Where Do ROOSTERS Go to ESCAPE Pressure? Late Season Pheasant Hunt!

Wily, cagey, and elusive! Come along as the Brittany's and I hunt for late season pheasants in early December.
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  • @jeffmertens9790
    @jeffmertens9790Ай бұрын

    I don't care if the vids are long or short! Cant get enough of either!! Those little tails are worth the watch!!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for following along Jeff 👍🏻

  • @steveillingworth5120
    @steveillingworth51206 күн бұрын

    Day by day with plenty of commentary are perfect.

  • @jackhutson9194
    @jackhutson919417 күн бұрын

    Yeah - guns, ammo, chokes; all can be aurgued until the rooster goes to roost - whatever you feel works best, is likely fine. I generally use IMP/Mod (20 ga.) for most of the season; turning to 3" rounds as the season progresses - multiple states, all wild birds. If I feel the need, I will bump up a gauge - from 20 to 12 - but use the same choke combo. As a dog trainer, I enjoy your little Britts a bunch. All together, "Well done!"

  • @JuanUvakind
    @JuanUvakind5 ай бұрын

    Looked like a great day, watching the dog work, getting a rooster. Well done.

  • @ventureoutdoorswithkirk
    @ventureoutdoorswithkirk5 ай бұрын

    Said it in my last video, walk the ditches if your State allows. I've shot 5 roosters this year, all from a ditch or field edge.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    I like your style 👍🏻

  • @Talons_N_Tails

    @Talons_N_Tails

    5 ай бұрын

    Yyyeeesss!! Also in Michigan and finding this is the case!

  • @treedaddyoutdoors8310
    @treedaddyoutdoors83105 ай бұрын

    I have had good luck shooting 20 gauge 3 inch 1 1/4 ounce 5 shot with a light modified choke.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Sounds like a great pheasant set up. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

  • @sandyhayes5866
    @sandyhayes58665 ай бұрын

    I like day to day videos. Enjoyed this one!!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear, appreciate that! 👍🏻

  • @TheFishingPilot
    @TheFishingPilot5 ай бұрын

    Mod on first barrel and full on second. It usually takes me a few seconds to get back on them after the first shot so I like the extra distance a full choke affords me. I also prefer #6 for mixed bag hunting. If a preserve hunt and I know it’s just quail or chukara then it’s 7-1/2.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    I’m right there with ya! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

  • @thomasbrooks8112

    @thomasbrooks8112

    5 ай бұрын

    Modified and full for me too out of my 20 gauge Redhead. A Trulock improved modified is on my santa wish list, along with a #1 skeet for quail. Late season, I like to shoot 3" 1-1/4 ounce #6 and #5 Fiocchi Golden Pheasant. But with the ammo shortages, it's whatever I can find!😢

  • @adammorris5507
    @adammorris55075 ай бұрын

    Love this video!! It’s a realistic day of hunting. Your doggos are amazing!!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear, thank you! 👍🏻

  • @samtilton7714
    @samtilton77145 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed the realistic video.. loved my Brittanys, miss them. I might have to get another.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for following along!

  • @jeffj4440
    @jeffj44405 ай бұрын

    I agree M/IM are my combo as well for late season. 6's I agree.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    I like it 👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for sharing!

  • @kevinfeeheley562
    @kevinfeeheley5624 ай бұрын

    I love your films Keep up the good work..

  • @marklorimor6672
    @marklorimor66725 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed the video depicting just how it is with a typical day afield in the late season. Always like watching the dogs out there with you doing work & every day is a learning experience. That M/IM choke combo is right on for late season roosters. I bought a flat of #5's heavy field loads a year ago & they're good medicine for those tough wild roosters. I really like the down range energy produced by a #5 shot for anchoring those roosters dead where they fall. Nice work on the video all the way around.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff, thanks for sharing! It’s on my list to eventually try some #5s on pheasants.

  • @kurtlanford1448
    @kurtlanford14485 ай бұрын

    Your dogs sure put on a show ! Keep up the great work!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @kevinpeltier8953
    @kevinpeltier89535 ай бұрын

    I like the individual day videos versus several packed into one. Good stuff!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good to hear, appreciate the feedback!

  • @Moosey644
    @Moosey6445 ай бұрын

    Great to hear you’re set up and in the shells you’re using.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good deal, thanks for following along! 👍🏻

  • @scottinohio701
    @scottinohio7015 ай бұрын

    I use 12ga mod with 4s. I like more short vids,than fewer long ones!!!! Great shooting,and GREAT dog work!!!!! Scotty

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff, thanks for sharing! Appreciate the feedback! 👍🏻

  • @jesscobb2279
    @jesscobb22795 ай бұрын

    For late season when the birds flush before you can get a good setup on them I use my IM choke for up to 60yds which i have dropped at that range. Early season when the birds sit until your right on top I like to use my Full choke for a quick spread. I use 6, 5, and 4's. Just depends on the environment I'm in. I also always use 12 Guage on roosters. Haven't had much luck with 20 Guage or 16. Sun glasses are a must 😅. Great video as always. God bless.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff man! Thanks for sharing. I was really bummed it to have my sunglasses, and of course the clouds came I. When I found them 🤣

  • @jesscobb2279

    @jesscobb2279

    5 ай бұрын

    @@UplanderLifestyle always seems to happen that way 😂

  • @kaol1512

    @kaol1512

    5 ай бұрын

    Are you sure it's your Full choke that's giving you a quick spread for the shots when you're right on top of them--sounds more like Improved Cylinder.

  • @jesscobb2279

    @jesscobb2279

    5 ай бұрын

    @@kaol1512 yep I'm sure. I use an old Ithaca pump 12 Guage made in the early 1940's for early season. It only has a built in, non removable full choke.

  • @Talons_N_Tails
    @Talons_N_Tails5 ай бұрын

    Finally got all the corn in my area harvested.. looking forward to doing some pheasant hunting with the falcon. You should join sometime!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good luck! One of these times 👍🏻

  • @sawyerplume3321
    @sawyerplume33215 ай бұрын

    Great to see any wild birds. Species I haven’t picked up on for wild yet. Something I need to do. Good job as always, sir! I like the day by day if you are moving some birds. My channel I do the highlight reel but you are far more advanced in editing skills than I haha.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks man! They’re fun 👍🏻

  • @davidcudlip6587
    @davidcudlip65875 ай бұрын

    Early season over a pointing dog, I use improved/improved. Later season I use Mod./Mod. #6 in the first barrel of either a side by side or over under. And #5 shot in the second barrel. I usually hunt with a 16 gauge or sometimes a 20 gauge.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    I like that setup! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

  • @outdoorrn2980

    @outdoorrn2980

    5 ай бұрын

    I don't shoot a junk double.🤣... But for pheasant, I like modified.

  • @davidcudlip6587

    @davidcudlip6587

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh, so you need more then two shots?@@outdoorrn2980

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    @@outdoorrn2980contrary to most people who comment when I shoot an autoloader, you embrace it. It’s a nice breath of fresh air, most who make a comment about one love to tell others they’re not an upland hunter for using one. I’ll stick to my junk double for now, but I’m always one miss away from grabbing the semi 😉 always enjoy your comments, thanks for following along!

  • @jrc4237
    @jrc42375 ай бұрын

    I like the day by day video’s, keep up the great work

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Appreciate the feedback!

  • @HUNT24-7
    @HUNT24-75 ай бұрын

    Yeti says your shittin me!😆

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Not the first, won’t be the last 🤣

  • @fbardales33
    @fbardales335 ай бұрын

    Being a Brittany owner myself, enjoy all your videos!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Always great to hear from another Brit owner 👍🏻 thanks for following along!

  • @danielfoster9999
    @danielfoster99995 ай бұрын

    I use modified on top and im on bottom of my over/under. I like both ways of the videos. Really liked this one.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear, appreciate the feedback! Thanks for sharing your setup 👍🏻

  • @jasonmolle2857
    @jasonmolle28575 ай бұрын

    I hunt pheasant public land South Dakota in November and December so I have to use non tox I shoot 20 gauge with improved cylinder and modified chokes in my double barrel cause the steel patterns tighter..for 20 years I have had good luck with Kent Fasteel 3 inch 3’s

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great note on the steel with more open chokes. Good stuff, thanks for sharing 👍🏻

  • @terryolmstead7193
    @terryolmstead71934 ай бұрын

    Just went pheasant hunting this morning🎉🎉

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    4 ай бұрын

    Hope you had some success! Thanks for following along 👍🏻

  • @conradyoder6897
    @conradyoder68975 ай бұрын

    Gotta love seeing all those hens.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Brings a smile and a small tear to a grown man’s eyes 😅

  • @user-di2zc3zo3k
    @user-di2zc3zo3k5 ай бұрын

    Shootin an old Parker VH with full/modified. Modified up close, full when they’re out a ways. Patience works every time.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Very nice - thanks for sharing and following along!

  • @DonS-hu7bp
    @DonS-hu7bp5 ай бұрын

    I like an SK2 choke (aka light modified) in my 20 gauge autoloader. For wild pheasants I use #5 shot 3” magnums. For the second and third shots I use Prairie Storms or Federal 3rd degree turkey loads. The wads in those shells shoot much tighter than normal shells so it’s like having a second tighter choke. For state released pheasants I use #6 shot for the first one or two shots followed by #5 Prairie storm.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

  • @LeviDMCD
    @LeviDMCD5 ай бұрын

    My Wingmaster with factory modified choke shoots federal 2 3/4 #3 really well

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Tough to beat that combo, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

  • @CCockrell
    @CCockrell5 ай бұрын

    Hey man I like all your content so the more videos the better.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Appreciate that! Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻

  • @michaelpawlitz3109
    @michaelpawlitz31095 ай бұрын

    Day by day videos are my preference. I wish I could find as many birds as you do in a day of hunting 😂 me and my Vizsla Harper still find a handful when we go out but not nearly as many as you…

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Appreciate the feedback man! Best of luck to you and Harper the rest of season 👌🏻

  • @markcarey5673
    @markcarey56735 ай бұрын

    I keep my left pocket of my game vest filled with number six shot in my right pocket filled with 7 1/2. I run the 71/2s through my first barrel with an improved cylinder choke and the Sixers through my second barrel with a full choke. Keep in mind I hunt over flushing dogs and even the close birds get up a lot further out than they do with a pointer. That set up seems to work pretty good for m

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

  • @northwoods2728
    @northwoods27285 ай бұрын

    I have been going with improved modified for first barrel and full on second with #4 lead or #3 steel. In October i had a downed my limit of roosters and they had still ran off before I tightened my pattern, super frustrating. Pheasants are tougher than grouse for sure. Roosters can take a couple pellets and still get away.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Totally agree! You have to be on with your shots with a tighter choke, but when you're on you smack em' compared to open chokes where as you mentioned, may just be a bb or two. Thanks for sharing, and best of luck the rest of season!

  • @samtilton7714
    @samtilton77145 ай бұрын

    You bet!

  • @h2oburke
    @h2oburke5 ай бұрын

    That Aspen is a real Gem. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! She’s been running really nice this year.

  • @scottdinger5368
    @scottdinger53685 ай бұрын

    Like you found, we would find them in the woods/timber areas and they'd run just like that rooster did. 12ga 2-3/4" #6 with IP & MOD, actually IP & IPM. B

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff man - thanks for sharing!!

  • @oringinalbeefeater
    @oringinalbeefeater5 ай бұрын

    Is this Minnesota? enjoyed your hunt and dogs

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for following along and good to hear from you! This was not Minnesota

  • @Gokiburi777
    @Gokiburi7775 ай бұрын

    IC/Mod all season long. I went trap shooting the other day and got 23/25 and then realized I forgot to change the selector on the O/U and left it on IC the entire time. Amazing what happens when you let a shotgun be a shotgun. You can always use 1-3:8, 1-1/2 oz in the IC and 1-1/4 in Mod to leverage the chokes if you feel it’s necessary.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    The previous gun I shot was fixed IC/Mod. I did good with it and have no complaints on that choke tube set up. It’s probably the most versatile combo for a variety of hunting. Thanks for sharing and following along 👍🏻

  • @ejc07305
    @ejc073055 ай бұрын

    If I am out by myself and think I have a chance at the birds holding, I use a 20 gauge, 6 shot, with IC, and mod. If I am hunting pressured birds and expect a lot of Iong wild flushes, I use an auto with 5s and modified. I generally always grab an auto if hunting with a group.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, I like your thoughts on hunting with and without people, I think it definitely makes a difference on how the birds are going to react and the shots you'll get. Thanks for following along!

  • @garya9875
    @garya98755 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy your dogs and videos so however you want to produce them is fine with me. Were them wild pheasants?

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes, all wilds 👍🏻

  • @Gokiburi777
    @Gokiburi7775 ай бұрын

    Thing about missing, is that it breeds more missing. When I did high power competition, you had to treat that 5 the same as a 10X, if you thought about how that bad shot may have just cost you the match, it would. It’s a mental game. When I made a bad shot, I had to put it out of my mind and hope the leader screws up more than I did.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Agreed, it’s not something you can think about to try and fix. Personally, my best shooting is done instinctively. All part of the challenge and fun of the game 👍🏻

  • @gjkMN
    @gjkMN5 ай бұрын

    Question on your dogs, how much do they weigh? I'm looking at a started Brittany that weighs 25 lbs, not sure if that's too small for pheasant.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    My females are between 22-28 LBs and my Male is 34. It's not about the size of the dog, but the size of its heart to hunt!

  • @johnshipley4286
    @johnshipley42865 ай бұрын

    I shoot a franchi over n under my choke tube selection is modified and full #6 shot high base I only hunt wild birds myself in southern Oregon

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff, I like it 👍🏻 thanks for sharing and good luck the rest of season!

  • @m10blloqu
    @m10blloqu5 ай бұрын

    What's your camera setup?

  • @bonnienoelle
    @bonnienoelle5 ай бұрын

    Go Aspen go! 😻

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    She was on fire 🔥

  • @Gunner662
    @Gunner6625 ай бұрын

    Which Garmin watch do you use?

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Garmin instinct

  • @jchunter14
    @jchunter145 ай бұрын

    Your videos are the best Love watching your dogs work They are very well trained

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I appreciate that 👍🏻

  • @garygooden8191
    @garygooden81912 ай бұрын

    What Breeder did you get Aspen from?

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    2 ай бұрын

    She came from a small breeder in southern Illinois.

  • @briansteenblock9773
    @briansteenblock97735 ай бұрын

    What shotgun are you using?

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    A Weatherby Orion, 20 gauge

  • @pennyducatooutdoors4638
    @pennyducatooutdoors46385 ай бұрын

    ic top barrel and ic bottom barrel I rarely need the bottom barrel oh ya with a 28 gauge

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Nice!! 👍🏻

  • @levischenk2668
    @levischenk26685 ай бұрын

    I thought this video was excellent! Still enjoying the new gun?

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear! Yes, I have been enjoying the new gun still. It's nice to carry and I have gotten pretty comfortable with it. I've even considered changing to my semi a few times, but I've been carrying and using the SXS so much I keep deciding to carry it over my 12 semi.

  • @BlackMamba6GoDucks
    @BlackMamba6GoDucks5 ай бұрын

    For a double gun M/IM or M/F. If its a semi-auto IM

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

  • @jacobsempowski4508
    @jacobsempowski45085 ай бұрын

    Day to day videos for sure. I always look forward to when a new video is released so the more videos the better!

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear, appreciate the feedback man!

  • @MinnesotaSvensk
    @MinnesotaSvensk5 ай бұрын

    I forgot whether I was watching a grouse or pheasant video with that first shot 😭

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    I felt the same way walking into the woods! And I always wondered if maybe grouse were a little bigger (pheasant size) if you'd connect on them easier in the woods. My scenario proved that to be false 🤣

  • @brucepickthorne3856
    @brucepickthorne38565 ай бұрын

    6 or 5 s full and x full

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good practice 👍🏻

  • @humblehuntproject3321
    @humblehuntproject33215 ай бұрын

    I like the day by day videos but sometimes one long video just makes sense. Do what works for you, I know I'll keep watching them.

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it man!

  • @dormantmenace
    @dormantmenace5 ай бұрын

    Well I usually use mostly #6 But the other day I went dove hunting.. Shot bout 20 dove. Mostly ring kneck they have no limit. Used all my #6. I had #3 to shoot some duck off the canals.. shot 5. Then decided to hit my qauil spot on the way home.. but all I had was #3 lol I'm in Cali so it's steel. The #3 actually tore the birds up less than the #6 I typically use. Less pellets I'm guessing and tighter pattern longer distance with the larger steel pellets. Skeet reached out like a modified.. I was a little surprised. Shot 9 quail. And half of them still folded bounced and landed in there feet running with #3 lol got to be pnd for pnd the toughest birds. I'm not saying to hunt qauil with duck shot. But ammo is versatile

  • @UplanderLifestyle

    @UplanderLifestyle

    5 ай бұрын

    Good stuff man, and thanks for sharing! Totally agree on ammo versatility 👍🏻 just gotta match it with the right choke tube.

  • @dormantmenace

    @dormantmenace

    5 ай бұрын

    Deffinetly.. #3 with a modified probably would of bin a different story. This area is fairly open so I usually run a mod or improve mod with #6 on them. With steel anyways.

  • @Birddognoble
    @Birddognoble4 ай бұрын

    I shoot a semi so only one barrel but I just shoot a modified choke on everything. Great videos btw bud. Love watching them. We started making a few videos as well ( channel is chasingtheking) if you like to check us out 😊

  • @kelashinkuf_irani
    @kelashinkuf_irani5 ай бұрын

    naic 🇮🇷 iran❤