Today was difficult hunting.. Hard rain in the AM and then the wind picked up a blew hard. The dogs had a hard time picking up a scent - and while we were skunked, several grouse went up - and had a wonderful day... I can't really describe some of the areas up here, except to try to tell you how absolutely beautiful and pristine they are. For example, this afternoon, we hunted in a stand pf packed spruce - and the ground was a velvet cover of moss. We put up a few grouse in that area - but if they were more than a few yards away - they remained unseen...
Anyway - a couple of replies....
Dean - yep - Jen's boots are from KTP, as are mine.. Like - I would shop for outdoor gear anywhere else???
Mark - about that Parker Jen is holding... It's a 20 GA VHE, original beavertail, original 26" barrels, PG and is a DelGrego restoration from way before I owned it? It's my primary hunting gun and it's taken more woodcock and grouse than I deserve - and pheasant (which are stcked back here - still fun, but - well, you know...??). It just feels "right" and has for years.
About the pics from today....
One of the rivers we crossed....
The next pictures are from the B-52 crash site.. I wasn't really aware of it before we set out today - but, when we stumbled upon it - I unloaded the gun and brought the dogs in. The dogs seemed to sense what Jen and I did - an eerie silence out of respect for the lost airmen from that fateful flight and night. I can't explain it...
John