Reminton 40x: Having the better-half here dramatically improves the dining options. Last night when we got home from an afternoon in the woods, dinner was waiting. It consisted of roasted poblano peppers stuffed with shrimp and Manchego cheese, fresh squash from a local garden, and Spanish rice, all washed down with a nice chardonnay. Desert was a fresh-made apple crumble paired with Costco's super-rich vanilla ice cream. I waddled off to bed shortly thereafter. While we we out yesterday, she had also made spaghetti sauce (from scratch) from that local garden's big & luscious tomatoes as well as large & fluffy elk meatballs (for use at a later time). I'm not sure I can walk enough grouse trails to fully compensate...

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But of course, I'll keep trying.

This ancient Lang (a converted-pinfire) is working out allright as a grouse gun. However... hunting "cocked" (essentially a gun with no safety) is a bit of a mental challenge, and accordingly I've stayed on only the well-groomed trails. I did chase a bird off the trail yesterday and somehow managed to avoid disaster but...it still does seem a little strange. That's probably a good thing.

Last edited by Lloyd3; 10/05/23 01:16 PM.