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 His great-grandmother was my first bird dog.
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Now that's what I call a pretty face! And right behind it are some pretty good instincts, I suspect.
Now we know where the old expression "pretty as a speckled pup" came from!
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Sorry for the slow response treblig1958, I'm in the process of a major move and work is busy, which sadly also limits my time afield!
You're correct, they had the barreled actions (for the Uplander models) imported from Italy (at first) and stocked and engraved them in Saint Joseph, Missouri. I believe the Uplanders at the end of the production run were sourced from Spain. I happen to originally be from Saint Joseph and have met the Hatfield brothers and the original engraver, so the gun has a little extra meaning to me.
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Thanks Joe, beautiful Hatfield. You can always tell a Hatfield from a long ways off. That premium piece of curly maple stained a deep red!!!
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Had a great hunt in South Dakota, my first for prairie chickens. A 20 ga. charged with an ounce of #6 ITX shot was more than enough gun, as the birds were generally holding for point before my setter. Gorgeous grassland conditions, and plenty of birds. I didn't miss a bird the first two days... no need to discuss day three! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37051140/PrairieChickens_Sal_SD_2016.jpg
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See Grouse Guy above   Prairie Chickens, Sage-Grouse, Sharp Tailed Grouse and Huns, WOW!!! What memories when I lived in Montana 1971-1976 SWEET land and SWEET people Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- ADDED OK, Today   16 gauge Belgium double trigger O/U made in 1945 I like the picture focused on the corral and grasses and sky Mike
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USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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Neat O/U; kinda a mixture of Belgian and Germanic styles it looks like to me. And it clearly kills stuff!
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Opening Day yesterday  1982 BUHAG drilling 16 x 16 x 8x57R - new to me this year. First bird - a nice holdover. Shells: right = #6 Federal Hi-power paper, left = #6 Herters' 1 oz.
fiery, dependable, occasionally transcendent
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Mike: thanks for help with the photo. Interestingly, Montana isn't known to have any Greater Prairie Chickens today. There are records of them at the beginning of the 20th century in extreme NE Montana where they arrived "following the plow" and grain culture, but since then their range has contracted eastward back into the Dakotas.
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