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11-04-2019, 10:22 PM
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Red Letter day with a Fox
Back in 1998 I took two grouse within a few minutes with a 16 bore Sterlingworth; one was a typical red phase and the other was what's locally called a "silvertail" - they’re pretty scarce hereabouts in PA. Our day bag limit was (and still is) two birds and it surely was a Red Letter day.
History repeats itself. I hunted today out in the mountains near the cabin and was able to bag a red phase in the morning and a silvertail just after noon, the only one I've seen over the 21 seasons since then. Two other birds were flushed but not shot at before I got the silvertail. I was alone today, walk up hunting as I like to do along old coal mine RR beds that date back to the 1870-90’s.
The gun is a 20b Fox Sterlingworth that was converted to straight grip/long tang and she's choked light and heavy Modified. Fox nuts will note its so-called "thick wrist".
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The Following 40 Users Say Thank You to Frank Srebro For Your Post:
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11-05-2019, 07:22 AM
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Good for you!, to have enjoyed a great time I the big woods. These are the memories that keep us going after the season ends...(-: You should do a combo mount of those special birds. SXS Ohio
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