Minnesota Grouse

[Bruce Day]

Pineridge Grouse Camp and north for a little over a week.

For those interested, there is a photo of a 12ga Boss hammer gun with Boss fluid steel barrels. Another photo shows the only known BHE with 26" Bernards. Its a light 1 frame gun with two rondel engraving panels per side. We had some nice guns, a bunch of V 20's and a C 20 also.

The little black and white pointer is my 10 month old pup, a New Hampshire Elhew dog.

Off to SoDak in 12 days.


I loaded the photos right side up but the forum program turns many of them 90 degrees.

[Eldon Goddard]

Bruce is that the only BH with Bernard steel barrels?

[Bruce Day]

TPS pp. 308-309:

Top Action Hammer B Bernards: one 10/32, two 12/30

Hammerless B Bernards : three 12/30, one 12/26.

This is the only 12/26, assuming TPS is correct, and of course some of the records are missing. This BHE was ordered by somebody who was an upland game hunter and knew what he wanted. Its a 1 frame with open chokes, a little under 7 lbs, and a gorgeous gun, from the double rondel panels on each side, the rear one deep cut , to the highly figured Circassian walnut, skeleton butt, ejectors and no safety option.

Another gun shown above is a 16ga A grade hammer gun with Whitworth barrels from the DuPont estate.

There was also a C grade 20 ga 26" skeleton butt, Turkish Star Damascus pattern.

While rare is an overused term for Parkers, I think that some of these guns might meet that qualification. All three may be unique.

[Angel Cruz]

Bruce, is that the Pineridge that is advertised in the Shooting Sportsman?

[Stephen Hodges]

Bruce, did you get your pup from Hampshire Kennels in Bradford? They are great folks and have fine dogs. I trained my dog on there property when he was young. Your dog should be a natural.

[Bruce Day]

Angel, yes.

Steve, yes. She came from Mel Pfeifle . To my understanding, Brian Hayes is transferring the Elhew name and line to Mel, and she in turn will work closely with Jerry Havel of Pineridge and his dog trainer Robert Hall to further and protect the Elhew line. My pup is out of Elhew Seaman, my previous ones have been out of Elhew Snakefoot and Elhew Agitator. There is some frozen semen left from the heart of the line. The Elhew line is in good care. There will be a breeding program at Pineridge. Some of the last few Hampshire/Pfeifle litters have gone entirely to Pineridge. Not a bad thing to have a pointer pup who learns on ruffed grouse and woodcock. My new pointer is cautious, covers ground, works without an e collar, and naturally retrieves. She will get immersed in a week and a half when we go to SoDak and bathes in wild pheasant scent for anywhere from several days to ten days.

[Stephen Hodges]

Nice dog Bruce. Any dog who learns on grouse and woodcock are a step ahead. My friend and Registered Maine Guide Garrett Booth who owns Greys Outfitting in The Forks, Maine, is very close to Mel and breeds Elhews from the frozen semen you reference. I hunted with him last fall and his dogs are great. Almost as good as my Llewellen:rotf:


http://www.greysoutfitting.com/

[Bruce Day]

I run a Llewellen setter and a pointer.

[Stephen Hodges]

Good combo!