Steve, you might be wrong... I may spoil her a little bit.

This picture was taken today - our first 'get acquainted' day. She stays with her Mum for two more weeks, then we bring her home. I named her Grace after my mother and coincidentally, today is my mother's birthday... she would have been 92 and she would have loved little Gracie.

Thanks Dave... if you hadn't, I would have.

Dean, spoil her away:bowdown::bowdown:

Did I mention she's a tri-color? White with black and orange ticking.

wonderful video...


there is a tinkham mountain in the town of alexandria, nh. it is a small mountain in the shadow of one of new hampshires larger peaks, cardigan mountain. my gunsmith, ed lander was born close to there. he was taken to massachusetts as a boy, but returned to his roots in the early seventies and is there now, still practicing his trade at 88 years of age.

the abandoned road to tinkham mountain is off washburn road which is a mostly passible dirt road on the way to old ed's shop. I pass it often when up that way. I walked it part way once, but having read the story, decided that I was not yet ready to go all the way to the end, so to speak...anyway, it is remarkable how the area in the video is so like the real place. wonder if it is?

I too had an english setter, who is now gone. his name was princie. he was my friend and I was his.

Check this out. This will take you to the supposedly original, unedited version.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/...y-ever-written

Dean, Did you have your shots? , Hate to see pup catch something !! :rotf: nice pic and pup, maybe we could do a hunt together some time?? , Dean you can go too, scott

Sure Scott.... are there any grouse in New Hampcha?

I have seen only 2 in the last 10 years , but Bill Janelle said there are some. Up north there are. Maybe Bill, you and I can make a day of it up north this fall?? :)

If we can do it on a weekday I'm in.

Scott, you get north of Rochester, and you will be lost:rotf: