Pheasants Forever
Posted by Nicholas on Oct 21, 2011 in Photography | 0 comments
Over the weekend of October 15th, my dad and I drove to Faulkton South Dakota for the 2011 Pheasant Hunting Opener for 3 days. This was my first experience pheasant hunting, and at the very least I can say it was a fantastic time.
I will say, cleaning the pheasants was not my favorite part, but it is a great feeling knowing you earned your keep. It’s also amazing how well dogs can find and retrieve your roosters. The hunt would not be complete without those amazing animals helping you.
At first I was not planning on carrying gear out in the field with me so I could concentrate and focus on the hunt, but this experience was too cool to not carry my gear with me and give someone else the opportunity to have memories of the trip as well. You only live once and these moments are the type that should not be passed up. The photos you see below were taken with a Nikon D3s and a 35mm 1.8G and a 70-200mm 2.8 VRI. I was using aBeretta A400 Explor and it served me quite well with no jams or misfires. I highly recommend this gun or an equivalent.
I had met a lot of great new friends and it was a pleasure being able to work with them as a cohesive group to efficiently hunt pheasant through miles and miles of land and farms in South Dakota. I look forward to many more great hunts in the future.
If you have questions on my trip or the photos, feel free to ask below or contact me!
Here is a selection of some of my favorite photos from the trip. You can find more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasputz/sets/72157627926201046/
These are in no particular order. Click the image to take you to the large version on Flickr.
a quickr pickr post
Over the weekend of October 15th, my dad and I drove to Faulkton South Dakota for the 2011 Pheasant Hunting Opener for 3 days. This was my first experience pheasant hunting, and at the very least I can say it was a fantastic time.
I will say, cleaning the pheasants was not my favorite part, but it is a great feeling knowing you earned your keep. It's also amazing how well dogs can find and retrieve your roosters. The hunt would not be complete without those amazing animals helping you.
At first I was not planning on carrying gear out in the field with me so I could concentrate and focus on the hunt, but this experience was too cool to not carry my gear with me and give someone else the opportunity to have memories of the trip as well. You only live once and these moments are the type that should not be passed up. The photos you see below were taken with a Nikon D3s and a 35mm 1.8G and a 70-200mm 2.8 VRI. I was using aBeretta A400 Explor and it served me quite well with no jams or misfires. I highly recommend this gun or an equivalent.
I had met a lot of great new friends and it was a pleasure being able to work with them as a cohesive group to efficiently hunt pheasant through miles and miles of land and farms in South Dakota. I look forward to many more great hunts in the future.
If you have questions on my trip or the photos, feel free to ask below or contact me!
Here is a selection of some of my favorite photos from the trip. You can find more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasputz/sets/72157627926201046/
These are in no particular order. Click the image to take you to the large version on Flickr.
a quickr pickr post
