Harvest game. Hunting for birds

Perhaps, one of the best feathered trophies of any hunter is a bog game. The most outstanding representatives of this category include ptarmigan, hazel grouse, wood grouse and black grouse. After reading today's article, you will learn about the main features of this purely male entertainment.

Main secrets

Despite the existence of many nuances, the autumnal hunt for any game of wild game does not conceal in itself anything supernatural. By the way, the first frosts are not a serious obstacle for this occupation.

Professionals are advised to go out in search of prey early in the morning. It is during these hours that the birds fly to the banks of the rivers to peck small stones. As for the evening hunt, here, too, has its own nuances. As a rule, at this time, birds are more concerned about finding food, rather than their own safety.

Do not forget that the wild game is rather shy. Therefore, you can go hunting for birds without weapons. Sounds of shots can frighten potential prey, so she will forever leave this place. Professionals recommend using traps, which are installed where the birds most often fly. These places are easy to recognize by the footprints left by them.

It's good to go out in search of a game with a well-trained dog. While the hunter is hiding in the hut, the dog will raise the brood. In this case, a person must be ready for shooting. The moment when it is possible to use weapons, it is easy to determine by the noise issued by the flying up flight.

With what to go on the game?

According to the rules of hunting, established on the territory of our state, this group of birds includes woodcocks, hazel grouses, black grouse, wood grouse, tundra and white grouse. In addition, this regulation lists the list of weapons permitted for use. This includes:

• Smoothbore and rifled firearms, whose caliber does not exceed 6.5 millimeters.
• Any traps, including cages and syllables.
• Combined firearms with a caliber of no more than 6.5 millimeters, including models with insert or interchangeable rifled barrels.

By the way, here too its subtleties. For example, a woodcock can only be walked with a smooth-bore firearm, and hazel grouse can be tracked with pneumatics, the muzzle energy of which does not exceed 25 J.

Hunting for black grouse

In those regions where the bird has been officially allowed to shoot, the opening of the season begins in the second half of August. Usually by this time young growth has time to grow up enough, and the males change their color. Their gray plumage turns black. Professionals are advised to hunt for grouse broods with specially trained spaniels. And in search of prey it is better to leave from six to ten o'clock in the morning or after sixteen evenings. On rainy, cloudy days you can hunt at any time of the day.

Search grouse for broods and berries. Occasionally they can hide on grain fields, located in close proximity to forests. Early in the morning a person comes with a dog to the places of the most probable habitat of broods and sends the dog to search.

It should be noted that hunting for black grouse in the forest is very different from the one that is conducted in open areas. In this case, it is important that the spaniel stay close to the owner. A retired dog can drive prey out of the shot. A person advancing through the forest should closely monitor changes in the behavior of his dog, carefully searching the area. The fact is that this kind of wild boar is very hot dog. Spaniel, who attacked the trail of black grouse, immediately switches to vigorous podvodku. Approaching the brood, he stops and rushes forward with lightning speed. As a rule, the first one takes off a star, according to which it is impossible to shoot, and followed by young animals. Pick up the killed prey, you can go after the departed brood.

Catching hazel grouse on decoy

Just note that this is a sporting autumn hunt. As a rule, it begins in late August and lasts until the end of November. Its essence lies in skilfully attracting old and young birds, using a special pussy. He masterly imitates the sounds produced by these birds.

How successful such a hunting for grouse will be is directly dependent on the ability to reproduce the bird's voice. Imitation should be as reliable as possible, since the game that caught false notes will not go to decoy. This method of trapping prey is preferably used in the morning hours. A person, moving cautiously through the forest, periodically uses mank, alternately imitating the voices of a male and female. Upon hearing the call back, he must disguise himself in the bushes and continue calling the birds. Seeing the potential prey, you need to immediately shoot.

Hunting for hazel grouses on decoys is a very interesting activity. Especially if it is carried out in good, dry and windless weather.

Pheasant hunting

The shooting of this bird begins in the second half of August and ends in mid-December. It should be borne in mind that in many regions hunting for birds is prohibited throughout the year. Therefore, before you go in search of pheasants, you need to clarify whether it can be done.

To search for the given bird it is necessary on the forest edges located near to gardens, grain fields and vineyards. Often they can be found in reed beds. Hunting pheasants is best with a specially trained dog. At the beginning of the season, the young are hiding, letting the dog to themselves. Old people, hearing a noise, immediately try to escape, becoming on the wing only when they understand that they will be caught by a spaniel. Do not forget that they fly fast enough, so do not hesitate with the shot.

Hunting for grouse in autumn

This bird lives on beet and corn fields. In autumn they get into flocks and do not let anyone in. The best time for hunting is early morning, because it is during these hours that the bog game is flown for feeding.

In order to achieve the best result, you need to scare off the partridges, sending a specially trained dog to the site of their planting. When shooting, it is recommended to aim at one particular individual, and not in the whole flock.

The main secrets of hunting woodcock

It is better to start this lesson not earlier than the first half of September, because at that time this boggy game moves to the fringes adjacent to the winter crops themselves. Towards the end of the month local flocks are joined by flocks of northern flying woodcocks. It is interesting that in this period the birds gain weight, they become very calm and the dog can be admitted to the dog.

In hunting practice, there were cases when dogs literally pulled out the woodcocks hidden in the bushes. Shoot the autumn birds is recommended shot # 7 or # 9.