By Lynn Dee Galey
Today a texted photo and story made me give thanks before the calendar called for it on turkey day tomorrow.
“Pup made a teenage boy very happy today. Young man’s first grouse over a point. It was as close to perfect as it gets and it’s an absolutely huge male. One of the biggest I’ve ever seen. Pup also made his owner very proud. I have always said one of the hardest birds to kill is a mature, male ruffed grouse. He was a rock star today, I can’t thank you enough for him!”
The young man is his daughter’s boyfriend and over two years had earned the invitation. Their day was a good one with my friend taking two grouse of his own. I asked if the young man had taken a photo of him with his birds and his reply, “No. That’s ok. I have the memory and sometimes that’s enough.”
His modest reply is what being a hunter, a sportsman, a mentor, is all about. I’m proud to call him friend and thankful for the reminder of how good bird dogs impact our lives.
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