A year in review---how about you?

[Bill Murphy]

Craig, thanks for the mention of our tailgate show and tell at Ernie's. I usually have Linda with me and don't hang out. This year was different. Like you, this has been a red letter year for check writing and trading. One highlight was one of the ten Sousa Grade Ithaca Knicks made. Walt Snyder was so interested that he manually searched the records from 1922 to 1944 to finally confirm the estimated total, which turned out to be ten. Mine is the last of the ten. For years, I have been looking for a tight choked Parker .410. My search ended last week with a neat little VH bored full and full. Lucky me. Linda and I are in good health and my Wirehair, Eva turned ten in November and shows no sign of slowing down. I hope to make the shoots this year. I made the Southern, the Northeast, and Rock Mountain in 2015. I tried to answer Daryl's call for participants in his annual pheasant shoot, but my spinal problems kept me from signing up. I just wouldn't have been able to keep up. Thanks to Daryl for the invitation.