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Yes, it just has a different feel to it. Birds seem to hold tighter too, and I like hunting in cool weather. Yes, that's my main upland gun, my mod. 100 Husky 16. The chukar forend is fun. I'm going to do the same with a Husky duck gun I have. I'm thinking about re-doing the butt stock on this 16 this off season by including a skylined scene of some friends I hunt with and a dog or two, in subtle sepia tones. Something to look at other than just wood grain. Fun.

I hunt in a lot of snow - or I did in the old days when we had snow. Bird hunting can be pretty productive during the early part of the hardwater season when the cattails are passable.

But shooting birds from snowshoes can be a bit challenging shooting, and it can be hard to see when the winds start edging into the 20 mph region, not to mention it's hard on the hands, especially the trigger finger.

On the other hand, we don't run into much competition out there.



But it's not too bad when the snow is thin

I never fished that far out but have fished the Salmon River outside of Pulaski, NY. Very hard to fish there because of all the salmon fisherman (snaggers). Hooked a few but could not keep them upstream from me, once they headed downstream I broke them off. Some nice browns there too.

Oh yes...once they start ripping with the current they're not stopping with light lines. I've yet to tie into one of those big lake run browns...

Opening day woodcock. We found 8-9, but only could get shots on two. The areas they were in were particularly thick and weren't our usual rivercane brakes. Hardwoods are still in full leaf which made the shot opportunity slim. Abby and Willa on the ground the whole day. Briers took toll on Abby's ears. Willa was unscratched. Both dogs did a whole lot better than their owner. Floyd's death ray Ithaca SKB 20; my MF Ideal 16. Last photo is of a lion's mane mushroom. These are a bonus in our woods this time of the year. It weighed 3 lbs. and the Dexter knife is for scale with a 12" blade. Gil

Great doodle work Gil!

Good season's start, buddy.

I know the reason you couldn't hunt the cane patches. River is supposed to hit 16.9' at Burton's Ferry by Monday, and it's raining steady here right now. Supposed to tomorrow, too.

SRH

Great work Gil. How's that good lookin' gun fit?

Mike

Mike, fit is fine; twin to my other 302 which I shot a lot last season. Ideal "safety dyslexia" screwed me up on the easiest shot of the day or rather I screwed myself. Gil

"Safety Dyslexia". Perfect term...Geo