jbeck

Yes, I've been with Upland Journal for a few years now. As for what is included in my "upland" group, it's basically pheasant and grouse. On the preserves that we can hunt, you can hunt quail and chukar also, though most of us just focus on the pheasants. During dog training activities we use the piegoens, quail and chukar alot. To my knowledge, there is no real pigeon "hunting" done in this area. In fact, in New Jersey, pigeons are protected and can't be used for training either. Where I live in PA they can be used for training. I've hunted doves, though I can't get real excited about it, other than it is the start of our bird season. The weather is usually still too warm for me when dove season opens. I've never hunted crows - is that something that you take part in your area? How is it done?

To add to the recent US invasion to the board, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is John, and I've been serious about upland bird hunting for the last 6 years or so. I have a soon-to-be 4 year old Brittany named Belle. Come the end of this month, I'll be picking up my new German Shorthaired Pointer pup (will be named Greta). Most of my hunting is split between stocked pheasants on our state game lands and preserve hunting, however the last 2 years I've been more actively pursuing grouse. We have a cabin up in North-Central Pennsylvania where I spend some time each fall chasing the grouse. Here's an older picture of my daughter Emily and I, along with Belle, out for a morning hunt. Emily is 8 now, and she is a huge help with dog training and loves coming along for hunts with me. Nice to meet everyone and I look forward to learning alot from the group over here.