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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:01 pm |
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As many of you know, we host a wild bird pheasant hunt on a ranch near Huron evry year, and it is open to PGCA members. Its all wild birds, sometimes we get sharptails and prairie chickens, tough walking sometimes and we live in the ranch house and we get home cooke meals from Randy and Sue, longtime friends of mine.
This year we only had four people come, must be the ickonomy. They were Mark Vollinger from Denver, Dr. Dick Dow from Fullerton, CA , Pete Kappes from Ada, MN and me.
We came to SoDak, thereby proving the state saying
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:05 pm |
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| We were a little north of Wessington Springs. Now to some in Philadelphia and other fancy places, we lack culture, but out here on the plains, we have everything we need. We even have opera, just like those folks in New York. Attached Image (viewed 233 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:08 pm |
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| And it is a little known fact that a writer by name of William Shakespear is from here. Here is the Ann Hathaway cottage right there in Wessington Springs. So we grabbed culture by the tail and wrung every last bit out. Attached Image (viewed 234 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:11 pm |
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| Dick brought his new pooch, a little Gordon setter. Dont see too many of them out here. He made a special trip to Oregon to get the dog and its out of some well known Gordon breeding. It was the dogs first time on wild birds, and wounded birds that fight back, and first time for snow, and he did well. Attached Image (viewed 230 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:12 pm |
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| Mark brought his dog too, and it was a game hog for sure. Attached Image (viewed 231 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:14 pm |
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| Pete Kappes brought his setter,pointer and new golden, all good dogs and bird finders. Pete and Mark. Attached Image (viewed 233 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:16 pm |
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| The fields are big, usually a quarter, and lots of room to shoot and miss. Attached Image (viewed 230 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:19 pm |
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We had a fresh breeze from the northwest, a gentle prairire zephyr at 30-40 mph, so a shooter had too give an extra Cadillac of lead in front. And then it turned cold, something about a blizzard, but we few , we hardy few, were unfazed.
If the pictures look dark, its because it was dark. Dark, windy, snowy and cold.
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:21 pm |
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What's a little horizontal snow, a gentle breeze and a little frozen moisture to a dedicated hunter?
Dick is probably thinking about moving from SoCal to SoDak.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:23 pm |
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| Playing with the puppies. Or maybe they were trying to get warm. Attached Image (viewed 227 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:26 pm |
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Dick and Pete used Parker hammer lifters the first day, and each managed to limit out with them.
Pete and a grade 1 lifter.
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:28 pm |
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| Dick Dow and his grade 4 lifter, one of the higher condition ones around, from what I have seen. Lots of case color and outstanding engraving. Attached Image (viewed 228 times):
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:29 pm |
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Mark and pheasant. He is trying to maintain an arms length relationship.
He is holding his new GHE 20ga, a nice gun.
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:31 pm |
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| Looking at the gun line up over lunch. Top to bottom, My DHE 20/32, Dick's DHE 12/28 and some kind of Fox 16ga owned by Dick. Attached Image (viewed 225 times):
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:33 pm |
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| And a couple more. Attached Image (viewed 223 times):
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:36 pm |
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| It was so cold and windy, my western hat kept getting blown off, so I had to switch to a stocking cap and billed hat. I even had to wear a down coat. Attached Image (viewed 222 times):
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:38 pm |
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We had a good time, plenty of limits, everyone had a chance to limit on a daily basis, and we had great company. Pete and Mark looking at guns.
Many thanks to Dick, who brought some fine California wines with him, including a favorite of mine, Seasmoke Pinot Noir. Also, many thanks to Pete, who brought sacks of fresh dug potatos from his farm in the Red River Valley. And he brought Grain Belt beer, another favorite. Now I know its not trendy artisan stuff like Sierra Pale ale or Fat Tire, but its good northern beer, and its not owned by a multinational headquartered in Belgium.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:40 pm |
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So, until next year. If a PGCA member wants to hunt the way it used to be, contact me and come to SoDak with us.
Dick's little setter with his first retrieve. The bird was almost bigger than him. Dick's setter is flanked by Pete's six month old Golden....no floor mop that dog.
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Richard Flanders
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 02:11 pm |
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| I will make that hunt some day. Next year maybe?? Looks like michigan does this am. 17deg and snowy here. No deer this am but the deer angels shined on me yesterday....
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 03:57 pm |
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Bruce,
Looks like you guys had a great time. Dicks hammer gun looks like a real beauty. Just wondering, is Marks dog a pointer or a flusher?
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