Chris, I too enjoyed your account of your day afield with your springer and your Parker.
Many (5+) decades ago I hunted pheasants right our my back door in the snow and they would burst out of their hidey places in an explosion of snow and the jeweled colors of the cock bird. What memories your story brought back. Thank you!
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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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