West Texas Bobwhite quail have pink faces from feasting on prickly pear cactus. These cocks were taken southwest of Sweetwater on a perfect December morning.
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Geese on Ice
While freezing in a Colorado pit blind, waiting for waves of geese to show up, the sun peeks over the horizon behind us and illuminates these ice-covered trees.
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Quail & Gun
Wild west Texas Bobs and the Garbi shotgun. The title sounds like a magazine I’d like to get.
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Nice Shot
Smooth, clean kill. Maybe letting that bird get out another 10 yards would not have been a bad thing.
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The Hunting Party
The group shot – smiling hunters, bristling with arms and standing behind a pile of dead animals often results in a common, uninspired picture. But occasionally things work out as with this pic from the 2007 pheasant season. This was taken by the farmer, not much posing or photographic technique other than point and shoot. Pure luck.
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