I've heard tell of some toms losing their beards in the cold winters from the beards being frozen to the ground when they rest on the frozen ground or an icy limb when they sit on roost at night.... maybe just an old Yankee hunting story.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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