due to being in the pens.
What is happening to hunting in general, the deer are becoming less, small game is just about all but gone, hunting preserves are popping up all over the State. We pay more and more for our hunting licesences and get less. I am finding myself getting very bitter about the whole thing. Oh, another thing that gets me going, is no matter where you look anymore, you see posted property.
Where is all our money going?
The only game my Brittany found was an old dead robin. We were walking along an edge of a grass field, when he came to point, I sent him in to the brush and within 10 feet he found and retrieved to hand the dead robin.
When I returned to my truck a young guy and his German Shorthair pointer came walking into the parking lot, we talked about how bad small game hunting has become in the last ten years. He told me that he doesn't even bother taking a gun along with him, at this point he just wants to run his dog.
What a shame, our children and grandchildren will never experience what fun it is to small game hunt. That night I went home and looked on the computer for some PA Pheasant Hunting Preserves, what a joke they are. I called several, the first told me I could book a 1/2 day hunt for $98.00 and for that price I would would get a couple of acres to hunt on and could take 2 cock birds and 2 hens. WAsn't interested so I called another, this place said they could get me in for a 2 hour hunt for $88.00 and I could take 4 cock birds, I declined.
Both preserves were asked about planting birds prior to my hunt and said yes they plant the birds about 45 minutes prior.
I asked about long tail, they said most tails were worn short, due to being in the pens.
What is happening to hunting in general, the deer are becoming less, small game is just about all but gone, hunting preserves are popping up all over the State. We pay more and more for our hunting licesences and get less. I am finding myself getting very bitter about the whole thing. Oh, another thing that gets me going, is no matter where you look anymore, you see posted property.
Where is all our money going?