A Fox vs Parker opener
 

I told my brother n law, let's do a Parker / Fox day to start the season. I chose my favorite Sterly 16 and a BE 12. He shot a VH 16 & 20. Then I made him a gift of an old VHE 12 about halfway through his limit. He finished things up fast with his new toy. Just a great Arizona morning! The birds came fast, and we hit hard. The Eurasion didn't really fly as we expected, we did take a few White Wing with the Mourning. Limited a little before 8am.

That's a nice pile of birds AND guns!

Thanks David, im eating them tonight. Doing them on the grill. Im helping my brother n law build his Parker arsenal. Im going to shoot my Foxes during the next couple weeks. It's crazy, I've some nice graded Foxes, but my little Sterlys shoot the best.

Same here Chris. I've got graded Foxes but my Sterly 20/30'' is my best shooter. Looks like you guys had fun.

The best pic of all, and AZ sunrise...

The birds are ready! For sure Daryl,I'll shoot my straight stock Sterly 30" next Saturday. I thank the good Lord above for every day I have in the field! Happy opener guys!

How many of those were Eurasian ones ?

My Fox accumulation wasn’t big . An HE one 1930 A 16 then Sterlingworths in 12 and 20 I think six of them over the years . I also had an A 12 30” that someone had put a pile of effort into restocking and engraving back in I’d say the 20’s or 30’s . Of them I shot the 16 A grade the best . But all the Fox and Smith guns have left my accumulation . At present all I have are an IJ 410 a W&C Scott 10 and a dozen or so Parker’s .

Craig, only 2 Eurasion today. Didn't stay to shoot the Eurasion, as they're late fliers. We'll get them another day
My Fox collection includes an HE custom, some 12 A's, a BE 16 & 12, a few Sterly 16s, maybe 4, a sterly 20 ejector, a minty XE12 which i may shoot next weekend. I've Parkers, Smiths. Ithacas in small bore, but the Foxes are my favorites.

It was a great opener for sure. That’s my three year old golden retriever, Parker, out picking the birds having fun. Thanks for helping me with my Parker collection Chris! It’s a memory I’ll always have. Dinner looks awesome too.