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Shooting Tips from the Runaway Inn, Week 3

February 15, 2011
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Shooting Tips from The Runaway InnWeek 5
 

 

Dear Mike,The Runaway Inn would like to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. May you each have a great holiday! On this day of giving thanks, we are happy to have you as friends of The Runaway Inn and hope you find our next set of shooting tips very helpful in your future visit to see us.

 

 

 

Hunt The Cold & Windy Days   An excellent time to hunt roosters is when the weather gets downright nasty.  High winds are a pheasant hunter’s best friend as the cover makes more natural noise than the hunter.  If you are quiet enough, your sounds will get lost in the wind and the birds get edgy.  They do not know where you are or where to go and will end up sitting tighter or fly, thus allowing you to get up on them for a closer shot.   

If high winds are not enough Tte first really cold spell of the year can produce some of the best pheasant hunting of the season, especially the day after.  If you get a snowfall that is not crusted up, those wiley roosters are unable to run on top of the snow and are forced to sit tight.  And be assured they will be in heavy cover after a storm like that.  A group of hunters can spend all afternoon in an area where there are sure to be birds as they can’t go anywhere but up!  Don’t be afraid to hunt a patch of cover full of birds, two or three times and you can never walk slowly enough. Pheasants can also be easy to track on muddy or snow-covered ground. The advantage of cold, wet weather is it’s easier on the dogs, and it makes the scenting conditions better for the dogs. Break out your gortex and polar fleece gear and waterproof boots after the first big storm of fall for some of the best opportunities of bagging a pheasant.

 

 

 

Practice Shooting 5 Rounds at a Time  
When practicing I shoot five rounds of trap in a row before taking a break. This is to build my stamina and prepares me for competition. In competition you often don’t get any breaks between each round of 25 targets and move directly from the end of one round to the beginning of the next. If you don’t practice shooting at a 100 targets in a row, you will tend to get tired by the 3rd or 4th trap. If in practice you only shoot a single round then take a break, your body gets conditioned to this and when you shoot in competition after the first trap your body is expecting a break. When it doesn’t get it you start to get tired and make mistakes. The reason I practice 5 rounds in a row as opposed to 4 which I would see in competition is to make sure that my body is conditioned to keep going all the way through the end of the 4th round.
 

 

Sincerely,The Arickaree Valley Hunt Clubat The Runaway Inn

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Colorado bird hunting

December 21, 2009
posted by admin

 

 The hunting adventure and excitement never stops at the Runaway Inn. Pheasant hunting is available on a daily basis on our spacious preserve starting annually on October 1st and continuing until March 31st.

Traditional pheasant hunting they way it should be

Hunt ring-neck pheasants on 640 acres of native CRP grassland. We offer traditional (some describe it as the way it used to be–hunting on a farm or ranch) style hunting with stocked birds  to help supplement nature, one will have to be willing to work our properties and be willing to walk through some heavy cover to find success.   Yes, the four pheasant daily limit is possible to achieve. 

We do not  “place” or “plant” game the day before or hours before a scheduled hunt.  We manage our bird populations in a very unique way. We begin placing birds in October once the corn has been harvested. We then continue to stock as birds are harvested so that there is ample numbers of roosters available.  This allows the birds to adapt to the environment and become native to their surroundings.  When hunting at The Arickaree Valley Hunt Club, it is nearly impossible to distinguish stocked game from the “natives.”

  Chukars are availible  on a special  request basis.

You can sharpen your shooting skills with a round or two of trap from our professional trap range .

You will quide yourself on our hunting preserve. With ample room to hunt so you can enjoy your hunting adventure with your own dogs and friends.

Hunting guides and dogs are available on a request basis.

Come stay in our warm prairie bed and breakfast and dine with us in our full service restaurant featuring great steaks and Carl’s famous prime rib.

We specialize in creating lasting memories  for your  corporate and group getaway.

 

 

Please call 720-810-4241/970-630-5091 to book your hunt

or email hunt@therunawayinn.com