Yes, Gene Hill, always puts me in mellow mood when I read his essays. A wonderful man and a man that I was blessed to call my friend.

For most of my bird hunting I use a 20bore or my little 28bore but if pheasants may be encountered I opt for my little 16bore Bill Hanus. Just a tad more persuasion

Vern

Every true upland hunter should, in his lifetime, have one good shotgun and one good bird dog.