Another Damascus Horror Story...

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

"Opening Day" would know.....

Indeed.

[Opening Day]

Yeap I would know and I wish I could find deals like that..
Eric

Nice to have friends in the right places. The late Lawrence Welk and SD and pheasants- things that make our heartland great-- good luck with the winter season Roosters- about 1978 ish- after Christmas went to hunt for the week between the holidays with a USMC buddy in Manhattan, KS- balmy weather, just as we are having here now- snow, mud, lotsa milo and picked corn- bunnies, quail, some roosters (pretty spooky by then) and even had a female coyote charge me in a uncut milo field-

I thought it was a stray German Shepard at first- but my buddy who was behind me and couldn't safely shoot- yelled- "Yoteeee- shoot it- so I did (with my 12 ga. M12)- back then a female coyote was about $40 bounty, a male about $25- so our farmer host got the "dinero"-- He told us that after the bird season ended- maybe late Jan?? back then- they group hunted coyotes and foxes for the bounty money- organized drives, etc.

[Bruce Day]

Joe Woods, thanks for the update on Texas quail. Texas quail shooting is a whole culture from the Panhandle to Kingsville and you folks take it seriously. Quail numbers are on the increase up here, hopefully its very temporary in Texas and the problem can be solved.

The best thing the little 16 had going for it was that it was in unbutchered original condition. Sounds like its doing well by you. I had run a lot of Rem Action cleaner through it from externally but sounds like there was no better way than to take it apart and clean it.

Glad to see you shooting only the male quail. Folks may have thought I was joking but it can be done but just looking for the head and concentrating on only that target.

Best regards.

[AmarilloMike]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

Glad to see you shooting only the male quail. Folks may have thought I was joking but it can be done but just looking for the head and concentrating on only that target.

I don't doubt that it can be done but I know absolutely my shooting student Joe Wood can't do it. On those rare occasions he downed a bird I always knew it wasn't the one he was shooting at.

Best,

Mike

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Mike Shepherd

I don't doubt that it can be done but I know absolutely my shooting student Joe Wood can't do it. On those rare occasions he downed a bird I always knew it wasn't the one he was shooting at.

Best,

Mike

Wait a minute, I'm confused. Joe posted the pictures of the cock quail, so I thought he shot them. You mean you did? That scalawag! You mean he con't be trusted? Did he go out and buy dead quail?

Now Joe says that you are the shooting student and you call Joe your shooting student. Am I confused or am I being Texased?

[Joe Wood]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

The best thing the little 16 had going for it was that it was in unbutchered original condition. Sounds like its doing well by you. I had run a lot of Rem Action cleaner through it from externally but sounds like there was no better way than to take it apart and clean it. Best regards.

Bruce, David Yale told me he had never seen a gun so gummed up that still worked. He was very surprised it did. Seems to me the only thing squirting cleaner into a gun would do is soak the stock with crud 'n oil. Just MHO.

[Bruce Day]

Francis, since you asked, you will be pleased to know that I have given your mailing and email address to Harry & David for fruit mailings and to Columbia Records for all special offers for Lawrence Welk and Lennon Sisters music.

Enjoy, and no need to thank me.

[AmarilloMike]

Joe hasn't killed four Bobs total in this century. I bring him along to haul dog water, remove sand burrs from the paws, take pictures, and clean birds. He is actually the perfect guest on my lease.

Best,

Mike

Edit: Another good reason to bring him; He doesn't know anything about bird dogs and so he thinks mine are great and brags on them.

[Richard Flanders]

Nice to know you're loved and needed, eh Joe??!