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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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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?! ![]()
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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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I have heard a lot of quail this summer. Hopefully a good sign of things to come.
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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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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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"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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Great works of art! My daughter has that gift as well.
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great art...charlie
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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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