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Originally Posted by Chris Chisholm
I bought this GH last December, and had Chris Dawe undertake the restoration. It took until late November to get the RST shells delivered, and then life got in the way.
Finally, I was able to carve a day to myself and had the good fortune of sharing this second to last day of Pheasant season with my brother. He is a dedicated and persistent hunter, and routinely returns with his bag limit while others complain of low bird numbers. Today was no different as we flushed bird after bird and filled our limit.
This ended up being my only day chasing wild pheasants for 2019...but what a day to shoot! Whispy cloud cover to keep the sun from blinding; light winds ahead of a warm front as the afternoon progressed; and tight holding late season roosters exploding from snow-bound covers.
This picture is of the first rooster with my new-to-me gun, that turned 100 this year. We took turns running our Springers, and both dogs performed without fail. My little female is sleeping beside me as I type, and I am blessed to have such a courageous, talented, and driven companion.
We left the final cover of the day after connecting with some old friends and running more dogs. My brother suggested that with good fortune, we would all be back for the next seasons' final day...I sure hope so!
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Chris, I enjoyed your account of your last day for pheasants. Your notes of the weather and day reveal a great deal about you as a hunter, and I see in your words that nothing of the experience is unappreciated. I hope that you'll find the same friends and experiences next season. A hunter's seasons are all too short.
Thanks for posting.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers )
"'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy)
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