Crabby???... Crabby???... I'll show ya CRABBY


...no I won't - it's not in me. :bigbye:

I nominate the last picture in the post by Scott Cataldi about Burt Spiller's grave and his dog for the December picture of the month.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3068

I nominate this picture that my shooting student Joe Wood took a couple of weeks ago on Red Mud Creek in the Texas Panhandle.

The gun is a Parker Reproduction 28 gauge with 28" barrels, straight grip, double triggers, and it weighs 5lbs 5oz.

That is me by the way. I am sure many of you thought it was Tom Selleck.

The dog at the bottom of the picture is 2-1/2 year old Belle. She is on her second season. The puppy at the top is five month old Ginger. Both are my French Brittanys. I did manage to bag one of the Bobs with the second shot and Ginger rooted it out of the grass and fetched it to hand.

Belle had the point.

If you keep clicking on the picture enough times it opens up by itself in a browser page and you can see better detail on the flying bobwhites. The original is about twice the size of this and you can see the eys of the birds. Cameras are truly amazing now - otherwise Joe couldn't have shot anything this good.

Best,

Mike

Terrific picture Mike. Gotta love those French Britts... wait 'til Mr Dunkle sees that picture!!

How about the front cover of Ed Muderlak last book ? My sister gave this to me as a Christmas gift and whata beauty !

Mike actually did manage to hit a bird on this rise.......finally! Most often He takes the conservationist concept of catch and release a little far, blasting away with his Parker into an empty sky or cutting down tree limbs. I think the bird he pocketed must'a been sick or a sorta slow starter.......darned unlucky either way.

We're huntin' again in the morning. It's going to be a Parker 16 day. He'll be shooting his little 0 frame with brass black powder crackers and I'll be lugging my 1 frame G damascus. Oughta be a fine (fun) day, if his turd hounds can keep their noses out of the cow patties......

P.S. These are WILD birds and lightening fast! Give 'em 10 feet 'n they're at warp speed--or at least it seems that-a-way to me.

Here's my nomination for Parker of the Month....Our Editor Austin Hogan

That's a great shot of Austin and quite worthy of the POM

Here's another one to consider.



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yes, i love that pic. :whistle:

THAT is a great photo!
Steve Kleist Ely, MN