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Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 370 Location: Amarillo, Texas

in Kansas.

We hunted Sunday and Monday.

We had a great time. Flintsteel has a friend who has a farm/ranch on the Cimarron. Sunday Morning we hunted the ranch. It was cool and not much wind - ideal weather for pointing dogs and not bad weather for my creeping turdhounds either. The dogs had several points/creeps and a few flushes. We shot 8 Bobs Sunday morning, some of them this years (Spring) hatch according to Flintsteel.

This is me and Beau with the morning's bag: (I'm the Brad Pitt look-alike)

http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/AmarilloMike/?action=view&current=2006_1120KansasQuail0023.jpg

This is the VHE 16 with the same birds:

http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/AmarilloMike/?action=view&current=2006_1120KansasQuail0020.jpg

Sunday afternoon we went pheasant hunting all over Seward County with a young farmer named Travis - friend of the ranch owner. The three of us shot 12 wiley Ringnecks Sunday afternoon. Travis was so kind to take us on such a great hunt.

This is a picture of Flintsteel, Travis' fine Lab Conner, my creeping rascal turdhound Beau, and Travis the young farmer (left to right). Flintsteel is the George Clooney look-alike.

http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/AmarilloMike/?action=view&current=2006_1120KansasQuail0024.jpg

Monday was colder and very very very very windy. We went back and hunted the Cimmarron rancyh. We got nine Bobs - the dogs had a few points but lots of wild flushes - especially the pheasant. I didn't shoot up to my ususal mediocre standard - if I could shoot the body count would be more impressive.

I shot my Parker VHE 16 gauge - 30" steel barrels, cylinder and full (28/1000th), 6pounds 12 ounces. The first day Joe shot a beautiful Parker DH 2 Frame with 28" Damascus barrels - beautiful gun. Unfortunately he shoots 12 gauges exclusively except for his 10 gauges. The second day Flintsteel shot another DH with Damscust barrels, 28", one frame,6 pounds 8 oz, 12 gauge naturally. I have told him people who hunt with a big old twelve gauge are subconciously compensating for a small something or other.

I probably screwed up the picture post - bear with me and I will stick with it untill I get it to work.

Thanks!

Brad

Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 370 Location: Amarillo, Texas

I will gladly accept help in getting my photobucket pictures to post!

Thanks!

Mike

Mike: my much smarter & better 2/3 couldn't figure out why your pics didn't come through BUT figured out by clicking on http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/AmarilloMike/
we can view your album.

Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 370 Location: Amarillo, Texas

Hi Doc!

Thanks for the help. I noticed that my HTML is marked off when I do a post. I went to my profile, changed it to on, and submitted. I got a confirmation that it had been changed.

While I am writing this in the lower left hand side of this panel it says:

Options:
HTML is OFF
BBCode is ON
Smilies are ON

I don't know why my HTML is OFF since it shows "on" in my profile.

Thanks for helping me.

mike
[img][/img]http://www.16ga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17906#17906

Mike: send a PM to Smith-he'll get things right
http://www.16ga.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3

Nice pix, Mike; beautiful gun! Thanks for sharing. Glad Kansas treated you right. You're a lot better looking than Brad Pitt, and I'll bet he ain't got a Parker Very Happy

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Fin

Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 370 Location: Amarillo, Texas

Thanks Fin! You live in a beautiful state.

Mike