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wonderful thread...thanks again...means a lot to an old retired grouse hunter like me...so much...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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What an awesome story. Thank you so much for sharing. And the photos were fantastic!!
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Made it home last night. Glad you folks liked the show here. An interesting sidebar... ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/Dlm8Nnwh.jpg) My buddy's gun, a 20 WR droplock, delivered in 2017. The only 20 droplock I've ever seen. Truly lovely. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/PMPunI6h.jpg) 5lbs14 w/29-inch tubes.
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I think that deserves a WOW !!!!
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Glad to see (given what he must have paid for it) that he’s not afraid to lay it down on wet ground!
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I'm afraid that's my bad. He likely wouldn't have done such a thing. One must be careful about who you get to hold your gun for you (the grass wasn't all that wet).
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Epilog- 2 days ago up at LOTW: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/Jc0ilFQh.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/dKkQkIUh.jpg) and here in Colorado: 2 days ago: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/t0u5RNnh.jpg) & this morning: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](http://i.imgur.com/beiKQKFh.jpg) It's been a memorable autumn.
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That is one pretty little WR.
Glad you're back home safe.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Lloyd,
A long time ago a friend of mine and I would load up our dogs and head to the same area we hunted this year, but, right between Christmas and New Years. The area is desolate, but, beautiful in the cold, and you can usually get an idea where the birds are by looking down at the snow on the ground. Hunting is hit or miss, sometimes you find a group of birds in the damndest location, sometimes you don’t see a thing. We did combine the hunting with ice fishing, usually on the half of upper Red Lake that is open to non band members, but, a time or two on Lake of the Woods. We had about as much fun as two young guys could have in that part of the world, in late December.
Not much of an ice fisherman these days, and that much grouse hunting in the cold and snow might kill me, today.
Good to hear you arrived safely.
Best,
Ted
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