Upland game in Maine

[bob lyons]

I hope that the photo uploads
Hunting with my son at Grants Camps Kennebago Maine.
It has been too long since we went bird hunting.
Parker 28 repro was just right for the 12 mile walk thru the woods.

[Andrew Sacco]

NICE. Trying to plan a trip next year to Maine. I remember years ago fishing for Atlantic Salmon on the Little Southwest Miramichi at Andre' Godin's great lodge in NB, and at night coming back from the river in mid September, the woodcock on the muddy roads were like flies they were so thick. That was 25+ years ago. Maine is a bit closer and you don't have to have a licensed guide so that's what we're aiming for (pun not intended).

[Stephen Hodges]

I hope that the photo uploads
Hunting with my son at Grants Camps Kennebago Maine.
It has been too long since we went bird hunting.
Parker 28 repro was just right for the 12 mile walk thru the woods.

Holly Crap..................a 12 mile walk through the woods is quite a feat, especially the north woods:shock: Congratulations.

[Dean Romig]

Good grief Bob, 12 miles :shock: you're a lot tougher than I ever thought I was. I know those woods...




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[Harold Lee Pickens]

Legs kill birds, the Parkers are just along for the ride.

[bob lyons]

The 2nd day was 9 miles the 3 day was 8
Thanks goodness we found the birds

[CraigThompson]

Short sleeve shirts in December in Maine :shock:

[bob lyons]

Yes the first 2 days was 60 to 70’s way to hot, should have been 30 to 40’s.
It turned to rain showers on the 3rd day and cooled off thank goodness.

[edgarspencer]

It's been my experience that the distance you walk is about twice the distance between the start and finish. Pretty hard to walk in a straight line for more than, oh, 8 feet. None of this takes into account the added distance of going OVER deadfalls.

[Daryl Corona]

Legs kill birds, the Parkers are just along for the ride.

Truer words you have never spoken my friend!

[Gary Laudermilch]

I've hunted grouse for over 50 years in 9 different states and I don't think I ever had to walk 12 miles in a day. But then, I do not walk roads and trails very often. Good grouse dogs and ability to read cover will kill birds without walking your butt off.

[Russell E. Cleary]

bob:

I suspect that The Pandemic, social distancing and all, may have put the kibosh on a weekly custom they have at Grant’s: Gun Night.

Preannounced, on one night of each week during bird season, the camp guests bring to the dining hall at least one gun that they have brought to hunt with. The guns are laid out on tables for show and tell.

It's a good inducement to not hide one’s lamp under a bushel. Ordinarily you have no idea what other hunting parties have brought for weapons.

[Andrew Sacco]

I've hunted grouse for over 50 years in 9 different states and I don't think I ever had to walk 12 miles in a day. But then, I do not walk roads and trails very often. Good grouse dogs and ability to read cover will kill birds without walking your butt off.

I think Chukar hunters must. There's that saying I love- "My you have big thighs and a small head, you must be a Chukar hunter..."

[Phil Yearout]

One of the fellows I've hunted with in SD is a commercial fishing game warden from Maine. I need to talk to him about the upland scene there.

[Ed Norman]

My buddy has an app on his phone, he thinks humans walk about 1/3 of what it shows the dog is running on my garmin. 12 miles for dog equals 4 miles for us humans. 12 miles walking for a human=I take my hat off to you sir:)

[bob lyons]

Stumpwalker
Yes they still have the gun night however it was before we got there. I was told it was quite well received. It would have been fun to part take in. I had brought my favorite Parker 12 DHE on the light frame in the 172xxx serial range, in addition to the 28 repro.

One of the guides was very interested in the older Parker’s and double guns in general, however he used a French gun of which I cannot remember the name.

It seemed that there was a mix of very new hunters and much more experienced hunters. I think all the groups had a guide and some brought there own dogs as well. It took me a year to get something lined up.

This year was an exceptional year for grouse, lots of birds.

As for us it was the first time I had gone grouse and woodcock hunting in almost 20 years with trained dogs. The guide used 3 dogs, 2 setters and 1 Brittany. We hunted each one for about 1 to 2 hours and covered a lot of coverts in a day.

This was my first trip to Grants, we lined up the guide first and he hunted out of Grants.

Bob

[Leif Washer]

My brother goes to Grants Camp yearly with his wife , hires a guide who has a Britany that finds a lot of birds and actually points most of them. He got about 10 this year and uses a lite SKB 20 gauge SxS. He loves it there, and lives in Kennebunk.

[bob lyons]

This was my first time at Grants but would go back.