upland bird hunting preserves

with the bird numbers not as good here in colorado as in some other states , would like to here your opinoin . i have hunted at a couple of them here in colorado and found it to be a nice expierence from the guides to the owners and or managers of the preserves . the birds even acted like wild birds . they would sit tight and run on you too . after looking online these preserves offer pheasant hunting in states that pheasant do not live in . i am sur that there are pros and cons to them but if you happen to hunt at the right one it will be a nice hunt .
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killerbee
maybe if you can hunt them when regular season is over, it would be good to keep the dog tuned up
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alot of the preserves will hunt october thru march or september thru april . if you are a member at one of the preserves then you can run your dogs out there all year round .
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waynedevore
I've always had this thing about hunting wild game only. But I think thier fine for poeple who like it or don't get a chance to hunt wild game. Or just want to work the dogs.
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The quality of the preserve is the key! A preserve can be a great way to train a dog and a good preserve will be a "real" hunting experience. Going after birds is much different from a "high fence" hunt...the birds can (and do) fly off the preserve property. I certainly prefer to hunt wild birds but pheasant numbers are so low around here a preserve is the only way to go.
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ABert
I've hunted wild birds in the panhandle of Texas, "planted" birds in western WA state that the state put on certain parcels of land for hunting and a couple of preserves. I couldn't tell the difference in any of the birds and neither could the dogs. Great places to train new dogs and keep older dogs tuned up. Like my brother said, most are open quite a bit longer than the regular season and will let you run your dogs after they "close" for hunting. Some can be pricey and some are very reasonable. You can use your dogs or the guides dogs or a combo of the two. If you have some visitors who would like to try a hunt, perfect place. The folks that run them are hunters themselves and really get a kick out of clients that go out to have a good time. Of course, they get the occassional client with the $2000 o/u gun that can't hit the ground when aiming at it and will blame the guide, the dog, his shells, the gun, everything under the sun...except himself. I'd suggest for those who love hunting upland birds but aren't blessed with access or numbers to partake of one of these places. I was a bit skeptical the first time I went. Not any more. Even went to one that had a really nice clubhouse with amazing mounts of different big game. Best part I liked was the little old refridgerator with a buck a beer in it. Really hits the spot after spending the morning chasing pheasant, chukar and quail.
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