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[mikael_kjaer]

hello Fransis

det var en overraskelse at få et svar på dansk. Jeg bor i jylland i danmark. hvor bor du?

Venlig hilsen Mikael

Originally Posted by mikael_kjaer

hello Fransis

det var en overraskelse at få et svar på dansk. Jeg bor i jylland i danmark. hvor bor du?

Venlig hilsen Mikael

- translated aproximately for others my friend- I am glad you were surprised (pleasantly) that a member of the PGCA might have a smattering of Danish. I live just outside of Greenville in the Midwest, a town of about 7500 pop. very rural, and since 1965 or so, have celebrated the Danish heritage every summer with a three day festival. The beer tent is named Tivoli Garden, and from the Hans Christian Anderson story The Swan, there is indeed a Marshall Fredericks statue of that most graceful bird in the town square. Abelskivers are a big item also.

In another town in the State of Nebraska, there is almost sister town, rural of course, with a very high Danish population, and they also have an annual Danish Festival- in past years we have had a mayor exchange with them at festival time. I am a retired welder with machine shop experience as well, have used the great Vise-Grips locking pliers for all my life. A Danish blacksmith/welder from that area in Nebraska invented them in about 1927-- Hans Petersen.

So welcome to the PGCA and you have found a very fine Parker to start with indeed. They are built like a Swiss watch and shoot like few other shotguns seem to. As far as the language goes, I believe it is a mark of respect to learn as best as one can, another language or even two. I attended a "schutzenfest" this past summer, made friends with some folks originally from Dresden Germany-they lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin a great city with a high percentage of people with German ancestry- It gave me a chance to brush up on "mein Alte Schul Deutch"-

I try to learn as much about the people and cultures from as many European Countries as I can. You express yourself very well in English, and I thank you for your reply. Francis

[mikael_kjaer]

Hi Fransis

I better tell a little about myself. I am young mann at the age of 43, got my hunting licens in june this year, so i'm very green hunter. I have had the desier to hunt for many years, but never had the time to do it. So this year my oldest son turned the age of 16, that is the age where you can aquire a hunting licens in Denmark. So i joined him to the lessons, and we bouth passed the test.
Whit a frind i joind a hunting consortium, and it is just was expected, should have don it years ago, it is a very nice way to be together with my son. Now i hope, i can convince the rest of my children to take the license when they reach the age. I have 3 boys and a single girl.

I live in Jylland, it is the part of Denmark which is the mainland, near Viborg one of the oldest ciytes i Denmark.

The only connection i have to USA is through some employes from Vestas factory i Brigthton . They have been in Denmark to learn about windmils.

kindest mikael

What hunting will you be doing? Small game, game birds, perhaps ducks? I treasure all the many days I spent hunting and shooting with my grandfather, father, uncles and their many friends. I am 70, have been shooting since I was about 9 years old, and never grow tired of it.

I think maybe the interest in the many windmills that are in both Denmark and the Netherlands, as far as the American Company is concerned, is that here we are trying to harness wind energy to offset both coal and nuclear powered electrical power generating plants. Of course, many farmers and other rural residents used windmills on their farms, but in the late 1930's the Rural Electric Co-Ops started, and by the late 1940's most homes in America had electricity.

You handle the English very well. Most European Countries have required a fluency in English to graduate from High School. Sadly, that is not the case here in America. If you are ever going to visit the Midwest of America, please let me know ahead of your travels, and if at all possible, I would very much like to have your visit our Danish heritage town.

We have hosted many Exchange students in the past- mostly from Germany and also Switzerland. A great way to learn about other cultures. I am glad you are joining the PGCA and will obtain a research letter on your fine 20 bore Parker shotgun. Part of the enjoyment of owning such a fine weapon is learning about its origins and travel before it came into your hands. Best- Francis M.

[mikael_kjaer]

Denmark is small country. we have ( i have tryed to convert our metric system to your system) 300 Acres of fields, very small forrest and a cupple waterholes. It is to small to have it's own stock, but many deers are pasing through. We know that there is does i the area, but i haven't seen them. There is also phesans,ducks wood pigeon and hares. Apart from these animals, there is some intruders, which are allowed to hunt all year, raccoon dog ( it has travlet from USSR over East europe to Denmark) it has no enemy, and is able to adabt anywere. There is also raccoons and mink escaped from farming, i think the raccoons is more likely from escaped pet. But they are all breeding i denmark.

Mikkel, my oldest son are going to Fresno next year. As a part of his school, he he has to spend march months at a hishcool there.
The distances i USA is diffiecult to understand her, if we take from south to north and vest to east, Denmark is about 400 x 500 km. But some day i hope to visit your country.

Kindest Mikael