Hunting for quail. Opening of hunting quail

Vast forests, fields of Russia. For a variety of birds, they are a haven. However, hunting of birds is quite complex and difficult. Many will say that to get the coveted trophy uneasy.

In addition, almost all the birds characteristic of the greatest caution, and their ability to sense the distance and hear the approaching person is simply amazing. Therefore, those who believe that it is quite enough to buy a gun and hunt small game will already be a success, will be in vain to roam in search of prey, even in places that are literally overcrowded black grouse, quails and so on. D. This is a fairly common misconception.

The success of

Bird Hunting will be successful only if well studied the habits of game, revealed the characteristic place of its habitat, to choose the best method and its application in accordance with the landscape. It concludes successful shot only after a long search and tracking, surveillance, and a kind of test experience, endurance and ingenuity.

Variety of game production

Hunting of birds is extremely diverse. To get the coveted trophy as a result of a successful shot, the hunter must first of all approach the feathered on the distance available for the bullet. Depending on the way in which people reach the goal, different methods of several rifle hunting birds.

Movable method is characterized by its dynamism: the hunter is waiting, on the contrary, he is looking for prey. For this, he is constantly engaged in an active search for the victim, moving on foot through the lands, and sometimes moving in a boat or on horseback. Of these methods, the most common: Brodova hunting, sto- len game, shooting game with a porch and the dogs.

Fixed hunting birds suggests various options podkaraulivaniya birds - ambushed, shot out of the hut and other shelters, shooting on flights or rod, etc...

Season shooting game

In the southern edges of our country in the spring hunting periods in the birds usually begin in late April. While in the northern regions they come a little later, somewhere in a week or ten days. The exact date of the opening of the season are indicated in the decisions taken by the regional administration. Under the rules of the first, it opens on the marsh meadow prey for those who hunt with feathered prey and dogs, some breeds - island or continental pointers, spaniels, retrievers. After that season begins shooting ducks.

The opening of hunting quail - 2014

In most regions and territories in our country, it opened this year in the second decade of August. Hunting terms related to the period when quail zhireet becomes more lazy. For example, in the Rostov region in 2014, shooting started from the seventeenth of August, in the Crimea - three days later, on the twentieth.

Hunting quail

This bird is also called the "flying chicken". It is a great game and is truly the royal food. For example, to shoot in late autumn this bird is particularly tasty.

There is nothing so does not capture as hunting quail. "Flying chicken" can not be confused with any other bird. She and her masking plumage has also a unique and loud cry.

They equip their nest quail on the ground, especially in the Rye, and sometimes in the dry grass, where they hatch their young. Hunting for quail is quite complicated. This bird is able to develop a decent enough speed and easily hide in the bush. However, she runs away from a man, but not dogs. At the same time hunting for quail, according to many, it is an excellent school, after which already can confidently go to a more difficult duck or snipe.

The reduction of populations of

For most people in the steppe regions of the present expanse comes when you open the hunting of quails. As often in the area only type of game birds, quail is very popular. However, unfortunately, there are people for whom sport hunting quail is a fishing and profit. The barbaric destruction of migrating populations are not always suppressed by the organizations that are obliged to monitor the shooting.

So ​​now hunting for quail in some areas is limited, there is even a place where it is prohibited altogether. However, where the population is maintained and allowed, there are strict rules. They regulate the number of permits for shooting game for each person. For example, in the Crimea hunting quail he assumes production in the amount of fifteen units per day for each. Habitat of this bird in this region - it steppe. Hunt in the Crimea on the quail can be everywhere. Sometimes span flocks form a huge cluster in Sudak, Alushta, Sevastopol. But, even though such a large amount, killing should be carried out according to the standards set by regulations.

Quail in the Rostov region

Most hunting peak on this bird in this region usually begins in late August or early September, when the mass migration begins on the south side of Turkey. At this time in favor of the population "flying chicken" are particularly numerous.

Generally, hunting for quails in the Rostov region is one of the most popular and interesting, especially with the gun dog. opening of the season due to a sufficient number of grounds of this bird, a gastronomic taste which everyone knows. To hunt from the first day rush even novice fans.

In the game with the setter

Hunting for quail with a four-legged helper - this is the most common type of hunting. Being detected setter, quail often tries to withstand the rack. That's why many people say that the production of "flying chicken" great for nataski dogs.

Very popular hunting quail with drathaarom or kurtshaar. Suitable as a setter, spaniel, as well as other breeds of pointers, as long as the dogs were well-coached. While hunting, they should be able to do stand on quail raising game on the wing on the team and bring lined bird after a successful shot. Hunting for quail tricky without a dog, but with kurtshaar or drathaarom is the dream of every lover. These dogs know what is required of them, and be sure to fulfill all orders. Therefore, at least a year hunter must devote much time to their preparation. Drathaar ready to catch the game in the rain, and hail. To train the dog is easier than, for example, a setter or spaniel. Dog himself running after game, good hunting quail in a meadow and forest, and even in the swamp.

C and draatharom kurtshaar

In the fall of quail are fat and well fed, so they find it difficult to get away from the cops. I must say that all the bird to catch the heavier because it does not have such a pronounced odor like another game. And in the tall grass quail find problematic, they often, hugging the ground, having hidden lie.

"Flying Fish", is typically substantially not rise in the air at a dew or rain. quail hunting is much dobychlivee when the grass dries out completely. Kurzhaar drathaary or "work" of this bird very well, especially noticeable at the cluster of game in one place or in its mass flight. Quail prefers to stay in places where dogs is quite difficult to reach. He can hide in the crops of tobacco and blackberry thickets, in maize, in a word, where there is no grass, and go four-legged assistant to the hunter is very difficult.

In some cases, dogs with catching the wind made it. Cops in such conditions is much more difficult to run on the trail. Therefore, experienced hunters for such situations in advance are trained Kurzhaar or drathaara who works well not only the upper but also the lower instincts.

With spaniel

Most professionals is confident that with the best of the breed to hunt exclusively for waterfowl. But this view is not accepted by all. After Spaniel - a great assistant in hunting field or marshy conditions, particularly when hunting quail.

This bird pheasant family practically does not like to fly, preferring to run on the ground in the grass and take off only when near threatened or endangered. for nesting places she chooses mostly open meadows or fields, edges of woods, near the crops of various field crops - buckwheat, oats, millet, rye, wheat. In such places, hunting quail with a spaniel - it is a pleasure.

It starts with "search" command. Well-trained dog, hearing the command is started to look for prey. It is better to send a spaniel in a field where hiding quail, against the direction of the wind. In this case, the dog quickly catches on top or smell fresh prihvatyvaet nabrody on the ground, moving to potyazhku or leash.

Since the fall of the quail nest far away from, hunters need to be prepared that potyazhka will not be very long. It is likely to end quickly energetic cast with short leashes.

Quail are usually allowed near spaniel very close, literally flying up from under his paws and muzzle. Since the autumn of this game is gaining considerable weight, chosen close to it is not difficult. It is much harder to keep the dog on the ground, raised quails from their homes. Bird while flying very fast, but does so in a straight line, which greatly simplifies the task of the hunter when fired.

In order not to get into the dog who is always trying to catch low flying prey fluttered at her from under the nose, should give the command "sit" and "lie". And then, releasing quail at a distance, shoot.

If after a shot spaniel it remains in place and is still tense, which means that a number is another bird that is very typical for these birds in autumn. In this case you need to quickly reload the gun and give the command again "to search."

Features hunting dog

Because quail do not like to fly, the hunter, after he got one bird is recommended to explore the surrounding places of production rise. It is likely that there hiding not one but several quail. However, production of fattened in this case does not rise to the wing and tries to get away smartly on the ground from the setter. Get into it even experienced hunters professionals in this case will be difficult.

However, even standing on the wing, disturbing birds, of which Hunter did not have time to make a shot, sometimes, flying no more than a hundred meters, landing and galloped on the ground even a short distance, again hides in some pit.

This allows you to re-send after setter.

Hunting for quail in the fall should begin early in the morning in advance found its habitat. Going against the wind, it is necessary to send a setter scour clover field or high stubble, especially in fields where after harvesting millet or buckwheat remained uncut small areas. Usually it is there are going to large populations of quail.

It is necessary to force the dog to search and dry meadows with low grass or weeds, which also harbors a love this bird.

Hunting for quail without dogs

If for some reason a four-legged friend and helper not, you can apply the principle of "rope". This is done as follows: to the two parallel belts extending hunters attached cord. In the middle of the load is secured, for example, the bank out of cans. That's it with the drawing on the grass can be perfect to scare the bird, which is starting to take off, thereby giving its location. At this point, the hunters start shooting for the extraction. Sometimes a rope tied several bells.

In the south, for example, quail decided to catch on Sparrowhawk, which specifically train for these purposes. Very often even catch a whole heaps, especially in places where the nest the bird, sometimes catching nets intact.

Of course, without a dog to catch quail difficult, so to make it easier for many to acquire the setter, but often - Kurzhaar.

In the game with the decoy

This method has a long history. Once, long ago, a catcher live quail, lingered with them sells, showed that this, though not bright, but very cute and unpretentious birds, there is one advantage. This is her kind and charming "song". Observant person also said that the "battle" of male sounds differently, sometimes faster, sometimes slower, repeated frequently or rarely sounds several times. Possibility podmanivaniya males for catcher accustomed to scrutinize, to use the habits of quail, was evident. When the content of this bird in captivity, he said, and the call of the female. It is usually a series of repeated with increasing intensity of the sound of gentle short trills. And it is quite natural that it became possible to catch quail using pipes or "stories", imitating the rallying cry of the female and male alluring.

Actually, hunting quail with decoy presupposes the existence of grid and of inviting accommodation. This is generally a conventional whistle-pipes with an inner diameter of ten millimeters and a five or seven centimeters long. For its production traditionally used wood or straight tubular bones of large birds - herons, geese, etc...

The end of the pipes, which forced air is left open, and the other tightly smeared soft material - wax, clay or other nezasyhayuschey putty.

Hunting for quail with decoy presupposes the existence of a network the size of two to ten meters, pre-roofed on the grass. Catcher sits in the middle and starts to play the pipe. Knee semolina - is the call of the female. Very quickly, the male responds, and then close slowly runs. When the quail is under the net, the hunter gets. Ups production of entangled. However, in some regions, this method is prohibited, because in this way you can catch a very large number of quails, more than the established norm, without working and without spending much effort.

And many professionals consider this method does not sport hunting and catching birds barbaric.

Equipment

Any way to catch quail requires specific equipment. We need also clothes for hunting. Because quail are hunted not only in the woods or in the field, sometimes it is a swamp, then a lot of attention paid to shoe: it has to be comfortable and waterproof.

Outerwear for hunting selected by each person on their own. No specific equipment. The main thing - the presence of a hat, as the fall is necessary for a long time to wander through the open countryside. The weapon is also chosen depending on the preferences and capabilities. However, some guidelines do exist. As the hunt for quail does not involve firing a gun battle with the heap and heavy shell, it is best to use a sporting cartridges loaded with twenty-four grams of the fraction of the eighth, ninth or tenth number.