NEWEST MEMBER OF THE HODGES HOUSE

[Stephen Hodges]

Please meet "Starre" the newest member of the Hodges Household of Gilford, NH. He is a one year old LLewellin Setter and is field ready. I will be traveling to NM on September 22 to pick him up and bring him to his new home.

[Stephen Hodges]

Some more pics

[Mike McKinney]

Absolutely beautiful setter. Enjoy Starre, he'll look really good in the New England coverts--or here in the mountains of NC. i hope for both of your enjoyment.

[Stephen Hodges]

Absolutely beautiful setter. Enjoy Starre, he'll look really good in the New England coverts--or here in the mountains of NC. i hope for both of your enjoyment.

Thanks. I am very excited to get him home. When I told my sister who lives in Maine about this new pruchase this evening, she immediately said "buy me a ticket I am going with you", so I will have company on the trip. :)

[Daryl Corona]

Beautiful dog Steve. He sure looks like he has that fire in his belly to be a great hunting companion. May you both have many years in the field together along with a nice smallbore Parker.

[Dave Suponski]

Steve, What a wonderful looking pup! Congratulations to You and Patti...:)

[Stephen Hodges]

Thanks guys, and Dave, maybe we can do a Vermont hunt with Dean:corn:

[Craig Parker]

Great pic's
Craig

[Dean Romig]

What a dog!! Congratulations Steve and Pat!

Has anyone told Starre about New England winters? :eek:

[Stephen Hodges]

What a dog!! Congratulations Steve and Pat!

Has anyone told Starre about New England winters? :eek:

No Dean, I will fill him in when he gets here:whistle:

[Eric Eis]

Steve what a great looking dog.

[Frank Cronin]

Congrats Steve! Can't wait to see her when you finally get her home.

[Stephen Hodges]

Congrats Steve! Can't wait to see her when you finally get her home.

And go hunting with us:)

[Larry Frey]

Congratulations Steve, she certainly isn’t camera shy. It would be worth a plane ticket just to find out how they manage to get such fantastic action photos.

[Ronald Moore]

Please meet "Starre" the newest member of the Hodges Household of Gilford, NH. He is a one year old LLewellin Setter and is field ready. I will be traveling to NM on September 22 to pick him up and bring him to his new home.

I live in NM, who did you buy dog from, I am looking for a dog.

Ron Moore
505-980-6018

[Pete Lester]

Nice looking dog Steve, congrats.

[Mills Morrison]

Congratulations! And just in time for hunting season too

[Paul Plager]

Beautiful dog, congrats. I know that he will be as special to you and your family as Gunner is to Rich's.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Nice! Should be death on woodcock. What's the grouse cycle like up there these days?

Destry

[Rich Anderson]

Nice looking dog, congrats. How did you manage to find a started dog esp in NM? As Gunner winds down I'll need another canine not to replace him as that just can't be done but to take some of the burden off Daisy.

[Stephen Hodges]

Nice! Should be death on woodcock. What's the grouse cycle like up there these days?

Destry

In the northern part of the state, by my camp in Pittsburg, NH, we are on the third year of a very high cycle. From what I am seeing and from reports of other guys that know what they are talking about we may be at an historical high this year. Shoud be a great time to get Starre used to the whims of old ruff!

[John Dallas]

Rich - Call me at the cabin. 989-348-6662. I may have a lead for you if you're looking for a GSP grouse-type dog

[scott kittredge]

steve, can i go hunting with you too, yes, very nice looking dog, i do love the setters, scott

[Stephen Hodges]

steve, can i go hunting with you too, yes, very nice looking dog, i do love the setters, scott

Well we will see Scott.............we willl see:rotf:

[scott kittredge]

Well we will see Scott.............we willl see:rotf:

steve, bird hunting is not like skeet shooting, i would let you shoot some of the birds :whistle: :shock: scott. see you tues. ??

[Stephen Hodges]

steve, bird hunting is not like skeet shooting, i would let you shoot some of the birds :whistle: :shock: scott. see you tues. ??

Thats what I like about you guys.........................NO SLACK:banghead:

[Andy Kelley]

A real beauty with those setter eyes that touch the soul and warm the heart. A real blessing to share your days afield with a great looking setter.

[Stephen Hodges]

Well, Star and I have been getting used to each other, he has been here just over two weeks. He is a really nice dog. This morning we got into some stocked pheasants and got our first birds. He pointed and held point very well.

[Dean Romig]

'Scuse me?.... is that a Browning??

[Dean Romig]

What a lovely pup though.

I'll let the 'Browning thing' slide this time.

[scott kittredge]

'Scuse me?.... is that a Browning??

:crying: nailed :shock: nice pic of you and dog, scott

[Stephen Hodges]

:crying: nailed :shock: nice pic of you and dog, scott

Yup, pretty much:bowdown:

[Dean Romig]

He had the perfect 12 ga. Parker DHE preserve pheasant gun... (operative word - "had")


Pretty dog though - and he looks very biddable.

[Dave Suponski]

Wonderful looking dog Steve but I question your choice of scattergun. We need to have a sit down I think......:rotf:

[Stephen Hodges]

Wonderful looking dog Steve but I question your choice of scattergun. We need to have a sit down I think......:rotf:

Ok, Ok, you grab the wrong gun and look what you have to put up with:rotf:

[Mills Morrison]

Guess I won't post the one of my turkey with the camo Benelli

[scott kittredge]

Guess I won't post the one of my turkey with the camo Benelli

no turkey killing with Benelli, parker 10 ga is for turkey killing :whistle: still would like to see pic . scott

[Pete Lester]

'Scuse me?.... is that a Browning??

Way I heard it he sold all his Parker's and made enough money to own the tomato stake free and clear :rotf:

[Stephen Hodges]

Way I heard it he sold all his Parker's and made enough money to own the tomato stake free and clear :rotf:

Not all my Parkers, I still have a few, and what is a "tomato stake", if I might ask:bigbye:

[scott kittredge]

Not all my Parkers, I still have a few, and what is a "tomato stake", if I might ask:bigbye:

O, Boy, the glove has been tossed :shock:, I thinks he's talkn about yourn shootn iron:eek:

[Rich Anderson]

I'm just getting back from Grouse Camp and was ready to ask how your shotgun got broken...it looked like the barrels seperated and were lying one on top of the other in the grass....but you explained in a round about fashion how you grabbed the wrong gun. I know how it is when the sleep is still in your eyes so I won't mention the abnormal way your barrels are aligned:whistle:

[Dean Romig]

"Fence post", "push-pole", "Tomato stake", "Canoe paddle", "Pry bar",... many names have been applied over the decades.

[Pete Lester]

"Fence post", "push-pole", "Tomato stake", "Canoe paddle", "Pry bar",... many names have been applied over the decades.

We are probably not being very kind, the kind of gun in his picture is useful in that has a similiar purpose as a cross over stock, only in this case the gun was built to accomodate a shooter who has one eye over the other. :)

[Dean Romig]

You're right Pete... I was too harsh.

[Mark Ouellette]

Steve,

You seemed like such a good guy. Now I see that you have been deceiving us!!!

It is kind of like taking a beautiful woman to social occasion except that the woman is a "professional". :(

[Pete Lester]

Steve,

You seemed like such a good guy. Now I see that you have been deceiving us!!!

It is kind of like taking a beautiful woman to social occasion except that the woman is a "professional". :(

A professional? I think you should use a different analogy, I have seen him shoot :rotf:

[Stephen Hodges]

So I joined Green Mountain Shooting Preserve today and Star and I went on our first hunt there. I hope my choice of shotgun this time bails me out of the previous picture with my dreaded “O/U”. My 1929 VH 20 Ga on a 0 frame.

[Frank Cronin]

Nicely done. Great pic Steve.

[Eric Eis]

So I joined Green Mountain Shooting Preserve today and Star and I went on our first hunt there. I hope my choice of shotgun this time bails me out of the previous picture with my dreaded “O/U”. My 1929 VH 20 Ga on a 0 frame.

Maybe, my question is why to you own that "O/U",,,,,,:whistle:

Oh and the dog looks beautiful as all setters do...:)

[scott kittredge]

yes better and more about the gun!!

[Mills Morrison]

I bet most of us on here have a few guns that aren't classic side by sides.

[charlie cleveland]

mills i ll fess up and say ive got several that aint classic...i enjoy all of them.... such as a stevens 16 ga double another 16 stevens 410 stevens double american arms 12 ga double bolt action stevens 410 and the list could go on...dont get me wrong i really appreciate the parkers and lc smiths i look after but the low grades came into my life first... charlie

[Mills Morrison]

Charlie . . . Same here. My first gun was an 870 Wingmaster. Pretty is as pretty does. Some of my Parkers aren't too pretty, even, but they perform well