Sharptails

In addition to a successful hunt for mule deer. I also packed my shotgun and hit some of the public ground around the breaks. We hit some of the local BLM and Block Management lands and found great sharptail hunting. These birds didn’t seem to have received too much pressure and were flushing well inside gun range. This was great considering we weren’t hunting over dogs. We got into groups of birds numbering in the 40’s and 50’s, some of the best sharptail hunting I’ve experienced. Other members in our group saw even larger numbers of birds. Needless to say, it didn’t take long to get our limits.

If this story motivates you to make a combo hunt, don’t forget your decoys. We saw so many geese and ducks we wish we had packed them. The geese were piling into stubble fields and winter wheat, and we didn’t see anyone else hunting.

Just one more thing. We visited a local rancher who provides access to hunters, and we saw over 30 turkeys just on his place. When we asked if we could hunt, he told us, “Have at it.” Unfortunately, we ran out of time. The good news is turkey season closes on January 1.