We used to keep a journal of sorts, you know the kind that has spaces for dates, weather, time of day, etc. and then columns for pheasant, ducks, geese, rabbits, squirrels, grouse, woodcock, deer, bear…
It was nothing more than a tally of kills and there was scant space for details and memories so we pretty much stopped using it.
As a result I began writing about our hunts and which cover we hunted and our experiences and the good times and memories, a lot of which included misses and mishaps.
This quickly became a lot more fulfilling and enjoyable to go back and read. Many of them are included in the book I hope to publish, “Tampico, My Tinkhamtown.”
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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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