Greetings from the Great Lakes
 

Hello all, I am very excited to read your experiences with these great guns. I spend each autumn in the Michigan grouse woods with 2 setters and either a 1906 Parker VH in 20 gauge or a 1911 Lefever DS in 16. I have also recently acquired a Parker Reproduction in 28 gauge, but it is my 6 month old daughters future grouse gun, so I only have a few years to break it in for her.

Sorry, for some reason the photo flipped on me.

Welcome aboard. Where do you hunt in Mich (I mean, more than "In the woods", but less than GPS coordinates.)

Hello Jason - Welcome to the Forum.

Upland birds pursued with Parkers and Setters is the height of the year for a lot of us.

That's a very nice picture... even if my neck does hurt from looking at it :rolleyes:

Welcome to the forum Jason. Where in MI do you live? There are several of us from MI that get together at some of the SXS shoots held around the state. We also get together to make sure our Parkers see the coverts and the dogs keep us in line.

welcome jason sounds like some nice artillary youre hunting with the one shown is a great looking gun....charlie

Welcome Jason, there is a SxS shoot this weekend in Grand Blanc, there will be a couple of Parker guys there. There are quite a few guys from the Parker group that are in Mi and I think we all hunt grouse. What area of the state are you located in?

Jason, welcome to our extended "family". You will like it here. I spend 2 weeks a year in the UP, and like you, my favorite grouse gun is a VHE 20,
I also have a Lefever 20 DS that will see use. Partial to setters myself, have 3, but any breed that does its job is admired, pointer or flusher.
PS: Upland lowlife--that is great, wished I'd thought of that moniker.

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Welcome Jason, Looks like your way ahead of the game and next step is joining the Great PGCA, which is a invitation from the whole group I'm sure.
Craig

Jason the Grand Blanc shoot is this Sat. if you would like to meet some members.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I reside in Flint, and though i try to spread my season across most of the northern lower and some of the u.p., the lions share of my hunting is done in Roscommon County. I actually just started shooting the clays course at Grand Blanc on Wednesday nights, and saw the flyer for the shoot, I wanted to go, but I have a wedding to attend. As for joining the PGCA, I think I will do that post haste!

you will never regret joining the parker site....have a good one...charlie