A fellow bought 100 acres of some of my favorite grouse hunting covers in VT 2 years ago and built a house/camp on it.
I immediately went and introduced myself and told him we had been hunting there since the 50's and would he mind if we continued to do so. He replied that he was a hunter and that's why he bought this particular property - and said "Just be careful which direction you shoot and you'll be welcome any time." When I was up there in turkey season this spring he told me he had heard a number of birds drumming and he flushed six on a half-hour walk. I told him I heard them too that morning. We agreed we would hunt the property every three or four days so as not to push them too hard.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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