Great time in Vermont
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Great time in Vermont
I took an early road trip to Vermont for Grouse and the Woodcock opener. Weather was great until it wasn't. Very typical to have the weather change on a dime up there.
I was using the 16 gauge Sterlingworth/XE upgrade that I purchased from C.O.B. a while back. It's one of my favorites.
It is still early and the foliage was very thick, but we did get flushes, some we even saw! LOL! We stuck to the edge cover adjacent to snow mobile trails for a good bit, that seemed to be most productive.
I was on a logging road facing a creek bottom when I took this grey phase on an incoming path quartering away from my right with the second barrel after missing with the first.
She did a beautifully choreographed somersault in the air and landed with a thud about 20 yards to my right just on the edge of the two track. Watching the bird in flight was worth the 9 hour drive.
I was using the 16 gauge Sterlingworth/XE upgrade that I purchased from C.O.B. a while back. It's one of my favorites.
It is still early and the foliage was very thick, but we did get flushes, some we even saw! LOL! We stuck to the edge cover adjacent to snow mobile trails for a good bit, that seemed to be most productive.
I was on a logging road facing a creek bottom when I took this grey phase on an incoming path quartering away from my right with the second barrel after missing with the first.
She did a beautifully choreographed somersault in the air and landed with a thud about 20 yards to my right just on the edge of the two track. Watching the bird in flight was worth the 9 hour drive.
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Re: Great time in Vermont
Nice shot, Roger. The shot (picture) of you is great too. Nice to see the old time wool shirts out hunting!
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Re: Great time in Vermont
thank you for posting such a great picture, that wool shirt your wearing really adds to the picture. Nice shot too
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Re: Great time in Vermont
A wool shirt .............. and we are sweltering under 100 degree temps here in GA. I'm envious, Roger.
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Re: Great time in Vermont
We couldn't get any further north!
We woke up to 38 degrees moving up to low 60's in the sunshine mid-day.
Sorry for the sideways pictures!
We woke up to 38 degrees moving up to low 60's in the sunshine mid-day.
Sorry for the sideways pictures!
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Re: Great time in Vermont
Roger, great pics and your details painted the picture of the shot nicely as well! I’m so envious of your XE upgrade. I saw that when COB had advertised it but you beat me to the punch. Glad she’d doing what she’s supposed to do!!
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Re: Great time in Vermont
Great post, Roger! Got to get my brown plaid version of that shirt of yours out and ready for next week's grouse adventure in NY State - hope I wind up with something to post as well! Kevin
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Re: Great time in Vermont
I finally had the chance to resize some of my pictures.
These were some of my favorites.
Straddling the US/Canada border.
Legal
Maybe not!
These were some of my favorites.
Straddling the US/Canada border.
Legal
Maybe not!
"Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark