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First date with my new "girl" went really well. She's a Parker 32" 16/20 DHE. Finally got the chance for us to get together on a dove field here. Killed a dove with the first shot. Went on to take a limit of 15 old, mature doves, using 1 oz. of 7 1/2s.

Think I'll ask her out again next week.



SRH

Stan,
Well done! It looks like she would be a "steady date".
Karl

Stan, that's a beauty of a gun.� What mfg's shells were you shooting?��
We covered some different terrain today with all four Britts.� We tried finding woodcock on higher ground to no avail.� �Instead, we found a covey of about 10 birds (quail) that flushed wild, but I marked a good direction on it.� About 150 or more yards out, Abby pointed.�I went in and the covey flushed. Expecting a single, the covey apparently had regrouped quickly and got up with us behind Abby about 5 yards from where she was pointing.� � Four shots, four holes in the sky with nothing falling out of the holes.� We left the high area and went to new terrain. The woodcock were in open hardwoods with puddles scattered among the oaks and huckleberry bushes.� I am sure flushing breeds do a fine job, but we would have never found these birds without ranging, pointing dogs.� Sadie made one point 120 yards away and Pop, a 100 yards out, while other dogs worked 180 degrees from them.� �While Britts are� closer working than most other pointing dogs, we prefer them working 50 to 120 yards spread out ahead and to the sides of us.� Willa found one bird that flushed ahead of Sadie and I thought I'd missed my two shots.� We saw if fly off and make a banking turn descending 75-100 yards out. We expected another flush if we could find it.� We put the dogs ahead of us and Willa went on a point.� It was the dead woodcock.� �

Good for Willa! Good girl! Thanks for the late season report from the SC hunt.

I was using 1 oz. loads in both barrels, but the right barrel was usually stoked with a Polywad spreader. The left was a regular 1 oz. Remington load. All 7 1/2s. You know how when you center a dove that is real close it erupts in a cloud of feathers? These chokes are so tight it did that on one bird, with the left barrel, at 40 yards! Amazing.

Triggers are way too heavy for me, tho'. That will definitely be addressed before the 2020-2021 season.

Pretty gun,looks like it works well for you too!

Well, Stanton......that's the picture I've been waiting patiently to see, and 'Thank you' for posting it. I'm glad you had such a successful day with a gun I have very fond memories of, and hope you have a long future together.

And I agree, the triggers are a bit heavier than either you or I would have liked.

Best Wishes my Friend,

Rob

Hope you are well, Rob.

Best,
Ted

'Thanks for asking, Ted. "If I were any better, I couldn't stand it!" is my usual reply, and there are still some days where I can actually believe it. Aside from my faith, the bottom line is that I'm still loading shotgun shells, and I'm still the guy whose emptying them.....so all is good!

Best Wishes to you and yours, Amigo

Rob

Once each season I shoot a sixteen gauge and yesterday was the day. I have a letter from the manufacturer with a date of completion and every year on or around that date I take it out for its annual birthday hunt.

A few ducks from Reelfoot Lake