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]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Thanks for following along Jeff 👍🏻

[@jackhutson9194]

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]

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

[@steveillingworth5120]

Day by day with plenty of commentary are perfect.

[@adammorris5507]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Great to hear, thank you! 👍🏻

[@Moosey644]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Good deal, thanks for following along! 👍🏻

[@marklorimor6672]

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]

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

[@kevinpeltier8953]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Good to hear, appreciate the feedback!

[@sandyhayes5866]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Great to hear, appreciate that! 👍🏻

[@kevinfeeheley562]

I love your films Keep up the good work..

[@jrc4237]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@samtilton7714]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Thanks for following along!

[@kurtlanford1448]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Thanks so much!

[@treedaddyoutdoors8310]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@jeffj4440]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

I like it 👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for sharing!

[@danielfoster9999]

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]

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

[@fbardales33]

Being a Brittany owner myself, enjoy all your videos!

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@conradyoder6897]

Gotta love seeing all those hens.

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@DonS-hu7bp]

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]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

[@sawyerplume3321]

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]

Thanks man! They’re fun 👍🏻

[@scottinohio701]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@TheFishingPilot]

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]

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

[@thomasbrooks8112]

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!😢

[@ventureoutdoorswithkirk]

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]

I like your style 👍🏻

[@Talons_N_Tails]

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

[@h2oburke]

That Aspen is a real Gem. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@Talons_N_Tails]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Good luck! One of these times 👍🏻

[@user-di2zc3zo3k]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Very nice - thanks for sharing and following along!

[@markcarey5673]

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]

Great to hear, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

[@CCockrell]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Appreciate that! Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻

[@terryolmstead7193]

Just went pheasant hunting this morning🎉🎉

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@samtilton7714]

You bet!

[@LeviDMCD]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@jasonmolle2857]

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]

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

[@jesscobb2279]

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]

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]

@@UplanderLifestyle always seems to happen that way 😂

[@kaol1512]

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]

@@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.

[@scottdinger5368]

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]

Good stuff man - thanks for sharing!!

[@michaelpawlitz3109]

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]

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

[@northwoods2728]

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]

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!

[@ejc07305]

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]

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!

[@davidcudlip6587]

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]

I like that setup! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@outdoorrn2980]

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

[@davidcudlip6587]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

@@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!

[@Gokiburi777]

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]

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 👍🏻

[@johnshipley4286]

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]

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

[@Gokiburi777]

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]

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]

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]

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!

[@m10blloqu]

What's your camera setup?

[@oringinalbeefeater]

Is this Minnesota? enjoyed your hunt and dogs

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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

[@jchunter14]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Thank you! I appreciate that 👍🏻

[@garya9875]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Yes, all wilds 👍🏻

[@pennyducatooutdoors4638]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Nice!! 👍🏻

[@HUNT24-7]

Yeti says your shittin me!😆

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Not the first, won’t be the last 🤣

[@Gunner662]

Which Garmin watch do you use?

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Garmin instinct

[@bonnienoelle]

Go Aspen go! 😻

[@UplanderLifestyle]

She was on fire 🔥

[@garygooden8191]

What Breeder did you get Aspen from?

[@UplanderLifestyle]

She came from a small breeder in southern Illinois.

[@BlackMamba6GoDucks]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

[@jacobsempowski4508]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Great to hear, appreciate the feedback man!

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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]

6 or 5 s full and x full

[@UplanderLifestyle]

Good practice 👍🏻

[@levischenk2668]

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

[@UplanderLifestyle]

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.

[@briansteenblock9773]

What shotgun are you using?

[@UplanderLifestyle]

A Weatherby Orion, 20 gauge

[@humblehuntproject3321]

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]

Appreciate it man!

[@dormantmenace]

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]

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

[@dormantmenace]

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]

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]

naic 🇮🇷 iran❤