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The
2001-2002 General and Archery Pheasant Season in Southern California.
All images were taken on wild birds.
( pages; 2, 3,
4, and 5)
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Temis
is barely seen in this tall alfalfa field. A high tail
and head helps to locate a pointing dog from a distance.
Sometimes only a tail is seen to indicate a point on a
bird.
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tractor pulls a hay bail 'maker'. Once alfalfa reaches a
certain length it is cut and bailed. Alfalfa grows faster
in the spring and summer months. Many pheasants nest during
this period in tall, thick alfalfa fields and oftentimes
the eggs are lost due to the cutting of the alfalfa. |
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alfalfa field was huge and Jack (Ramona Calif Sonny x Paladela's
Lillbit) covered it with easy. In several sweeping and forward
motion, Jack scented a pheasant and pointed with great intensity.
Sal is out front of Jack, his field trail/hunting dog, ready
for a pheasant to flush. His Remington 12 gauge 870 pump
is ready for fast action. Recently, Sal handled Jack to
win the 2002 Region 12
Amature Shooting Dog Championship. |
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closer look at Jack and Sal with a pheasant they harvested.
Jack pointed the pheasant with great style in the distance
and it took us several minutes to reach him. Jack's speed
and range enabled him to pin pheasants. |
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| A
happy Sal shows off a wily cock pheasant. Normally, Sal
shoots a Browning 12 gauge 'humpback' that his father gave
him. The shotgun has a full chock and using a number #6
shoot, Sal tends to let pheasants gain some distance before
harvesting them. |
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March 6, 2002
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