Decent day

[chris dawe]

I'm basically dog less, first time in years ,old Ben at 11 has given me too many fine days to count, and young Moses promised a season to remember but I lost him suddenly this past spring ...there's a new pup in the kennel, but a bit young to put up much of a threat .
Ben lasted a couple hours this morning, but his wind and scenting ability have crashed,so my buddies Brittany's held the day ,I shot a brace with a clients 24 inch ghe 20 ,my buddy scratched a single,we put up 6 or 7 if I were to geuss .

[William Woods]

Was your friend's GHE a factory 24" barrel? What chokes and shell information? I have no experience in using the 2 1/2" factory loads and wonder how well they work on any wild birds.

[chris dawe]

It is a factory 24 inch,not sure on chokes,factory round know and checkerd butt,factory 2.5 shells work as good as anything else

[Mills]

Beautiful!

[Woodcock survey]

That looks like some very tough land to hunt. Is it rocky under foot?

[Reggie B]

Very nice pics!

[chris dawe]

Yeah it is,the pictures don't really capture it ...what looks like even ground is 6 to 12 inches of moss,covering rocks and rotten dead fall,the actual dead fall is something you have to swing a leg over ...and over to get through or find a way walk around ,and everything is damp to over your boots wet ...it used to be easier,but never easy - most people here avoid it like the plauge,but the grouse like it so I keep going!