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We spend the first half of our season prospecting for coveys, hoping to log enough so that we can return and take a couple of birds from each and not hurt their chances to make it through the winter.
Today we went prospecting and located a couple of new coveys. This has been a poor year so far, so finding some new coveys was a big plus on this achingly beautiful day -- a tailgate day, when the the weather is such that it makes lunch at the truck a joy. Light winds and mild temperatures in mid-December are a gift.
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1. Weather that lets you eat lunch with the dogs on the tailgate is a treat that we don't take lightly.
2. This covey ran about 50 yards before Aspen finally pinned it. Elaine and I had to help each other crawl through a barbed wire fence while Aspen eased up (thankfully there are no photos of this ), waiting for me to flush the birds. The covey, in typical wild Bob fashion, exploded out in all directions. If you look closely to the left, you can see the smoke from my gun and the bird that is hit.
3. A plus for this day's hunt was blooding a new gun. While not made by the Brothers Parker, it was made by brothers, in this case the Watson Brothers of London. I'd been wanting a gun with sculpted fences and a 28 gauge with Damascus barrels. This little gun, made in 1909, has beautiful 28 inch tubes and is just heavy enough to swing well, but light enough to carry effortlessly all day. And it shoots where I look.
4. A new gun blooded, two new coveys, two shots, two Bobs, on a day too short.
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December Prospecting
), waiting for me to flush the birds. The covey, in typical wild Bob fashion, exploded out in all directions. If you look closely to the left, you can see the smoke from my gun and the bird that is hit. 
, in this case the Watson Brothers of London. I'd been wanting a gun with sculpted fences and a 28 gauge with Damascus barrels. This little gun, made in 1909, has beautiful 28 inch tubes and is just heavy enough to swing well, but light enough to carry effortlessly all day. And it shoots where I look. 
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