December Parker of the Month

[AmarilloMike]

I nominate this picture that my shooting student Joe Wood took a couple of weeks ago on Red Mud Creek in the Texas Panhandle.

The gun is a Parker Reproduction 28 gauge with 28" barrels, straight grip, double triggers, and it weighs 5lbs 5oz.

That is me by the way. I am sure many of you thought it was Tom Selleck.

The dog at the bottom of the picture is 2-1/2 year old Belle. She is on her second season. The puppy at the top is five month old Ginger. Both are my French Brittanys. I did manage to bag one of the Bobs with the second shot and Ginger rooted it out of the grass and fetched it to hand.

Belle had the point.

If you keep clicking on the picture enough times it opens up by itself in a browser page and you can see better detail on the flying bobwhites. The original is about twice the size of this and you can see the eys of the birds. Cameras are truly amazing now - otherwise Joe couldn't have shot anything this good.

Best,

Mike