My grouse season began in February when I made a long straight through run up to northern Wisconsin to pick up Buzzy. Buzzy being a first generation merica born to English Setter immigrants. We formulated a plan on the 16 hour voyage home, the pup somehow made the white outs a little less tense. St. Pat's day John Nagel and I trolled the aisle of Baltimore where a Scotch Yankee had a long barreled DHE 20 ga. Gee ya think I can swing this thing in the Aspen John? Spring training started at Hunting Hills with the Ole Grouser himself Harold Pickens, and moved south to Drakes with Anderson, Eis, Smith &Co. Where I was out shot by a girl, Sara LaFever, that made me move over to Deep Creek and just look at guns for two days before Uncle Bob and his buddy Tom lured me back onto the course . A few weeks latter and the not to be missed Ribfest in the Endless Mountain's at Ernie's was the backdrop for more grouse gun practice. Here I did better. I couldn't say it was Ernie's scotch as some suggested, because that came latter honest. But Uncle Bob was chilled out on something because I witnessed him run a 47 all on camera because we had Paul Fuller filming and shooting with us. Humbled again I had nothing to loose and grabbed the speed gun a Parker GH Damascus in the process as we say, with Brian Dudley. Rough shaped and no trigger guard it was sure to illicit comment. Rich you really were missed, and missed a wonderful opportunity. Ohio SxS and I took it to the pattern board, where the drops proved out wonderfully and then I splattered my glasses with paint when repainting the board and couldn't get all of the paint off. The group of Edgar, Chuck, Allan and Longbarrel 28 Daryl and .410 Smitty were kind about my gun, I feel certain it was the first time they had shot with someone spotted with whitewash. And I shot a good for me number, where were you then Sara?
All my shooting was done with what my current view of what a grouse gun needs to be. All 0 frames, 28, 20,16 VH, GH and a DHE and all Parker Bros. made in Meriden.
It'll be me and Buzzy heading back up to Wisconsin mid October, to take another long gone man's Parker for a walk. Wishing everyone good luck in the King's court!
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