Quail Hunting Opener - Owens Valley 2019
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- After a failed attempt at chukar and quail up at the higher elevations at the Sierra foothills I change locations down toward the middle of the valley where I find a monster covey in a thick area.
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Almost that time again!!! Can't wait till your video's of this season's opener. I saw lots of quail around this year scouting for deer season.
Just wanna say thanks man these quail calls are awesome. Love the finish.
probably the best quail hunting vid I've seen and heard. Good shooting those who don't hunt them can't appreciate your skill.
Great video Man! That's some tough hunting for sure! Those little guys love that heavy cover.
I appreciate your efforts. Thanks for sharing!
Bring back the calls. None in stocks.
Got 1 basic walnut I just put up right now if you want to grab it. Uploading some pics for a few others now too.
What kinda cam mount/harness you use?
I'm using the modified head strap I show here: ruclips.net/video/bCYreWA2NU0/видео.html
Except with a gopro ball joint mount now.
Also stupid YT isn't letting me respond or see your other comment outside of the notification box for some reason.
@@TheRoamingHazard where do I buy the actual strap?
@@wyattross5544 Any head strap on amazon. And I mod mine as shown in the linked vid.
Older video I know but bro, invest in an O/U shotgun. Yeah it’s only two rounds, but it never jams. Your gun loaded with three becomes a “single shot” at times when it jams and from what I’ve seen sometimes in your videos. The o/u “field” grade guns from Beretta (I’m biased) are light weight. Besides, “gentlemen” and Kings hunt with o/u doubles. 🤔😜
I don't think I've hunted with the 1100 in at least 3 seasons. It's an 81 and over the years I just shot the snot out of it and at this point it's just shot out. I'd like to have a gunsmith rebuild it into working order for sentimental reasons but it'll never be in a primary hunt role gun. I've been using a 12g Franchi Affinity and now since my father passed his Benelli 828u. I started the dove and quail season last year with the 828 and love the gun but after some altercations with dumpers in some areas and the abundance of cartel pot farms in the desert I decided it wasn't the gun to carry in some areas. So I switched back to using the Affinity for the 3rd shot and topping off reloads in some of these sketchier areas. But the 828u is my go to for dove and quail otherwise. If the terrain wasn't so terrible I'd use it for chukar too but I've literally tossed my Affinity onto lava rock numerous times out chukar hunting. The 828 is a little too nice for the basalt bounce.
Depending on how I do and how often I get out this year I might take out the 870 for some pump action but idk i really don't like that gun. Fits me terrible and recoil sucks. If I'm gonna miss I'd rather do it with my.410 bolt action where I've got a better excuse for shooting bad 🤣🤣and will bring more satisfaction if I do manage a double or triple.
@@TheRoamingHazard I hear ya about the marijuana grows (which literally dot the landscape in the Palmdale/Lancaster desert areas) and cartels. Believe me, I saw it first hand in my career that I just retired from. It would piss me off to no end. I’d see them daily from the air and just shook my head. It’s also why I ALWAYS carry a sidearm on me when hunting and…. Some 00Buck and 1 oz slugs in the pocket. I’ve been doing that for decades now. I had a game warden friend tell me once that it was against the F&G code to carry buckshot while bird hunting (because it’s not listed as an approved “method of take” in the regs). However I didn’t care because:
1) Game wardens never search one’s person physically and
2) I just didn’t care. The slugs and Buck shot wasn’t used for hunting but for protection against two-legged predators.
I remember a shoot-out with a DFW Game Warden high and way back in Lytle Creek. He stumbled upon a grow and the illegals shot at him. He fired back, called for help and San Berdo Sheriff rolled in and they went after the bad guys. I forget the outcome now as that was over 20 years ago.
I also worked on a task force for marijuana eradication in the Angeles NF every year. It’s terrible what’s become of our forests. That’s what people get for voting “blue.” Anyways…
I also hear ya about the Benelli 828u. Nice looking gun! I hope the vent rib on top hasn’t come lose for you. I also did read about some ejector and bottom barrel firing issues with that model on the internet. I was holding off on buying that model because of those reviews. Hopefully Benelli has rectified those things. Either way, it’s stunningly a beauty of a gun.
Quail hunting is pretty tough this season but, starting to get into em. Good job 👍
Once been waiting for your quail videos. Got skunked on the opener myself. well done dude man
Great aim man holy cow the quail I’ve been hunting I could literally see them dodging it
Chi-ca-go, chi-ca-go, chi-ca-go! Great video!
Looks like a fun day. I've hunted only twice (pheasant and dove). I plan to hit some spots near Baker soon and hopefully find some quail coveys there. I find your videos very encouraging. Thank you.
Good luck. Go a little past Baker up beyond Halloran Springs. More vegetation and water up that way. If you can try to find some of the guzzlers on Sat images. Some are hard to spot but they are out there.
Great vid. I took my father and brother to my new spot. I managed 5 before having to go to work useing I think the same gun, but it only worked as a single feed shot. 8 the next after noon. No dog.
Great video.
nice hunt !! and great channel
Love these videos man!
Hey is this place like kinda near sheels
man you got any idea where the bucks hangout in the summer time?
Love your videos , few weeks left , they kicked my butt this season with 3 dogs
I just did two days in a row chasing chukar.... talk about a butt kicking, got em though. Should be going once more at least before the seasons out.
I found them in black mountains, very rough to get to , it takes me 3 hours from Riverside , but they are high up , there not coming down because they have water up there , my shorthaired pointers find them good , good luck brother
@@SHARPPITT Probably the same spot, although there are several Black Mountains and I think all of them have Chukar. I've seen them all four times I've been out. It's a job just to get to where they are.
We should definitely set up a trip , it’s lots of fun with the dogs , they cover so much more ground , I have lots of quail spots as well
@@SHARPPITT Definitely. I've gotten really good hunting by myself but I know there are birds holding tight that I just move on past because they're not flushing without knowing exactly where they are hiding. Would love to get the chance to hunt over dogs again, been awhile since I have.
Is that the Owens river?
Cool video
What choke you recommend?
The 20g I used here just had a fixed modified choke. And I haven't patterned and used all the chokes for my 12g enough yet to give a good answer. Right now I have the stock IC and Mod which with steel are mod and full and then I have the MR and LR Carlson Creamators. I suspect I'll be using the MR for most stuff.
Great way to start the season. Seems like a nice spot. Some pretty thick stuff. Those quail calls look really nice I’m interested in buying one. I’ll email you.
Good sound i usually don't hear the flushing on videos.
Good video.
Info.on the quail calls. .and how much
Great video. What shot size did you use for this hunt?
Heading up to bishop/ lone pine in two weeks do you know of any duck hunting in the area
I know people hunt them out in the owens lake. Never been out there. It's an unconventional way of hunting but people spot them with binos and then drive close and sneak up on them using the levees as cover. Can also try the ponds East of Bishop down by the river, but when I checked them out all I saw were stupid coots. There are some small lakes in the valley that can be tried. The ones I have been to basically have reeds completely surround they and you need a kayak of something to get in there and look around. Seen geese on Temeha Res but no boats allowed so I don't maybe the inlet areas above it?
Ok thank you for the reply! Might also try some quail while im up there but doubt ill have as much luck as you lol. I go fishing up there commonly but this is my first year hunting so im super stoked! Thank you for the advice!!!
Ok I gotta admit it, you have grown on me.
Sweet bro, well I was skunked but not giving up. Saw quail off the road but not in far enough to legally shoot. :(
Is the area you hunted after fishing at the end of this video public land, BLM,??? Thanks and love your hunting and fishing videos.
It is City of Los Angeles property. They own most the land up there so they can take the water. You are allowed to go on it and do pretty much anything except camp overnight outside of the designated areas. Hunting, shooting, fishing, off roading are good to go. If you overnight you'll need to be in a campground or up toward the base of the mountains where NF or BLM starts.
Thanks for the response!
Dude it amazes me that you can get quail on your own without a dog. I've tried and it just seems impossible. I usually go with a buddy that has a pointer but for this opener I was on my own and got skunked. Shot just one but never found it in the thick stuff.
You got to be your own dog to find them in a sort of way. Going back and forth to the different bushes you think they are in... except your going on instinct and knowledge of the bushes you think they will favor instead of being able to smell them. Something I have found with valley quail is that they are almost always where you saw them land after the flush if there is enough density for them to hide. Gambels like to run away and peel off in singles and doubles until it seems like the covey vanishes. At that point you work your way backwards. And sometimes they are just holding tight and you need to move on of give them a bit to get comfortable to covey up again. That's what I did at the first spot, I just left them.
how do i get a call from you? Great video hear in west Texas quail season just open and it looks like its going to be a decent year for scaled quail.
Email me at theroaminghazard@gmail.com and doing payment with paypal. The calls are intended for valley quail or gambels quail. I've not heard scaled quail in person before so I'm not sure if the call could be made to work for them. From what calls I've heard online I would say maybe but I don't even know if the sound I've heard is their spring call sound or a fall (hunting season) assembly call.
Every single time you stuck your hand in some bush I was nervous for you. How in the heck are you so confident there are no rattlers?
I look. And after awhile you get to know the types of spots they will be depending on the temps.
Were you hunting in the Owens valley? Such a beautiful place
Yes.
Wow man... that brush was Tall for trying to find them when downed! It's frustrating as heck when they dart from one clump of brush to another very nearby clump of brush isn't it?
You need a dog
Good video. Surprised you don't use a bird dog. Much harder without a dog
I know that place :D I plan to punish myself there later in the season when it's colder. LOL
I was thinking it probably needed to be colder that the chukar may of been higher still at this time. I remembered when we were there in May and heard them there was snow within a couple hundred feet of elevation of where I was.
@The Roaming Hazard yeah they are probably much higher in elevation earlier in the season. the problem is getting to them when there is snow on the ground. need a good 4wd to get through the snow covered roads. a lot of the time I end up jump shooting ducks at lower elevations. this year I moved to Sacramento so I bought myself a Nevada License and will be hunting Chuks (with lead) over there since it's about 130 miles to decent chukar habitat from here.
I've called quail and have had them come 10 feet away from me
Want a hunting partner on your next trip? I'll drive down! Eastern Sierras were barren of mountain quail this season, and I saw exactly one blue grouse well out of range. Valley Quail isn't looking so hot up this way, either.
Definitely. I also need to get a copy of my HuntEd to submit to NV and start being able to hunt there too. What area of NV are you by now?
The Roaming Hazard I’m in Reno. I’ve got my CA lifetime license and upland game endorsement. I did NV hunter ed online a couple of weeks ago. I’m usually able to go on weekends, but I can always take a vacation day to go during the week. I’ll drop you a line via email later this morning.
Love the videos. I got 7 on Saturday and my son got 4. I used the quail caller I bought from you and it worked..... no dogs, just an extreme interest and drive in getting them.
That's what I want to hear! Good work!
The Roaming Hazard how can I buy one of your quail calls
What brand is that gun ?
Remington 1100 20 gauge.
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