Fox Collectors

Rather amazingly, with a bit of boot leather I've been able to chase a few grouse here in Virginia this year. Also amazingly, I think I can actually shoot this little beavertail 20 gauge ejector Sterlingworth better then most any other grouse gun I own (so far). Must be a combination of good dimensions (1.5" x 2.5" x 14 1/2" to the end of a Jostam pad) or the fact that the beavertail just feels right (even though it sure looks funny to my eye). Anyway, birds were taken in clear cuts that also had loads of acorns. Both birds crops were full of acorns and also a bit of mountain laurel. Both of these are young birds as compared to the monster I shot last week (posted his picture here last week). One of these days I'll have to order a letter on this gun just to get an idea of how many are out there.

Nicely done. I'm envious now that the season ended here in Maine on the 1st with no snow on the ground and still good hunting conditions. Was a hell of a year though!

Great job and what beautiful color on the young grouse. That sterly is a very cool gun. Thanks for taking the time to post. Your golden is beautiful, I bet she sleeps well after a day of grouse hunting.

Yep she sleeps well (as do I) after a long hunt. Here's another of her retrieving the second grouse. I was on the leeward side of the mountain (thank goodness) Windchills on Saturday were 8 degrees. PS. If you find water and you find laurel and you find acorns you'll find a few grouse. That said, there aren't too many areas that have all three.



This required quite a run down. Unfortunately the tail feathers were a casualty of the pursuit and capture.

I know yall had a great time! Bobby