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2010 Woodcock in New England

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05 May 2011, 08:26
Zephyr
2010 Woodcock in New England
http://i1235.photobucket.com/a..._20101022_122455.jpg
Found this picture in a camera though you would enjoy the fruits of a morning hunt over an Old Hemlock English Setter...
Till next fall
05 May 2011, 08:30
Zephyr
let me try again

05 May 2011, 09:33
sandyhunter
Great stuff. I imagine that was a very satisfying morning. Thanks for sharing.
05 May 2011, 16:29
Norton
Love those doubles.......
05 May 2011, 19:35
Jeff Wemmer
Great stuff!!! (now all you need is a great hunting vest!!)

lol

PS: Love the guns!

JW
08 May 2011, 00:14
RobinOLocksley
Very nice pic,Zephyr.Could you please tell us a bit about the guns?Thanks.

Best-
Locksley,R.


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08 May 2011, 02:10
Zephyr
The gun in the back is a Cogswell and Harrison Konor, chambered 2 3/4" 12b 28" barrels w/thin wall choke tubes, the Konor is a side plated box lock and was made in the thirties. The owner shoots a hand loaded 3/4oz (Federal Paper shells) of 8s for Woodcock and Grouse. The gun in the front is a side lever Purdy chambered 2 1/2" 16b with 30" barrels choked cyl and 1/4 choke. Made 1895 shooting an RST 1oz load of 8s.

The best part of hunting with the gentleman who owns the Cogswell is getting a chance to smell the paper shells after he fires them....
08 May 2011, 16:36
Black Fly
Oh my! I can smell the musty leaves, dusty feathers, and burnt powder hanging in the air. Only five and a half months before heaven returns to earth.
Bfly


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26 June 2011, 17:54
MtWoodson
The birds and shotguns are nice, but the dry-stacked rock and the moss are so very much old New England. I think I'm missing Maine again.
27 June 2011, 01:34
Zephyr
One of the nice things about our New England coverts is that they have so much character, to the point that they all have names.
27 June 2011, 20:26
nube
Nice guns. Great picture




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04 August 2011, 22:23
Atticus
Beautiful. Not much longer now.

How about a picture of the OH Setter?


"I speak of Africa and golden joys; the joy of wandering through lonely lands; the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible lords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary and the grim."
Theodore Roosevelt, Khartoum, March 15, 1910
06 August 2011, 05:15
Zephyr
Old Hemlock Zephyr on Grouse Fall of 2011

07 August 2011, 13:04
Kamo Gari
AWESOME! Smiler


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07 August 2011, 23:29
Atticus
Beautiful looking Setter! I really like the shape and build of the Old Hemlock lines.

My Llewellin, Boo has a OH look to him; both shape and size.



Pointing a Vermont woodcock in the NEK



Our 5 yr old llewellin Scout backing Boo (on front yard robins)



"I speak of Africa and golden joys; the joy of wandering through lonely lands; the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible lords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary and the grim."
Theodore Roosevelt, Khartoum, March 15, 1910
08 August 2011, 03:55
Norton
October 1st can't get here soon enough......
08 August 2011, 06:18
Zephyr
Great looking dogs thanks for sharing their pics...pretty neat to be able to hunt over a spectacular looking brace like that...
How big are your pups ?? the OH line are usually bigger dogs then the LLews
Zephyr runs about 70# at the end of the season I am fortunate enough to be able to hunt most if not all of the woodcock season, At eight years old he is still able to hunt all day every day I'm always amazed at the stamina of the OH dogs I have owned
All the best in the up and coming season
08 August 2011, 20:15
Atticus
The male Boo, is big for a llew. He is almost 3yrs and weighs about 65#. Scout the darker one is an almost 5 year old female and about 45#. Both weights are at the beginning of the season. with lots of supplementing (hamburger and rice) I can keep them from losing too much in the season.

You have a great season too!


"I speak of Africa and golden joys; the joy of wandering through lonely lands; the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible lords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary and the grim."
Theodore Roosevelt, Khartoum, March 15, 1910
10 August 2011, 04:01
penrod72
My mother has a Ryman/ Decoverly setter- we didn't hunt him last year as my dad passed in Ocotber. She is getting geared up for this year's grouse and woodcock season though!

We had several singing birds on the property this year, so I hope for good flights this year!