AWESOME Pheasant Hunt! Early Season Roosters!

Join me for a fantastic early season pheasant hunt with some of our German Wirehaired Pointers. We hit some new territory to chase some surprisingly cooperative roosters. Presented by OnXhunt.com
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[@user-zl5pz9qu8l]

It is so heartwarming to watch. Ive been on hunt only once in my life years ago, on quails. Thats when I realized dogs are way smarter than me. I shot two times during the hunt and missed both. At the end little dog just caught a quail and brought to me as a gift. That was humiliating AF.

[@richardsveum8452]

Nothing beats a successful hunt with a veteran dog.

[@Stavro33]

Tubbie is the BEST bird dog I have seen! The way he finds birds is insane! Defiantly a birds worst nightmare cause there isn't a should you couldn't take knowing you have Tubbs to find the bird after. So fun to watch!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks! 👊

[@fidiusjwhoopie]

Keep the Rooster content coming Eric! I know what you mean about enjoying the moments especially with senior dogs,I too have an 11 year old who still has the drive but the old body doesnt move quite as it used too. I used to have to hunt a couple hours then he would slow down, now he starts at that slow methodical pace and not much gets past his veteran nose. My young dog is running all over creation like a madman lol Cece still seems to be moving good and doing awesome,you got some incredible dogs❤

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks! Yep I love em all…the young crazy ones and the old crafty ones! 👍

[@qcarr]

Such an amazing video - as always! I love the way you capture "the moment." It's something that is very difficult to explain verbally without having experienced it; your footage and your enthusiasm nails it! Thank you and your awesome pups for your great content. 😁

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@callmecamo2]

Seeing your dogs work just makes me happy. Tubbs is a Mo'chine!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks! 👊

[@dougwilkinson-uq3xr]

I love seeing CC still kicking butt. I wish I could have seen her in her prime!!

[@ericforrester1]

She was a force to be reckoned with!

[@stewedmammal3515]

Watching Tubbs hop through the grass chasing that wounded rooster was hilarious. Haha

[@azquailadventures]

Dude! That Tubbie point in the Cattails was insane! Knowing how big of a dog Tubs is...That is crazy you couldn't find him for a bit! Awesome man...Just AWESOME!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks man! I was giddy after that one. 😁

[@jeffmertens9790]

Tubbs is awesome!! That leap after that rooster was epic!! What a blessing to be able to share that time with him!! Thanks for sharing with us! Fun!Funl Fun!

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you, he’s a great one! 👍

[@marvinlacsina2662]

One word to describe your experiences in this video (Dog work, Hunt itself and the Terrain)…. “PERFECT👌🏻!!!” Thanks for sharing Eric!

[@ericforrester1]

👊thank you!

[@mckayhallinan7070]

The tail on that last rooster! Love watching tubby and CC work

[@jeffdsweet]

Awesome video and showing it twice in slow motion is the best. I am old now but used to be out there any time i could. Being that both knees been replaced and back surgery. I feel like i am right with you! Thank you!

[@aimkhan83]

Awesome video Great dogs, Tubbs is amazing. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@bobbygreen2291]

Thanks for sharing Eric

[@MattRShort]

Haha, I love the pre-shot "wow" on that last bird. Lol, legitimate!

[@Wellerhouse31]

I absolutely love watching your videos. They’re hands down the best out there. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@chillywilly521]

Eric I really enjoy your content. I feel like I’m right there with you on the hunt and I completely understand those specials moments.

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!👊

[@outdoorrn2980]

Nice video!! I had that pheasant chase thing happen too. It's awesome, and Tubbs nailed it. The real caveat is you got it on video. Nice!!👍

[@garya9875]

Great video Eric and that was a memory moment with Tubbs on that rooster I really got a laugh on that. Your dogs are a real joy to watch. I just did a pheasant hunt and it was a blast. Looking forward to your next video.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@jeffbitton1836]

Incredible stuff - as always!

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Great video Eric! The Doggies knocked it out of the park again! Those birds are so beautiful! WOW!

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@christopherflick8222]

Love watching the dog finish the job on rooster #2. What a hold on #3! Great stuff.

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@Ranger-Al]

Enjoyed this video immensely, excellent dog work.

[@YouWillPay1wayoranother]

Your dog is the best hunter/pointer I've ever seen! Wow what a great partner! Holds still for that long never seen that before!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@user-ur4ws2bn6q]

Awesome hunt! Nothing better than chasing roosters with a great dog(s) and enjoying the outdoors

[@skeeterz.1386]

Eric, I have to say, you are a heck of a shot, not many birds get past ya. Really enjoy your videos, keep them coming. Oh and how could I leave out the pups, just love to watch them work, truly there happy place.

[@ericforrester1]

Yep, they can’t get enough! Thanks!

[@KingsOutdoorLife]

Great stuff Eric, as always. Best show on the internet! Great dog work, shots and scenery!

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@richc4231]

Great dog work comes from great training and breeding. I enjoy your narration of your videos. You’re still the best. Thanks for sharing.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@markcarey5673]

I know exactly what you mean about chasing moments. It's a hard thing to explain to someone who has not experienced it. But a fellow hunter gets it. Beautiful countryside, great dog work, high flying birds and some good shooting. What's not to like.

[@ericforrester1]

Absolutely! 👍

[@mikenixon5936]

Watching your videos has been part of my preparation for our Kansas trip in less than 2 weeks.

[@ericforrester1]

Yep, KS opener will be here soon!

[@mikenixon5936]

@@ericforrester1 best friend in Nebraska for there opener this past Saturday. 65 degrees Saturday morning when they went out. 14 degrees this morning when they went out. Wow.

[@Pattypatmcpat]

Where was this video filmed not exact location just state.

[@xaothao1558]

Always love a pheasant video!!! Keep up the good work! By far my favorite upland hunting channel.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@shawnb4695]

Eric great video and dog work. I have a 2 yr Drahthaar and will be bringing home a Kurzhaar pup next week and training begins with her. The passion makes the memories!

[@ericforrester1]

Congrats and good luck with the new pup!

[@ronbroberg3022]

Great video and fantastic dog work and shooting. Catching those magical moments is what it is all about. I have a five year old GSP who is also in her prime, trying to get her out as much as I can because it is magical. Best of luck with the rest of hunting season.

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks, you too! 👍

[@dougwilkinson-uq3xr]

Tubbs retrieving skills are epic!!

[@DevAbhijitsadkar-gm8oc]

your voice and your strength is like a 25 year old man you are amazing

[@dafishmantn]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. This is probably as close as I’ll get to chasing birds this year. Not only the dogs are getting old. The long retrieve was great. Part of this game is an occasional unfounded bird and none of us like that. Inevitable. The old girl has a whiter face but still has her game. Thanks for the ride Eric, well done as always……Tim

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks Tim! 👊

[@bruceking2574]

Your dogs are wonderful, great job with them. I have a Lab who is 6 now and watching her is my best days.

[@ericforrester1]

Good times. Thanks!

[@Captbluedog]

Great video as usual , your definitely right about those “moments” , that’s really what we’re after

[@ericforrester1]

Absolutely! 👊

[@sawyerplume3321]

Awesome content as always bud. Amazing dog work! Nothing better than following a bird dog out in the wild.

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks! 👊

[@CoachJJ]

B. EUTIFUL Benelli! Appreciate this video, I'm still building up to be able to record like this!

[@brainleavy6934]

Thanks for sharing Eric some nice shooting with your under and over but as always the dog work fantastic cc last bird was well schooled in getting away and I seen good dogs lose them ones And tubs well he was standing on the tail off that bird when he was just 3 foot away Pheasant session open here today but be the weekend before I get out Thanks again from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@ericforrester1]

Agreed! Have fun over there👍

[@nickbrown1342]

Great video! And I agree with you - roosters do sound different on the flush (and most of them won't cackle around here).

[@ericforrester1]

Absolutely 👍

[@Mike.houseman]

My Pointer is 5 this year and I know exactly what you mean about being in the sweet spot. We move to Alaska this week and I’m excited to get him on some Ptarmigan. Great videos.

[@ericforrester1]

Ptarmigan…cool. Enjoy!

[@PheasantAddict]

Great dog work

[@johnjibo7550]

Man im hunter for 30 years,,but this is amazing video thank you ☺️

[@thomaszimmer3623]

Amazing work of the dog 👍🏻

[@tony6864]

Great dog work.

[@wvoutdoorsman5326]

Love it👏👏👏 They are such a blast to hunt😁 beautiful birds

[@ksoutdoorsports]

Looks like a super fun hunt! Great dogs!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@ventureoutdoorswithkirk]

Love the dog work, do you know who trained them🤣 Tubbs cracks me up every time, he brings his "A" game every time!!

[@israrhaq73]

Awesome video, thank you, sir

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

BEAUTIFUL PHEASANTS AH THE GREAT OUTDOORS

[@toddvanvooren8028]

Never heard of “ Hot spotting “ . Thanks for the video ❤️

[@TheFlyingFatMan]

Fantastic video again! Pheasants are my favorite Bird to pick up and just look at. They're few and far between this year. But we're finding a few. My 9 year old boy has been pounding them so far. Me and my boys love watching your adventures and cool moments, and know all your dogs' names. Coulda used tubbs today on a bird that hit the ground running like hell. We never could get ahold of him.

[@ericforrester1]

😁 Crippled roosters are tough. I’m glad to hear your boy is in to it, that’s awesome!

[@RobbyPako]

😅😅😅😂😅😂😂😂😅😂😅i like the way he is like playing with pheasant 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidcaul7836]

Brilliant stuff our season starts tomorrow here in Ireland have the itch now after watching this keep them coming

[@ericforrester1]

Will do!

[@kurtrakozy1686]

Hey are you shooting 12 or 20 Mod or IM?

[@ericforrester1]

20, skeet and IC

[@wild_hunter2020]

nice shot & nice dog🎉

[@jamesl.4911]

Holy crap excellent video and dog work

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@mikebell108]

Tubinator-- I love that dog!

[@ericforrester1]

😁👍

[@user-jf6pc1bd1l]

Awesome. You and your dog - good hunters. Pheasant hunting is interesting and emotional. I am from Russia and love hunting on black grouse, hazel grouse and capercaillie. It’s too very interesting hunt.

[@ericforrester1]

Very cool, thanks for watching! 👊

[@jayscott1380]

I have such a difficult time watching either pheasant or chucker content when i don't have a hunt coming up really close. Just makes me too excited, with nothing coming up. But I'm inside of 2 weeks of my annual run to North and South Dakota for pheasant, so I can handle it.

[@konstanting553]

Greate pheasant hunt 👍

[@zachgilbertson4504]

Great video and thank for sharing! Could you share what collar setup your using that connects with a watch to point where the dog is? Haven't seen that before and it looks really nice and would come in handy!

[@ericforrester1]

Garmin Alpha with Instinct watch.

[@vaq130]

12 GAUGE BENELLI great shotgun, great video all around. "memories"

[@simorichannel]

Nice video 😍

[@DuckbumSD]

Tubby is the man ! 🤘

[@toddvanvooren8028]

Love this!!❤❤

[@NoIwont]

CCs got hunts left in er...be it more so in the low ag lands versus chuckar hunting in Hells Canyon. Fine shooting Eric, as usual. Like the over/under heat your packing this year. Don't drop her. 😂 Great habitat you were hunting...cover, water and food. Good accounting, loved the drone footage...your mastery of video and editing make the whole thing an easy watch. Stay hungry and see you next time. Thank you.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@patrickmobley7516]

Eric living the upland dream!

[@ericforrester1]

🤘👍😁

[@sulaimanalhafez6192]

nothing like seeing a notification coming from your channel its a happy break for me

[@ericforrester1]

That’s cool, thank you!

[@MrShedhunter47]

As always topnotch video.

[@AfzaalWardag]

Lovely stuff Eric Great dog work and awesome shooting enjoyed each bit is it personal choice or necessary to use double for pheasants ?

[@scottschaeffer8920]

Not magic, it’s habitat. Well done.

[@jeffreyford800]

I must say your videos are awesome and I love watching them.....I myself love to bird hunt and I have my own dogs....I would love to find places out west to hunt birds.......Great videos........

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@danielchristensen3608]

Eric, your videos and dog work is awesome. I get a chuckle when the good dog voices come out...the higer pitch "good boy or that's my girl" I do the same with my pups. Keep up the great videos. 1 more thing what kind of tracking watch do you run? And have you had any problems with it?

[@ericforrester1]

I have an Instinct. It can be finicky sometimes but I like it overall. 👍

[@jamesonfay8251]

Tubby is a machine.

[@ericforrester1]

👍👊

[@zoga5959]

nice hunt dude

[@jacobbrincat5774]

Hi Eric, amazing videos, camera work, narration and dog work. I think if you consider adding a shotkam it would be even more awesome :) I do have 1 question to ask you though, when you do actually go to another state (meaning not the one you actually are from and live in and work etc) Do you always camp or do you usually rent a room somewhere close to where you are? And if you do camp everytime, how do you manage to keep yourself clean and wash your clothes and stuff, i get you can shower in the summer but you surely do not do it outside in wintertime, thank you and keep up the amazing work👌

[@user-ov6ei5ed2y]

Best bird hunting videos, bar none.

[@Talons_N_Tails]

Agreed!!

[@cooldooley20]

Your dogs are awsome.......I would love to have a dog like Toby

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@toddvanvooren8028]

Heading for Kansas in 2 weeks 👍

[@HammerHeadGarage]

Wirehairs are bird machines. My male Dutch lived to be 16 years.

[@ivanpaju2390]

I need to get out west, and do some wild pheasant hunting and quail and grouse I’ve only got ruffed grouse to hunt as a wild bird here in New Hampshire they stock pheasants but it’s not the same and they only stock 10,000 in the whole state so there are very few and far between once people get to them although I can’t complain I put it on the ground this year still working on my first grouse of the year they’ve been giving me the runaround. It doesn’t help that I hunt without dogs for grouse.

[@ericforrester1]

Having a dog definitely takes it to another level! 👍

[@redeyetrucker520]

That last rooster looked like a wall hanger to me!

[@ericforrester1]

Yeah, it was a nice mature bird.

[@jaimelizarraga9596]

Great dog work… just had a question of what kind of e collar and watch you are using? My dog loves to hunt in big cover sometimes really hard to know where he is on point thanks

[@ericforrester1]

I run a Garmin Alpha 300i and Instinct watch.

[@thomasbrooks8112]

Eric, wonderful video, as always. Your dogs are just amazing! Which video camera do you use and how much video time do you get out of fully charged batteries. Also, which dog locator are you using? Keep them coming. I always look for your videos first!

[@ericforrester1]

GoPro 10 black. About 40 minutes. Garmin Alpha 300i

[@thomasbrooks8112]

Thank you so much for such a quick response. So looking forward to all of your hunting videos yet to come!

[@conorocallaghan7358]

Love walked up shooting,my favourite. We call them cock birds not roosters however kind of like the term rooster. Looks such fun and great working dogs

[@mjsixx-ze4hi]

My bird dog was this good at 8 months old German shorthaired named Zach

[@jovan584]

I am watching all your awesome videos. I just have a curious question: What kind of sights are you having on your shotgun ? I want to order the same, please

[@ericforrester1]

I can’t remember what the name is but it is supposed to help with cross eye dominance. It’s actually not helpful on most shots and I can’t say I’d recommend it.

[@user-jk8ot3zd5u]

Great dogs! I noticed your front sight on your shotgun. Are you cross-eye dominate and if so does that type of front sight help to correct that issue? Several years ago my eye sight changed from being right eye dominate to left eye dominate. Thanks in advance for a reply.

[@ericforrester1]

Yes, I’m cross eyed dominant. I can’t really say I shoot better with the sight.

[@johnselby570]

What electronic collars do you use? Its awesome that they connect to your watch

[@ericforrester1]

Garmin Alpha

[@orhancoskun44]

hello eric I follow you from Turkey with pleasure and watch your videos with pleasure. I wish them continued success. I have a question. I would be very happy if you could help me with the location of the camera settings when shooting videos and what solution you would suggest for camera heating in long videos. Thank you.

[@dennisleinart8877]

Eric, not gonna lie. I rewound 4:00 mark several times. Great dog work.

[@ericforrester1]

Was that the Tubbs chase?

[@dennisleinart8877]

Yes. It was great.

[@ericforrester1]

😁 that rooster gave him a run for his money!

[@harst8963]

Wow, first video ive ever watched of yours and am truly impressed. I have a passion for hunting but a hole other passion for watching dogs work the field and birds. The time youve put in with your dogs doesnt go unnoticed!

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@ivodidone2619]

Lindo video

[@Thebrokentitan]

Where was this filmed? This is gorgeous landscape

[@harst8963]

The 250+ yard hold and the rooster, tubs got my SUB🙌🏻💪🐕

[@ericforrester1]

He says thanks! 😁

[@rbljackson]

Any advice for a guy with a young lab (1.5 years) and no upland experience yet? I want to take him out to oklahoma for pheasant either late season this year or definilty next year. He isnt trained to point, but he does retrieve. Ive been working with him in the field to run out in front of me, and we zig zag into the wind, but so far no quail. I did drop a dove (also in season) during our walk, and he was able to mark it and retrieve it for me.

[@ericforrester1]

It takes birds to make a bird dog so however you can do that would be my advice. If you don’t have access to wild birds you could take him to a game farm. It’s not the same as wild birds but it can help him get the idea. 👍

[@user-mb3bj7ir8t]

what make and model E-collar are you using?