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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Gone for the season-part 1 |
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Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:50 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
Posts: 2126
Location: Hudson,Wy
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Well as folks have noticed, I have been largely absent. Truth is, early on in the Covid panic and other turmoil in society this year, I got burned out on online activity and mostly vanished, staying away from civilization as much as possible, which for me is a lot. I must say it has been completely worthwhile. I went on five major road trips to four states this year, a record for me to say the least. But first, I think I will start sharing photos of local stuff from around Wyoming since hunting home turf has been quite enjoyable too. Let's start with Ruffed grouse:
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_________________ Only catch snowflakes on your tongue AFTER the birds fly south for the winter... |
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Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:26 am
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Joined: 07 Sep 2011
Posts: 567
Location: wheeling, wv
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Beautiful gun Garhart, Cogswell and Harrison? 16 ga , I assume. |
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Posted:
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:30 am
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
Posts: 456
Location: New Jersey
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Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:23 am
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Joined: 04 Mar 2019
Posts: 1846
Location: Central ND
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Welcome back!! |
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Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:39 pm
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
Posts: 2807
Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Garhart,
Welcome back and great picture of Rusty retrieving the Grouse, my kind of gun dog no doubt about it! You need to invest in a 16 Gauge L.C. Smith #5 Gun.
Pine Creek/Dave
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_________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
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Posted:
Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:01 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
Posts: 2126
Location: Hudson,Wy
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Don't even tempt me with a grade 5 Smith. I wish, but way above my budget! |
_________________ Only catch snowflakes on your tongue AFTER the birds fly south for the winter... |
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Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:43 pm
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
Posts: 2807
Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Garhart,
Now that you are a celebrity writer with all those millions, a #5 L.C. Smith is a mandatory Grouse gun. GI has a real nice 16 gauge #5 L.C. Smith for sale for only $15,000! One of 37 #5 16 gauge L.C. Smith's ever made. I would like to own that gun myself. Kraus's engraving on that gun is just stunning.
As Mac use to tell me, people thought he could afford all kinds of different gun, as he explained to me, it just was not true.
All kidding aside, some time you can take a walk with my #5 gun and we will hunt some Grouse and Pheasant together. Try to make it out to Pa when you can.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man
1901 L.C. Smith #5 gun, the stuff Dreams are made of!
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Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:23 am
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Joined: 12 Sep 2010
Posts: 1975
Location: Maine
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That tree trunk looks familiar - kind of like the ones I see a lot of when I hunt grouse.
After I shoot. |
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Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:36 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
Posts: 2126
Location: Hudson,Wy
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I think those are an invasive species. Trees like that seem to be ever increasing in number where I hunt too. |
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Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:46 am
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Joined: 27 Sep 2015
Posts: 177
Location: Alabama
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Gorgeous guns! and what y'all just said is hilarious. I've made a few trunks like that one hunting wild quail in Ala years ago when there were still some wild birds. |
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Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:34 pm
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Posts: 1376
Location: Northern Illinois
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A grouse tour and Rusty as the star, as it should be. It sounds like you had a fine season. I have shot more than one aspen and where we hunt they are typically much smaller and you tend to harvest the tree at 6’ to 12’. You then need to avoid the top falling on you. Sometimes you get lucky and it just drops straight down.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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