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Nice Rooster

Post by rkelly » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:10 pm

Was out hunting again in ND today, shot my biggest rooster of the year. Was a great day and the pup did a A1 job. He only had 1 spur, must of lost the other in a fight.

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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by Benny » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:01 pm

Holy cow those tail feathers are unreal! Hard to picture that bird hiding out anywhere with that kind of baggage :D

Excellent job!
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by Bird Dog 67 » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:40 am

That's a Booner!!!! How long are those tail feathers!?!?!?!?
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by okchiefsfan » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:58 am

Those tail feathers are definitely the longest I have ever seen. Freakish!
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by GSPVIZ » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:27 am

Holy crap!

Are you getting that guy stuffed? You will need to build a separate room so it can fit :lol:
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by chukarguy » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:39 pm

Huge rooster!
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by muddycreek » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:20 pm

Must have been a late hatch :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Did you get him over a point? If you did OUTSTANDING! Ah heck, one like that is a trophy any way you look at it.
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by rkelly » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:18 am

Tail feathers measure just over 25 in. I did get him over a point. He was hunkered down in a cattail slough under the snow. I had to practically step on him to get him up, I know without a dog there is no way he would of flown, bc sure didn't want to. I must of kicked around 5 times within a foot of him after she went on point and he didn't fly until I pretty much stepped right on him. Was a great weekend in ND, tons of birds. Must of seen 300-400 in the last two days.

Here are some more from today
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by gar-dog » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:06 am

It's weird how the bars on the tail really thicken out towards the end as opposed to thinning out. Be sure to hang onto those.
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Re: Nice Rooster

Post by Benny » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:20 am

Excellent pictures! I'm extremely jealous.
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