Nice bird. My son and I saw quite a few around Colville while deer hunting. Looks like you are using a Browning A5. I have one and love it too death. Very reliable. Good job and good hunting!
I bought that shotgun with paper route money when I was about 14 or 15. Served me well ever since. I finally got it threaded and bought some Hastings chokes. There are marks on the stock that serve has fun memories.
Fall bird hunting (waterfowl or upland) sparks so many memories that I find it overwhelming at times...grandfather, uncle, cousins, but more than that. It's a feeling of freedom, a release from the everyday routine and a visit to the other world of scent, sights, sounds, feel, and an inner peace that I don't get all the time with other activities.
Being with Huntwa and Pacyew is always fun. Both are of the same mindset. We like to harvest and eat game but the "being there" is more important than anything else.
