I can barely wait for that morning and the night before.
I have already seen a few grouse on the gravel roads, it has been raining for the last two days, it should be at least a decent season.
I have a new dog to try, she is still a pup at only four months. She is a griffon. I had her out in the backyard working on some pheasants and the other day, on one of our hikes she got to run into a covey of spruce grouse. I think she did not know much about what was going on, but the lab we have showed her it was a time of great excitement. The spruce grouse flew into the trees looking at us, we could have just picked them up with our hands...
I have a few guns I can pick for the first hunt...
On top, one of my daughters wants to come with me, for the dog's sake...Even my wife may accompany us.
Life is good.