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I hope your Fall begins well and that you get out and enjoy the hunt.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers ) "'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy) |
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08-03-2022, 07:44 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I've been thinking about going to Southwestern Wisconsin for grouse and trout. It's not a grouse destination, but like Southeastern Minnesota, does not get many grouse hunters.
Here's the Wisconsin grouse drumming survey data for this year: https://widnr.widen.net/s/rvhq6xvltv/ruffed_grouse_2022 It appears the cycle, as predicted, is headed on a downward trajectory. I hope I'm still going when the cycle peaks again. I just heard today that the puppy we had reserved was born yesterday. How's that for optimism for the future?! Another Gordon Setter to add to the long list of hunting partners.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers ) "'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy) |
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08-03-2022, 10:56 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I have heard a lot of quail this summer. Hopefully a good sign of things to come.
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08-04-2022, 09:48 AM | #6 | |||||||
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And then...you need to start planning which gun to use. Get the pups in some sort of shape (and yourself) so that you can walk those miles between coveys.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers ) "'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy) |
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08-04-2022, 06:15 PM | #7 | ||||||
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The images throughout this thread are part of a couple of projects I've been working on this summer while working to rehab my hand (old injuries turned arthritic). The theme, of course, is hunting -- dogs, guns and birds. It helps make the in-between time more tolerable. Thanks for indulging me...
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08-04-2022, 06:43 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Great works of art! My daughter has that gift as well.
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08-04-2022, 07:45 PM | #9 | ||||||
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great art...charlie
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08-04-2022, 09:05 PM | #10 | ||||||
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You have captured the essence of the twist barrels perfectly, but what Id really like to know if if the dog is after the sandwich or the wine.
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