You got that right Mike. The slope I shot the bird above on was so steep that after I hit it about 40 yds away, it rolled about another 50 yds downhill. Briar made an amazing retrieve for me. I was so proud of him.

Daryl, thank you. It was pretty simple really. Buy an old beat up hammer gun with nice engraving, pistol grip and cheek piece, polish the metal, tighten the action, convert it to straight grip, remove the cheek piece, carve in leaves on the wrist, checker around them, and paint your dog, chukars, your dad, and a rooster on the sides in silver paint. A couple dabs here, a coat of finish there, and voila! Done. Like I said, easy smile