Tom Flanigan
12-22-2018, 02:00 PM
Sorry for a new thread, but I couldn't post pictures on the other thread.
Happy Holidays to all! This will be an extra special Christmas for me. I am back permanently in the family home in Pawling, NY, living with my brother who is disabled and has lived on a 100% monthly disability payment since the Viet Nam war. He was a machine gunner and was seriously wounded by a hand grenade that was thrown to take him and the machine gun out. It wasn’t a direct hit, but he sustained terrible wounds. He is thrilled to have me back to help him as he grows older.
I am now minutes from my grouse coverts and duck hunting areas, just like it used to be when I was a boy. Below is a picture of my working Parkers. I use most of them during the season. Although I have my core favorites, I like using different guns throughout the season. The rifle to the left is my pre 64 model 70 in .270. I’ve taken a ton of different game with that gun. It was stocked by master Spokane stock maker Don Johnson in Turkish walnut back in the ‘70’s.
The dog is my new year-old started setter. Her trainer did a great job with her and she handles and hunts beautifully. Too early to say whether she will become a true grouse dog, but she is as far along as any one year old that I have had. The second picture is of my finished retriever and the little setter. She likes to lay on him. He doesn’t mind and they have become great friends.
Happy Holidays to all! This will be an extra special Christmas for me. I am back permanently in the family home in Pawling, NY, living with my brother who is disabled and has lived on a 100% monthly disability payment since the Viet Nam war. He was a machine gunner and was seriously wounded by a hand grenade that was thrown to take him and the machine gun out. It wasn’t a direct hit, but he sustained terrible wounds. He is thrilled to have me back to help him as he grows older.
I am now minutes from my grouse coverts and duck hunting areas, just like it used to be when I was a boy. Below is a picture of my working Parkers. I use most of them during the season. Although I have my core favorites, I like using different guns throughout the season. The rifle to the left is my pre 64 model 70 in .270. I’ve taken a ton of different game with that gun. It was stocked by master Spokane stock maker Don Johnson in Turkish walnut back in the ‘70’s.
The dog is my new year-old started setter. Her trainer did a great job with her and she handles and hunts beautifully. Too early to say whether she will become a true grouse dog, but she is as far along as any one year old that I have had. The second picture is of my finished retriever and the little setter. She likes to lay on him. He doesn’t mind and they have become great friends.