Reply #28: Well, I may have exaggerated a bit. [View All]

[msmcghee]

It depends on the weather. Early fall, for grouse, quail, etc. I'll try to swing by the car every hour or so to rest my dog in the shade, clean the birds, etc. Later on like November - it's not necessary as the air temp is usually cool or even downright cold.

But if it's warm I'll at least take the innards out right after I kill them. Basically, I think that if I take a life in the wild that animal deserves the greatest respect. I first learned to hunt birds from an old native American man on a ranch in eastern WA back in the 70's. I think some of his ethics must have rubbed off on me. I should mention that I now hunt eastern WA, N and central Idaho, Montana. I have been as far as NW Iowa though for pheasants.