The ringnecks that dwelled among the thorns and cattails of this valley knew their neighborhood well, testing the dogs’ noses and hunters’ shooting abilities. Often more like a ruffed grouse hunt with brush-busting and tangle-inducing vines and branches, there were times when your shot was pointed at a white neck ring and nothing else in the shadows of chokecherry and cottonwood.
Guide Rich Coe’s dogs were trained to handle the bird flushing when needed, and they were needed often. Maybe you don’t like the idea (can you say porcupine?), but it was most appreciated by this bruised and battered, scratched and skinned-up hunter. Finding footing and swinging room for safe shots (two camera operators in tow) was tough enough without having to boost every bird from it’s hidey-hole.
And boost we did, flying a lot of birds, shooting at some, and hitting a few. One memorable flush ultimately yielded four roosters; we gawked instead of getting close enough for a shot, thinking each was the last to fly. (Count to four real slow … that’s how it played out.)
The jungle-like cover took its toll, as did the jinking and juking pheasants. But plenty of birds ended up headed for the table of a deserving family somewhere in the Kamiah metropolitan region.
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Scott Linden Outdoors 
Scott,
Great new TV shows! Unfortunately, I missed the first one, due to a bird hunting trip up north.
Love the blaze orange bandana’s from you. PF and QF can use the $.
Are you planning on being @ the PF in Des Moines, IA the end of February? I’m looking forward to attending it.
Once again, keep up the fine shows for us! Thank you.
Sincerely,
Wes
Thanks Wes. See you at Pheasant Fest. Don’t forget you can watch the shows here on this site if you miss any.
Scott, ALL I Really Wanted to Do was visit your site and vote for my favorite dog as seen on today’s T.V. Show! Where’s the “Hot Dog” spot to click on???>???????????? You’ve got it hid pretty well for this not so savey computer user!
Sorry Gary. Hope it is worth your effort … every non-profit needs a vote!
I hope so. I’ve got it written in my date book and have every intention of going. Thanks for putting the shows up online and keep putting out your great product.
Tough conditions to capture good footage on: sun/shade, hilly terrain and brushy. Pretty though. I’m envious of what you get to hunt, where you get to hunt it and how often you get to hunt. Thanks for sharing it with us in your shows.
You are welcome. The only drawback to our sky cam is a fixed iris, so no compensating for dark-to-light, etc. Lucky for me, Tad gets to make this raw footage even prettier in the edit suite. See you in Des Moines?