Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on May 29th, 2010
Harley Parlin has died.
Harley owned Boot Hill Case Company. He was a kind, generous man, a meticulous craftsman and all around great guy.
I wish I had known him well. We met several years ago when one of my cases needed work and friends suggested him. Instead of shipping the case, I drove it up to [...]
Posted in DOGS, ENJOYING BOTH on Mar 14th, 2010
Spring has arrived in Maine – I don’t care what the calendar says. Puck and I spend about an hour today poking around for woodcock. She had a great time. Just look at the smile on her face.
The middle of March is early for woodcock in Maine. But with the warm weather, I thought we [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Mar 6th, 2010
From the Los Angeles Times:
“The Interior Department declared Friday that an iconic Western bird deserves federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, but declined to offer that protection immediately — a split decision that will allow oil and gas drilling to continue across large swaths of the mountainous West…”
Read entire article now.
Posted in DOGS, ENJOYING BOTH on Feb 24th, 2010
It’s always cool when big newspapers carry stories about bird dogs and field trials, especially positive stories. Today’s New York Times published this piece by James Card about the 2010 National Championship at the Ames Plantation:
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. — The competitors arrived at the historic Ames Plantation in pickup trucks with built-in dog kennels, pulling [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Feb 17th, 2010
Here are a bunch of pics from my ‘09 season. I finally found the time to pull them together. Enjoy.
BTW: my dog is fine. We had a little scare. It turned out to be nothing, just a lot of blood.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Jan 21st, 2010
Shooting in the UK has a lot to do with tradition and decorum. The rules around tipping–who to tip and how much– are just one of things you’ll want to brush up on before you head across the pond.
This short article in the January 8, 2010 issue of The Field is a crash course in [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Sep 22nd, 2009
It’s a little late for the Glorious 12th – August 12th – the traditional opening day of the UK’s red grouse season. But here’s your chance to shoot a little grouse – English style.
Try out this online game from Barbour and The Field magazine.
I think the high scorers win a Barbour jacket.
Enjoy!
Gregg
gregg@dogsanddoubles.com
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Dec 4th, 2008
Say it ain’t so!
Unfortunately, it is: hunting is on the decline in New England.
Check out this article from the Economist.com to read more about the falling number of hunting licenses being issued in states like Vermont and New Hampshire.
When you’re through, listen to this discussion about the need for more hunters. It’s from the radio [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on May 5th, 2008
UplandJournal.com is a great online bulletin board. It’s run by my friend Brad Eden and he does a great job with it. Over the past few years it has built up quite a following of knowledgeable, friendly people. I hang out there quite a bit, picking up info, sharing opinions, and basically learning a lot.
GunDogDoc, [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Apr 21st, 2008
Opening day in South Dakota is a big deal. Real big. Thousands of hunters from around the world flood into Sioux Falls on packed flights. Families and friends come together for the weekend. Guys in camo flock to Cabelas’ store in Mitchell like birds to spilled grain.
It’s easy to understand why. The number of birds [...]