According to this Gun Advisor from across the pond, I've been doing it wrong for several decades....

Bloomberg

Should my new silk tie match those $541 Wellies?

Hunting is for the rich across the pond. I wonder what kind of hassel you'd have bringing your own guns there?

Have left innumerable boot tracks on either side of the Cascades while toting a nimble 20-bore for resident pollo de trueno. Adding a fine springer spaniel and pleasant company to the equation, multiplies the resultant fond memories. For the price of what was being sold across the pond, I'll pass.

Guess that may make me a snob as well, but for different reasons....

Chasin' grouse is a good excuse to go look at what the elk game might hold in a few months hence....

Have had lots of fun with labs of various colors, and made many a memory with one memorable Chesapeake. Have fun cuttin' feathers in a few....

I like grousin because its a good way to work out some of the stupids the dogs may have developed over the summer. Gets em back into the swing of things so they're ready for the upland and duck openers.

I use grouse hunts as a way to scout for deer.

Did someone say Springer Spaniel?






http://youtu.be/zgmd3q02cYQ

Last year's deer scouting effort/grouse hunt.
Before:



After:


Same deer.

Winston is my dog's brother. I lost my dog in the divorce and my buddy Trent had asked me to help him with a couple challenges he was fighting. Both dogs were great companions, house dogs and hunters. We wanted to field trial them both but were never invited after complying the application process. After watching half a dozen events I think both dogs woul have done well.

Short of raising kids, training Lola (my dog) was possibly the most rewarding experience of my life. Most of that success stemmed from
her willingness to learn and her drive to please.


Thanks for asking Redd.

If either of you guys want to work your dogs over some birds, I'll probably have a kids pheasant hunting event in late October or early November. I'll have the pheasants and one dog.

Last year's event was a bit hard on Cedar, putting up 20 birds in a day was a bit much.

Tye would love to help. He got up 12 yesterday at Cook Canyon.

i'm sure my pair would love to work, too!



willy

Andy, what you do for so many folks is amazing. Thank you.

+1,000,000