One of my proudest shots ever. VHE 28ga Skeet gun.
Gracie pointed this cock grouse in a tight spot under a cluster of snowberry bushes. I couldn’t walk it to flush it so I gave Gracie the “Okay get ‘im!”
The bird came out and up like a station 8 low-house. I don’t really remember what I did but I could feel the instinct in me and swung through Bum Belly Beak Bang!
I took its head completely off…
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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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