I recall, once, quite a few pheasant seasons ago, when there were 5 of us, my neighbor and his two teen-agers (both passing the hunter safety courses MI requires today) and my neighbor's doctor- we had 3 large farms connected by fencerows- all of that area ours to hunt--and my Lab Dixie, and my neighbor's Lab Lady- great october Sat- little cloudy, slight breeze.

Five hunters, all legal, limit of 2 roosters daily-- equals 10 birds total for the day--

Long story short-- The doctor shot 6 birds, before any of us could get in range-- When I asked him about stopping after the first clean kill- and letting Steve's boys get a crack at their first rooster pheasant-- he brushed me off- saying some akin to: "Hell, they'll get plenty of chances when they get older-- I carried my gun unloaded for the rest of that long-long day afield-- Never invited him to hunt with us again.

The late Paul. A. Curtis said it best: "The field is the touchstone of the man".. RWTF

Last edited by Run With The Fox; 03/12/19 09:45 AM.
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..