Kansas Snow, Cold and Birds ( Dunkle Approved)

[Bruce Day]

Several of us returned last night from western Kansas. We came back early, got chased out by a snowstorm, some who had further to go are still enroute.

Anyway, had a great time with friends, good birddogs, saw plenty of birds but they were a little skittish this late in the season.

Here are some photos, I think others will add to them. Some of the photos show some interesting guns of Doc Van Blaricum and his lower level rec room. Others are of a gun room in an old hotel in Medicine Lodge. The owner is a ret Marine and worked after retirement for Bill Ruger. Has a ranch outside town and owns the gunshop.

There are some photos of an interesting Parker CHE 12ga.on a 1 frame. Two barrel set, the #1 barrels are 26" rib inscription "Mfg for C A Winship Palms California by Parker Bros" and those barrels are 12ga and rifled bores. Its a 118SN gun, rondelle side panel engraving. It went back for a second barrel set, those are 31" 's and it looks like Parker put a new buttstock on. Numbered, etc.

Anyway, we moved a bunch of birds, had a great time. Charlie Herzog, John Dunkle, Bill Bolyard, Doc Van, Don and Matt Hornung ( my friends from Dodge) their implement dealer customer Don York from Chowchilla Ca, and myself. Don York had come out from Ca to get a big whitetail, did OK, shot a 250 pounder 11point. He said he saw some bigger whitetails and mulies but did not get a shot.

Lots of hard flying quail. Got some big roosters.

Will close the season in Kansas at the end of Jan. Weather could be anything from 60 to -10, and there are plenty of birds.