Buzz,
The picture wss taken on the first Monday morning of my retirement, which happened to be in October. What better way to spend the first working day of retirement than to chase woodcock! The dog is a German Wirehair that belongs to one of my hunting pals. The gloves are an old pair of Browning pigskins. I bought two pairs of them some time ago and these are the second pair. After these wear out I'll probably look for the Orvis or Filson ones.
A bad day afield beats a good day at work!
Karl