Originally Posted by Lloyd3
More pix for Ed...

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Don't need to do it often, but my brother and I went out and grabbed a bite last night at one of the local "resorts". I see more rainbows up here than anywhere else (look just left of the birdhouse). Not sure why exactly but they are surprisingly fun to see (remembering something biblical I suppose?). A fitting end to the day yesterday. (RIP Charlie Kirk)

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Ed, this is why this is sharptail country as well. It is my understanding that many locals prefer to chase these birds over ruffed grouse (huh?). We are on the very edge of the Great Plains here so you do have access to both of those worlds.

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Back to the task at hand...and why these guns are referred to as "fishtails".

This is only an "adequate" grouse gun in that it is a bit heavy and it needs to be carried "cocked" (at least by me) in order for it to be reasonably effective. My old Brummy 16 is normally the far better option here (except for when longer shots are called-for as this one has 30-inch full-choked tubes).

I'm planning on a side-trip to North Dakota in mid-October (for prairie birds) so this is my way of "conditioning" myself for that upcoming adventure.


Lloyd, I know that divide well. In that part of the country, on both sides of the border, it's literally the western edge of the forest. You walk out of the woods and the plains stretch out before you. I love it.

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