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Never mind
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Never mind what? I love the bird! Some of that is the dogs who help me.
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Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Never mind what? I love the bird! Some of that is the dogs who help me. Yup ....... There's never a bad time to talk about bird hunting.
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Never mind what? I love the bird! Some of that is the dogs who help me. Yup ....... There's never a bad time to talk about bird hunting. The look of a seriously dedicated grouse hunter!! Rates a two-cool
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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the best ruffed grouse is a dead ruffed grouse. I don't shoot them for sport, I shoot them to eat. If I wanted to shoot birds on the wing, I shoot at ducks. If I want birds to eat, I will shoot them on a branch. Besides that, when they fall to the ground, the look spectacular and you won't get that shooting them on the wing...
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Yeah...yeah... I bet you sluice ducks in the decoys.
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Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Miss Scarlett ? Annie sure looks like her. Jean & I are off for Cape buffalo hunting next week, Bruce.
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Going to be a good season where I went this weekend, saw over 100 grouse on Friday and Saturday. Season opens Sept. 1.
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Going to be a good season where I went this weekend, saw over 100 grouse on Friday and Saturday. Season opens Sept. 1. On the coast or east? Gonna work more on grouse this year only problem is they aren't any around here. Son found some fairly close to Bend and going there opening day but it's still a hundred miles min.
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Sometimes when you shoot them they get caught in a tree a Buck recently rubbed.... Other times you don't even need a stinking potting pistol, if you have a good Dog that is quick....
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laissez les bons temps rouler
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Shrapnel,
I grew up shooting grouse that way using a 22 rifle. I don't recall "wasting" a shot shell on a grouse until my teens. Late season really sharpened One's eyes as the birds were much more spooky.
I've shot more than a few with a handgun but not nearly as often as I could have. Its more of a challenge than with a rifle and probably rivals shooting grouse over a dog though the opportunities with the pistol are fewer around here
Whatever the weapon, grouse hunting is fun and they are great eating.
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Shrapnel,
I grew up shooting grouse that way using a 22 rifle. I don't recall "wasting" a shot shell on a grouse until my teens. Late season really sharpened One's eyes as the birds were much more spooky.
I've shot more than a few with a handgun but not nearly as often as I could have. Its more of a challenge than with a rifle and probably rivals shooting grouse over a dog though the opportunities with the pistol are fewer around here
Whatever the weapon, grouse hunting is fun and they are great eating. Shotguns work too, especially the Saiga "commie" gun. Those guns function flawlessly in case you do have to shoot at a flying bird...
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New to me bird gun showed up today. Old Winchester 101 12ga. 26" IC/M. It's a little heavier than my 20 but it was a very good deal and a fine old shotgun.
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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I liked those 101s but they kicked the snot out of me. I kept buying them as one could get them pretty reasonably a few decades back. If I knew then what I know now regarding gun fit I probably would have kept at least a couple as I could have altered them to fit me.
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Congrats on the Dog, Birds and the shotgun. 😉
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Thanks Battue. Last year was her first season. She was 7 months. This year ought to be something! She’s go, go, go!
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I liked those 101s but they kicked the snot out of me. I kept buying them as one could get them pretty reasonably a few decades back. If I knew then what I know now regarding gun fit I probably would have kept at least a couple as I could have altered them to fit me. I had a SKB O/U that would make my face swell up after 2 rounds of 5 stand. Bloody near get a black eye from that thing. I switched to an older Citori with lower comb and was fine after that. This 101 is about the same, so should be fine. Find out tonight if the coastal fog clears.
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Nice bird gun right there.
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