Grouse Hunting - Gunning with the Old Pats Society
 

The COVID - 19 virus self quarantine and work from home status has given me the opportunity to read Grouse Hunting - Gunning with the Old Pats Society by Art Wheaton again. Each chapter of the book presents and unique and interesting story. Art's writing style makes me feel as if I am sitting at the table after dinner hearing these stories for the first time. If you do not have a copy of this book or have not read it recently I would highly recommend you pick up this book a read for a wonderful experience.

Tom

The Old Pats Society from Austin's picture files.

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Old Pats in picture
 

From Left to Right:
Austin Hogan
Frenchy-friend of Swanson
Tim McCormack
Jon Foster
Rick Robison
Ken Berger
Ken Waite 111
Ken Waite Jr.
Tom Larson
Roger Lowell
Art Wheaton
Roger Lowell
Tom Wooden
Allan Swanson
Charlie Herzog
Bill Hamilton
Shane Wheaton
Parker Robison

And all wearing stranglers. Don't see that in the woods too often

Thanks for the identifications Art - I was thinking of taking a stab at it but I really only recognized a bit more than half of them.





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Great book. I highly recommend it.

Hear, hear! I thoroughly enjoyed it...and had a nice note from Art when I ordered it.

Parker 28 gauge guns owned by some of the Old Pats Society


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Wow, 8 Parker 28ga guns and 5 with straight grips. Looks like 7 VH's and a DH ? Sure don't see a group of 28's like that every day. Thanks for posting Dean.

Also just saw that every straight grip has a single trigger.

And all beavertails too. Probably all Skeet guns.

One of those straight grip guns looks like a GH.



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To me it looks like #2, 7 and 8 have splinter forends and double triggers. Regardless IMHO the 28 is the ultimate birdgun.

I've got my signed copy. I even know some of those old guys:rotf:

Right, and those three have pistol grips too.





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Now that would be a nice rack of Parkers!

Oh my! What a collection of guns. In my mind they are all 30" + guns, after all you can't see the end of the barrels to tell how long they are. Don't even comment, just let me dream.

:biglaugh:... Randy - they’re woodcock guns with the occasional grouse to flavor the bag.





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[QUOTE=Dean Romig;301679]:biglaugh:... Randy - they’re woodcock guns with the occasional grouse to flavor the bag.
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I knew someone would ruin it for me but I didn't think it would be you Dean. :)

...sorry Randy.

But can you imagine swinging a svelte little 28 with a straight grip, beavertail and 32” barrels on dove speedsters jinking along at 50 mph?





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No, he wants a 34"!

My Dad never left the house to go bird hunting with Ruffed Grouse his English setter without a tie on. God rest his soul