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Unread 09-09-2019, 10:41 AM   #31
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I'm heading North tomorrow for spruce grouse. My go-to gun is going along. 32" VHE 12 ga.

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For grouse and woodcock I will be taking a GH 16 Damascus 0 frame 28”, a VHE 16 skeet 26”, a PH 16 32” and a 20 VHE 26”. My son will be coming up to Michigan from Florida a few time this year and will most likely be using the 16 skeet. He is left handed and not as use to using double trigger guns. My DDH Milo left us this spring so I am meeting up with him to grab my grand-puppy next week for a couple of months. Oscar is a GSP that shows great potential. I am very excited to have the chance to work with him and hunt with my middle son Derek this fall.
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I got out for the first time for this season this weekend. I used my 1905 DHE 16 with Damascus barrels. Doves, mostly Eurasians. I shot 16 boxes of shells for two days. This gun is flawless.
Dave, I have a 1904 DH 16. Same engraver. I think this might be my favorite period for engraving. Gorgeous gun. Thanks for posting those photos.
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I'm heading North tomorrow for spruce grouse. My go-to gun is going along. 32" VHE 12 ga.

This one;

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23293
Todd, Just curious where "North" is(?). Spruce grouse are on my "game bird bucket list." I keep hoping to run into one in Northern MN.
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Todd, Just curious where "North" is(?). Spruce grouse are on my "game bird bucket list." I keep hoping to run into one in Northern MN.
We'll be North of Ely, in the Shellbourne Range.
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Back from Canada (outside Regina) - good hunt in damp weather - on and off rain throughout. Had opportunities for Ducks Geese and Sandhills and made good on them. My 3 frame 32" DHE combined with KM #3 1 1/14 oz. really reached out when needed on big birds. The 32" VHE was deadly on ducks and a couple Canadas.
I had much fun watching my hunting friends fluster with the lodge issued jam-o-matics. Of course my Parker's were flawless - as expected. A couple pics of crane decoy spread and 3 frame in a barley field.
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Great account and photos. That second photo should be the next home page picture.
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Going to a Southern Dove shoot on Sunday. Tron between a top lever gr3 in 12, a Trojan 28" in 20ga, gr3 16 and a gr4 late rem double trap with BFE and Vent Rib straight stock. I might bring them all and decide at the last minute. Any preference amongst youse guys?
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Started S Tx whitewing doves with 12 ga $125 grade lifter FF but found out darting diving birds were too much. Needed spreader loads so switched to VHE 28 and bingo limits filled. Also shot 20 ga 30" bbl DHE also choked FF and again I needed spreader loads for doves coming so fast in high winds. So I pulled out old faithful Damascus DHE 28" bbl 16 ga choked IC and F and bingo limits filled. My waterhole lease will be hunted this afternoon for the first time. Mourning doves and plan to start with VHE 28 ga then try lifter again ,newly acquired 20 ga DHE 28" barrels and an AH 12 30" bored IC and Mod simply because I have not shot this gun that much. The smaller gauges seem to be stealing the shoulder-time!!! Will probably report in future PP story on the outcome plus my daughter Perrys new Brittany named Parker!
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I will be taking at least my 16g Parker to Maine in October. Took it last year and went 11/18 on grouse and 1/1 on mudbats.
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