Auction alert! Exceptional 20g Purdeys, February 21st…
Two super nice looking 20g Purdey double barrel shotguns are being auctioned off on Saturday, February 21, in Peterborough, NH, […]
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LC Smiths – get a grip….
Over the past year I’ve come across some nice L.C. Smith double-barrel shotguns. LC Smith made hammerless shotguns from 1886
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Hunters vanishing – when we need them most?
Say it ain’t so! Unfortunately, it is: hunting is on the decline in New England. Check out this article from
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Original or Redone – Fox CE 12g?
Holy smokes! Check out this Fox CE 12 gauge double barrel shotgun (4 pictures below). It’s owner just posted this
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Good gun alert – 16g Fox CE
Attention Fox fanatics: a super nice 16g Fox CE is coming up for auction on Sunday, August 31 at Robert
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You may never see a Woodward like this again….
Wow! Here’s unusual double barrel shotgun: a 20g James Woodward & Son, London, Round Body Under & Over. Lewis Drake
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Puppies! Is there a champion here??
Craig Doherty sent me an email the other day announcing a new litter of English Pointer pups. This litter is
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As good as birds dogs get…
The internet is a great thing. I’m always amazed by the information I can find online. What’s out there is
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Who the heck was Guyot?
Shooting sportsman around the world know that there are a lot mysteries in the world of fine firearms, even today
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Forgeries in the gun world??
Check out this interesting article from yesterday NYTs: Furniture Restorer’s Allegations of Deception Shake Antiques Trade. Reading this reminded me
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We won! I’m so proud…
On Sunday, May 17th, I ran Puck in the Mid-Coast Maine Field Trial Club’s spring trial. We ran in the
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Trial Tuneup – 5/10/08 – One week left!
Well, it’s Sunday night and I’m back in Boston. I was up in Maine over the weekend running Puck around
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Found! Info, rules, guidelines for Field Trials…
I’ve been trying to find some information about Field Trials for some time now. The rules and information about these
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New to doubles? Three must have books…
Interested in fine shotguns? Then beware. The three books I’m about to share with you are the ones that started
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What’s the biggest problem with hunting dogs?
Edward D. Bailey of Eden Mills, Ontario, thinks it’s their temperament. Mr. Bailey is one of the founders of NAVHDA
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Cover Trial Tuneup – 4/19
What a difference two weeks make. The last time I headed out with Puck, there was 2′ of snow in
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Beautiful Prairie Chicken photos…
UplandJournal.com is a great online bulletin board. It’s run by my friend Brad Eden and he does a great job
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Will we still have days like these?
Opening day in South Dakota is a big deal. Real big. Thousands of hunters from around the world flood into
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Prairie chickens to the rescue….
Check out this article from the 4/17 New York Times: Prairie Birds Flirt, and a Town Livens Up It’s about
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Amoskeag Auction, 3/29 — Small bores, big prices
Amoskeag Auction Company in Manchester, NH, held their 64th auction on Saturday, March 29. The fast-paced sale started at 10
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Cover Trial Tuneup Weekend – 4/5 & 4/6
Wow– what a great weekend. I ran my English Pointer for about 2.5 hours up around Portland, Maine and we