Hunting in the Days of Gold

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Fritz the Wonder Dog and I went into the nearby higher areas to chase grouse today. I started by looking for dusky grouse, and saw nothing, but then came down to the lower, wetter area, and promptly missed an easy shot on a ruffed grouse.

No excuses, I messed up. Note to self: remember to return the barrel selector back to the IC choked barrel. It was so close the shot string sailed over the top of the bird. Asi es la vida.

A missed grouse, but beautiful scenery. The Tamarack was spectacular

 

[AWG_Pics]

Well, Steve, you had a great day hunting, without the bother of carrying dead birds back for plucking and cleaning! Sounds like a win - win.

 

[ski3pin]

Well, Steve, you had a great day hunting, without the bother of carrying dead birds back for plucking and cleaning! Sounds like a win - win.

Could not have said it better myself. Beautiful country up there at Fort Sagebrush!

 

[rubberlegs]

I love the golden larch season. But so does everyone else in the North Cascades. Normally the highway is very quiet, but not this time of year:

 

[Sagebrush Reconnoiterer]

I've shot over the heads of many a grouse and instead bagged many a tree, sagebrush or whatever was around and behind those heads poking from the sagebrush ...

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Well, Steve, you had a great day hunting, without the bother of carrying dead birds back for plucking and cleaning! Sounds like a win - win.

Tony, I would have suffered through the agony of cleaning the grouse, but have to occasionally take one for the team. Check your in box.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I love the golden larch season. But so does everyone else in the North Cascades. Normally the highway is very quiet, but not this time of year:

Lordy Gawd! I’d fight a man all day long before getting wrapped up in that traffic.

 

[Glenn]

return the barrel selector back to the IC choked barrel.

Mine has gotten me a couple times over the years. I’ve had my Winchester 101 for 46 years - since I was 16, purchased for me by my Father through work as the company he worked for (and then me later) was Olin Brass / Winchester Western.

The gun is a fixed modified/full barrel shotgun but at times I wish it were improved/modified. It has performed great though, especially on sporting clays. But, there’s been that time or two when I forgot to switch back to modified

I used to do my own reloading and the winchester guide had a wad and load in there for 7/8 oz. shot in a12 ga. hull, it was one of my favorite bird loads (and rabbit)