My first double was a J Stevens Arms & Tool Co 12 gauge. This was a pre-WWI gun, 30 M/F. I am one of those who "Wish I Still
Had It", purely for its sentimental value as my first double. Have not been without one "Or More" doubles since. This one was bought in 1954.

Stan;
There s a trout fly quite famous in the Smoky Mountains called the YallerHammer. It is much like a Woolly Bugger, though preceded it. It has a palmer hackle using a Split wing feather from the yellowhammer. Most non game birds in TN are on a No-shoot basis & this includes the flicker. It is not illegal to have the feathers "IF" they come from a road kill or perhaps pulled from a cats mouth. Seems Flickers are very careless around Gatlinburg as many seem to have "Accidents". One lady who was tending a shop she & her husband, who was also a guide, ran told me most of the ones they got came from the Park Rangers. I guess they happen upon a lot of those "Road Kills".

Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra