As I age I find dog work is almost as import as watching younger hunters stumble along and fall in love with the outdoors as they find their way hunting. This Fall I get to add a new hunter to my family. My middle son has a serious female interest, who is as outdoors friendly as he could ever ask for. In fact she now has one of my Ruger 28s which she has claimed as her own. So maybe better than watching a new pup develop, or a son or daughter fall in love with hunting will be a future daughter in-law to our hunting and shooting family.

Only thing I need to do now is add another black lab to our family. Perhaps a small female who thinks that hunting is life itself. I love pups.