The first big buck I ever shot at, a heavy 8-pt. Was with my 94. I was 14 and the buck ran out in the field in front of me and stopped broadside. I never even thought to cock the hammer but with what must have been super human strength I pulled it right through half-cock…. “CLICK!” And he took off running. My next four shots went all over the place and I never saw him again despite tracking him for the next hour when he went through a swamp.
I never thought it would have been possible but it happened.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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